South Korean fabless companies are facing difficulty hiring design engineers.Most engineers with a Master’s degree or higher are going to large conglomerates, TheElec has learned.Those with over 10 years of experience are mostly absorbed by Samsung Electronics, people familiar with the matter said.S

Abov Semiconductor has signed a deal to supply microcontroller unit (MCU) for smoke detection with a subsidiary of US firm Carrier.The company will also sign a contract with Beijing Cycle Columbus Environmental Science and Technology to supply the MCUs within the month, people familiar with the matt

Samsung Display has approved the use of Wonik IPS’ dry etcher for use in the production of quantum dot (QD) displays, TheElec has learned.The etchers can’t be used right away in Samsung Display’s existing Q1 line, but will be used in future lines if the display maker decides to expand its QD display

Samsung Electro-Mechanics will be excluded from Apple’s supply chain for folded zoom camera modules for iPhones launching in 2023, TheElec has learned.Folded zoom uses prism to bend the light before it reaches the image sensor __ it is a sort of periscope-like telephoto camera.The technology allows

The International Trade Commission (ITC) of the US has opened an investigation into Samsung, LG, Dell, Lenovo and other electronics maker.The ITC said on Monday that it is looking into whether their products from notebooks, desktops, servers, handsets to tablets have violated patents related to semi

LG InnoTek CEO Jeong Cheol-dong will become the next chairman of the Korea Printed Circuit Association (KPCA), TheElec has learned.It is the first time that a CEO of a major conglomerate such as Samsung and LG to take the post.After he becomes chairman, Jeong will work to foster the local printed ci

Printed circuit board (PCB) maker Daeduck Electronics has liquidated its factory in the Philippines, TheElec has learned.The factory had manufactured low value automotive boards. Daeduck is ending the business due to low profitability.The company entered Philippines in the mid-1990s to save costs bu

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia are planning to apply more high efficiency carbon nanotube (CNT) heaters for their next-generation electric vehicles.The pair are collaborating with suppliers Kwangjin Wintec and Teraon in the development of the heaters.The CNT heaters will be installed as default in pr

LG Energy Solution has placed additional orders for mixing equipment used in battery production for the factory at Lordstown, Ohi, run by its joint venture Ultium Cells with General Motors, TheElec has learned.Related companies were notified of the order from LG Electronics’ Production engineering R

Samsung had sent a new confidentiality agreement to its semiconductor and component partners in July, TheElec has learned.The agreement asks for stricter security measures for sensitive technologies and includes a financial penalty for breaching the contract, sources say.The contract was written by

Samsung Electronics will begin mass production of an 8-layer DDR5 memory late next year, the company said at chip industry conference Hot chips 33 on Monday.It will use its through silicon via (TSV) technology for the 512GB DDR5 memory module.The company had used 4-layer TSV technology for DDR4, mak

Elentec said on Thursday that it will supply battery packs for LG Electronics’ energy storage systems (ESS) launching next year,The company will be an original development manufacturer (ODM) for the packs used by LG’s ESS launching for the home next year.The deal is Elentec’s second ODM deal after i

Mecaro president Lee Jong-soo will be joining Jusung Engineering around the end of the month, TheElec has learned.Lee will become president of Jusung’s semiconductor business, replacing Roh Jae-sung.He was previously an executive at South Korean chip giant SK Hynix.Jusung chairman Hwang Chul-joo is

Near half of South Korean display equipment makers have recorded operating loss during the second quarter of the year.TheElec collected data of 30 related companies, with 13 of them reporting operating loss during the quarter.Meanwhile, nine of of the 30 companies that made a profit saw their earnin

Printed circuit board maker Daeduck Electronics said on Wednesday that it has supplied its first flip chip ball grid array (FC-BGA) to its customer.The company’s new FC-BGA factory at Ansan went live, the firm said.FC-BGA is a wireless semiconductor package board. It is used in high-value products s

LG Electronics and Magna International’s joint venture held talks with Stellantis, the world’s fourth largest automobile maker, to supply electric car components, TheElec has learned.Those at LG Magna e-Powertrain and Eujin Platform, its supplier, held talks with those at Stellantis, including an ex

South Korean equipment makers posted mixed results in the second quarter.Fab equipment makers recorded strong earnings during the quarter, while display equipment makers posted poor performances.Multiple fab equipment makers recorded triple digit growths and marked record earnings in the second quar

Samsung Electronics has narrowed its market share in CMOS image sensors (CIS) with Sony by a few points last year, according to date from research firm Yole Development.The Japanese tech giant held a 40% market share in the sector in 2020, which is 2 points lower than the previous year. During the s

US glass giant Corning has increased share of glass supply to LG Display for automotive OLED panels, TheElec has learned.Corning’s glass has grown to over 10% of those used by LG Display within a year, people familiar with the matter said.The South Korean has previously procured around 70% of the gl

The regional manager and key executives at KLA’s business unit in South Korea are expected to quit soon, TheElec has learned.KLA-Tencor Korea president Bruce Chung and up to five others have quit or is planning to quit the company soon, people familiar with the matter said.KLA’s US headquarters is e