LED maker Wooree E&L is expected to post around one billion on in operating profits and 30 billion won in sales in the third quarter.It will be double the operating profits of the previous quarter and 10% increase in sales quarter over quarter.A rise in demand in liquid crystal displays (LCD), which

Samsung Electro-Mechanics has won orders from Samsung Electronics to supply the main camera modules of the Galaxy A52 and A72 smartphones launching in the first half of 2021, TheElec has learned.The two models combined sell around 30 million units a year and will allow Samsung Electro-Mechanics to s

Samsung Electronics plans to launch more home appliances with ultraviolet (UV) LED applied to them in 2021, TheElec has learned.Samsung decided on the matter in September to apply UV-C __ ultraviolet light with wavelength between 250nm to 280nm that are useful for disinfection __ LED on more of its

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

Samsung Electronics will put in a penta camera on its Galaxy smartphone series for the first time next year.The mid-tier Galaxy A72 will have five cameras on its back, TheElec has learned.The smartphone will have 32MP selfie shooter on its front. On its back, there will be a 64MP, a 12MP ultra wide,

Samsung Electronics has chosen South Korean speaker maker EM-Tech as the supplier of speakers for the Galaxy Note20 series and Galaxy S20 FE.EM-Tech’s factories in Vietnam were at full operation for the supply, people familiar with the matter said.The company installed multiple hot-melt polyurethane

Samsung Electro-Mechanics will likely aim to secure patents for multi layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) for auto-component application from cross licensing partner Murata Manufacturing soon.Samsung is planning to renew its cross licensing contract with Murata within the year at the earliest and on the

Samsung Electronics plans to expand the volume of camera modules for smartphones that it assembles on its own next year, TheElec has learned.The move is aimed at lowering unit prices from camera module suppliers and will intensify competition between them.The volume will increase “significantly” nex

Samsung Electronics has launched four new image sensors with 0.7 micrometer (μm) size pixels on Tuesday.They will be 15% models that previous models with the same pixel count which will reduce protrusions in smartphone cameras.The four sensors are: 108MP Isocell HM2, 64MP Isocell GW3 that comes with

Apple has appealed US Patent Trial and Appeal Boar’s (PTAB) rejection of its invalidation request against Corephotonics.PTAB has rejected Cupertino’s claim that the Israeli firm’s Miniature Telephoto Lens Assembly (Patent No. 9,568,712) was invalid.Corephotonics has used the patent to file two lawsu

Corephotonics has withdrawn its patent violation against LG InnoTek in South Korea filed in the Seoul Central District Court on Wednesday.This was due the lawsuit being meaningless as validity of Corephotonics’ patents were rejected by South Korea’s IP Trail and Appeal Board (KIPO) in July. LG InnoT

LiDAR company SOS Lab will launch its 2D LiDAR sensor called SL-2 aimed at factory automation in October, the company said on Tuesday.Next year, the company will launch its 3D fully solid-state LiDAR called ML-1 that is mainly aimed at autonomous vehicles.LiDAR is a core component in advanced driver

Optical film company MNTech’s feud with a famous YouTuber over the quality of the company’s retro reflective film used on license plates is escalating, with both sides vowing to go to court.YouTube channel Jang Jin-taek Media Auto last week posted a video alleging that the film prevented plate numbe

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 2 has a similar surface hardness for its cover window on the main screen as the Galaxy Z Flip, people knowledgeable on the matter told TheElec on Wednesday.Some processes to make the cover windows for the Fold 2 were changed and the surface hardness is slightly improved compa

Dongwoo Fine-Chem, the South Korean subsidiary of Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical, is planning to launch an in-display 5G antenna, TheElec has learned.The company is hoping to commercialize them within the next one to two years and accrue sales.In-display antenna are not placed in the smartphone. Instead,

LG Chem is planning to exit the display pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) business, people familiar with the matter told TheElec on Monday.It comes four years after the South Korean company bought the business from LG Hausys.The company has recently notified the plan to its subcontractors for its fi

Jahwa Electronics is planning to sell its camera module factory in Vietnam.The company’s Chinese counterpart Sunny Optical has been chosen as the preferred buyer, people familiar with the matter told TheElec on Tuesday.Jahwa build the factory at Vinh Phuc Province back in 2007. The factory has produ

Samsung Electronics will not apply 3D ToF (Time of Flight) modules for the Galaxy S21 launching next year, people familiar with the matter told TheElec on Friday.The feature was absent as well in the recently launched Galaxy Note20 series.ToF has been touted as a feature that can support augmented r

South Korean smartphone component makers Ryuk-Il C&S and Cammsys have entered the supply chain of Vietnamese handset maker VinSmart, TheElec confirmed on Thursday.Cover glass maker Ryuk-Il and camera module maker Cammsys have already begun production of the some of the components it plans to supply

Optical film company Shinwha Intertek is entering the encapsulant market for large-sized organic light emitting diode (OLED) panels, the company told TheElec on Tuesday.It has already provided samples for multiple display panel makers, including LG Display, a company spokesperson said. Shinwha was e