LG Display’s Cinematic Sound OLED (CS) technology has been listed as the standard for sound emitting display by the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards.The South Korean display panel maker first launched the OLED panels that use the technology in 2016.The technology uses the display panel as

Samsung Display is transferring hundreds of its employees to Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor business as it prepares to exit the liquid crystal display (LCD) business.The display panel maker was taking application from employees for the transfer and sorting through who to send. Hundreds of employ

South Korean component maker SoluM is setting up offices abroad to better react to demand from customer Samsung Electronics.The company set up its office in Noida, India in September. The office, which will focus on production, will go live next year. SoluM is planning to operate an office in Mexico

Shim Ik-chan, a senior vice president at Samsung Electro-Mechanics, has won an annual industry award hosted by South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.Shim was awarded at the 15th Electronics and IT Day for his contribution to the camera module industry.He joined Samsung Electro-Mechani

Chinese OLED material company AG-RAY has started the largest OLED material project in China to localize supply of the materials, according to local media reports.The company is building a new OLED material factory at city of Meishan in Sichuan province where it is based in.The factory, once complete

PI Advanced Materials will supply low permittivity polyimide (PI) films to Samsung Electronics for the Galaxy S21 smartphones.The company will be supplying its modified PI film with even lower permittivity this time around for use in flexible printed circuit board for the 5G antenna.PI Advanced Mate

Chemtronics has been named the preferred bidder by Samsung Electro-Mechanics to buy its wireless telecommunication module business, TheElec has learned.The deal is thought to be worth in the mid-100 billion won range. Samsung Electro-Mechanics will be handing over production facilities and equipment

LED company Semicon Light said on Tuesday that it has singed a UV-C LED distribution deal with Japanese trading company Inabata.The South Korean LED maker said, besides this agency deal, it will sign an annual supply deal with Inabata to expand into the US, Europe and Japan.Inabata’s annual sales is

Companies involved in a national project run the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy are turning in their research results in the development of fine metal mask (FMM) used in OLED panel production.APS Holdings, Philoptics, Poongwon Precision and Olum Materials have turned in their one-year result

Samsung Display’s sales of its liquid crystal display (LCD) factory in Suzhou, China is facing delays, Chinese media Ijiwei reports.This is from delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic for the South Korean government to approval the deal.LCD is designated a national core technology by the South Korea

Apple may use components made by Samsung Electro-Mechanics for its folded zoom camera on iPhones launching in 2022, people familiar with the matter told TheElec.Samsung Electro-Mechanics will supply components such as actuators and lens to LG InnoTek, a long-time supplier of camera modules to Cupert

Samsung Electronics will launch three kinds of foldable smartphone models next year, according to OLED research firm UBI Research.Samsung Display was preparing three types of foldable OLED panels, the research firm said, which indicates three foldable smartphone models.These will likely be the Galax

Murata Manufacturing, the world’s largest multi layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) maker, said on Thursday it will secure over 50% market share in MLCC for telecommunication and automotive sectors.The Japanese company’s target, announced at an annual conference, seems to be taking account of the expandi

Samsung Display on Thursday said it has signed an agreement with the Asan City and South Chungcheong Province to improve water quality and recycle them.Samsung Display CEO Choi Joo-sun, who was named to the top post on Wednesday, met with government officials for the signing ceremony.The company wil

Printed circuit board (PCB) maker TLB has set its share offering price for its KOSDAQ IPO at 38,000 won.A total of 1,385 institutional investors took part in its demand forecast. They account for 77% of the million shares on offer.TLB will now likely secure 38 billion won for its listing. Retail ord

Chinese company O’Film Group has been kicked out of Apple’s camera module supply chain, TheElec has learned.The US Department of Commerce had early in July designated O’Film Group among a list of eleven Chinese companies that it accuses of taking part in human rights violations against the Uighur pe

Samsung Display said on Wednesday that EVP Choi Joo-sun will lead the company as the new CEO.Previous CEO Lee Dong-hoon will become an adviser to the company.Choi heads Samsung Display’s large display business and will also keep that post, Samsung Display said.Kim Sung-chul, who led the company’s sm

Semicon Light will license out its patents related to flip chip to Chinese LED maker HC Semitek.The South Korean company will began earning royalties within the year.The Chinese companies have requested for the license in October. It was gain access to around 250 patents.HC Semitek is China’s second

LG InnoTek was in talks with a Chinese company to sell its LED production equipment and patents, TheElec has learned.The South Korean component maker had said in October that it plans to exit the LED business.The company internally decided to sell the LED business back in 2019. The business has post

A Samsung Electronic VP has said foldable smartphones will become thinner and lighter going forward at the company’s investors forum.Foldable smartphones was a new momentum for the saturated smartphone market, Lee Jong-min, VP at Samsung Mobile, said.In June of last year, Lee had said consumers will