European carmakers are racing to secure battery-making technologies amid government support in the formsubsidies worth 3.2 billion euros (KRW 4.18 trillion) for the EV battery business from the EU.However, it remains just how long it would take the carmakers to mass produce the batteries, and whethe

From 2017 to 2019, revenues from Japanese display equipment makers took up half of the market, according to market research firm IHS Markit on Dec. 13. South Korean equipment makers, on the other hand, accounted for just 25%.During these three years, the display equipment market was worth KRW 63.6 t

In a bid to diversify its portfolio of suppliers for battery anode materials, the LG Chem has signed a source contract with China’s GEM, according to industry sources on Dec. 11.GEM will be supplying precursors for high-nickel battery anode materials that will help raise nickel content for better en

On Dec. 12, Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ board passed a resolution to suspend the firm’s smartphone High Density Interconnection board business in Kunshan of China. The firm said the remaining assets of the Kunshan plant would be sold off.“Revenues are likely to fall in terms of consolidated financial

LG Chem will be supplying battery cells to Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S11+ model to be launched in 2020, according to industry sources on Dec. 12.LG Chem currently mass produces the cells for the up-and-coming Galaxy phones from its Nanjing plant in China. The initial supplies will be from both LG

Up to 85% of Samsung Electronicss’ smartphones are to feature multi-cameras in 2020, a move that would give local camera module manufacturers a boost in their sales, according to industry sources on Dec. 11.Samsung plans to add multi-cameras to about 255 million out of the 300 million handsets it pl

Analog Devices has sued its partner Xilinx for patent infringement of wireless communication products. If the court accepts Analog’s claims, Xilinx is likely to suffer a big hit to its 5G business, according to industry sources.On Dec. 5, US time, Analog filed the lawsuit at a court in Delaware in t

Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy A51, which will be the series’ first phone enabling macro photography, will be revealed for the first time in Vietnam on Dec. 12, according to industry sources on Dec. 9.Samsung’s Vietnamese corporation will also launch other A series smartphones in the Galaxy lineup incl

South Korean testing equipment firm Intek Plus is looking to supply new package testing equipment including Large Form Factors (LFF) to Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, according to Intek Plus CEO Lee Sang-hoon on Dec. 6.“We are currently undergoing trials with the two firms, and SK hynix gave a gr

Samsung Electronics’ next flagship smartphones series, tentatively named the Galaxy S11, is likely to have a screen measuring a maximum 6.8 inches and a 108-million pixel camera, according to industry sources on Dec. 5.This would mark the first time for Samsung to apply a display in the 6-inch range

South Korea’ LG Chem will form a joint venture with US carmaker GM to mass produce battery cells for electric vehicles including a new battery-electric truck that will be launched in 2021, according to LG Chem on Dec. 6.“The joint venture signing (today) is more than just a collaboration, it’s the b

Samsung Display is reportedly in last-minute talks with Chinese display maker HKC to sell its Gen-8 LCD production line, according to industry sources on Dec. 5.Called the 8-1 Line Phase 1 or the 8A line, its operations were halted in the middle of this year. Previously, it used to churn out a month

The global wireless earphone market is forecast to grow 90% in 2020 to around 230 million units, according to market research firm CounterPoint Research on Dec. 6.“The recent growth in the wireless earphone market closely resembles that of the smartphone market 10 years ago when the market grew 80%

Motorola has solved the problem of creases in its foldable smartphone RAZR by using transparent PI film, an indication that manufacturers don’t necessarily have to opt for Ultra Thin Glass (UTG) as screen covers, according to Kolon Industries’ executive Lee Seong-chan at a symposium in Yeouido on De

LG Display won’t be able to mass produce OLED panels for TVs from its Gen-8.5 plant in Guangzhou of China until January next year, according to industry sources on Dec. 6.”A trial ahead of the mass production has begun,” said an official of a company that supplied equipment to the OLED production li

SK hynix, the world’s No.2 memory chipmaker, on Dec. 5 said it has undergone its regular executive reshuffling that involved promoting Jin kyo-won, vice chief executive at the DRAM development division, to the new head for development and manufacturing.The firm’s vice chief for global business at SK

South Korea’s ITM Semiconductor has supplied the battery protection circuit – most likely the Protection Circuit Module – to US-based Apple’s iPhone 11 series to mark its first time supplying to the phones, according to industry sources on Dec. 5. Market watchers believe the KRW 24 billion of operat

South Korea's SK Innovation on Dec. 4 signed a 6-year contract with the world’s largest cobalt producer Glencore of Switzerland to secure up to 30,000 tons of cobalt for producing batteries for EV, according to the company.The contract will be effective between 2020 and 2025. The amount of cobalt SK

Samsung Display is most likely to be supplied by either ICD or Wonik IPS from South Korea, or Japan’s Tokyo Electron with Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) dry etching equipment for its Q1 lines that are to produce QD displays beginning in 2021, according to industry sources.ICD has previously suppli

POSCO Chemical has developed NCMA anode, considered as the next generation material for EV batteries, according to industry sources on Dec. 2.NCMA anode is said to have an energy density of 205mAh/g, and a DSC of 234 degrees Celsius – this is even higher than the N8x the firm recently developed with