PI Advanced Materials and SK Nexilis are supplying materials used for chip on film (CoF) in Samsung’s Galaxy A smartphones, TheElec has learned.PI Advanced Materials is supplying the polyimide film for the CoF, while SK Nexilis is providing flexible copper clad laminate (FCCL).It marks the first tim

LG InnoTek had sold 123 patents registered in the US related to wireless charging to an Ireland-based non-practicing entity (NPE) in February, TheElec has learned.The decision was likely made in line with parent company LG Electronics’ decision to exit its smartphone business, announced on Monday th

LG InnoTek will manufacture and supply chip on film (CoF) for Samsung’s Galaxy A52 and A72 smartphones, TheElec has learned.It is the South Korean component maker’s first CoF supply in the tens of millions range for Samsung phones.LG InnoTek is the exclusive supplier of CoF for Galaxy A52. It will j

South Korean camera module maker Partron’s aim to reduce its reliance to Samsung Electronics will be tested this year.The company is planning to expand into automotive components due to powered profitability in the smart camera module sector.Last year, Partron became a tier-1 camera module supplier

Display equipment manufacturer Avaco on Thursday said it was conducting a reliability review on its semiconductor packaging sputter with a semiconductor company.The company is hoping sales from the supply of the sputters will occur this yearAvaco is pushing metal layer deposition sputter, used for w

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