The global printed circuit board (PCB) market grew 4.4% in 2020, led by higher-than-expected growth in semiconductor packages, according to data from electronics industry consulting firm Prismark.The global PCB market was worth US$64 billion in 2020. Prismark has earlier estimated that the global PC

Samsung Electro-Mechanics was named the leading camera module developer for the Galaxy A22 smartphone by Samsung Electronics, TheElec has learned.It secured the position in Samsung Mobile’s bidding process for the low-tier smartphone. As a leading camera module developer, Samsung Electro-Mechanics w

Daeduck Electronics will invest 70 billion won to expand its production capacity of flip chip ball grid array (FC-BGA), TheElec has learned.It follows the company’s 90 billion won investment into the business last year. With the additional investment, Daeduck will have spend 160 billion won in FC-BG

Printed circuit board (PCB) market was still a blue ocean, with South Korean companies strong in areas such as semiconductors, the chairman of Korea Printed Circuit Association (KPCA) said.KPCA chairman Baek Tae-il said he was shocked to learn that there was a general perception in South Korea that

Neontech was the exclusive supplier of cutting equipment for multi layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) to Samsung Electro-Mechanics new factory in Tianjin, China, TheElec has learned.The factory began trial production in September last year. Samsung’s potential additional investment to expand the factory

Iljin Diamond has been sued in the US for patent infringement.Industrial diamond firm US Synthetic has filed two lawsuits against Iljin Diamond and Iljin Holdings __ one on November last year to the southern district court of Texas and another in December to the International Trade Commission.US Syn

The global TV market grew slightly in 2020, but LG Electronics saw its sales and shipment decline.Market research firm Omdia said on Wednesday that 225.35 million TVs were shipped last year, a rise of 1.1% from 2019.The COVID-19 pandemic affected sales in the first half but the market recovered in t

Hansol Technics said on Thursday that it was expanding its second factory at Vietnam due to large increases in orders for liquid crystal display (LCD) modules and power boards.The company will give 27.6 billion won in guaranteed loans to Hansol Electronics Vietnam Hochiminhcity, its factory subsidia

Solus Advanced Materials will expand supply of materials for OLED TVs as well as other materials besides those that emit light, the company said in its fourth quarter conference call.The OLED TV likely refers to Samsung Display’s quantum dot (QD)-OLED display panels. Solus is currently developing ad

LG InnoTek’s optical solution business, which manufactures camera modules for Apple, has increased its spending this year.The company said on Thursday that the business was spending 547.8 billion won to secure and strengthen its competence.LG InnoTek had announced its spending for the optical soluti

Camera module suppliers to Samsung Electronics reported poor earnings for the entire year of 2020 due to poor sales of flagship smartphones and intensifying competition.Earnings of Mcnex, Partron, Powerlogics and Cammsys in 2020 noticeably lower than in 2019, the companies’ forecast statements showe

Printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturer DAP is aiming to increase sales from radar board for automobiles by six times in 2021.Last year, the companies is aiming to secure sales of around 14 billion won this year from the business, nearly six times more than its sales in 2020 of 2.5 billion won, a D

PI Advanced Materials said on Tuesday that it expects record sales in 2021.The firm is aiming to expand sales of polyimide films by 10% to 15% this year, a company spokesperson said.The company posted sales of 261.8 billion won last year, its record up to date. It posted operating income of 60 billi

SK Nexilis said on Tuesday that it may build its fifth copper foil factory at Jeongeup a month sooner than initially planned.This will mean the factory could go live as soon as 2021 and began selling copper foil within the year.Company CEO Kim Young-tae said at its fourth quarter conference call tha

Young Poong Group’s earnings this year will hinge on what components Apple decided to use on its next iPhone.Cupertino will likely decide within this month on what flexible printed circuit board (PCB) it will use for its organic light emitting diode (OLED) panels in its next iPhone that will launch

LED maker Wooree E&L is expanding its LED production to meet high demand for LED from IT products such as notebooks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The company was expanding its LED module production line from the previous 18 to 20, a company spokesperson said.The new lines will start production within

OLED material maker P&H Tech is aiming to double its production capacity this year, the company CEO said on Thursday.CEO Hyun Seo Yong said the company was aiming for 19.3 billion won in sales and return to profitability in 2021. Last year, the company posted 8.5 billion won in sales and operating l

SoluM is aiming to surpass BOE in electronic shelf labels (ESL) within the next three years to become the world’s largest vendor, CEO Jun Sung Ho said on Wednesday.In 2019, BOE acquired France’s SES Imagotag, which is the world’s largest ESL maker. Ranked second is Sweden’s Pricer. SoluM is third.So

Jahwa Electronics has sold close to 90% of the production equipment and raw materials at its camera module factory in Vinh Phuc, Vietnam, TheElec has learned.The company had exited the camera module business in the first half of 2020. It entered Samsung Electronics’ smartphone camera module supply c

Over a million 8K TV is expected to be sold in 2021, according to Deloitte.8K TV is increasing market share in the over US$2,500 TV market as average sales price continues to drop.Deloitte said around a million 8K TVs priced at around US$3,300 is expected to be sold this year for sales of US$3.3 bil