South Korean semiconductor display equipment maker SFA is looking to supply the Over Head Transport (OHT) equipment for moving semiconductor wafers, which is currently mostly supplied by Japan’s Daifuku Technology.“We have finished building the OHT pilot lines, and have also achieved technology cert

Samsung SDI is looking to reduce its reliance on Japanese suppliers of lithium ion battery separators (LiBS) to prep for more restrictions by Japan against exports to South Korea, according to industry watchers on Aug. 14. During this process, SDI also hopes to cut costs and improve battery quality,

Samsung SDI has successfully turned over a new leaf in its polarizing film (POL) business. Hit by sluggish operation rates and intensifying market competition, the Samsung affiliate had at one time considered undergoing restructuring.But thanks to a combo of positive factors, the firm is now expecte

“Just like ASML started out from a small container box, ASML Korea hopes for our upcoming tech talk to become a stepping stone for the Korean lithography businesses to help them grow and prosper.”These were the words from Kim Young-son, CEO of ASML Korea, who sat down with The Elec ahead of the 2019

Samsung Electronics’ president of the mobile communications business Koh Dong-jin said on Aug. 7 that the tech giant plans to maintain a minimum annual smartphone shipment of 300 million.Koh made the pledge following the launch event for the Galaxy Note 10 in New York City. “Market share is like the

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong is visiting Samsung’s major manufacturing facilities to check on the situation in the aftermath of the Japanese government’s latest move to cut South Korea from its whitelist.The decision, coming amid an ongoing trade row between the two countries, is m

Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 10 was fitted with the M9 OLED screen, which was the same as the Galaxy S10 revealed in the first of this year.The South Korean tech giant launched the Note 10 and the Galaxy Note 10+ on Aug. 7, US time. This means there is no big difference in terms of optical specs

Soulbrain’s top executive said the company is considering entering the high-purity hydrogen fluoride gas market at a discussion held in Seoul on Aug. 7 addressing how to cope with Japan’s latest measures to restrict exports of semiconductor and display components to South Korea.“Hydrogen fluoride ga

South Korean battery suppliers are joining the race to land orders for SK Innovation’s electric vehicle (EV) battery-making plant to be built in Jackson Country of Georgia in the US that broke ground in March this year.The factory is scheduled to churn out an annual 9.8GWh worth of batteries, with m

Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest memory chipmaker, said on Aug. 6 it has succeeded in mass producing 250Gb SATA solid state drives (SSD) integrating the company’s 6th-generation (1xx-layer) 256Gb three-bit V-NAND to be supplied to global PC makers.By launching a new generation of V-NAND in j

LG Display is talking with major Chinese TV maker Skyworth on selling open cell OLED panels, according to industry sources.Market watchers had expected the display maker to begin celling open cell panels as it starts running the large-sized OLED plants in China’s Guangzhou. The plant is scheduled to

South Korea’s Samsung Electronics and Huawei Technologies’ are both expected to release foldable smartphones next month. But as the specific dates have yet to be set, it looks like the world will have to wait a bit longer to see who’s going to be the first to mass produce the devices.Samsung recentl

Samsung Electronics on Aug. 1 unveiled its premium tablet, the Galaxy Tab S6 that adopted a remotely-controlling S Pen.“Complete with innovative new functions, the Galaxy Tab S6 will offer more than users expected when it comes to mobile experiences,” said Goh Dong-jin, president of Samsung’s IT and

The Japanese government has cut South Korea from its whitelist on Aug. 2 in a move that is likely to further weigh on the fraying relations between the two countries.Tokyo made this decision during a Cabinet meeting that began at 10:00 a.m., according to Japanese media including the Nihon Keizai Shi

The tide seems to be turning for NAND Flash, but recovery is still not on the cards for the DRAM industry, according to Samsung Electronics.“As of the end of the second quarter, the DRAM inventory is where it was a quarter ago, but we do believe things will get better,” said Jeon Se-won, vice presid

Samsung Display has signed Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA) with several major equipment makers to run production lines for large-sized OLED panels later this month.Industry sources said on July 30 that the Samsung unit appears to be wanting to keep things under wraps ahead of an official PO involvin

Relations between Kosdaq-listed ASIC design firm ADT and Taiwan’s top foundry company TSMC have reportedly soured, with the latter turning towards other South Korean suppliers, according to industry sources on July 30.One such firm is Asicland, a local ASIC design house, which was recently chosen as

LG Innotek is most likely to shutter its operations in Cheongju producing smartphone HDI PCBs by October, according to industry sources on July 29.They said that some of the lines have already been halted, and that LG Innotek is relying on other PCB companies to handle the orders. “LG Innotek more o

Hit by falling chip prices and sluggish demand for SET products, major memory chip makers are rushing to produce less. These companies are also looking to put off capital investment, a move that will have industry-wide impact, including on suppliers.On July 25, SK hynix CFO Cha Jin-seok said the com

Samsung Electronics is hot on the heels of China’s Xiaomi in the Indian smartphone market, prompting forecasts that the world’s largest smartphone maker will regain the No.1 spot.In the second quarter, Samsung closed the gap with Xiaomi to 2.4 percentage points from 5.6 percentage points during the