Qualcomm, the world’s largest maker of application processors (AP) for smartphones, has once again turned to Samsung to produce its next generation chips, industry sources said on June 7.Samsung Foundry will begin mass producing the chips – dubbed the Snapdragon 865 – by the end of the year at its E

South Korea’s LG Display will supply the LCD panels for the Apple Pro Display XDR monitor launched at the annual WWDC 2019 earlier this week, according to sources close to the matter on June 5.The Pro Display XDR is the first monitor brand Apple released since it stopped manufacturing the Thunderbol

LG Chem which once sued SK Innovation in an international patent lawsuit, has filed a lawsuit against a much smaller company in March this year, according to industry sources on June 5.The LG affiliate sued Innox Advanced Materials for infringing on patents involving encapsulation film technology fo

Semiconductor said on June 4 that it has sued European LED distributor Leuchtstark Vertriebs GmbH in a court in Dusseldorf of Germany for patent infringement.According to the South Korean chip maker, Leuchtstark Vertriebs infringed upon two patents concerning its MEGAMAN product. Semiconductor is al

Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei visited South Korea last week to meet with parts suppliers to enlist their support, according to sources close to the matter on June 4.“Huawei admitted it may have to cut production, but asked for steady supplies even if that’s the case,” said one of the source

Chinese battery makers are quickly making inroads into South Korea following a string of fires at nationwide energy storage systems (ESS) that the government has yet to offer an explanation for.Industry sources said on June 4 that due to these safety issues, manufactures are turning to ESS facilitie

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong confirmed on June 1 that Samsung remains committed to the trillions won worth of investment it previously announced.“What drove Samsung’s relentless innovation over the past half century was our commitment to invest in the future even during the toughes

A domestic legal fight has blown up into an offshore battle.Jahwa Electronics and Mplus – both vibration motor suppliers for Samsung smartphones – are wrestling over patents in Vietnam where a growing number of South Korean manufacturers have been settin up camp, according to industry sources on May

Samsung Electronics’ mobile communications arm is moving to outsource more budget smartphones to attract more consumers in growing markets like China, according to industry sources on May 29.The sources told The Elec that following Samsung Electronics’ Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong’s visit to China las

Recent US sanctions against China’s Huawei Technologies as a part of the ongoing economic war between the two countries are having a toll on the semiconductor market, according to industry sources.As of end-May, contract prices for DDR4 8 Gb 2133MHz D-RAM as of May-end stood at $3.75, which was 6.25

Samsung Display failed to run a booth at this year’s Display Week conference organized by Society of Information Display(SID) in San Jose earlier this month. Some say the display-maker may forgo the event next year as well.Booth location was the main cause for Samsung’s reticence, they noted.“Until

The global semiconductor market surrendered huge losses during the January to March period of this year, causing the top 10 chip makers to suffer steep declines in sales.According to market research firm IHS Markit on May 29, worldwide semiconductor revenues during the first quarter fell 12.9 percen

Vitzro Cell, the largest lithium primary battery maker in South Korea, has signed a 30 billion won ($25.2 million) battery pack supply deal in a move highlighting its shift towards the new area of business, according to industry sources on May 28.“With another contract on the way, it looks like Vitz

OLEDON Chief executive Hwang Guang-hoon said on May 27 that he received mostly positive reviews at SID 2019.“We had a lot of good feedback,” said the CEO of the South Korean manufacturer, adding that such upbeat views are rare at the event.The response was to the company's announcement that it can a

LG Display will be rolling out 48-inch OLED TVs in 2020, according to a top executive.“It’s a strategy to solidify our footing in the high-end TV market, while continuing to have presence in the standard and premium segments,” Oh Chang-ho, the South Korean display-maker’s vice president of the TV bu

Samsung Display is looking to diversify its portfolio of ACF (Anisotropic Conductive Film) suppliers, according to industry sources on May 27.ACF is a core part of display technology, indicating adhesive material used to connect display panels such as LCDs and OLEDs with electronic circuits.The disp

Samsung SDI has sold off a unit that manufactures ACF (Anisotropic Conductive Film), a key material connecting display panels and electronic circuits, to Kukdo Chemical, according to industry sources on May 24.They said the deal was inked between Samsung and Kukdo 10 days ago on May 14, after almost

HIMS, a South Korean manufacturer of Fine Metal Masks (FMM) for small-and-mid-sized OLED panels, is expected see a sales boost from its Chinese operations.Market estimates for HIMS’ revenues this year are at 80 billion won (US$ 67.3 million), just shy of the 90 billion won-plus figure two years ago.

Lim Jung-Han, Director of the High-Performance Display Division of Corning, said, "We started mass production of ‘Astra’, a new glass substrate, in March of this year. In the second half of the year, TVs made with the display panel containing the substrate glass will be available." Director Lim also

The relationship betwen LG Chem and Shanghai Energy New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. (Semcorp), a Chinese Lithuim-ion battery separator (LiBS) company. The company decided to receive separator membranes from Semcorp for five years.On the 23rd, Semcorp announced that it has signed a contract for th