SK Hynix was developing a new CMOS image sensor (CIS) that uses neural network technology, TheElec has learned.The South Korean memory giant is planning to embed an AI accelerator into the CIS, sources said.The accelerator itself is based on SRAM combined with a microprocessor __ also called in-memo

LG Display’s plan to invest in OLED on silicon (OLEDoS) production is facing delays.The company was originally expected to place orders for the equipment needed for production sometime in the third quarter.But LG Display is yet to do so and a decision is unlikely until December, sources said.OLEDoS

Batteries, biopharmaceuticals, and chips. These three products are largely considered to be Samsung’s three growth engines today by observers of the South Korean conglomerate.Samsung SDI is the subsidiary that handles batteries.But in contrast to the other two products, Samsung SDI’s investment in t

Samsung System LSI, Samsung’s logic chip designing business unit, has been registered as a secondary vendor of automotive CMOS image sensor (CIS) for Hyundai Motor’s latest car model, TheElec has learned.The primary vendor for the car model, which launched during the first half of the year, is Omniv

Samsung said on Thursday that its board of directors appointed vice chairman Jay Y. Lee as its executive chairman.The tech giant said the decision was made to strengthen accountability and stabilize management amid the worsening global business environment.Lee was designated legally the leader of Sa

South Korean fabless chip firm Pixelplus will show of engineering samples of its automotive CMOS image sensor to customers during the first quarter.The new product, called PK5130KA, will begin mass production during the second half of 2023 and contribute to the company’s revenue in 2024, Pixelplus s

Samsung has begun production of 89-inch MicroLED TVs during the third quarter, TheElec has learned.It is the tech giant’s first MicroLED TV that uses low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS) thin-film transistor (TFT) glass substrates instead of the printed circuit boards used in prior models.

Samsung SDI is seeking to add more suppliers of electrode equipment besides Hanwha Corporation, TheElec has learned.The South Korean battery maker is planning to apply a bidding process for the next batch of electrode equipment it uses, sources said.The new policy is expected to start with its plann

Poongwon Precision is expected to aim to supply Samsung Display with fine metal masks (FMM) used in the production of smartphone OLED panels in the fourth quarter, TheElec has learned.The company had said back in February that it is planning to supply an initial match of the material to an unnamed c

Samsung SDI, besides the 4680 (46 diameters, 80mm length) batteries it is developing for Tesla, has added two new cylinder batteries spec in its development project, TheElec has learned.Besides 4680, a spec Tesla unveiled for the first time back in September 2020, the South Korean battery maker will

BMW is planning to collaborate with South Korean suppliers in the production of solid-state batteries, TheElec has learned.BMW’s South Korean subsidiary will meet various suppliers in equipment and materials and report back to headquarters in Germany.Those from BMW are planning to meet suppliers in

Samsung said on Thursday said it has started production of chips using its 3-nanometer (nm) process.The Korean tech giant’s 3nm process comes with its gate-all-around (GAA) transistor architecture.TheElec had earlier reported that Samsung was planning to start 3nm chip production for a Chinese chip

Samsung Display and Japan’s Ulvac will start price negotiation for the Gen 8.5 OLED deposition equipment that the latter will be supplying, TheElec has learned.The pair had been working to develop a deposition machine for Gen 8.5 (2200x2500mm) substrate that uses full-cut substrates and deposits org

Samsung will start trial production of its 3-nanometer(nm) foundry process for customers this week at the earliest, TheElec has learned.The first customer for the process will be the Chinese application-specific IC firm, sources said.Qualcomm, Samsung’s largest customer, had also made reservations f

The electric vehicle (EV) battery joint venture between South Korean battery maker SK On and Ford has delayed its spending plan by around three months, TheElec has learned.Blue Oval SK was formed in May of last year and the pair had announced spending of US$11.4 billion from the venture to build bat

Wafer dicing saw machine maker SR will focus on expanding its core business going forward, its CEO said.SR CEO Lee Jang-hee said the company was behind in technology and staff to industry leader Disco of Japan.Still, the South Korean company will focus on developing products, reacting to customers a

Battery production equipment makers Mplus and Lead were competing to win the latest order for assembly equipment by battery maker Northvolt, TheElec has learned.Jeil M&S is supplying Northvolt with mixing equipment, while electrode equipment is provided by CIS and Hirano Tecseed.Sejong Technology is

Ultium Cells, the joint venture between LG Energy Solution and General Motors, is expected to manufacture its first batch of batteries soon.Its first factory at Lordstown, Ohio, will activate its first two production lines soon, people familiar with the matter said.The company will place orders for

South Korean battery equipment makers Mplus and Hana Technology were competing fiercely to win orders from Blue Oval SK, the battery-making joint venture between SK On and Ford.Those from SK On and Ford are planning visit their suppliers starting this week to check their technologies and equipment p

Nextin CEO said the company was developing a machine to remove static electricity with its recently acquired firm Zisys.Nextin CEO Tae Hoon Park said during an interview with TheElec that this machine will be able to remove static electricity that was irremovable in previous machines during the extr