SK Hynix has placed a large order to procure thermal compression (TC) bonders to Hong Kong-based ASMPT, TheElec has learned.The South Korean memory maker has ordered over 30 units for the equipment that will be used in the production of HBM3E 12H, its latest iteration of high-bandwidth memory, sourc

Contract prices of DRAM and NAND dipped in September from low demand for PCs and consumer electronics.DDR4 8Gb 1Gx8 saw a month-on-month price drop of 17.07% to US$1.7 in September, according to analyst firm DRAMeXchange.DRAM prices were on a steady climb since October last year but dropped for the

Nain Tech was developing and researching a film for use in solid electrolytes.The company’s affiliate Energy11 told TheElec that the research was going smoothly and that it is aiming to launch the product next year.The film aims to be in solid-state batteries that use oxide hybrid solid electrolytes

EcoPro BM said on Thursday that it plans to collaborate with Hyundai Motor Group and Hyundai Steel to develop lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cathode at a dramatically reduced cost.Hyundai Steel will recycle scrap metal to make iron powder which will be converted to LFP cathode by EcoPro BM. Hy

SK Hynix said on Thursday that it has begun manufacturing 36GB 12-stack HBM3E, or HBM3E 12H, becoming the world’s first memory maker to do so.Its predecessor 8-stack HBM3E was made with 3GB DRAM chips and offered 24GB in capacity.SK Hynix said it will begin supplying its newest chip to its customer

LG Chem said on Wednesday that it was developing a thermal adhesive for cell to pack batteries.Subsidiary LG Energy Solution recently unveiled its cell to pack pouch batteries that come in high-nickel and mid-nickel variations.LG Chem is likely preparing to adhesive to supply them to its battery-mak

South Korean battery maker SK On is planning to build a pilot production line to manufacture prismatic batteries starting next month, TheElec has learned.It has been three years since SK On announced that it plans to manufacture prismatic batteries. The battery maker’s current main offering is pouch

DB Hitek is close to clinching a ten-year contract to manufacture power management ICs that will go into Tesla vehicles, TheElec has learned.Staff overseeing quality control for chips for the US carmaker had visited DB Hitek’s facility at Bucheon, South Korea back in June for an inspection.Following

Memory makers are attempting to win over server operating system developers to get an edge on the Compute Express Link (CXL) market on the horizon.Samsung, the world’s largest memory maker, is collaborating with Linux giant Red Hat, while rival SK Hynix seems to be aiming to win over the entire ecos

LG Chem said it will be supplying cathode to Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, the battery joint venture between Toyota and Panasonic.PPES was formed in April 2020 and manufactures prismatic batteries in Japan and China.LG Chem will be supplying its cathode to PPES’ factory in Japan with a target dat

German laser company LPKF has denied South Korean counterpart Philoptics’ allegations that disparaged its through glass via (TGV) technology.Earlier this month, Philoptics claimed that its rival’s technology could only offer one hole size and that its own technology was superior in the fact that it

When Apple will apply under panel face ID technology to its iPhones is up in the air as display suppliers are yet to secure the necessary technologies, TheElec has learned.For Cupertino to commercialize the technology, both its major display suppliers Samsung Display and LG Display need to deliver.T

Samsung has secured US AI chip firm Ambarella as a customer for 2-nanometer (nm) foundry, TheElec has learned.The South Korean chipmaker already secured Ambarella as a customer its 5nm process node for the latter’s advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) with self-driving feature in February.The So

Apple has recently received a glass board-based OLED panel from Japan’s JDI aimed for mixed reality devices like its Vision Pro, TheElec has learned.The panel has a resolution of approximately 1,500 pixels per inch (ppi), sources said, so it is likely aimed at a budget model MR device.Apple’s Vision

Nanotech Energy is planning to manufacture its 2170 cylindrical battery using a South Korean contract manufacturer, TheElec has learned.The South Korean manufacturer is expected to supply 3GWh worth of the batteries annually starting in 2026, sources said.The batteries are for energy storage systems

Samsung SDI said on Tuesday that it plans to sell its polarizing film business to Wuxi Hengxin Optoelectronic Materials for 1.12 trillion won.The deal includes all of the South Korean battery maker’s shares in its subsidiary in Wuxi, China as well as its domestic units related to polarizing film in

Samsung SDI was converting one of its battery pack factories in the US to meet demand for batteries from the energy storage system (ESS) market, TheElec has learned.The South Korean battery maker acquired the facility in Michigan from Magna Steyr in 2025.The facility houses two battery pack factorie

The memory bosses of Samsung and SK Hynix shared their respective company’s different strategies concerning high-bandwidth memory (HBM) at an industry show in Taiwan on Wednesday.Samsung Memory Business President Lee Jung-Bae and SK Hynix President Juseon Kim made keynote addresses on Wednesday, sha

SK Hynix is planning to convert one of its main DRAM production lines to manufacture high-bandwidth memory (HBM) instead due to high demand for the latter memory type, TheElec has learned.The line, M10F, located at its Icheon facility in South Korea, is already going through changes for it to manufa

NES Materials, a subsidiary of Namhae Chemical, has begun supplying Samsung with high-purity sulfuric acid (H2SO4) since last month, TheElec has learned.The material is used in cleaning processes during chip production. NES Materials was formed in 2021 and is a joint venture of Namhae Chemical, ENF,