South Korean display solution firm AnaPass is expected to provide more of its products for Samsung’s small and mid-sized OLED panels, according to industry sources on Jan 2.Samsung Display has already watched AnaPass pass the test with Sony’s Experia 1 and Meizu’s Meizu 15 Plus over the past two yea

In 2020, semiconductor manufacturers are expected to produce more wafers on improving market conditions, according to a report by IC Insights on Dec. 20.In its Global Wafer Capacity 2020-2024 report, the company said the IC industry’s wafer production capacity will jump next year to grow by a record

LG Display may be pushing back mass production at its Gen-10.5 OLED line in Paju to as late as 2023, according to the industry sources on Dec. 27.The display maker recently informed its key suppliers of the delay, including YAS, an organic deposition equipment maker that is now slowing down its plan

Samsung SDI will be the sole supplier of the initial order of batteries for the Galaxy Note 10 Lite, a budget model that’s likely to debut in early 2020 from Samsung Electronics, according to industry watchers on Dec. 30.This would be SDI’s fourth time supplying the Note series since the Galaxy Note

The government will delay announcement the results of its investigation into the fires at Energy Storage Systems (ESS) over the past three years to 2020 as the local battery industry suffering from a lack of ESS orders.Industry sources said on Dec. 26 that the Commerce Ministry has officially postpo

Samsung Electronics will be introducing its premium, bezel-less TV at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in 2020, according to sources on Dec. 27.During an internal meeting ahead of the launch, CE chief Kim Hyun-seok XX and other executives gave the product a two-thumbs up, the sources sai

Kolon Industries on Dec. 24 displayed new components for hydrogen-fueled cars at the ground-breaking ceremony of the Hydrogen Energy Network’s hydrogen charging station in Sejong Government Complex in a move indicating its expansion into the sector.Hydrogen Energy Network is a special purpose compan

Foxconn is paying back its suppliers as its Gen-10.5 LCD production lines in Guanzhou of China are becoming normalized, according to industry sources.Due to a stop-still in Foxconn’s plans for mass production, local display equipment suppliers have been unable to receive payment for their equipment

The price of graphic DRAM is expected to rise in 2020 on the back of growing demand for major-scale GDDR6 products, according to market research firm TrendForce.The firm expected graphic DRAM prices to jump by 5% or more on-quarter during the first three months of 2020. This would be the largest gro

Korea PI Holdings – a special purpose company set up by local private equity fund Glenwood PE – signed a 608 billion won (US$523 million) deal on Dec.24 to acquire a controlling stake in SKC Kolon PI.Korea PI Holdings will buy 54.06-percent stake in SKC Kolon PI, with each buying a 27.03-percent sta

Samsung Display has established its first foldable OLED module production line in Vietnam after seeing the potential of the foldable OLED panels that it began mass producing this year, according to industry sources on Dec. 23.The display maker had mass produced the OLED panels fitted in the Galaxy F

LG Chem is preparing to mass produce EV batteries from its new plant in Nanjing, China as early as 2020 after going through a pilot run in November this year, according to industry sources on Dec. 18.The company has completed its phase 1 investment, a year and two months after the ground-breaking ce

The world’s top four LCD suppliers for TVs will be mostly from in 2020, while the total shipment from global LCD companies is likely to fall by 8.2% to 265 million units, according to market research firm IHS Markit on Dec. 18.IHS Markit said this would mark the first time in 10 years to witness a d

The first Samsung smartphone created via ODM by Chinese company Huaqin was unveiled on Dec. 18. The Galaxy A01 was applied with the Qualcomm Snap Dragon 439 and 2GB RAM.It runs on the Android 9.0, weighs 168g and costs under $200. Specs include a 5.7-inch Infinity-V display, a rear, dual-camera of a

South Korean PCB-maker DAP has begun mass producing boards for Samsung Electronics’ upcoming flagship smartphone tentatively named the Galaxy S11. DAP is expected to supply boards to more high-end Samsung smartphones in 2020 as Samsung Electro-Mechanics has cut down its smartphone board business.Ind

South Korean battery-making equipment manufacturers are tapping into the European markets. On the surface, they said it’s to respond to the growing number of local battery makers who are relocating there, but industry watchers say the real reason is to seek new opportunities in the EU where EV batte

LG Display is aiming to upgrade its production facilities for flexible, Gen-6 OLED panels for smaller displays at its E6 lines in Paju of Gyeonggi Province. For this, the firm will be adding new equipment by early 2020 to produce touch-integrated panels, while switching to the LTPO backplane technol

Chinese LCD module maker Efonlong was found to have acquired Gen-8 LCD cell production line equipment from Samsung Display’s suspended facilities, according to industry sources on Dec. 19.Some of the equipment will most likely be utilize for the Gen-8.5 LCD ultra-thin glass board processing project

Samsung Electronics has widened the use of adhesive glue for sealing the top board and the middle frame together for its smartphones, including the Galaxy S11 models that are to be launched in 2020, according to industry sources.This year, Samsung applied adhesive glue to all Galaxy A and Galaxy M s

SK Innovation has begun acting on its plans to produce Lithium Battery Separators (LiBS) over the next three years by kick-starting the operation at its new plant in Jeungpyeong of North Chungcheong Province.On Dec. 17, SK i.e. Technology – the sister company of SK Innovation handling material produ