Haesung DS is expected to expand its supply of automotive chip boards next year.Its main customers NXP, Infineon and STMicroelectronics are expected to maintain their high growth rate in 2022.Haesung custom manufactures lead frame and semiconductor package boards for these companies.Earlier this mon

LG InnoTek has transferred ownership of 76 patents registered in South Korea and the US to display chip firm LX Semicon last month, TheElec has learned.It sold the patents to LX Semicon over two deals, on October 14 and 21. It sold 60 South Korean patents and 16 US patents, people familiar with the

Samsung Electro-Mechanics has been supplying flip-chip ball grid array (FC-BGA) to Apple for use on their M1 chip since last year, TheElec has learned.Japan’s Ibiden and Taiwan’s Unimicron are also supplying the chip boards for M1, people familiar with the matter said.Ibiden, the world’s largest man

Memory chip board maker TLB said on Wednesday that it will form a subsidiary at Vietnam within the year.It has signed a leasing agreement for lands where it will build a new factory.It will spend 5 billion won for the factory, which will start construction during the first half of 2022 and start par

BOE has started operations of its third flexible OLED line, TheElec has learned.The Chinese display giant’s B12 line at Chongqing, China has started production, people familiar with the matter said.B12 line consists of three stages: the first stage has started production. The second stage will start

The high demand for multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) is expected to continue at least until early next year.Murata and Taiyo Yuden’s remaining orders for MLCC during the July to September period doubled from a year ago.Taiyo also increased its MLCC sales forecast for the year thanks to high dem

Samsung Electronics has removed a 70-inch range MicroLED TV from its lineup planned for next year, TheElec has learned.The company will launch MicroLED TV aimed at the home market in three sizes __ 89-inch, 101-inch and 114-inch.Samsung will be applying low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS)

Samsung is planning to apply a 50MP autofocus camera for the main camera on the low-end Galaxy A13 smartphone, TheElec has learned.The South Korean conglomerate will procure the camera from local suppliers Cammsys and Namuga, people familiar with the matter said.Galaxy A13 will have a 50MP wide-angl

Apple has begun talks with its South Korean panel suppliers on applying OLED panels to its MacBook line, TheElec has learned.The iPhone maker has initially planned to launch its first MacBook with an OLED panel in 2025 but this plan is likely to be postponed, people familiar with the matter said.App

Samsung Display is expected to manufacture 18 million units of foldable OLED panels next year, according to analyst firm UBI Research’s forecast on Sunday.The South Korean display panel maker is expected to build more foldable OLED modules line next year, the firm said.Its subsidiary Dowooinsys, whi

LG Electronics said on Thursday that it has recorded 18.78 trillion won in revenue and 540.7 billion won in operating profit during the third quarter.Sales is its highest for a quarter ever and an increase of 22% from the same time period in 2020.Operating profit dropped 49.6% year-on-year from its

LG InnoTek is increasing its spending in its camera module production facilities which it credited to demand rise from its customer.The South Korean component maker said on Thursday that it will raise its spending plan for this year from 547.8 billion won to 835.5 billion won, which is a 53% increas

Bare board tester (BBT) maker Bioptro has secured orders for BBT for up to February of next year, TheElec has learned.The testers will be used for chip board testing. High demand for chips is also increasing orders for equipment such as BBT.BBT inspects the electric characteristics of printed circui

Samsung Display has placed orders for equipment to its suppliers that it plans to use for its new mobile OLED production line, which will likely be called A4E, TheElec has learned.The new production line will use Gen 6 (1500x1850mm) substrates to manufacture small OLED panels that will be used in sm

Around 6.5 million units of OLED TV are expected to be shipped this year, according to analyst firm Omdia.As of the third quarter, 4.24 million units were shipped this year, which already beats last year’s shipment of 36.5 million units.Omdia had consistently increased its OLED TV shipment forecast

PI Advanced Materials said on Monday that it has hit 80 billion won in sales during the third quarter.It is its highest quarterly sales figure to date. The company also recorded 19.2 billion won in operating income, an increase of 20.5% year-on-year.Out of its total sales, it saw the highest sales f

MiniLED TV panels will become even more affordable than their OLED counterparts in the years to come, according to analyst firm Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC).For a 65-inch UHD TV panel, MiniLED is 2% cheaper compared to OLED as of this year.But the former will be 15% cheaper is 2025, DSCC

APS Holdings said on Thursday that it has become the largest shareholder of digital X-ray firm Astel.The company spent 2 billion won to secure 31% of the shares in total.APS Holdings had already bought 14.6% of the shares back in 2012 with 600 million won.The company said the latest acquisition will

LG Display has begun development of its own under display camera technology (UDC), TheElec has learned.The South Korean display panel maker was also currently developing hole-in display technology, sources said.Hole-in display punches a hole on the top side of OLED panel so that the front camera mod

BOE is expected to supply over 15 million units of OLED panels to Apple for iPhones, TheElec has learned.The Chinese display giant is currently supplying OLED panels for iPhone 12 __ the company will likely receive the final approval from Apple to supply OLED panels for the recently launched iPhone