Samsung had overtaken Xiaomi and the second-largest vendor for true wireless speakers (TWS), or wireless earphones, during the third quarter, according to analyst firm Canalys.Apple continued to dominate the sector with a market share of 24.6%, followed by Samsung’s 12% and Xiaomi’s 6.8%, during the

Oppo’s first foldable phone Find N which will be unveiled on Wednesday will use Samsung Display’s foldable OLED panel, TheElec has learned.The South Korean display panel maker has supplied the 7.1-inch folding OLED panel to the Chinese smartphone maker, sources said.The external 5.45-inch flat OLED

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

Samsung said on Thursday that it has promoted 198 executives in its year-end reshuffle this year.The company said it has chosen those in their 30s and 40s as vice presidents and executive vice presidents.Promotions were made across all its business units, from TV, smartphones to chips.Samsung said i

The average sales price of power management IC (PMIC) is expected to increase 10% up to the first half of 2022, market research firm TrendForce said.PMICs are used to supply power to electronic devices.Like other chips, there is currently a shortage of them due to the COVID-19 pandemic that caused a

Apple’s iPhone Pro models launching in 2022 will have hole-display for the first time, TheElec has learned.The 6.06-inch iPhone Pro and 6.7-inch iPhone Pro Max models will have hole-displays, sources said.The two other models, the regular 6.06-inch iPhone and 6.7-inch iPhone Max models will continue

Samsung believes the chip shortage will continue to affect its smartphone operation up to the second half of 2022.The issue was discussed by TM Roh, the president of Samsung Mobile, during a meeting on November 10 with senior executives and executives from over 30 of its major smartphone component s

Samsung controlled 85% of the market share of the smartphone market in South Korea during the third quarter, according to analyst firm Counterpoint Research.It is the firm’s highest share points to date __ it had 72% market share a year ago and 71% market share during the second quarter this year.Ac

Samsung Display is planning to add three more foldable module lines at its factory in Vietnam by next year to expand its foldable panel production capacity, TheElec has learned.Once the addition is complete, the number of company’s foldable module lines will increase from seven to 10.This will expan

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said on Thursday that the global chip shortage was easing and the situation is expected to improve next year.Supply has improved this year over 2020 and the situation is expected to improve even more in 2022, especially compared to 2020, Amon told reports from South Korea

Qualcomm confirmed on Wednesday that it was solely using Samsung Foundry to manufacture its new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor.Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon confirmed that it was using the South Korean tech giant’s 4-nanometer (nm) process node to manufacture its latest chip when asked during a Q and A

Apple is expected to overtake Samsung as the world’s largest smartphone vendor during the fourth quarter, according to analyst firm TrendForce.During the third quarter, Samsung took the top spot with 21.2% market share, followed by Apple’s 15.9%. Oppo, Xiaomi, Vivo ranked third from fifth.The South

Qualcomm on Tuesday unveiled its new premium application processor dubbed Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.The new chip marks a name change as the US chip giant previously called its premium APs Snapdragon 8xx.Qualcomm was already supplying the new processor to major smartphones makers that will likely unveil new

Samsung is aiming to secure a share of 21.9% in the global smartphone market for the entire year of 2022, TheElec has learned.The tech giant is expecting that a total of 1.52 billion smartphones will be sold in 2022, which will be a 7.6% year-on-year increase, according to Samsung’s smartphone shipm

Samsung is planning to apply a new packaging technology for its image sensors to save cost.The South Korean tech giant is planning to apply chip scale package (CSP) for low resolution image sensors starting next year, sources told TheElec.Samsung currently uses chip on board (COB) packaging for its

Samsung is planning to expand its production volume for tablets and PCs next year by 6% and 9%, respectively, compared to 2020, TheElec has learned.For smart watches and wireless earphones combined, it is aiming to increase production volume by over 35% year-on-year, according to the company’s plan

Companies from both India and China have shown interest in buying Samsung Display’s liquid crystal display (LCD) equipment at its now-defunct L8-1 LCD production line, TheElec has learned.L8-1 line was previously used by the South Korean display panel maker to manufacture panels for TV and IT produc

Chinese display giant BOE was in the process of converting its three factories __ B7, B11 and B12 __ to manufacture smartphone flexible OLED panels for Apple, analyst firm UBI Research has claimed.Because of this, BOE will likely overtake LG Display as the larger OLED supplier for iPhones by 2023, U

Samsung is aiming to near double its smartphone production capacity in India by 2026, TheElec has learned.According to the company’s reorganization plan obtained and seen by TheElec, this is part of Samsung plan to reduce how much each of its smartphone production sites in seven countries to below 3

Samsung is planning to restructure its global smartphone production next year.It is planning to shift some of its smartphone production capacity at Vietnam to India and Indonesia, according to the company’s reorganization plan obtained and seen by TheElec.The plan includes its aim of reorganizing it