Youngwoo DSP said on Tuesday that it has signed a contract with Samsung Display for inspection equipment used in OLED panel production.The company didn’t reveal the size of the deal but said the kits will be used to check for defects in OLED cells, modules and panels in a production line located in

Poongwon Precision is expected to aim to supply Samsung Display with fine metal masks (FMM) used in the production of smartphone OLED panels in the fourth quarter, TheElec has learned.The company had said back in February that it is planning to supply an initial match of the material to an unnamed c

Samsung Display will be applying different grades of materials on the OLED panels it will manufacture for the upcoming iPhone 14 series depending on the model tiers, TheElec has learned.It will use its latest and most advanced material set for the higher tier iPhone 14 models while it will use its p

LG Electronics has offered compensation to current and former employees for the patents they helped develop, TheElec has learned.It marks the first time for the company to offer such compensation.LG Electronics has currently involved in around 50 lawsuits with employees over patents, which likely sp

Samsung will gain procure protective films used in its foldable smartphones from South Korean component maker Segyung Hitech for its upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 phones, TheElec has learned.Segyung Hitech had been the supplier of the films, used to protect the screens on the phones,

TCL chairman Li Dongsheng is expected to visit Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino very soon, TheElec has learned.His visit is likely aimed at winning supply orders for liquid crystal display (LCD) panels made by TCL subsidiary CSOT from the iPhone maker for use on its tablets and MacBooks, sources sa

PI Advanced Materials said on Friday that its new optical polyimide (PI) film production line with an annual capacity of 750 metric tonnes has started production.With the additional capacity, the company now has an annual production capacity of 5,250 metric tonnes from its facilities in Gumi and Jin

Samsung is planning to reduce the number of rear camera modules on its mid-tier Galaxy A series starting next year, TheElec has learned.The company will most likely remove the depth camera that was considered underutilized and instead focus on increasing the specifications of the remaining cameras,

Samsung has scrapped its plan to develop and launch a Galaxy S22 Fan Edition (FE) model to focus on expanding the sales of Galaxy S22 Ultra, TheElec has learned.The company had initially planned to manufacture around 3 million units of Galaxy S22 FE this year.But as the chip shortage continues and t

Samsung was buying fewer TV display panels from BOE due to a royalty issue, TheElec has learned.The South Korean tech giant had demanded that the Chinese display panel maker pay around 100 billion won in royalty payment if they want to advertise that they are supplying their liquid crystal display (

TCL chairman and CEO Li Dongsheng will visit Samsung Electronics during his trip to South Korea later this month where he will also visit South Korean display equipment makers, TheElec has learned.Li is expected to secure from Samsung purchase orders for display panels for CSOT, TCL’s display panel-

Fine Technix is likely aiming to enter Samsung’s supply chain for hinges used in their foldable smartphones.The South Korean smartphone giant had so far used hinges mostly from supplier KH Vatec.Fine Technix had said earlier this month during an investors relations conference that its new subsidiary

Samsung Electronics was selling its key QD (quantum dot)-OLED TV model at a price point US$200 lower than its main competition W (white)-OLED TV made by rival LG Elecronics, analyst firm UBI Research says.Samsung’s 65-inch QD-OLED TV model, S95B, was being sold for US$2,800 on BestBuy, compared to L

Samsung Display had received requests from its customers to develop a MicroOLED panel, something which it had been avoiding so far due to expected low profitability, TheElec has learned.These customers include Samsung Electronics, its parent company, and another of its main customer Apple as well as

LG Innotek said on Thursday that it was working on technologies related to metalens, which rival Samsung Electro-Mechanics was also working on.LG Innotek CTO Kang Miseok, speaking at an industry conference in South Korea, confirmed the company was working on technology while speaking of how to apply

TCL chairman and CEO Li Dongsheng will visit South Korea near the end of the month to meet local display panel production equipment makers, TheElec has learned.His visit to South Korea is scheduled ahead of his trip to Japan where he plans to visit Japanese display panel maker JOLED.Li is expected t

HB Solution had secured patents owned by US inkjet equipment firm Kateeva as collateral in case it doesn’t get repaid its investment, TheElec has learned.HB Solution, which had invested around 16 billion won in Kateeva that is giving it technological support, had said back in March that it will buy

Samsung Display and Japan’s Ulvac will start price negotiation for the Gen 8.5 OLED deposition equipment that the latter will be supplying, TheElec has learned.The pair had been working to develop a deposition machine for Gen 8.5 (2200x2500mm) substrate that uses full-cut substrates and deposits org

LG Innotek has shared its patents related to car motors with auto parts maker Mando, TheElec has learned.The move likely signals that the pair plan to work together in developing technologies to expand in the electric vehicle (EV) and autonomous vehicle markets.LG Innotek had shared four of its US p

Samsung Display has acquired patents from German firm Cynora related to high-efficiency blue OLED, TheElec has learned.Multiple companies are currently working to develop blue OLED with high efficiency.Cynora is among them and it has been developing thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) bl