The patent infringement legal battle between LG Innotek and Corephotonics in South Korea is expected to extend to 2022.Earlier this month, Corephotnics had made a filing to the Supreme Court, citing its reasons for appeals against a decision made in the Patent Court of Korea. LG Innotek filed its ow

South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor was supplying its Wicop LED product to car manufacturers such as Changan Automobile, SAIC-GM-Wuling and Nio, analyst firm TrendForce said.The South Korean company had reached a 10% market share in the global automotive headlight market this year, the analys

Camera module maker Powerlogics, a supplier to Samsung, is planning to enter the optical image stabilization (OIS) market, TheElec has learned.The move is expected to intensify the competition between the camera suppliers of the South Korean tech giant to win more orders for cameras in smartphones.S

Komemtec will begin producing polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for hydrogen fuel-cell stack next year, TheElec has learned.The company is planning to build a factory for their production at Yeong Gwang county in South Jeolla Province by June next year.A person familia

Camera module and system chip firm Coasia is considering entering the optical image stabilization (OIS) actuator market, TheElec has learned.The actuators are used in camera modules of smartphones.Coasia is considering the move as customer Samsung, which buys its camera modules, is expanding applyin

South Korean auto parts maker Myoung Shin Industrial will wrap up the construction of its hot stamping factory in Texas next month and begin production to meet demand from customer Tesla, TheElec has learned.Hot stamping uses a press on steel plates heated at over 900 Celsius and freezes them instan

Kolon Plastics is aiming to supply silencer housing for Nexo, Hyundai Motor’s hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle, TheElec has learned.The plastic maker is in talks with the South Korean automobile giant to start supplying in 2023, sources said.The silencer housing is used to reduce noise from the vapors bei

Sewon Intelligence was in talks with Mercedes-Benz to supply its passenger health monitoring platform, TheElec has learned.The South Korean company had been in talks with the automobile giant since last year and the platform will be applied to vehicle models launching in the next three to four years

South Korean automobile component maker Mando has wrapped up the development of its Gen 2 integrated dynamic brake (IDB) aimed at electric vehicles.The company is aiming to start manufacturing them during the first quarter of 2022.It is seeking to supply them to Chinese automobile brands SAIC, Dongf

South Korean automobile component maker Woory Industrial has signed a 320 billion won to supply PTC heaters for electric vehicles to Daimler.Mercedes-Benz has been using PTC heaters on its premium diesel cars and is expected to apply the heaters to future electric vehicles as well, people familiar w

Ranix has started to develop its own 5G cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) module, TheElec has learned.The company is aiming to wrap up the development of the module for Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) by 2022 and start production in 2023.V2X technology requires ultra-high spee

MS Autotech said on Monday that its plan to be an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for Chinese electric vehicle maker Faraday Future will continue despite the allegations over the latter publishing inaccurate disclosures.An MS Autotech spokesperson said despite the share prices of Faraday Futur

Camera module maker Partron is planning to develop an in-cabin camera module that can scan the iris of drivers. The company had invested 1.1 billion won in iris recognition firm Iristech back in July for the project, people familiar with the said.Partron is planning to develop the embedded camera mo

LG Chem’s plan to sell its optically clear adhesive (OCA) business to a Chinese company is facing resistance from employees, TheElec has learned.Genzon Investment Group which wants to buy the business unit is hoping to retain existing employees but they are refusing to be transferred.LG Chem signed

Vehicle body maker MS Autotech was expanding its collaboration with Hyundai Motor to develop an automatic guided vehicle (AGV), TheElec has learned.AGVs are used in industrial sites to automatically carry loads between locations.According to market research firm Mordor Intelligence, the North Americ

Woory Industrial has secured Hyundai Wia as its customer, the company said on Wednesday.The company signed a long-term contract to supply components for the heat management system in electric vehicles.The deal is worth 21.7 billion won and last from 2023 to 2030.Woory will be supplying its 3-way val

Haesung DS is expected to expand its supply of automotive chip boards next year.Its main customers NXP, Infineon and STMicroelectronics are expected to maintain their high growth rate in 2022.Haesung custom manufactures lead frame and semiconductor package boards for these companies.Earlier this mon

LG InnoTek has won a lawsuit it filed against Truwin over the development of an infrared camera.The South Korean component maker had said the camera sensor developer had failed to provide a sample within the agreed-upon deadline.The pair had agreed to co-develop an infrared camera sensor back in 201

Mando has acquired an equity stake in lidar sensor firm Carnavi.com.It spent 2 billion won for a 4% stake on September 2, according to the company’s filings to local financial authorities on Tuesday.Carnavi.com previously was part of a national project to develop 3D fixed lidar technology, along wit

Hakuk Carbon and LIG Nex1 is aiming to co-develop an urban air mobility (UAM) vehicle with the aim of commercializing it in 2025, TheElec has learned.Hankuk is aiming to develop a rotor blade with 64dB of noise levels for a 200kg drone that will be powered by hydrogen fuel-cell.Hankuk was currently