Wooree ETI, an electronic component maker, has changed its name to ‘Wooree BIO’ and is seeking out a new frontier in the bio industry. The company also revealed the goal of achieving sales of 50 billion won within three years in the bio-business.Wooree ETI announced its plan to change its name and p

“The factory bathroom was made to the level of Hotel Silla.”These are the words of Young-Gwan Lee, President of Toray Advanced Materials Korea Inc. In a lecture titled “Success Story of Toray Advanced Materials Korea Inc.” held at POSTECH in Pohang, Gyeongbuk Province on 13th, President Lee said, “W

It is expected that Android phones with 3D sensors will surge this year. Due to the expansion of time-of-flight (ToF) 3D sensors, which are cheaper than conventional structured light (SL) 3D sensors, the possibility of applying 3D sensor modules to entry-level smartphones has been increased.DigiTime

Wisol, a surface acoustic wave (SAW) filter maker for mobile phones, will sell the Internet of Things (IoT) business. This is to focus on radio frequency (RF), the company’s core business, and new businesses by liquidating its business divisions in red.In its announcement on 11th Wisol said that it

Dae Duck Electronics and ISU PETASYS are expected to benefit from the MLB (Multi Layer Board) for 5G communication equipment. 5G, which is about to be commercialized, has a transmission speed of 20 times more than that of 4G and transmits data at amount of 100 times the rate of 4G. It is expected th

Strategies for micro light-emitting-diodes (LEDs) of each region have been introduced. Micro LEDs are considered to be the next generation display technology because they are superior to liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) in terms of brightness, contrast, respon

Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ 5x optical zoom camera module will be supplied to Chinese smartphone maker Oppo. The adoption of the 5X optical zoom camera on a smartphone is the world’s first.According to the industry on the 5th, Samsung Electro-Mechanics will begin mass production of the 5x optical zoo

In the first quarter, the price of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) excluding MLCC for electrical devices is expected to decline. This is due to the impact of the declining order backlogs of major companies.On February 4th, it was reported that the orders from the top three Japanese MLCC makers,

Recently, LED Inside, the LED-specialized media, presented the technical problems that are emerging with Micro light emitting diodes (LEDs) which must be solved in new display technology.Micro LEDs are superior to an organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) as well as liquid crystal displays (LCDs) in

Partron, MCNEX, and Dreamtech will supply the optical fingerprint recognition sensor modules for Samsung Electronics’ low-medium priced smartphone lineup, Galaxy A.Samsung Electronics introduced their new Galaxy A series at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) held in Spain, Barcelona on February 25 (loc

STI chose to appoint an executive from Samsung as their new CEO. It is considered as a move to strengthen their display business.On February 25, STI had made a proposal to appoint Lee Woo-suk as their new CEO at the general meeting of shareholders, which is going to be held on March 22. Kim Jung-you

Kukdo Chemical acquires Samsung SDI Anisotropic Conductive Film (ACF) business unit.According to industry sources on the 20th, Samsung SDI is in talks with Kukdo Chemical to sell its ACF division, which is the core material in connecting display panels to electronic circuits. A final agreement is ex

LG Innotek is expected to develop a triple camera to be installed on Apple’s iPhone this year.On the 15th, LG Innotek announced new facility investment of 282.1bn won. The investment targets the mobile camera module, and the investment objective is to strengthen its competitiveness in the optical so

Sekonix, the number-one maker of smartphone camera lenses in Korea, will expand its portion of the electric device business based on the stable sales at its plant in Poland. It has already been evaluated that the company succeeded in business diversification and improved its business constitution.A

The Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ car camera module will be supplied to Tesla, a US electric car company. Samsung Electro-Mechanics has been developing this project in conjunction with Samsung Semiconductor for two years.According to industry sources on the 15th, Samsung Electro-Mechanics has been mass

SKC Kolon PI’s polyimide (PI) varnish line has been put into test operation.On 12th, an SKC Kolon PI official said, “We have started trial operations. If the customer is confirmed, we will start mass production.”PI Varnish is a material required to manufacture flexible organic light emitting diodes

Despite the slowdown in smartphone sales, the camera module industry earnings outlook for the year is positive.Major smartphone camera makers such as Partron, Power Logics, MCNEX and Cammsys are expected to see improved performance as smartphones equipped with multi-cameras are increasing. Some comp

Actro, a maker of smartphone camera module actuators, will complete their Plant 2 in Vietnam in the second quarter. The existing Plant 1 in Vietnam will be exclusively used for actuators, and Plant 2 will be responsible for producing actuator parts and materials. The company plans to actively respon

Suprema, a company specialized in providing biometrics solutions such as fingerprint recognition algorithms, is expected to benefit from the commercialization of FOD (Fingerprint On Display) technology.An official from Suprema on 7th said, “we expect significant sales increase in the commercializati

The blooming Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitor (MLCC) market has been going downhill due to the stagnant domestic economy in China and the decline in global smartphone sales. According to the industry on 7th, inventory growth in warehouses in the MLCC industry has increased due to slowdown in demand. Th