Samsung SDI

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History

1980's – Advancement with the Goal of Building 10 Million Color Braun Tubes

Since 1984, it had a goal to 'build 10 million color Braun tubes' and SDI concentrated all its efforts on building 10 million color Braun tubes, the great dream of 10% world demand.
As a result, in 1988, it completed to build 10 million color Braun tubes at last and it was the milestone for Samsung SDI to jump into a global company.
With promotion of Braun tube business, Samsung SDI paid attention to flat display in the middle of the 1980's and started to study new displays such as LCD, VFD, etc. Business diversification of Samsung SDI had already begun in the middle of the 1980's.

1989
JulyCompletion of Busan monitor plant MayDevelopment of 25·29 extra large color picture tube
1988
OctoberDevelopment of color monitor (VGA) AugustDevelopment of PDP first time in Korea AugustIncreasing CTP computing by 10,000,000
1987
AprilCeremony for first shipment of twisted nematic liquid crystal displays (TN LCD) MarchCompletion of LCD 1 line (TN Production) construction
1986
OctoberFirst development of liquid crystal displays (LCD) in Korea AugustLocalization of fluorescent indicator tube for the second time in the world AugustProduction of Color Display Tube (CDT) commences
1985
DecemberDevelopment of Color Graphics Adapter (CGA)
1984
MayEstablishment of CGA production line FebruaryCompany name changed to Samsung Electronic Tube Inc. JanuaryCompletion of total research center
1981
AprilMass production of 14 Inch CPT commences
1980
AprilSuwon CPT 1 line completed