A year ago, The Elec was born as an online news platforms focused exclusively on electronic component manufacturing. Despite South Korea’s global prowess in the areas of semiconductors, displays, batteries and other electronic components, we have lacked expert media coverage.The Elec was created to

South Korea’s ITM Semiconductor has exclusively supplied battery Protection Circuit Module Packages (PMPs) for Apple’s Airpod Pro earphones, according to industry sources.This marks the first time that the manufacturer was confirmed to have supplied to the US-based tech company. Industry watchers be

South Korea’s SK Innovation chose Chinese company Lead Intelligent Equipment to supply key equipment for its EV battery plant in Changzhou of China, according to industry sources on Nov. 11. This is the first time the firms struck a business deal.The equipment will be used for stacking, which comes

South Korea’s LG Innotek is searching for a buyer for its key LED chip equipment and relocating the related staff as a part of its plans for paring down its LED chip business.“A large part of the workforce at LG Innotek’s MOCVD division at the company’s Paju plant has been moved to the camera module

South Korea’s Kolon Industries have begun mass producing transparent CPI film in just a year since it installed the production lines at its Gumi plant in the first half of 2019. The annual capacity is enough to supply up to 10 million foldable phones.“CPI film is already creating profit,” said Noh J

South Korean manufacturer TechWing has received its first orders to supply semiconductor Burn-in testing chambers from one of its clients, according to industry sources on Nov. 8.The orders come after receiving separate orders for sorters, which the firm plans to finish supplying up until the first

South Korean supplier Avaco is making bigger foray into China by signing a deal to provide equipment to Chinese display maker HKC, with which it first began to do business just this year, the company said in a disclosure on Nov. 7.The deal is worth 16 billion won, and it’s with one of HKC’s local co

The shipment of OLED panels surpassed that of LTPS LCDs for the first time for smartphone displays in the third quarter of this year, according to market research firm IHS Markit this month.In total, 147 million OLED panels were shipped. The volume for LTPS LCDs were just over 100 million. Samsung D

South Korea’s Samsung Display is out to build an ecosystem in Taiwan, the home of IT industries, to expand the market for laptop OLED panels, the company said at the Samsung OLED forum in Taiwan on Nov. 7.“Samsung Display’s OLED boasts qualities such as 압도적인 picture quality and high energy efficienc

LG Chem, Samsung SDI and SK Innovation are expected to have invested an average 20% or more in CAPEX this year compared to 2018, according to the three battery makers on Nov. 6.In total, the threesome is estimated to have invested up to 6.1 trillion won in battery cells alone. This reflects a 26% in

LG affiliate Silicon Works is upping the portion of China in its portfolio in a bid to survive amid hardcore restructuring at LG Display’s LCD business, according to industry sources on Oct. 6.Silicon Works’ primary cash cow so far has been selling display driver ICs (DDI) for large-sized LCD panels

The Korea Display Industry Association (KDIA) is actively discussing with suppliers on taking a collective stand against Foxconn’s delay in payment for the equipment at its Gen-10.5 LCD production lines in Guangzhou, according to industry sources on Nov. 6.“Unlike with Chinese display industry playe

South Korea's LG Chem will be using Electro Magnetic Filters (EMF) for its Kobierzyce EV battery plant in Poland in a bid to stabilize yields, with the filters being supplied by local manufacturer Daebo Magnetic, according to industry sources on Nov. 5.Less than 10 of the filters were supplied, most

The demand for Multi Layer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCC) for automobile components remains solid amid a sluggish market, according to industry figures on Nov. 5.Japan’s Murata Manufacturing said that while its revenues of such MLCC for Q2 of the fiscal year of 2019 fell on-quarter, demand has been risin

As of the end of this year, LG Chem is estimated to produce up to 40GWh worth of EV batteries from its Chinese operations, according to figures on Nov. 4. This means around 56% of the total EV battery production is made in China.When LG Chem’s Polish facilities go into operation at the end of 2020,

South Korea's LG Electronics said on Nov. 5 that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Chinese TV maker Hisense at a court in California, US.“We decided to go ahead with the lawsuit after Hisense ignored both our warnings and requests to stop the violation and come to the table,” said a

LG Chem will once more be supplying to Samsung Electronics, this time to the latest in the Galaxy A series lineup, according to industry sources on Oct. 30. This is the third time this year that Samsung has opted for LG-made batteries for its smartphones.The sources said that the newest model appear

The general manager of BOE’s innovative application division said on Oct. 30 that the Chinese display maker is searching for Korean partners for creating next-generation micro OLED-panel-based products.The Chinese executive was speaking at the Tech Inside Show – a high-tech materials and technology

Difficulties in finding an expert who can offer an appraisal about whether LG Chem and Innox Advanced Materials infringed each other’s patents are making the lawsuit drag on even longer, according to industry watchers this week.Already, three of the four candidates refused to take part. The role of

International Electrotechnical Commission TC 64 Chair Jacques Peronnet said at a press conference on Oct. 29 that new electrical installation standards adopted in Korea can help prevent fires at Energy Storage Systems.Peronnet is concurrently director of building & IT business standardization at Sch