Organic light emitting diode (OLED) sales will jump 107% in the second half of 2020 compared to the first half, according to UBI Research.OLED panel shipment will reach 383 million units and sales US$28 billion in the second half of 2020, a rise of 66% and 107%, respectively, compared to the first h

DRAM and NAND Flash prices are expected to remain throughout the remainder of 2020.According to DRAMeXchange, PC DDR4 8Gb DRAM had a contract price of US$3.13 as of September, same as the price of August.USB 128Gb MLC NAND Flash contract price was also fixed at US$4.35 as of September, same as Augus

Samsung Electronics has scrapped its plan to put in under display camera (UDC) on the Galaxy S21 smartphones series launching next year, TheElec has learned.The South Korean was postponing the application of the tech due to low production yield rate, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.S

Circular batteries that once dominated the market thanks to handsets and notebooks are being revived thanks to the expansion of electric vehicles (EV).Tesla’s strong sales of its EV that uses circular batteries has been the main catalyst for this.Major battery makers Panasonic, Samsung SDI, LG Chem

Samsung Electronics plans to launch an ultra-premium gold colored Galaxy Z Fold 2 in China.It will be the thirteenth model in its co-brand with local carrier China Telecom, people familiar with the matter said. The brand, called 心系天下 in Chinese, which means “high people worrying about the world”, wa

Official sales of LG Wing, LG Electronics’ swiveling dual screen smartphone, will begin on October 6 in South Korea.LG said South Korean and the US was its most important smartphone markets. By having the phone launch around the same time in both markets, the company aims to win over customers that

LG Chem will have five different models of batteries to supply to General Motors starting in 2022.The batteries will be first applied to Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC brand electric SUV and pick-up trucks, TheElec has learned.The batteries, made by General Motors and LG Chem’s joint venture Ultium Cells,

Hanmi Semiconductor has opened a new production line for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding equipment for use in 5G chips, the company said.The factory is named NK Kwak Hall after the company’s chairman.The line for EMI shielding equipment will in the first floor of its new three story fac

Printed circuit board (PCB) maker DAP was the largest supplier of boards for Samsung Electronics’ smartphones this year, TheElec has learned.DAP supplies high density interconnection (HDI) boards to Samsung.The second largest supplier of boards was Korea Circuit, followed by Meiko Electronics of Jap

DA Technology has developed a roll to sheet-based high-speed notching cutting magazine equipment, the company said on Tuesday.The gripper can now use the cam shaft to activate cutting. Previous equipment used leaner and servo motors for the x-axis and y-axis of the cutter equipment when cutting elec

LG Electronics will launch its OLED rollable TV, the LG Signature OLED R, next month.The company has sent invites for the launch event to VVIPs and opened a dedicated homepage for the TV, the company said.The event will last from October 14 to 19.The rollable TV is expected to be priced at around 10

Telecom equipment and component maker Gigalane has begun mass supply of antenna and filters for base stations to Samsung Electronics, TheElec has learned.The company’s factory in Vietnam was approved to supply by Samsung Network in January. Gigalane supplied its initial batch to the South Korean tec

Sharp is planning to split-off its display business on October 1, according to Japanese media SankeiBiz.The newly formed wholly owned subsidiary will be called Sharp Display Technology, or SDTC.SDTC will be based in Kameyama. Sharp believes having a separate company will be more advantageous to secu

Samsung Display has given up the rights of some of its patents in its employee invention lawsuit.The employee who first filed the lawsuit back in 2017 over the rights to oxide thin film transistors (TFT) used for 6th generation liquid crystal display (LCD) has claimed the company was attempting to l

Rear occupant alert (ROA) installation on automobiles is set to become a legal requirement globally.Companies like Texas Instrument, Infineon Technologies, VayaVision and Socionext with monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) technology for radars will likely now compete intensively for the o

KT led AI One Team, an industry alliance of companies collaborating in artificial intelligence (AI) services, has shared their achievements of the past six months at their own summit on Friday, the telco said.AI One Team started with KT, Hyundai Heavy Group, KAIST, Hanyang University and Electronics

Nepes Ark has passed the initial review to go public on KOSDAQ, the company said on Monday.The company will be receiving orders before the listing expected on November, it said.Nepes Ark is a split-off of Nepes’ semiconductor business. It was founded in April 1, 2019.The company tests semiconductor

Linkflow and Qualcomm will collaborate on next-generation camera and related marketing, the companies aid.Linkflow will use the US chip giant’s system-on-a-chip (SoC) for its next smart camera.Once the development is complete, the pair will market the product together, they said.Linkflow CEO Keven K

SFA has won an order for battery equipment from South Korean battery giant Samsung SDI.The South Korean equipment maker will be supplying distribution and automation equipment to Samsung.SFA has now won its second large client after SK Innovation. The company supplies equipment used in separator pro

The global foundry market will show its strongest growth in six years in 2020 thanks to demand for 5G mobile chips, according to research firm IC Insights.The pure foundry market will grow by 19% year over year this year to US$66.7 billion, the firm said. In 2014 the market grew by 18% year over yea