Hanwha Momentum has won an equipment deal likely worth over 100 billion won from Sweden’s Northvolt for use in commercial battery production, TheElec has learned.The Korean equipment maker had attempted to win orders for electrode equipment from the battery maker in the past.But it had always lost t

Inspection equipment maker TSI Korea has supplied its dual DDI bump pattern inspection equipment to LB Lusem.TSI Korea CEO Lee Chul-hee told TheElec that this means it has supplied its equipment to the top two South Korean DDI chip on film makers, the other being STECO, which it began supplying in 2

Dry vacuum pump company Lot Vacuum is aiming for an annual revenue of 250 billion won this year from its solar panel business.Company vice chairman Kim Ho-sik told TheElec that it is expecting double the sales from 2022 from the business, which is showing high growth.Kim, an expert in production equ

Samsung won’t spend fewer wafers or halt production lines in its chip production despite the recent downturn of the global memory chip market, the company said on Tuesday.The company’s chip business reported an operating income of 270 billion won for the fourth quarter of 2022, its lowest in ten yea

Silicon carbide (SiC) firm Arche said on Monday that it plans to start mass production of SiC epiwafers this year.SiC epiwafer, or epitaxial wafer, is used in the production of power management ICs.Arche was founded in 2014 with the aim to supply the wafer to chipmakers and last year secured 10 bill

Inkjet printing company Unijet has been chosen as the supplier of RGB inkjet printers in a government-backed project.South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, along with the local government of South Chungcheong Province, is leading a project dubbed Display Innovation Process Platform Bu

The battery-making joint venture between SK On and Ford is expected to use equipment supplied by a Chinese company for their factory in the US, TheElec has learned.It seemed unlikely that Zhejiang Hangke would win an order from BlueOval SK initially due to the ongoing trade war between the US and Ch

SK Hynix has created a new high-level position for its maintenance department.The chipmaker said on Monday that the area will now have a position called Master, the highest career level for those in the field.Masters, the top position for equipment maintenance in wafer fabrication, will aim to leave

Cosmos Advanced Materials is expected to start mass production of precursors used in the production of battery cathodes during the third quarter, TheElec has learned.The company bought the equipment needed for the production from battery maker Samsung SDI’s subsidiary STM in February 2020.The new li

Apple is planning to use hole-display for all four models of its iPhone 15 series, TheElec has learned.Hole-display has a hole in the display panel where the front camera is located, allowing there to be more screens compared to notches.Cupertino applied this technology to two models of its latest i

SFA said on Wednesday that it has signed a contract worth 142.1 billion won with Tianma to supply display production equipment.The South Korean equipment maker will be supplying its logistics equipment to the Chinese display panel maker.Tianma will be using these kits for its Gen 8.6 liquid crystal

BlueOval SK, the battery joint venture between SK On and Ford, is facing difficulty in finalizing equipment orders as suppliers are offering their kits at higher prices than the battery maker wants, TheElec has learned.BlueOval SK had begun placing orders in mid-November but every week there has bee

LG Energy Solution is aiming to have its suppliers burden the cost when the company faces problems such as battery fires, TheElec has learned.As an incentive for the suppliers, South Korean battery maker is offering long-term contracts to companies that agree to the term.These contracts also include

Telecommunication equipment maker RFHIC is taking part in a consortium between South Korea and the United Kingdom to research 5G Open RAN technologies.Open RAN seeks to use an open standard for the interface and software used in wireless base stations.Previously, software and hardware used in base s

Samsung has begun construction of its new chip foundry fab in Taylor, Texas, TheElec has learned.The tech giant has placed orders for the equipment it needs to build the cleanroom.Samsung has placed orders for the system ceiling material, outdoor air conditioning, and other equipment that it will in

Zhejiang Hangke is taking part in the equipment bidding process by BlueOval SK, the battery joint venture between SK On and Ford, for its factory in the US, TheElec has learned.The Chinese equipment maker’s bid is a late entry and it will be competing with South Korean rivals Kapjin and Wonik PNE.Th

Wonik Group has acquired a display driver IC (DDI) fabless chip firm only a year old, TheElec has learned.The move is highly unusual as the group has so far focused on mostly material and production equipment for chips and displays.Wonik Holdings, the holding company of the business group, wholly ac

SK On has begun reviewing a spending plan to expand its electric vehicle battery factory in Seosan, South Korea, TheElec has learned.The expansion is being considered to better respond to demand from Hyundai Motor, which is planning to build a new electric vehicle production facility in South Korea.

Spending on display production equipment will drop in 2023 and 2024 compared to this year, according to analyst firm Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC).Spending this year will be US$12 billion but this will drop by 63% to US$4.4 billion next year.This will increase again in 2024 to US$8.3 billi

China’s BOE has been removed from the official list of suppliers for this year of Samsung published by the South Korean tech giant.Meanwhile, China’s Sunny Optical was newly added __ Japan’s Alps Electric, Nitto Denko, and Rohm were also noticeably absent.Samsung publishes its list of suppliers bian