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

China’s Amperex Technology Limited (ATL) has signed on to supply batteries for Samsung Electronics’ new wearable device, the Galaxy Watch Active 2.This is the third Samsung installment for ATL since the Gear S3 in 2016, the Gear Sports in 2017 and the Galaxy Watch in 2018. The Galaxy Watch Active la

South Korea’s SK Innovation will be investing 16% more in terms of capital expenditure (CAPEX) than planned by spending up to 3.5 trillion won ($2.9 billion), the company said on July 26 in a conference call announcing its second quarter earnings.In the first quarter, the company had put the expense

South Korean parts supplier Partron will be providing the majority of the optical fingerprint recognition sensor modules for Samsung Electronics. Close on its heels are MCNEX and Dreamtech.Industry sources said on July 26 they expect Partron to supplying more than half of the demand for the Samsung

The response towards the latest announcement from Samsung Electronics that it will release its first foldable phone, the Galaxy Fold, in September this year was lukewarm at best.After five months since the initial release was delayed, Samsung said on July 25 that the phone is officially ready for la

Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ second quarter operating profit fell far short of the market consensus due to overflowing Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor (MLCC) inventory and less-than-stellar macroeconomic conditions.On July 24, the Samsung affiliate said its second quarter revenues reached 1.95 trillion w

South Korea's LG Chem expects to break even in its electric car battery business despite posting a deficit on two consecutive quarters. It also anticipates its annual sales to reach 5 trillion won ($4.2 billion).LG Chem said on July 24 that its EV battery business in the second quarter hit an accumu

South Korean manufacturers of high-end printed circuit board (PCB) appear to be heavily dependent on Japanese imports, indicating this sector also could be hard hit should the Tokyo government widen its scope of export restrictions against the country.Industry data showed on July 22 that components