LG Chem and Hyundai Motor Group will kick-off a start-up competition for promising start-ups in electric vehicles (EV) and batteries, the companies said Thursday.The EV and Battery Challenge will last from June 22 to August 28, they said.They will be looking for start-ups with next-generation batter

Derkwoo Electronics is expected to post record profits this year thanks to its supply deal with Apple.The South Korean component maker will supply brackets and stiffeners for the camera modules on the iPhone 12 series launching in the second half of the year, people familiar with the matter told The

SFA, South Korea’s largest equipment vendor by revenue, will take part in Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup’s battery project, TheElec confirmed on Wednesday.Vingroup is planning to produce its own battery cell via its automobile affiliate VinFast, people familiar with the matter said.VinFast has sen

Seoul Viosys will supply its proprietary Violeds technology to Chinese air conditioner giant Gree, the company said on Wednesday.Violeds technology uses ultraviolet light to kill germs or viruses and can be attached on air purifying systems.It will power Gree’s new Fresh Air air conditioner. It will

The National Information Society Agency (NIA) has named a consortium formed by SK Telecom to run its optical telecommunication component testing support project, the agency said on Wednesday.The consortium of SK Telecom, SK Broadband and Zaram Technology, will provide an open lab for local small- to

KT will invest 50 billion won into Hyundai Robotics for a 10% stake, the telco said Tuesday.The two companies will collaborate in developing intelligent service robots. KT and Hyundai Robotics will also partake in joint researches in autonomous driving and smart factory technology, they said.Hyundai

CrucialTec will supply its fingerprint scanner module for Sony’s Xperia 1 II 5G smartphone, the company said on Wednesday.Xperia 1 II is the first 5G smartphone to go on sale in Japan. Sony said it applied its Bravia TV display technology and Alpha camera technology to the phone.CrucialTec’s module

Samsung will begin sales of the Intel-based Galaxy Book S laptop in South Korea on July 3, the company said on Tuesday.According to Samsung, the laptop is powered by a new Intel CPU with "Intel Hybrid Technology", which uses the chipmaker's Foyeros 3D stacking technology and a hybrid CPU architectur

As more prismatic battery cell makers such as Samsung SDI, CATL, Svolt and Northvolt moves to use stacking method instead of winding for their production, more orders for notching equipment are being placed.Notching equipment is used to make anode and cathode tabs in material materials. It was previ

Samsung Electronics was preparing to apply Time Series DataBase Management System (DBMS) at its smartphone factory in Vietnam, people familiar with matter told TheElec on Tuesday.It will be applied in the second half of the year at earliest, they said.Samsung Electronics’ Global Technology Center (G

An ex-Samsung president will resign from his post at a Chinese tech firm due to the controversy surrounding the move, according to South Korea media Chosun Ilbo.Chang Won-ki, ex-president at Samsung China, drew South Korean media attention from his move to Chinese display driver IC maker Beijing Esw

Samsung Electronics has canceled the development of its low-tier Galaxy M41 smartphone, sources told TheElec on Tuesday.TheElec first reported that Samsung was planning to use CSOT’s OLED panels for the first time in the Galaxy M41.But following the report, sources within the company said Samsung ha

Samsung Display’s low power display technology that it plans to apply to future smart devices is called “HOP”, TheElec confirmed on Tuesday.HOP is short for hybrid oxide and polycrystalline silicon. Samsung is currently developing its own low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) thin-film transi

LG Display has changed its company goal for the first time in eight years, the South Korean display panel maker said on Tuesday.The new goal will “The Best Display Solution Company”. LG said it reflected the company’s desire to provide customers with the best service, process, system and talent.The

Samsung’s de facto leader has held relay meetings with key executives of its smartphone and semiconductor operations, Samsung Electronics said on Monday.Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jae-yong met with Kim Ki-nam, CEO and vice chairman of Samsung Device Solutions (DS), Jin Gyo-young, presiden

Chinese cobalt giant Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt had issued 6.25 billion yuan worth of private shares last month. It was selling its cobalt mine in Congo and investing in nickel mining in Indonesia.South Korea anode materials maker Eco Pro BM, in collaboration with Australian mining firm Blackstone Miner

Samsung Electronics will launch “BTS Editions” for its Galaxy S20 series smartphones and Galaxy Buds+, the company said Monday.The K-Pop group themed Galaxy S20 Plus 5G and Galaxy S20 Plus and Galaxy Buds+ earbuds will go on sale in July 9, the company said. Pre-orders will start Monday on fan commu

SK Innovation has developed a new gas detection system that will increase worker safety, the company said on Monday.It is based on Internet of Things (IoT) sensors that will installed on closed spaces in factories or construction sites that previously required human personnel for check-ups.The compa

OE Solutions have produced its own laser diode (LD) and will begin exporting them to China, the company said Monday.The South Korean optical transceiver maker is planning to sell them through its subsidiary in Taiwan, formed last year, to an unnamed Chinese counterpart. It is expecting revenues of 1

Posco Chemical has succeeded in developing NCMA cathode materials, the company said on Monday.Client review has also been completed and the materials will begin to be massively produced soon at its factories at Gumi and Gwangyang, the company said.NCMA, or nickel-cobalt-manganese-aluminum, adds alum