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New Samsung factory to produce large-format LCD screens

November 16, 2006

CIO: Samsung Electronics wants to see TVs using liquid crystal display (LCD) panels compete more closely against those based on plasma display panel (PDP) screens, a company executive said Monday.

PDP and LCD TVs occupy different segments of the flat-panel television market, with PDPs generally used for larger screens, or those that measure more than 40 inches across the diagonal. However, Samsung hopes that a new factory set to start production in late 2007 will permit volume production of LCD TVs with screens that measure 50 inches or more across the diagonal.

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