SK On has recently chosen battery equipment maker MOT as a partner to manufacture prismatic batteries, TheElec has learned.The battery maker had asked the equipment supplier to propose the technology needed for the production process, sources said.The pair also discussed the supply of assembly equip

LG Display will halt its production line for automotive liquid crystal display (LCD) panels after 20 years of operation.The line at Gumi, called P5, began operation back in 2003 and manufactures Gen 5 (1100x1250mm) a-Si LCD panels.The company is planning to end production at the line to improve prod

LG Display was considering applying microlens on its OLED panels aimed at TVs, TheElec has learned.Microlenses can be used to control the direction of the light reflected from the panel to the direction of the viewer.This improves the efficiency of light extraction, increasing the brightness of the

South Korean equipment maker SFA has won a deal worth over 10 billion won from France’s Verkor for logistics equipment used in battery production, TheElec has learned.The equipment will be used in the French battery maker’s pilot line and for the formation process during battery production.The deal

South Korean display equipment maker KPS has unveiled a new fine metal mask (FMM) for use in the production of 15.6-inch notebook OLED panel.The company said it used what it calls a hybrid method to manufacture the FMMs.The prototype was made by assembling cell-level hole masks into one larger mask.

Apple has begun the development of an OLED panel that doesn’t use a polarizer, TheElec has learned.The removable of the polarizer on the panel will allow them to be made thinner, which makes them more optimal for foldable panels, sources said.Polarizers are used to allow only lights in certain direc

Hyundai Motor Group and battery maker SK On were discussing forming a battery joint venture in the US, TheElec has learned.The joint venture will run an electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing factory, likely in Alabama or Georgia, where the automaker already has automobile factories, sources sa

BOE had manufactured only a meager amount of OLED panels for iPhones since February, TheElec has learned.The Chinese display panel maker had begun supplying OLED panels for the 6.1-inch model of the iPhone 13 series since last year.But since February, the company’s panel volume for the phone plummet

Fab material company Wonik QnC is planning to increase its spending to expand its factory in Taiwan, TheElec has learned. The company initially aimed to spend 17 billion won to expand its factory there during the second quarter, but recently decided to up it 30 billion won, people familiar with the

Whether Samsung can launch a white(W)-OLED within the year will depend on whether it can conclude its negotiation with LG Display within May, sources said.The pair had been negotiation has been going on for months but they have yet to agree on a unit price for W-OLED panels that both can agree on, t

Chip design house Gaonchips said it plans to focus on developing IPs for automotive and AI chips.Company CEO Jung Kyu-dong said during the company’s press conference ahead of its IPO said demand for design house services from the semiconductor industry was rising as chipmakers are focusing on develo

Hyundai Motor and LG Energy Solution were in disagreement over which method of battery production to use at their electric vehicle (EV) battery joint venture in Indonesia before eventually reaching an agreement, TheElec has learned.The South Korean automaker wanted to use Z-stacking for battery cell

LG Energy Solution is planning to apply its new advanced lamination and stacking (ALS) process for battery production at its plants in China and Poland, TheElec has learned.The process is for pouch batteries, which are used in electric vehicles and energy storage systems, and has already been applie

Samsung has denied market concerns over the future of its memory and foundry chip businesses during the conference call for the first quarter of 2022 on Thursday.The South Korean tech giant was asked by an analyst about rumors that it could skip the development of 1b DRAM and go right to 1c.1b refer

LG Display said on Thursday that it saw a significant year-on-year profit drop during the first quarter due to lowered panel shipment and price drops.The company said it recorded 6.47 trillion won in revenue and 38.3 billion won in operating income, a drop of 6% and 93%, respectively.The company sai

SK Hynix said on Wednesday that it recorded 12.15 trillion won in revenue and 2.85 trillion won in operating profit during the first quarter.Revenue jumped by 43% from a year ago, while operating profit increased 116% over the same time period.It is SK Hynix’s best performance for the first quarter

LG Energy Solution said on Wednesday that it recorded 4.34 trillion won in revenue and 258.9 billion won in operating profit during the first quarter.Revenue increased 2.1% from a year prior but operating profit dropped 24.1% over the same time period.The company said it plans to spend 7 trillion wo

Samsung was reviewing using batteries from Chinese battery maker Amperex Technology Limited (ATL) for its upcoming foldable smartphones, TheElec has learned.If Samsung’s MX business, the name of its mobile business, approves of the use, it will be the first time that it is using batteries from ATL f

Chip and component reliability testing firm QRT was developing new chip testing equipment with the aim to make the business a major source of revenue by 2025, TheElec has learned.The company was aiming to sell its semiconductor soft error tester and 5G mmWave spectrum RF accelerated life tester, peo

Samsung is planning to increase its joint development manufacturing (JDM) of smartphones more than it initially planned this year, TheElec has learned.The South Korean tech giant is planning to increase the volume of smartphones produced by its Chinese contract makers by 20 million units for a total