Samsung Display has requested a license from the US Department of Commerce to allow the South Korean company to continue supplying OLED panels to China's Huawei, according to online sources.
As with the semiconductor division, Samsung Display will be forced after September 15 to stop supplying components to Huawei that were developed using US software or technology. The list of components, the export of which is prohibited by US sanctions, includes many of the components necessary for the production of smartphones. In the case of Samsung Display, we are talking about OLED display driver ICs, which are manufactured using American technology.
Samsung and other companies that want to continue to cooperate with Huawei after September 15 must obtain the appropriate license from the US Department of Commerce. The source says that Samsung Display, unlike the company's semiconductor division, applied for a license on Wednesday, September 9th.
Clearly, Samsung Display doesn't want to lose one of its biggest customers. In terms of orders received by Samsung Display, the Chinese company is overtaken only by Apple and Samsung's consumer electronics division. This means that the company has good reasons to make an effort to maintain business relations with the Chinese technology giant. Previously, Samsung Display supplied Huawei with OLED panels for flagship smartphones and some TV models.
LG Display, a competitor to Samsung Display, is in a similar position but has not yet applied for a US Department of Commerce license, according to the source. It is worth noting that LG Display supplied Huawei with a significantly smaller number of panels, so if cooperation with Huawei is terminated, the manufacturer’s business will not be seriously damaged.
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Source: 3dnews.ru