South Korean semiconductor IP firm Chips&Media has signed a technology licensing agreement with an unnamed US semiconductor giant, the company said on Monday.Chips&Media will provide its IP in semiconductors for automobiles and industrial robots to the unnamed client, which was among the top ten sem

Samsung Electronics has opened Galaxy Studios for customers to try out its latest Galaxy Note20 series smartphones in South Korea, the company said on Monday.It will open five such studios at hot spots in Seoul.These place will have measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Samsung said.They will

Wooree E&L has seen volume increase in its shipment of LED modules to LG Display thanks to LG InnoTek exiting the business.LG InnoTek has stopped its production of backlight unit (BLU) LED modules for IT devices and TV in the first half of the year. It still produces LED modules for automobiles, how

Europe is looking to foster its local battery industry lessen its reliance its supply from South Korea, China and Japan.South Korean battery equipment makers a pursuing orders from European battery makers __ Northvolt, Saft, Freyr and Britishvolt __ for new growth.PNT, CIS, Jeil Machine, TSI, mPLUS,

SKC will begin producing blank masks used in semiconductor production in the first quarter of 2021, the company said on Friday.They will be for the high-end semiconductor market and they were being tested by an unnamed client, the company said. SKC will aim to get certification for commercialization

AMD has record its highest quarterly market share in x86 CPU in the second quarter since the fourth quarter of 2013.The US chip giant controlled 18.3% of x86 CPU in the second quarter, according to Mercury Research on Thursday. The company has a share of 10.6% back in the third quarter of 2018.AMD c

CMOS image sensor (CIS) market is expected to contract for the first time in 10 years in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.Before the virus outbreak, it was expected that 5G smartphones would lead to rise in demand for CIS. Market leader Sony spent 1 trillion won in October last year t

Chinese camera module makers O’Film Group and Sunny Optical are expected to grow significantly this year thanks to their supply deals with Apple and Huawei as they adopt more and more multi-camera set-ups for their smartphones.Camera module suppliers to Samsung Electronics, meanwhile, are expected t

More battery anode makers investing to expand their production capacities as demand for batter cells in electric vehicles (EV) rise.The four major anode makers in South Korea are announcing more investment plans then any other time.EcoPro BM announced in June that it was investing 86.5 billion won t

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 Plus platform with 5G connectivity has been applied to the newly unveiled Samsung Galaxy Note20 series on Wednesday.The platform will power the Note20 series’ South Korean version. The Galaxy S20’s version of South Korea were also powered by Qualcomm solutions.Galaxy Z Fold

Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra unveiled on Wednesday is the first to have Samsung Display’s lower display power tech HOP and Corning’s Gorilla Glass Victus.However, camera is less powerful than the Galaxy S20 Ultra launched earlier this year.Galaxy Note20 Ultra comes with Samsung Display’s low-temperat

Cammsys said on Thursday that it is supplying the camera modules for Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note20 series smartphones and Galaxy Z Fold 2 at Vietnam.The company was producing the 10MP camera module for the front cameras on the Galaxy Note20 and Galaxy Note20 Ultra as well as the 12MP Ultra Wide

Samsung Electronics has unveiled the new Galaxy Tab S7 tablet series as well as the new Galaxy Watch3 smartwatch and Galaxy Buds Live wireless earphones at Unpacked on Wednesday.The 11-inch Galaxy Tab S7 sports a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and the 12.4-inch Galaxy Tab S7 Plus has an organic light

Samsung Electronics has unveiled its third foldable phone the Galaxy Z Fold 2 and the Galaxy Note20 series and its first virtual Unpacked event on Wednesday,The company is expected to provide further details and sales date for the Galaxy Z Fold 2 on September 1.Samsung unveiled a slew new devices at

EcoPro BM will began construction of its new anode materials factory next month dedicated to major client Samsung SDI.The company has also recently begun investment into its factory dedicated to its other client SK Innovation.EcoPro BM is also looking to supply anode materials for electric vehicle (

Posco Chemical has signed off on an additional investment of 289.5 billion won to its NCMA anode materials factory, the company said on Wednesday.Construction will begin on September for an additional 30,000 metric tonnes per year line at its Gwangyang plant. The line will completed in 2022.It will

Samsung Electronics has ordered 20% less components for the Galaxy Note20 compared to its predecessor, people familiar with the matter told TheElec.It is like to minimize stock following its miscalculation of demand for the Galaxy S20 series launched earlier this year that sold less than internally

TrinamiX has launched a new beam profile analysis technology that it says can help existing facial recognition systems to recognize and owner and unlock their device even when they are wearing face masksThe German 3D image and infared sensor company, which is wholly owned by BASF, said the authentic

Iljin Composites will supply more hydrogen storage systems and fuel tanks to Hyundai Motor Company, the company said on Tuesday.It has supplied the same goods for city buses to the car giant back in May of last year.Iljin Composites will now supply those for policy buses and inter-city buses, it sai

Subcontractors have demanded that LG Chem change its no down payment policy for purchase orders, TheElec has learned on Tuesday.Currently, equipment makers supply equipment to the battery giant without a down payment. Before 2018, they have received a down payment, intermediate payment and final pay