L&F was in talks with SK Innovation to supply cathode, TheElec has learned.The company is planning to supply high-nickel cathode (over 80% nickel) to the South Korean battery make. L&F will be supplying nickel, cobalt and manganese cathode.L&F has already agreed prior to this deal to supply NCMA (wi

Samsung Electronics on Thursday unveiled its new Galaxy S21 smartphones with upped smartphone features.Specs of the models matched earlier leaks while prices have substantially dropped for the Galaxy S20 series.The new features also have upgraded features while at the same time show cost control mea

Hanmi Semiconductor posted 255.7 billion won in sales and operating income of 66.4 billion won in 2020, the company said on Friday.This is a rise of 114.6% and 361.1%, respectively from 2019.In the fourth quarter, the company posted sales of 77.5 billion won and operating income of 14.18 billion won

SK Innovation on Friday criticized LG Energy Solution over the recent decision by US’S Patent Office.SK claimed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decision to reject its request to investigate whether LG’s patent was valid was a matter of procedure and that LG was using it as a publicity stunt.SK s

Dell will launch two new Alienware gaming notebooks this year, the company announced at CES 2021.Alienware m15 R4 and m17 R4 are powered by Nvida’s latest RTX 3000 series GPUs for laptops.The new GPU offers high voltage even during long game play times as well as 120Hz refresh rate, 4K resolution an

South Korea’s smartphone market will grow 11% in 2021 to around 19 million smartphones, according to market research firm Counterpoint.This is from pent-up demand after the pandemic, larger availability of 5G smartphones and phones with new form factors alluring consumers waiting to change their pho

SK Innovation’s claim that LG Energy Solution’s electric vehicle battery patent was invalid was rejected by US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).The Patent Trial and Appeal Board under USPTO rejected SK’s request to start an investigation on the matter.SK claimed 8 patents related to cathode and s

Mcnex unveiled its in-cabin camera system at CES 2021.The system offers driver and occupant monitoring in side cars.This is increase safety for passengers, Mcnex said.Such system is applied more and more by automobile companies in preparation of the self-driving cars, the South Korean company said.M

SK Hynix said on Thursday that it has issued a green bond worth US$1 billion to invest in projects for environmental, social and governance (ESG) management.A green bonds are limited to being able to fund environmentally friendly projects. SK Hynix said it was the semiconductor company in the world

LG Display said on Wednesday that its factory at Paju suffered a gas leak that injured six people.Tetramethylammonium hydroxide was leaked when workers were trying to reconnect a pipe at LG’s P8 factory, the company said.Two were heavily injured __ they suffered heart attacks but were revived __ whi

Western Digital on Thursday launched four 4TB portable solid-state drives (SSD) aimed at consumers.They are: Sandisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD, Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD, WD Black P50 Game Drive SSD and WD My Passport SSD.The new SSDs will be optimal for use by gamers, content creators, those who

Skyworth on Tuesday unveiled 16 new models of OLED and liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs at CES 2021.Its XC9300 TV is offered in 55 and 65-inch sizes and have 120Hz screen refresh rate, Dolby Atmos and DTS surround sound.Some TV models will also support Google Apps.The Chinese TV panel maker said it

LG Energy Solution is using V-One Tech’s battery inspection equipment for long axis batteries, TheElec has learned.The equipment is being used for LG’s pilot line for Ultium Cells, its joint venture with General Motors.V-One Tech is supplying the equipment only for LG. It will be used for batteries

Mcnex, in collaboration with Corephotonics, announced that they have developed a front prism dual-sensing ADAS camera at CES 2021.The camera will improve autonomous driving in cars. It will receive videos of intersections and curved roads to the control unit, Mcnex said.One camera will monitor the f

LG Display unveiled a 77-inch OLED panel at CES 2021 made with new organic light emitting material.The company said is used a new high efficiency organic material for the panel that increases luminance by 20%.This will allow the panel to show brighter pictures and will be used in high-end OLED produ

LG Display CTO Yoon Soo-young said on Monday that MiniLED technology was an extension of existing liquid crystal display (LCD) technology that has clear limitations.MiniLED was an LCD with improved backlighting that has the same limitation a conventional LCD, Yoon said.OLED will continue to be ahead

Market research firm TrendForce said on Monday that is expected 223 million TVs to be shipped in 2021.This is 2.8% more than last year. The continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic and large sports events such as the Tokyo Olympics will lead this growth.TV shipment last year dropped at the early stages

Samsung Electronics’ compliance committee said Monday that it has agreed to regularly meet with Samsung vice chairman Lee Jae-yong going forward.The committee and Lee agreed on the matter at their meeting on Monday, they said.The compliance committee was formed in January 2020. It was formed as a wa

LG Electronics has unveiled its 2021 TV lineup ahead of CES 2021.It has unveiled a new OLED TV called OLED evo, model name G1, which the company said offer clearer resolution than predecessors.The new TV has brighter screen compared to predecessors while also offering high contrast ratio, deep black

Solus Advanced Materials said on Friday that its elecfoil produced in its factory in Hungary has won quality approval from LG Energy Solution.Mass production and supply will begin soon, Solus said.In July 2019, the pair signed a elecfoil supply deal worth US$380 million. LG Energy sill receive elecf