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Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea's electronics giant, is considering investing in a 10th-generation production line for liquid crystal display (LCD) panels in a bid to increase high-end and large-sized panel products, a top executive said Wednesday.

Succeeding generation technologies allow manufacturers to produce larger panels at a cheaper price.

"As soon as investment currently underway for the eighth-generation production line is completed, we will explore whether to invest in a 10th generation line," Lee Sang-wan, head of Samsung's LCD business division, told reporters on the sidelines of a tech show in Japan.

"The production facilities will focus on mainly producing LCD panels measuring 70 inches or larger diagonally," Lee added.

In September, Samsung Electronics started producing 70-inch LCD panels at its plant in Tangjeong, south of Seoul, It, however, makes merely 100 such panels every month.

Lee said that Samsung is considering investing in the 10th-generation production line as the 70-inch panels are currently drawing a better-than-expected market response.

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Oct. 24 (Yonhap)