Optical film company Shinwha Intertek is entering the encapsulant market for large-sized organic light emitting diode (OLED) panels, the company told TheElec on Tuesday.It has already provided samples for multiple display panel makers, including LG Display, a company spokesperson said. Shinwha was e

South Korean camera lens maker will expand its factory in Vietnam, the company said on Tuesday.It will secure 18 billion won for the expansion through paid-in capital increase, it said in its filing to local regulators.The new shares will be listed on November 3.The company’s Vietnam factory was run

Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics has won awards for the energy efficiencies in their TVs from an award event hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the ministry said on Monday.The event, called Energy Winner Awards, was co-hosted by Consumers Korea, a local consumer protection N

Samsung Electronics has opened Galaxy Studios for customers to try out its latest Galaxy Note20 series smartphones in South Korea, the company said on Monday.It will open five such studios at hot spots in Seoul.These place will have measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Samsung said.They will

Wooree E&L has seen volume increase in its shipment of LED modules to LG Display thanks to LG InnoTek exiting the business.LG InnoTek has stopped its production of backlight unit (BLU) LED modules for IT devices and TV in the first half of the year. It still produces LED modules for automobiles, how

SKC will begin producing blank masks used in semiconductor production in the first quarter of 2021, the company said on Friday.They will be for the high-end semiconductor market and they were being tested by an unnamed client, the company said. SKC will aim to get certification for commercialization

Chinese camera module makers O’Film Group and Sunny Optical are expected to grow significantly this year thanks to their supply deals with Apple and Huawei as they adopt more and more multi-camera set-ups for their smartphones.Camera module suppliers to Samsung Electronics, meanwhile, are expected t

Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra unveiled on Wednesday is the first to have Samsung Display’s lower display power tech HOP and Corning’s Gorilla Glass Victus.However, camera is less powerful than the Galaxy S20 Ultra launched earlier this year.Galaxy Note20 Ultra comes with Samsung Display’s low-temperat

Cammsys said on Thursday that it is supplying the camera modules for Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note20 series smartphones and Galaxy Z Fold 2 at Vietnam.The company was producing the 10MP camera module for the front cameras on the Galaxy Note20 and Galaxy Note20 Ultra as well as the 12MP Ultra Wide

Samsung Electronics has unveiled the new Galaxy Tab S7 tablet series as well as the new Galaxy Watch3 smartwatch and Galaxy Buds Live wireless earphones at Unpacked on Wednesday.The 11-inch Galaxy Tab S7 sports a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and the 12.4-inch Galaxy Tab S7 Plus has an organic light

Samsung Electronics has unveiled its third foldable phone the Galaxy Z Fold 2 and the Galaxy Note20 series and its first virtual Unpacked event on Wednesday,The company is expected to provide further details and sales date for the Galaxy Z Fold 2 on September 1.Samsung unveiled a slew new devices at

Samsung Electronics has ordered 20% less components for the Galaxy Note20 compared to its predecessor, people familiar with the matter told TheElec.It is like to minimize stock following its miscalculation of demand for the Galaxy S20 series launched earlier this year that sold less than internally

TrinamiX has launched a new beam profile analysis technology that it says can help existing facial recognition systems to recognize and owner and unlock their device even when they are wearing face masksThe German 3D image and infared sensor company, which is wholly owned by BASF, said the authentic

Iljin Composites will supply more hydrogen storage systems and fuel tanks to Hyundai Motor Company, the company said on Tuesday.It has supplied the same goods for city buses to the car giant back in May of last year.Iljin Composites will now supply those for policy buses and inter-city buses, it sai

Seoul Semiconductor has significantly increased the LED it supplies to LG Electronics for the latter’s LCD TVs, TheElec has learned.It is due to LG InnoTek halting LED module production for backlight units (BLU) used in LCD TVs. South Korean LED maker Ledaz has also entered LG Electronics’ supply ch

LG Electronics will run a reward program for customers returning their old TVs before buying a new OLED TV, the company said on Tuesday.Customers can turn in their old LED and LCD TVs. They will get up to 2 million won worth of benefits for any new OLED TV they buy except those on display on stores

Demand for multi layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) is expected to recover in the second half of 2020 thanks to demand from IT applications. However, recovery for MLCC for auto-component application seems unlikely.Taiwanese component maker Yageo, which relies on MLCC, saw sales of US$449.57 million in

Kolon Industries has posted 36.7 billion won in operating profits and 942.3 billion won in sales in the second quarter of 2020, the company said on Monday.It is a drop of 40.3% and 18%, respectively, from a year prior. However, operating profits were slightly higher than South Korean analysts’ conse

LG Display will show off its organic light emitting diode (OLED) technology at the upcoming SID 2020 virtual event, the company said.The event, hosted by the Society of Information Display, was initially slated to take place in San Francisco put will be a completely online event this year due to the

Dreamtech’s electronic nose that can check whether a patient has contract COVID-19 has received the European Commission's CE registration for diagnostic tool, the company said on Friday.It opens the door for the company sell the product in EuropeThe electronic nose was co-developed with Israeli firm