LG Electronics is using OLED panels from Samsung Display for its first OLED notebook, TheElec has learned.LG unveiled its Gram Style notebook series this week, which comes in 14-inch and 16-inch models.These two models are currently being manufactured using Samsung Display’s rigid OLED panels, sourc

SK Hynix has reshuffled its CMOS image sensor (CIS) team in a bid to shift focus from expanding market share to developing high-end products, TheElec has learned.Its CIS team was a singular organization prior to the changes, but the company has now created sub-teams that focus on specific functions

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

General Motors was considering using cylinder batteries over pouch batteries in its electric vehicles (EV), TheElec has learned.The US automobile giant had previously used pouch batteries from EV battery supplier LG Energy Solution for its models.Sources said this choice by General Motors’ has cause

Samsung’s new Galaxy Book laptop to be unveiled at Unpacked on February 1 will use an Octa OLED panel that supports a 120Hz refresh rate and 3K picture quality.Samsung Display said it has launched a new OLED panel aimed at laptops that integrates its Octa (On-Cell Touch AMOLED) technology.The compan

SK Hynix said on Wednesday that it has launched a new mobile LPDDR5 DRAM with a speed of 9.6Gbps.Called LPDDR5T, or LPDDR5 Turbo, it is 13% faster than its predecessor LPDDR5X launched two months ago. LPDDR5X had a speed of 8.5Gbps.The South Korean chip giant said it aims to continue serving custome

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

Helium gas used in chip production is increasing in South Korea. This is expected to pressure local chipmakers that are already hard hit by global inflation.Helium gas prices have already been increasing since the pandemic __ it increased by over 40% from 2020 to 2022.A further price increase of 30%

South Korean electric vehicle battery maker SK On said on Thursday that it will develop a new battery anode with US firm Urbix.The pair will collaborate on the development of the anode. If the development is successful, SK On will procure the anode from Urbix and use them at its battery factories in

South Korean printed circuit board maker Isu Petasys have secured orders for boards from more tech giants.The company will be supplying its multi-layer boards for server applications to Intel, Microsoft, and Nvidia, sources said.Isu Petasys already has Google as a customer for the same boards.The co

Cryocooler maker Cryo H&I said on Thursday that it has developed an LN2 generator and storage.LN2, or liquid nitrogen, is used in hospitals, medicine, and bio sectors for the storage of microorganisms, cells, and vaccines for research purposes. They are also used during food processing, recycling, a

LG Energy Solution has set a goal to develop lithium-sulfur battery within the next three years, TheElec has learned.This means the company is aiming to commercialize the battery sometime in 2027.Lithium-sulfur battery is one of many battery technologies that could possibly replace lithium-ion batte

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

Sony’s dominance in the global CMOS image sensor market seems unchangeable.According to analyst firm Omdia, the Japanese tech giant had a market share of 51.6% during the third quarter last year, triple that of second-place Samsung’s 15.6%.The global CMOS image sensor market was worth US$4.733 billi

The Korean CEO of TCL CSOT will step back from management of the Chinese display giant.TCL CSOT CEO Kim Woo-shik, who is also senior vice president of TCL, will leave his current role and become an advisor at TCL.Kim, who previously worked at LG Display before joining the Chinese firm, had been at C

Samsung Foundry, the contract chip-producing business unit of Samsung, has built a system that allows its key partners to have sales and maintenance rights of the chip giant’s IPs.The company has previously done this on its own but it seems it is now making a middleman distribution system for its IP

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

Samsung is reviewing a plan to reduce the number of models for its flagship Galaxy S24 series launching next year, TheElec has learned.The tech giant had so far launched three models for its flagship Galaxy S series; standard, Plus, and Ultra.Samsung usually starts the development of a smartphone a

South Korean chipmakers Samsung and SK Hynix are planning to procure fewer silicon wafers used in chip production than they initially planned going forward, TheElec has learned.The chipmakers discussed the issue with their respective wafer suppliers sometime during the fourth quarter, sources said.S

Samsung SDI is planning to build a third electric vehicle battery factory in Hungary, TheElec has learned.The factory is being built to supply auto giant BMW with batteries, sources said.The plan comes just around a month after Samsung chairman Lee Jae-yong met with BMW CEO Oliver Zipse.The new fact