Samsung SDI was preparing to build a second electric vehicle battery pack factory line at its facility in Michigan, TheElec has learned.Its existing first factory line was operating at 100% capacity thanks to increased sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles made by Stellantis, sources said.This f

Samsung has scrapped its plan to add more suppliers of photoresist, a key ingredient in the production of advanced 3D NAND flash memory chips.The company had contacted a minimum of four potential new suppliers, all from Japan including the world’s largest PR maker Tokyo Ohka Kogyo, to supply the mat

Samsung Display is showing interest in an OLED panel production technology that doesn’t require the use of masks, TheElec has learned.A high-level executive of the South Korean display panel maker recently visited its equipment supplier Applied Materials’ headquarters in the US to discuss JDI’s eLEA

Samsung has been conducting prolonged tests on coolants from Chinese companies as it attempts to diversify its supply chain for the ingredient used in wafer fabrication.The South Korean tech giant has not finalized whether it would accept the coolants as it was unsatisfied with their quality, source

S&S Tech is planning to install key equipment that will allow it to manufacture extreme ultraviolet (EUV) blank masks, TheElec has learned.The mask maker is planning to install ion beam deposition (IBD) machines from US company Veeco Instruments.The installation of such equipment means S&S Tech has

Samsung is planning to secure more production capacity for OLED display driver ICs from its contract chip maker UMC of Taiwan next year.Samsung System LSI, the unit that designs logic chips, is expected to order more of its display driver ICs made due to high demand for them by key customers, source

LG Display was in the final stages of review by Apple for its low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) OLED for use in iPhone 14 Pro Max, TheElec has learned.Whether the South Korean display maker will win the deal will be decided in around two weeks' time, sources said.This is the first time th

Samsung has supplied its DDR5 DRAM with a high-k metal gate process applied to a Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer G.Skill, according to analyst firm Techinsights.The chip was being used in the G.Skill Trident Z5 series memory package, the firm said.Techinsights said it expects high-k metal g

LG Display has developed an OLED on Silicon and color filter structure with high efficiency, a company researcher said.The thin film encapsulant, which protects OLED from water and oxygen, is made 2.5 micrometers thick, which is enough for the light not to leak out and prevents different colors of l

Ford chairman Bill Ford will visit South Korea this month to meet with the leadership of battery makers LG Energy Solution and SK On, TheElec has learned.The visit is likely being made to find a solution to the US Inflation Act, which means electric vehicles with South Korean batteries won’t be able

South Korean battery material firm EcoPro will form a joint venture with its Chinese counterpart GEM that focuses on producing material needed in batteries, TheElec has learned.The pair already operates a joint venture called EcoPro Materials, which makes cathode precursors and recycle batteries.The

Samsung said on Thursday that it has joined the RE100 initiative and will target reaching net zero carbon emission by 2025.RE100 stands for Renewable Energy 100% and its aim is to have companies use 100% renewable energy by 2025.Samsung said it uses the most energy among ICT manufacturers __ it used

LG Energy Solution has recently canceled the development of prismatic batteries, TheElec has learned.Earlier this year, the company started a review of the product on whether it will be viable but recently concluded that it was not feasible business-wise.Prismatic batteries put in the materials in c

K Siltron is planning to form a joint venture with RFHIC and Yes Power Technix that will develop technologies related to silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors, TheElec has learned.The plan awaiting approval from SK Corporation, the holding company of the SK business group.SK

Samsung Display is expected to gain more orders for the low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) OLED panels used in the top-tier iPhone 14 models, TheElec has learned.The South Korean display maker’s rivals have had a low yield rate for the premium LTPO OLED panels, sources said.Due to this, Sa

SK On is expected to place separate orders for tab welders and packaging equipment used in battery production at factories run by Blue Oval SK, its joint venture with Ford, which will give increased chances to suppliers to win orders.The South Korean battery maker had previously ordered both kits as

Samsung on Wednesday started mass production of NAND flash chips at its P3 line at its Pyeongtaek facility.P3 is the company’s largest semiconductor production facility to date and started construction back in late 2020.The fab is designed to manufacture NAND flash, DRAM and logic chips for Samsung’

Chinese battery equipment firm Lead Intelligent has hired an ex-LG Energy Solution executive as head of its South Korean operation, TheElec has learned.The Chinese firm hired Kwon Tae-joon, who previously worked at LG Chem’s petrochemical business and LG Energy Solution’s energy storage system busin

SK Hynix said on Tuesday that it will begin building a new fab with 15 trillion won in South Korea in October.M15X will be added to its existing facility in Cheongju, right next to fab M15.The new fab will have a multi-story structure, which means based on the surface area it will be larger than SK

Samsung SDI is planning to finalize the specification of its battery that will have a diameter of 46mm, the company’s China head said.Tesla s planning to use 4680 batteries, batteries with a diameter of 46mm and length of 80mm, for its electric vehicles.Samsung SDI has been developing batteries in t