Ultra-thin glass (UTG) will account for 80% of all over windows used in foldable panels going forward, according to market research firm UBI Research.Polyimide (PI) films will also continue to account for 20% of the total for the next five years, the research firm said.Samsung Display will only supp

LG Display has named executive vice president Shin Sang-moon as its first chief safety and environment officer (CSEO) on Monday.The company early this month announced the formation of the new CSEO post, following a fatal gas leak on January at its plant that killed one employee of a subcontractor.LG

SK Innovation has sent a petition to the International Trade Commission (ITC) asking for a grace period on the 10-year import ban it received from the commission, people familiar with the matter said.The move is considered a way for SK to buy time to prepare for the legal battle ahead with LG Energy

LG Energy Solution said on Friday that SK Innovation was "misleading the facts" and not accepting the ruling made by the International Trade Commission (ITC) on the pair's trade secret lawsuit.LG Energy Solution made a public proposal to SK Innovation for a joint review of the evidence listed on the

Solus Advanced Materials on Friday named former SK Hynix president Suh Kwang-pyuk as a new independent CEO at its shareholders’ meeting and board meeting.He will become the joint CEO to current CEO Chin Dae-jae. CEO Lee Yoon-seok, which oversaw the company along with Chin, will step down from his po

SK Innovation said on Friday at its shareholders’ meeting that it cannot accept demands made by LG Energy Solution in the pair’s settlement negotiations after the ruling made by the International Trade Commission (ITC).SK Innovation director Lee Myoung-young said it was impossible to accept demands

Dreamtech said on Friday that it will collaborate with MixComm to develop 5G mmWave system.MixComm will develop 28GHz 5G mmWave RF chip and antenna-in-package (AiP) solution.The US company was co-founded by professor Harish Krishnaswamy of Colombia University and ex-Qualcomm VP Frank Lane, who has o

Samsung has developed a 512GB DDR5 memory module and is collaborating with Intel in the transition to DDR5.The company said Thursday that its latest memory supports data transfer rate of up to 7,200Mbps, double that of DDR4. This means two 30GB UHD movie can be processed within a second, Samsung sai

The vice chairman of LG Chem, the parent company of LG Energy Solution, said on Thursday that SK Innovation must pay a reasonable compensation for stealing trade secrets.LG Chem vice chairman Shin Hak-cheol said it was a “shame” that SK Innovation wasn’t accepting the ruling made by International Tr

Nanobrick said on Thursday that it will launch materials with adaptive transmittance and color used in display panels.The company will develop these materials using its own active nano platform, which it uses to make functional materials.Nanobrick has launched a variety of materials using the platfo

LG Electronics on Wednesday approved the motion to split off its powertrain business to form a joint venture with Magna International at a shareholders’ meeting.The new subsidiary, called LG Magna E-Powertrain, will be formed on July. Manga will buy a 49% stake in the company.The pair announced the

US President Joe Biden must reject a ruling made by the International Trade Commission (ITC) against SK Innovation in its lawsuit with LG Energy Solution, former US Attorney General Sally Yates said.The ruling threatens the creation of jobs in Georgia, where SK Innovation is building a battery plant

Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that it will be supplying 5G equipment to Japanese telco NTT DocomoIt is the Korean firm’s first direct supply to the carrierSamsung has previously supplied 5G equipment to KDDI, Japan’s second largest carrier.The Korean company will be supplying radio units to NT

LG Chem said on Tuesday that it will be collaborating with South Korean startup Innerbottle in plastic recycling.The pair will build what they call a Plastic Eco-Platform, in which plastic made by LG Chem and bottle by Innerbottle will be collected by a distributor to be reused in the same way by th

LG Display CEO said on Tuesday that the company will beef up its safety management standard going forward.Company CEO Jeong Ho-young’s comment at its shareholders’ meeting comes after a worker died following a gas leak at one of the firm’s plant in South Korea.Jeong said the company was still invest

YEST said Tuesday that it has won a ruling in China against KDX.The Korean display and chip equipment maker will receive 90% of the payment it was suppose to receive from Chinese optical film maker as compensation, after the contract between the pair was canceled.YEST signed a US$13.65 million contr

Samsung Display said on Tuesday that it has supplied low-power OLED panels to Chinese smartphone makers Oppo and Oneplus.The company said it applied its Adaptive Frequency technology __ the name it gives for low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) thin-film transistor (TFT) technology __ to the

SKC on Monday said it has signed a MOU to rent lands at Kota Kinabalu Industrial Mark (KKIP) in Malaysia to build a copper foil plant there.The online signing ceremony was attended by Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.SKC and its subsidiary SK Nexilis will rent 400,000 meter-square of land

Samsung Display will convert its OLED line dedicated to its largest customer Apple into one that makes low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) thin-film transistor (TFT) within the first half of 2021, according to market research firm UBI Research.The South Korean display panel manufacturer’s A

Samsung Electronics said on Thursday that four models in its 2021 Neo QLED TV series has received certification for Gaming TV Performance from German electrical engineering institute Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker (VDE).QN900, QN800, QN90, and QN85 were given the certificate for low input lag an