Dreamtech has received the Korea Good Manufacturing Practice (KGMP) certificate for its electrocardiogram patches, the company said on Tuesday.The company has already received the GMP certificate that allows it to sell its goods in the US and Europe.Dreamtech said it now plans to get the certificate

SK Hynix has chosen three of its subcontractors to co-develop semiconductor devices and equipment, the company said on Tuesday.It is the company’s fourth selection in its technology innovation companies program where it selects subcontractors with advanced technology that will allow the goods in que

South Korean telco KT will launch entry-level Wi-Fi 6 access points next month, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.KT is strengthening its Wi-Fi line-up. The telco first launched its high-end Wi-Fi 6 access points last year. It also launched a Wi-Fi repeater aimed at the home to widen i

LG Chem is planning to begin production of batteries with nickel, cobalt, manganese and aluminum (NCMA) anode materials beginning in 2021, people familiar with the matter told TheElec on Tuesday.This is a year earlier than its initial goal of beginning production in 2022, they said. The batteries wi

Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jae-yong made a visit to a factory run by a key semiconductor equipment subsidiary on Tuesday, the company said.Lee visited Semes’ plant at Cheonan to encourage employees there and discuss future strategies with executives, Samsung said. It was also meant to fos

Samsung Electronics will offer up to a million won in benefits for those returning their TVs to buy the 2020-model QLED TVs in South Korea, the company said on Tuesday.The program will run from July to September 30, the South Korean tech giant said. Those who return their old TVs and buy a 2020-mode

Vingroup is planning to manufacture around a million self-designed smartphones this year via its affiliate VinSmart, people familiar with the matter told TheElec on Tuesday.VinSmart was planning to launch two models, one of them called V740, within the year. The company, which started its smartphone

LG Electronics and LG Display have won the annual innovation award given by General Motors (GM) for its suppliers, the companies said on Tuesday.GM has been giving the awards since 2016 to its suppliers that contributed in providing improved customer experience in its cars.The two LG affiliates was

Merck has opened an advanced materials research center that will provide support for local semiconductor companies.The center, dubbed Korea Advanced Technology Center (K-ATeC) will provide support for research and development of chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) slurry and post-CMP cleaning used b

Samsung Electronics has launched its QLED TV that received the top grade in energy efficiency in South Korea on Sunday.It marks the first for its QLED brand of TVs to receive the top certificate. The company’s Crystal UHD TV also received the top grade.The new QLED TV, or QT67, comes in 43, 50, 55,

Schneider Electric Korea has turned its electronic overcurrent relay (EOCR) factory at Iksan, South Korea, into a smart factory, the company said on Sunday.The factory has been a traditional, labor intensive one for the past 30 years but Schneider applied an end-to-end solution based on its Internet

China’s polarizer market will be controlled by local companies that will have a combined market share of 80% next year, market research firm Omdia says.This is mostly from Chinese material firm Shanshan’s planned acquisition of LG Chem’s Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) polarizer business.The deal will

Samsung Electronics have again ceded its top spot in global smartphones sales to Huawei in the month of May, according to market research firm CounterPoint.The Chinese company controlled 19.7% market share while the South Korean tech giant was just behind with 19.6%. A total of 81.97 million smartph

China’s Tsinghua Unigroup will begin building its DRAM factory at Chongqing within the year, Japanese media Nikkei reports.The factory go live in 2022 with a monthly production rate of 100,000 wafers. Construction was initially planned to begin last year but the US-China trade war and COVID-19 pande

Shindo ENG Lab’s retail order for its initial public offering (IPO) marked a huge turnout with a competition rate of 955.01 to 1.Korea Investment & Securities, which is underwriting the IPO, said its received subscription orders of 248.301660 million shares for the 260,000 shares, or 20% of the shar

Infineon Technologies has launched a new sensing and balancing IC for electric vehicle (EV) battery management systems, the German chip company said on Friday.TLE9012AQU will manage cells within batteries to prevent premature ageing. It can measure the voltage in up to twelve battery cells over the

The global cellular baseband processor market grew 9% year over year to reach US$5.2 billion in the first quarter of 2020, according to market research firm Strategy Analytics on Friday.5G baseband shipments powered the growth, despite the COVID-19 pandemic and weak seasonal demand, the firm said.5G

South Korean battery pack maker Elentec will supply its goods to world’s largest motorbike maker Honda, people familiar with the matter told TheElec on Friday.LG Chem has won a battery supply deal with the Japanese giant for the latter’s e-scooters. LG is using Elentec's battery packs for the supply

Samsung Electronics will reduce the number of smartphones its produce this year by 40 million units from its initial target, an adjustment caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, people familiar with the matter told TheElec on Friday.The company initially set its smartphone shipment target at

After being listed seven years on KONEX, supercapacitor maker Vinatech is aiming switch to KOSDAQ.The company said it plans to list on KOSDAQ in September this year on Thursday.Supercapacitor accounts for 90% of the firm’s sales. Supercapacitor is a device that stores electric energy, like capacitor