Wonik IPS is always open to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and the company will need to secure additional processes to compete with world-class companies, a company executive told TheElec on Thursday.The executive, who was speaking after Wonik IPS’ shareholders’ meeting, said while it wasn’t reviewi

Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that it will be supplying 5G equipment to Japanese telco NTT DocomoIt is the Korean firm’s first direct supply to the carrierSamsung has previously supplied 5G equipment to KDDI, Japan’s second largest carrier.The Korean company will be supplying radio units to NT

South Korean camera module maker Partron’s aim to reduce its reliance to Samsung Electronics will be tested this year.The company is planning to expand into automotive components due to powered profitability in the smart camera module sector.Last year, Partron became a tier-1 camera module supplier

Samsung Display will convert its OLED line dedicated to its largest customer Apple into one that makes low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) thin-film transistor (TFT) within the first half of 2021, according to market research firm UBI Research.The South Korean display panel manufacturer’s A

Semes’ talks to sell its display equipment business unit to Wonik IPS for 82 billion won has failed.Wonik IPS said on Friday that the pair’s contract for the deal signed on August 31 has been canceled and they were no longer in talks.The company said Semes, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, calle

The global shortage in cylinder batteries is taking a serious term as multiple power tool companies, including Stanley, Bosch, and Makita, have sent multiple requests for batter supplies to LG Energy Solution and Samsung SDI, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.Some of the companies have

Samsung Electronics said on Thursday that four models in its 2021 Neo QLED TV series has received certification for Gaming TV Performance from German electrical engineering institute Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker (VDE).QN900, QN800, QN90, and QN85 were given the certificate for low input lag an

Samsung Electronics unveiled three new smartphones in its mid-tier Galaxy A series at an Unpacked event on Wednesday.Galaxy A52, A52 5G and A72 has optical image stabilization (OIS) cameras __ a feature Samsung applied only to flagship phones beforehand. Apple also applied OIS on its budget model iP

Samsung Electro-Mechanics has extended its contract on patents related to multi layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) with Murata Manufacturing, CEO of the Korean company confirmed on Wednesday.Company CEO Kyung Kye-hyun was responding to questions from shareholders during its annual shareholders’ meeting.

Shareholders of Samsung Electronics were in fierce disagreement over whether company vice chairman Lee Jae-yong should remain in his post following his conviction and jail term from bribery charges, during the company’s annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday One shareholder, who said they were mem

Samsung SDI is expected spend over 1.7 trillion won to expand its battery facilities this year.The company held its 51st annual shareholders’ meeting on Wednesday. Three motions, which included the naming of two new directors, were passed without a hitch.Samsung SDI CEO Jun Young-hyun said the compa

Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that it has been named the exclusive supplier of 4G/5G RAN and core to Canadian telco SaskTel.It is the company’s third order from Canada, after first entering the market there in 2019.Samsung will provide 4G/5G radio units, massive MIMO, software for virtualized

Samsung Electro-Mechanics was named the leading camera module developer for the Galaxy A22 smartphone by Samsung Electronics, TheElec has learned.It secured the position in Samsung Mobile’s bidding process for the low-tier smartphone. As a leading camera module developer, Samsung Electro-Mechanics w

Tokai Carbon Korea will expand its silicon carbide (SiC) ring production starting in mid-2021, thanks to its new factory in Ansung going into operation, according to Japanese media Nikkei.The expansion is likely due to high demand for the rings from expanded production of NAND flash from major chip

Samsung Electronics on Friday started sales of Galaxy A32 in South Korea.The 4G LTE version of the phone costs 374,000 won. Samsung said the phone has a 90Hz refresh screen and minimal design.Galaxy A32 sports a 6.4-inch screen and has a U-shaped notch for the front camera.On its rear, the phone as

SK Hynix’s acquisition of Intel’s NAND business unit has received approval from the US government.The South Korean memory maker said on Friday that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) gave the go-ahead for the deal.SK Hynix already received the approval from the Federal

Samsung Display was reviewing potential investments to expand its production of organic light emitting diode (OLED) for notebooks, according to UBI ResearchSpeaking at an online conference on Thursday, UBI Research CEO Choong Hoon Yi also said Samsung Electronics will unlikely to use Samsung Display

Samsung Electronics said on Thursday that its Neo QLED TV received the Eye Care "Tested" certification given by German standard association Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker (VDE).The Korean tech giant received the certification for its Neo QLED TVs as well as 2021-model QLED TVs __ their model nam

Samsung Electronics on Wednesday launched a new solid-state drive (SSD), called NVMe SSD 980.It is the company’s first consumer SSD that is NVMe interface based.The Korean tech giant used its Gen-6 V-NAND for the SSD. It offers up to 3,500 and 3,000MB/s sequential read and write speeds, respectively

Samsung’s suspension of its semiconductor plant in Austin due to power outage will increase prices of solid-state drives (SSD), market research firm TrendForce says.Client SSD prices will increase between 3 to 8% in the second quarter compared to the first quarter, the firm said. Prices of enterpris