Local semiconductor testing solution firm Exicon is developing a CMOS (CIS tester) image sensor testing solution to expand its horizons, according to industry sources on April 17.The solution is to be completed within this year, with aim to begin supplying major local clients beginning in 2021, they

Korea’s three telecom companies have said it would be stepping up investment in networks, especially 5G technologies, during the first half of this year, but they have yet to take any action, sources told The Elec.“We have yet to detect any real action, and believe the investment will happen in the

China’s top two battery makers CATL and BYD both posted lowly figures for the first quarter, mostly due to the sluggish sales of EVs amid the coronavirus, according to the firms and analysts.On April 17, CATL said its net profit during the months of January to March will likely stand between 733 mil

Chinese display maker BOE shipped seven times as many OLED panels in 2019 compared to the year earlier in an indication of the company’s robust entry into the market, according to market research firm Omdia on April 17.Last year, BOE shipped 39.1 million OLED panels. Among them, 22.1 million were ri

Homegrown semiconductor startup Fadu is in the supplier qualification process in a bid to ink a deal with US tech giant Apple, according to industry sources on April 16.Fadu is looking to supply NAND flash memory controllers for Apple’s cloud data center infrastructure, the sources said. If Fadu is

As early as the third quarter of this year, KMW is expected to begin supplying Remote Radio Head transceivers to Samsung Electronics’ network business division for its 4G base stations, according to industry sources on April 16.“We plan on completing the development of the transceivers for Samsung E

EcoPro – the parent company of local battery cathode maker EcoProBM – is creating a joint venture (JV) in China to secure a stable source of the precursor, a key ingredient for battery cathode.The JV will be with Fuan GEM, an affiliate of China’s GEM, according to GEM on April 13. The JV will be est

Samsung Electronics is set to produce just over 10 million smartphones in April 2020, which is about half of its previous monthly average of around 25 million handsets, according to Samsung suppliers on April 13.Annually, Samsung produces up to 300 million handsets. "There is still quite a bit of in

SK Innovation has reportedly chosen China’s Autowell to supply equipment for assembling battery modules and packs, along with those for logistics automation at its EV battery firm located in Georgia, US, according to industry sources on April 10.It marks the first time that reports confirmed a partn

China’s Everdisplay Optronics is expanding its territory in the rigid OLED panel market for laptops and tablets. In particular, the company is directly competing against Samsung Display over supplying laptops and tablet PCs for Huawei Technologies, according to industry sources on April 7.The panel

5G-enabled smartphones are expected to account for up to half of the smartphones sold in South Korea in2020, according to market research firm Counterpoint on April 9.The firm said up to 8.4 million 5G smartphones will be sold this year, which is around 48% of the projected smartphone sales for 2020

In 2020, shipment of OLED panels for smartphones is expected to grow 9% on-year to reach around 513 million handsets, according to market research firm Omdia on April 9.This comes despite projections that the total volume of global shipments of smartphones will fall by up to 13% on-year amid the cor

Sales projections for the Samsung Galaxy S20 series were recently slashed by more than 40% on the back of the coronavirus pandemic, but the high-end Galaxy S20 Ultra is appearing to be beating market estimates, according to industry sources in April 10.They said until the end of the year the S20 ser

South Korean battery equipment maker TSI – a key supplier for Samsung SDI – has been sued by its rival for stealing technology information, industry sources said on April 9. The lawsuit is likely to posed as an obstacle for TSI’s efforts to get listed on the Kosdaq market.The rival is a fellow suppl

Chinese display makers CEC Panda and HKC may be placed on the selling block on account of mounting financial difficulties triggered by a glut of LCD panels and declining prices, according to industry sources on April 9.The two firms may be acquired by other Chinese panel makers such as CSOT and BOE

Doosan Solus was the sole supplier of high-refraction CPL for the OLED panels fitted in Samsung’s Galaxy S20 series to help improve the energy efficiency by up to 7% of the flagship smartphones, according to industry sources on April 3.With the deal, Doosan Solus is now more likely to take the lead

This year’s global TV shipments are expected to fall 8.7% on-year in 2020 to 203.5 million units in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak that has dampened consumer sentiment, according to market research firm Omdia on April 1.Prior to the pandemic, Omdia had put the shipment volume at 225.4 mil

South Korea’s MCNEX will be expanding its production lines for camera modules supplied to Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Ultra in a bid to respond to the growing demand for the high-end smartphones, according to industry sources on April 6.The Galaxy S20 series itself – launched in March 2020 – is showing lac

Huawei Technologies will be installing a Cloud and AI Business Group in Korea this year in a bid to penetrate the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU) server market currently dominated by NVidia.The business group may later on be spun off for further growth, according to industry sources on April 3.Huawei

Samsung Display will be shuttering its LCD business for good before the year is out, according to industry sources on April 1.Some of the lines, such as the Gen-7 here in Korea will be refurbished to produce OLED and QD panels. Since 2019, the display maker has been switching its LCD L8 line in Sout