Samsung Electro-Mechanics said on Tuesday that it has developed a new 1005 (1.0mm x 0.5mm) multi layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC).The capacitor has 20% increased power capacity, from 22uF to 27uF, compared to their predecessor, the company said.1005 MLCC, along with 0603 MLCC, are mostly used in smart

The semiconductor industry has focused on reducing the size of the chip so far. But microfabrication today is nearing its limits. Technology competition between semiconductor companies are now moving to packaging, which is moving away from traditional wire bonding and soldering to multi-function, ve

Samsung SDI is planning to spend up to 2 trillion won in its battery business this year, TheElec has learned.This will be a 42% increase from the 1.4 trillion won it spent in 2020. It will be larger than the 1.7 trillion won it spent in 2019.In March, Samsung SDI had faced criticism from some shareh

Samsung Display and LG Display are expected to spend conservatively on expanding their OLED production capacities in the second half of the year, according to multiple sources working at South Korean equipment makers.There are some expectations that the pair may start investing more on OLED panels f

Hanwha Corporation’s machine business unit was manufacturing battery electrode equipment at its Asan plant to supply to Samsung SDI, TheElec has learned.The equipment will be delivered to Samsung SDI’s battery factory at Geod, Hungary, within the year. The deal is wroth tens of billions of wons, peo

German car brand Audi said on Tuesday that it will end the production of internal combustion engine cars by 2033.The brand, a unit of Volkswagen, said it will also only launch new electric car models starting in 2026, Audi CEO Markus Duesmann said following a climate conference in Germany.Audi’s dec

For South Korea to localize the production of fine metal mask (FMM) used in the production of organic light emitting diode (OLED), companies developing ways to manufacture FMM need to secure technologies to make the masks thinner and the rolling process used during their production, according to UBI

Electronic component company SoluM said on Wednesday that it will collaborate with Cisco to develop an electronic shelf label (ESL) integrated solution.The solution will be applicable in retail stores, offices and lockers, SoluM said.Customers can use Cisco’s existing network for the service, the co

Swedish battery firm Northvolt is planning to use South Korean equipment makers instead of those in China to procure battery assembly equipment, TheElec has learned.The European company had used equipment from Lead China, also known as Wuxi Lead Intelligent, for its battery assembly process up to no

EcoPro EM, the battery cathode making joint venture between Samsung SDI and EcoPro BM, may build its next cathode factory in Europe, TheElec has learned.The company was originally planning to build its third factory, CAM7-N, at Pohang, South Korea, but is now strongly considering Europe, people fami

Two and a half years after Infintech placed orders to South Korean display equipment makers, the Chinese firm is yet to make the payment it promised.South Korean display equipment firm Top Engineering said on Friday that it has canceled its equipment supply contract with Infintech.This follows compa

Samsung Display may extend its production of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels up to the end of 2022, TheElec has learned.Samsung Display CEO Choi Joo-sun said the company was reviewing extending the production of large-sized LCD panels to the end of 2022, in an email sent to employees of its larg

South Korean battery equipment maker PNT has won an order from France’s Saft to supply coaters, TheElec has learned.PNT will be supplying coaters for both cathode and anode.The company beat Japanese rivals Toray and Hirano Tecseed for the deal.The coaters will be used in Saft’s planned pilot line to

South Korean component suppliers to Samsung’s smartphone business recorded lackluster performances in the first quarter 2021.Sales from the recently launched Galaxy S21 series has already been reflected on their fourth quarter earnings due the models' earlier than usual launch.Smartphone companies s

Overlay equipment maker Auros Technology on Thursday said it has recorded 22.64 billion won in sales and 8.45 billion won in operating income in the first quarter.Sales jumped 427% from a year prior and operating income skyrocketed 907% over the same time period.Net income in the quarter was 6.47 bi

Hanwha Corporation saw its operating income for the first quarter of 2021 triple compared to a year ago.The company said it recorded operating income of 848.5 billion won in the quarter, an increase of 186% from the same time period a year prior. Net income for the quarter was 819.9 billion won, a 3

APS Holdings said on Monday that it has been named by the South Korean government to lead a project to develop MicroOLED display for use in augmented reality (AR).APS and others in the project will aim to develop a 4,000ppi AR glass prototype by 2024.AR glasses are usually used outdoors. This means

Intel has made an offer to Samsung Electro-Mechanic to invest in flip chip (FC)-ball grid array (BGA) substrate, TheElec has learned.Under the deal, the US chip giant will put in its own money first for the South Korea component maker to expand its FC-BGA substrate production capacity.Intel made the

LB Semicon is expected to test image sensors and application processor of customer Samsung Electronics in scale starting in May, TheElec has learned.The chip back-end processing firm begin testing the initial stock of chips in March.New testing facility made to handle Samsung’s order will operate at

Samsung Electro-Mechanics will be supplying its rigid flexible printed circuit boards (RFPCB) to Apple for the upcoming iPhone 13, TheElec has learned.RFPCB is used to connect the OLED panel with the main baord.Samsung Electro-Mechanics had considered exiting the RFPCB business last year, with iPhon