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

South Korean camera lens maker will expand its factory in Vietnam, the company said on Tuesday.It will secure 18 billion won for the expansion through paid-in capital increase, it said in its filing to local regulators.The new shares will be listed on November 3.The company’s Vietnam factory was run

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

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

Seoul Semiconductor has significantly increased the LED it supplies to LG Electronics for the latter’s LCD TVs, TheElec has learned.It is due to LG InnoTek halting LED module production for backlight units (BLU) used in LCD TVs. South Korean LED maker Ledaz has also entered LG Electronics’ supply ch

Demand for multi layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) is expected to recover in the second half of 2020 thanks to demand from IT applications. However, recovery for MLCC for auto-component application seems unlikely.Taiwanese component maker Yageo, which relies on MLCC, saw sales of US$449.57 million in

There is speculation that Samsung Electro-Mechanics may supply Apple with lens for cameras on the iPhone __ but what are some of the preconditions for this to happen?There seems to be three obstacles, at least.1. InvestmentSamsung Electro-Mechanics’ lens production capacity currently stands at aroun

Samsung Electro-Mechanics was considering entering the camera module market for mid-end smartphones, the company said in its conference call for second quarter earnings on Tuesday.Demand for multi-camera modules was on the rise in mid-end smartphones and demand for high resolution and optical zoom w

Corning has touted the scratch and drop resistance of its new Gorilla Glass Victus at an online briefing for South Korea on Tuesday.Corning Gorilla Glass Korea president Jum Kim said the new glass had double the scratch resistance of its predecessors and can withstand 2m drops.It is difficult to imp

PowerLogics’ supply of camera modules for Samsung Galaxy A21s’ quad camera has declined significantly due to defects, TheElec has learned.Rival and secondary supplier MCNEX is set to takeover those orders, people familiar with the matter said.Samsung has launched the Galaxy A21s in India last month.

Samsung Electro-Mecahnics seem set to become of supplier of lens for the cameras on Apple’s iPhones beginning in the second half of 2020, people familiar with the matter told TheElec on Thursday.The South Korean component maker is already a supplier of rigid flexible printed circuit boards (RFPCB) a

OFilm Group has been included in the list of Chinese companies the US is sanctioning over Uighur human rights violations.The Apple camera supplier was among the 11 companies announced by the US Department of Commerce to have allegedly been involved in repressing Uyghur Muslims and other Muslim ethni

South Korean power amplifier (PA) company Wipam will began supplying its goods to a Chinese smartphone company in the second half of the year, CEO Yu Dae-kyu said on Wednesday.It will open a branch office in China as this is required for a 1st tier supplier to the company, Yu said at the company’s p

Seoul Semiconductor has lost its patent lawsuit against its Taiwanese counterpart Everlight in Germany.The German Federal Patent Court has decided to invalidate Seoul Semiconductor's Europe LED patent EP1697983, according to Everlight on Monday.The Taiwanese company filed the patent invalidation law

Samsung Electronics is planning to apply optical image stabilizers (OIS) on the cameras of its 2021-model Galaxy A series, TheElec confirmed on Wednesday.Until now, South Korean tech giant has reserved the feature for its flagship smartphones the Galaxy S series and Galaxy Note series.The higher spe