Philoptics will take part in the national project to develop production technology for fine metal mask (FMM) used in organic light emitting diode (OLED) panels, the company said Wednesday.The company will take part in developing 6th to 8th-generation FMM production technology for high-resolution OLE

Radio frequency component maker Wisol is selling its subsidiary Wimas, TheElec confirmed Wednesday.Wisol, an affiliate of Daeduck business group, owns an 80% stake in material maker Wimas. It is selling the subsidiary for an unspecified amount, but it is thought be in the billions of wons.The decisi

Daeduck Electronics has ended production of high density interconnection (HDI) boards, TheElec has confirmed Tuesday.Daeduck’s exit follows those of Samsung Electro-Mechanics and LG InnoTek made last year __ the, now former, three top companies in HDI in the local market.Production ended in April, p

Jahwa Electronics will ends its smartphone camera module operation after only a year due to low profitability, people familiar with the matter told TheElec Monday.Those in the business will be shifted to other operations within the first half of the year, they said.The company started the operation

Printed circuit board (PCB) maker YP Electronics' hope to supply its rigid flexible PCB (RFPCB) for Apple’s iPhone 12 is being dashed from Cupertino’s recent change in OLED component, people familiar with the matter told TheElec.Apple has has divided the flexible PCB (FPCB) it plans to connect with

Simmtech Graphics has turned a profit in the first quarter thanks to its focus on GDDR6.The Japan-based subsidiary of Korean printed circuit board (PCB) maker Simmtech posted 200 million won operating profits and 38.3 billion won in revenue in the first quarter, according to its filings to the Finan

South Korean component suppliers to Samsung Electronics are expecting poor scorecards for their second quarter earnings due to drastic decline in the production of smartphones by the tech behemoth.It was a “life or death” situation for some companies, people with direct knowledge of the matter told

South Korean vendors who supply smartphone camera components to Samsung Electronics saw mixed results in the first quarter, according to data from the country’s fiance watchdog collected by The Elec.Those that supplied camera modules to Samsung saw huge sales growth in the quarter, but those that pr

South Korean printed circuit board (PCB) companies have posted mixed results for the first quarter for 2020, with those relying on smartphones seeing their earnings tank.However, those supplying PCB for semiconductors saw their earnings increase, which will likely carry over to the second quarter.LG

A South Korean company has developed laser technology that can be used to cut the utlra-thin glass used as cover for display screens on foldable smartphones.ITI said the technology was dubbed “Cool” can used to cut the glasses smoothly without damaging them.The company, which specializes in laser te

Samsung Electro-Mechanic has said it won’t be readily rolling out MLCC units this year as its new plant in Tianjin of China will unlikely be ready to go by the latter half of this year as planned, while its operations in Southeast Asia have also been crippled.In a conference call on its first quarte

LG Innotek is going to discontinue BLU(Backlight Unit) LED business, with Wooree E&L and Seoul Semiconductor grabbing the BLU LED sales opportunities, according to industry sources on April 21.BLU LED are necessary light sources for LCD panels. They are used in LCD TVs, laptops, monitors and others.

South Korea’s MCNEX will be expanding its production lines for camera modules supplied to Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Ultra in a bid to respond to the growing demand for the high-end smartphones, according to industry sources on April 6.The Galaxy S20 series itself – launched in March 2020 – is showing lac

Advanced optical zoom cameras are expected to set premium smartphones apart, with Samsung Electronics and Huawei Technologies vying for the lead, according to industry sources on Mar. 5.Both tech companies will be adding more models embedded with such cameras that allow for longer focal distances wi

Samsung Electronics is planning to ship up to 8 million QLED TVs this year, up nearly 50% from last year’s 5.3 million in a bid to widen its gap with key rival LG Electronics in the high-end TV market, according to industry sources on Feb. 27.Samsung’s market share in the global QLED market was arou

The growth of Fingerprint on Display (FoD) sensors this year will hinge on whether they get installed in LCD panel smartphones, with a myriad of manufacturers working on the technology, according to industry sources on Feb. 21.Due to the panel structures, only OLED display smartphones have been depl

Kolon Industries’ mass production lines for transparent CPI film are running on full capacity, according to the company during its fourth quarter earnings report on Feb. 20.“Our CPI mass production lines are running on full capacity, and we are currently testing film to apply to different areas,” sa

Korea’s Segyung Hightech was the sole supplier of the special protective film for the cover windows of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip unveiled on Feb. 12, according to industry watchers. This marks the second time for the firm to supply Samsung after providing transparent PI film for the Galaxy Fold launch

Samsung Electronics has placed high priority on securing smartphone parts amid the outbreak of the coronavirus, according to industry sources on Feb. 6.The tech giant also plans to adhere to its previous plans to go ODM for about a third of its smartphones this year, but some disruption is expected

Chemical materials firm Lake Materials is looking to get listed on the tech-heavy Kosdaq market in March this year, according to the CEO Kim Jin-dong at its IPO press conference on Jan. 17.“Our aim is to push up semiconductor business to account for over 30% of our total sales, while our LED busines