LG InnoTek will procure printed circuit boards (PCB) from Terranix, an affiliate of Youngpoong Group, for its automotive LED brand Nexlide, TheElec has learned.The South Korean component maker is attempting to diversify its supply chain for automotive LED.Nexlide is used in over 60 car models worldw

Samsung Display said on Monday that the folding OLED panel it supplied for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 consumes 25% less power than its predecessor.The South Korean display panel maker said it applied a new layer structure that puts the polarizer within the panel.This means the panel can deflect outer light

LG Display said on Tuesday that it will spend 3.3 trillion won to expand its small- to mid-sized OLED production capacity.The company will expand its Gen 6 (1500x1850mm) Paju OLED plant from 30,000 substrates per month to 60,000 substrates per month by 2024.LG Display didn’t share the details of its

CSOT had supplied some of the OLED panels Samsung used for its low-end Galaxy M smartphones sold in India, TheElec has learned.The Chinese display panel maker supplied a small batch for 2020 model legacy M smartphone that is still being sold there.Smartphone makers conventionally start using new sup

Samsung Electronics has narrowed its market share in CMOS image sensors (CIS) with Sony by a few points last year, according to date from research firm Yole Development.The Japanese tech giant held a 40% market share in the sector in 2020, which is 2 points lower than the previous year. During the s

Intel’s latest Gen 3 Xeon Scalable Processor, codenamed Ice Lake, will take up up to 30% of the global server CPU market by the year’s end, according to market research firm TrendForce.The US chip giant announced the x86 architecture-based processor in April.Intel has claimed the processor has 1.46

Samsung Electro-Mechanics said on Thursday that it has developed two new multi layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).ADAS are used for autonomous driving. The kinds of ADAS include lane keeping assistant system, surround view monitor and smart cruise control.M

South Korean chip foundry company DB HiTek saw its operating profit margin rate reach 30% during the second quarter of 2021 from high demand for its contract chip production services.The company said on Friday that it recorded 274.7 billion won in sales and 81.4 billion won in operating income durin

Samsung unveiled its new foldable smartphones on Wednesday with far more competitive prices than previously.The South Korean conglomerated introduced the new Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip phones at its virtual Unpacked event.Galaxy Z Fold 3, which opens and closes like a book, has a 7.6-inch mai

Optical inspection equipment makers are facing difficulty securing machine vision cameras due to a shortage caused by high demand, TheElec has learned.Lead time for the cameras has been usually around eight weeks but this has been extended up to 52 weeks, multiple people working at equipment compani

US glass giant Corning has increased share of glass supply to LG Display for automotive OLED panels, TheElec has learned.Corning’s glass has grown to over 10% of those used by LG Display within a year, people familiar with the matter said.The South Korean has previously procured around 70% of the gl

The regional manager and key executives at KLA’s business unit in South Korea are expected to quit soon, TheElec has learned.KLA-Tencor Korea president Bruce Chung and up to five others have quit or is planning to quit the company soon, people familiar with the matter said.KLA’s US headquarters is e

Germany’s Schott has won in its competition against US’ Corning in supplying ultra-thin glasses (UTG) used in Samsung’s new foldable phones, TheElec has learned.Schott is supplying all of the UTG mother glasses used by Samsung for its Galaxy Z Fold 3, as well as majority of the glasses used for Gala

Hyvision System will supply Foxconn with camera module inspection equipment, TheElec has learned.The South Korean firm clinched deal from Apple’s change to how its camera modules for iPhones are assembled.Hyvision will be supplying alignment inspection equipment to the Taiwanese company.The kit insp

Philoptics said on Wednesday that it secured 4 billion won in funding that will be spent on its on-going fine metal mask (FMM) development.Its subsidiary Philmaterials was also looking to secure an additional 10 billion won within the year, the company said.Philoptics received the funds from Aju IB

Tesna said on Wednesday that it plans to spend 81.9 billion won to buy additional; equipment to put in its testing facility for CMOS image sensors (CIS) and RF chips.The company is doing so to prepare for more orders to come from customer Samsung.It will buy CIS and RF chip testing equipment that wi

Lam Research has sent a letter to South Korean fab equipment maker PSK through a local law firm, claiming they infringed its patents.The US fab equipment giant set the latter via Kim & Chang, claiming that its South Korean counterpart infringed on its patents related to bevel etcher.The move can lea

Key Foundry has developed a new semiconductor design toolkit that it says will shorten development time for chip firms.The firm had previously supplied process design kits (PDK) that support chip design tools provided by Synopsys, Candence and Siemens.The latest PDK Version E adds PDK setup environm

Hansol Chemical will spend 85 billion won to build a new battery silicon anode factory.The company said the new factory will begin operations in 2022 and produce the anodes that has triple the energy density to conventional anodes.The new factory will be built a Iksan’s industrial zone. Hansol had b

Samsung Display’s OLED etcher suppliers have begun the development of their new dry etchers for Gen 8.5 OLED panels, TheElec has learned.Wonik IPS, ICD and Tokyo Electron will compete to win orders first from the South Korean display panel maker.Samsung Display is considering manufacturing OLED pane