Qualcomm is launching its new fifth-generation robotics platform with 5G connectivity, the US chip giant announced Thursday.The RB5 platform is optimized for robotics and can be applied to drones. It comes with a wide-range of hardware, software and developer kit.It will allow developers and manufac

Samsung Electronics has launched a cloud-based design platform for use by its fabless customers, the company said on Thursday.Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem (SAFE) Cloud Design Platform (CDP), developed in collaboration with Rescale, will provide a virtual environment to design chips in the clou

OLED equipment maker Shindo ENG Lab has vowed to expand in the Chinese OLED market as it gears up for its initial public offering (IPO) on KOSDAQ next month.CEO Woung-ki Park said the company had unrivaled technologies in banding equipment and dispensers for OLED production, at a press conference in

LG Chem and Hyundai Motor Group will kick-off a start-up competition for promising start-ups in electric vehicles (EV) and batteries, the companies said Thursday.The EV and Battery Challenge will last from June 22 to August 28, they said.They will be looking for start-ups with next-generation batter

Seoul Viosys will supply its proprietary Violeds technology to Chinese air conditioner giant Gree, the company said on Wednesday.Violeds technology uses ultraviolet light to kill germs or viruses and can be attached on air purifying systems.It will power Gree’s new Fresh Air air conditioner. It will

KT will invest 50 billion won into Hyundai Robotics for a 10% stake, the telco said Tuesday.The two companies will collaborate in developing intelligent service robots. KT and Hyundai Robotics will also partake in joint researches in autonomous driving and smart factory technology, they said.Hyundai

CrucialTec will supply its fingerprint scanner module for Sony’s Xperia 1 II 5G smartphone, the company said on Wednesday.Xperia 1 II is the first 5G smartphone to go on sale in Japan. Sony said it applied its Bravia TV display technology and Alpha camera technology to the phone.CrucialTec’s module

Samsung will begin sales of the Intel-based Galaxy Book S laptop in South Korea on July 3, the company said on Tuesday.According to Samsung, the laptop is powered by a new Intel CPU with "Intel Hybrid Technology", which uses the chipmaker's Foyeros 3D stacking technology and a hybrid CPU architectur

An ex-Samsung president will resign from his post at a Chinese tech firm due to the controversy surrounding the move, according to South Korea media Chosun Ilbo.Chang Won-ki, ex-president at Samsung China, drew South Korean media attention from his move to Chinese display driver IC maker Beijing Esw

Samsung’s de facto leader has held relay meetings with key executives of its smartphone and semiconductor operations, Samsung Electronics said on Monday.Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jae-yong met with Kim Ki-nam, CEO and vice chairman of Samsung Device Solutions (DS), Jin Gyo-young, presiden

Samsung Electronics will launch “BTS Editions” for its Galaxy S20 series smartphones and Galaxy Buds+, the company said Monday.The K-Pop group themed Galaxy S20 Plus 5G and Galaxy S20 Plus and Galaxy Buds+ earbuds will go on sale in July 9, the company said. Pre-orders will start Monday on fan commu

SK Innovation has developed a new gas detection system that will increase worker safety, the company said on Monday.It is based on Internet of Things (IoT) sensors that will installed on closed spaces in factories or construction sites that previously required human personnel for check-ups.The compa

LG Electronics expects demand for TVs to rebound in the second half of the year, the company said on Monday, and will display some of its key products at key shops globally to meet them.The South Korean hardware maker said it was expanding displaying of its wallpaper-concept LG OLED Galleria TV, or

Intel has official launched its Lakefield processor that comes with its Hybrid Technology, Thursday.The chip has five cores __ a 10-nanometre core and four low-power cores.It will power Samsung Galaxy Book S and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold.The Lakefield package measures 12x12x1mm, 56% smaller than its p

Nano Korea 2000 industry show will have four levels of prevention measures in place against COVID-19, its organizers says.All visitors will be required to wear a face mask to enter the show, which will run from July 1 to 3 at KINTEX in Goyang City.Staff will check whether visitors are wearing masks

Coweaver has successfully applied Post Quantum Cryptography (PQS) on its Re-configurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer (ROADM).The optical transmission system maker is supplying the equipment to South Korean telco LG Uplus, which will likely use it for its enterprise network, the companies said.PQS i

Shengyi Electronics, which supplies printed circuit board (PCB) for network equipment to Huawei and Samsung, will debut on China’s Science and Technology Innovation Board on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the company said Thursday.Dongguan-based company is aiming to secure 3.96 billion yuan from the f

Hisense will launch the UEFA.tv app on their TVs, the companies announced Thursday.The UEFA sponsor said its smart TVs running on the Linux-based VIDAA operating system and Hisense-made Toshiba TV have the app. It is available in Europe as of Thursday. Other regions will also get app in the months t

Samsung Electronics has received UL’s Zero Waste to Landfill validation of Gold level and above for all of its global semiconductor operation sites, the company said on Thursday.Its Austin semiconductor operation received the validation first in January, followed by its five plants in South Korea __

LG Electronics has supplied an ultra-large LED screen to a movie theater in Taiwan, the company said on Thursday.It is the first commercialization of the South Korean hardware maker’s LG LED Cinema Display, LG said.It was installed in at 300-seat movie theater run by local cinema chain Showtime Cine