Chinese display giant BOE is facing production problems in OLED panels for iPhones due to the ongoing global chip shortage, TheElec has learned.The shortage will affect production this month and next month, sources said.BOE procures display driver ICs for the panels from South Korean chip firm LX Se

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 4 launching later this year will have a designated slot for the S Pen stylus and come with a similar screen size as its predecessor the Galaxy Z Fold 3, TheElec has learned.The South Korean tech giant has recently finalized its plan to make a designated slot on the foldable p

Samsung is planning to manufacture components enough to produce 30 million units of its Galaxy S22 series of smartphones which will be unveiled on Wednesday this week, TheElec has learned.This is 20% higher than the initial components it manufactured for the Galaxy S21 series last year.The component

LG Display was currently shifting some of its OLED production equipment at its E5 line at its plant in Gumi, South Korea to its plant in Paju, TheElec has learned.The company was transferring some of its tensioners __ used in depositing OLED materials on the panel during production __ to its E6-4 li

More TV panels will be manufactured at Gen 10 substrate and above lines this year, according to analyst firm Omdia.The firm expects TV panels made at Gen 10 (2880x3130mm) and Gen 10.5 (2940x3370mm) lines to account for 31.8% of the total TV panels __ including both liquid crystal displays (LCD) and

Samsung Display said on Sunday that it has collaborated with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information to develop a simulation platform to evaluate OLED materials.Called Sync-OLED, the platform can simulate the basic characteristics of OLED materials and movements of electrons.It was

Samsung Display is unlikely to decide within the first half of this year on whether it will spend more to expand its production capacity of quantum dot (QD)-OLED panels this year, TheElec has learned.It is unlikely that the company will hold an investment review on QD-OLED during the first half of 2

Chinese display maker CSOT has placed orders for equipment to use in the production of large liquid crystal display (LCD) panels, TheElec has learned.The company has recently placed orders for use at its Gen 8.6 (2250x2600mm) oxide thin-film transistor (TFT) LCD production line at its T9 factory in

Samsung Display had said that it will utilize its patents in various ways amid intensifying competition in the mobile OLED space.During Samsung Electronics’ conference call for the fourth quarter, Samsung Display executive vice president Choi Kwon-young said that the company “will utilize its patent

Samsung is planning to begin production of new MicroLED TVs in May with lowered price tags, TheElec has learned.The company’s first 110-inch MicroLED launched last year had a price tag of 170 million won.But Samsung is planning to lower this by around 40% to 100 million won for its new 89-inch and 1

Chinese display maker CSOT has formed a team to evaluate its production line in a bid to supply OLED panels to Apple for iPhones, TheElec has learned.CSOT, together with Apple, first review the OLED panel produced from its T4 factory at Wuhan, China, sources said.T4 can manufacture Gen 6 (1500x1850m

South Korea’s Bioptro was currently developing a bare board tester (BBT) for flip-chip ball grid array (FC-BGA) with the aim of wrapping up development within the year, TheElec has learned.The printed circuit board (PCB) testing equipment maker had been reviewing entering the sector from the increas

US glass firm Corning said on Tuesday that it has launched a new glass composition for applications in augmented and mixed reality wearable devices.2.0 high-index glass enables a wider field of view and enhanced optical clarity, the company said.The field of view for one piece of glass is 30 degrees

Chinese display giant BOE has set a target to manufacture OLED panels for iPhone 15 Pro series next year, TheElec has learned.It is hoping to achieve this by successfully applying low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) technology on the OLED panels it will manufacture at its latest factory B12

Samsung Display is planning to use inkjet equipment from US firm Kateeva for use in its Q1 production line, which manufactures Gen 8.5 (2200x2500mm) quantum dot (QD)-OLED panels, TheElec has learned.Samsung Display will place the order to HB Solution, which adds software to Kateeva’s inkjet equipmen

Samsung is planning to procure 50MP image sensors from SK Hynix for the cameras on Galaxy A23 5G, which will launch during the second half of the year, TheElec has learned.The Galaxy smartphone maker is planning to launch 4G LTE and 5G versions of Galaxy A23.Samsung is aiming to ship 17.1 million un

China’s Sunny Optical has been chosen as the lead developer for the main camera on the Galaxy A23 5G by Samsung, TheElec has learned.Galaxy A23 will, on its rear, pack a 50MP OIS wide angle camera, 5MP ultra-wide angle camera, 2MP macro camera and 2MP bokeh camera. It will have an 8MP camera on the

New players are entering Samsung’s supply chain for smartphone camera module rigid flexible printed circuit boards (RFPCB) as previously dominant companies are existing or reducing their related businesses.Samsung Electro-Mechanics had exited the sector last year, while Daeduck Electronics is reduci

Electric vehicle (EV) giant Tesla has recently given out orders for camera modules, TheElec has learned.LG Innotek, Samsung Electro-Mechanics and their Taiwanese rivals are taking part in the bid to win orders, sources said.Tesla has given out orders for camera modules it plans to use in Model S, Mo

Samsung manufactured approximately 300 million smartphones in 2021, TheElec has learned.According to sources, it manufactured 238.88 million units on its own. Over 60 million units were manufactured through joint development manufacturers such as Wintech and Huaqin. In total, Samsung made slightly o