Samsung Display has rejected Kateeva’s RGB inkjet equipment that it originally planned to use in the production of quantum dot (QD)-OLED panels.The equipment, which domestic firm HB Solution is the distributor of in South Korea, received a “Fail” grade last month in Samsung Display’s testing, source

BOE had the second-highest number of patents related to display panels registered in the US, according to a South Korean lawyer.The Chinese display giant filed and registered the second largest number of patents from 2013 to August 2023, only behind Samsung Display, Dana Patent Law Firm Senior Partn

Samsung Electronics has given exclusive licensing rights of its 96 patents related to semiconductors to one of its IP subsidiaries, a move that could indicate that the tech giant may use patent lawsuits to protect its business interests in the sector.The company gave the rights over the 96 US patent

German OLED material firm Novaled has nullified three patents related to OLED registered in South Korea owned by rival Solus Advanced Materials, TheElec has learned.Novaled is Samsung’s subsidiary as its affiliates Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI and Samsung Display together own 100% of its shares.

Chip and electronics material company Soulbrain is planning to acquire precursor maker DNF, TheElec has learned.The deal is expected to close within the year and is reportedly worth around 100 billion won, sources said.Soulbrain Holdings, the holding company of the Soulbrain group, will be the acqui

Inkjet printing solution company Enjet was aiming to apply inkjet technology to battery and semiconductor production, CEO Doyoung Byun said.The company was also aiming to develop a multi-nozzle to challenge Japan’s dominance in inkjet head, he said in an interview TheElec.Enjet, which went public la

Samsung Display was planning to apply low refraction capping layer (CPL) on its smartphone OLED and was expected to apply them commercially in 2025 at the earliest, TheElec has learned.CPL is formed on top of the cathode and helps the light emitted from the emission layer towards the face of the dis

Samsung Display has filed a patent infringement lawsuit over OLED panels against BOE in the US.The South Korean display panel maker in its complaint filed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas late last month claimed its Chinese rival infringed on five of its patents

Inkjet printing solution firm Enjet’s earnings this year will again be determined by Samsung and Samsung Display.Enjet, which listed on Kosdaq last year, is aiming for an annual revenue of 44.8 billion won and an operating profit of 18.2 billion won, sources said.These goals are higher by 2 times an

HB Technology will be supplying automated optical inspection (AOI) and repair equipment to glass substrate maker Absolics, a subsidiary of SKC, TheElec has learned.It is a new revenue source for HB Technology, which never supplied inspection equipment for glass substrates for chip packaging before.I

Tokyo Electron is expected to install the demo version of its new hybrid oxide etcher at a place designated by Samsung Electronics’ chip research group, Semiconductor Research & Development, TheElec has learned.The fab equipment maker’s new product is called hybrid because it uses the traditional RF

OLED firm eMagin said on Wednesday that it will merge with Samsung Display for US$218 million.Samsung Display will acquire eMagin’s stock for US$2.08 per share, which reflects a 10% premium to eMagin’s closing share price on Tuesday of US$1.89.The South Korean display panel maker will secure RGB OLE

BOE chairman Chen Yanshun didn’t make a visit to Samsung, a key customer of the Chinese display panel maker, during his visit to South Korea in April, TheElec has learned.It is extremely rare for a high-level company executive of a component maker to not make a visit to a customer during a foreign t

Samsung SDI was collaborating with two Chinese companies to develop new stacking equipment used in battery production, TheElec has learned.There were two other South Korean companies that were also bidding for the project but they lost out to their Chinese competitors, sources said.Stacking is alrea

Samsung Electronics and LG Display have resumed their negotiations for a possible white OLED (W-OLED) supply deal, TheElec has learned.The pair are discussing LG Display potentially supplying somewhere between 200,000 to 300,000 units of W-OLED panels as the initial stock, sources said.If LG Display

Chinese display panel makers monopolizing the liquid crystal display (LCD) market will in the long run threaten the TV businesses of Samsung and LG, according to UBI Research CEO Choong Hoon Yi.Yi told TheElec in an interview on Tuesday that while many see the dominance of Chinese companies in the L

Batteries, biopharmaceuticals, and chips. These three products are largely considered to be Samsung’s three growth engines today by observers of the South Korean conglomerate.Samsung SDI is the subsidiary that handles batteries.But in contrast to the other two products, Samsung SDI’s investment in t

Samsung Electronics is planning to manufacture 290.68 million units of smartphones in 2023, TheElec has learned.This is 13% of the production target of 334.2 million units it had set near the end of 2021 for this year.Manufacturers always set a production target around 10% higher than their shipment

Samsung has been sued by a former employee last month in the US over alleged patent infringement, TheElec has learned.Former employee Kim Seung-man alleges in his suit filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against Samsung and Samsung Electronics America that the companies inf

Hanwha Corporation has hired a former executive at Samsung SDI who worked on battery equipment, TheElec has learned.STM vice president Ryu Yang-sik recently quit the company to join Hanwha Momentum, Hanwha’s business unit that manufactures battery equipment.He will head the battery business of the u