Samsung TV inventory up to 16 weeks, sources say

Core Tip: According to Taiwan's Electronic Times, TheElec reported that Samsung Electronics is indeed facing the problem of oversupply of LCD panels. The current TV inventory has exceeded 16 weeks, which is twice as high as before the epidemic. Samsung's LCD panel purchases will decline by nearly 2% this year. into only 44 million pieces.
According to Taiwan Electronic Times news, TheElec reported that Samsung Electronics is indeed facing the problem of oversupply of LCD panels. At present, the TV inventory has exceeded 16 weeks, which is twice as high as before the epidemic. million pieces.

According to the report, in order to solve the supply bottleneck problem last year, Samsung actively increased panel purchases and TV shipments this year. However, in the first half of the year, TV demand dropped sharply, and sales in North America and Europe fell rapidly.

TheElec quoted industry insiders as saying that Samsung had suspended panel purchases from panel factories in mid-June, and BOE, CSOT, HKC Huike, AUO and Innolux were all affected.