System semiconductor startup SKAi Chips has received 1.6 billion won in investment from a listed South Korean fabless company in its Series A funding round, the company said on Wednesday.The investment was thanks to SKAi’s competence in analog mixed signal chip designs, the startup said.SKAi Chips s

LG Chem and Hyundai Motor are discussing a reaction to plan to the recent fires on the Kona EV electric vehicle model, TheElec has learned.They are considering a voluntary recall as the most likely decision for the troubled models, people familiar with the matter said.The pair has discussed the expe

LG Display CEO Jeong Ho-young said Wednesday that the company will build a tight ecosystem around organic light emitting diode (OLED) display panels with its partners.The South Korean display maker invited 20 of its OLED materials and components suppliers, including Merck and DuPont, to its 2020 Tec

Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) has developed an 800V horizontal power semiconductors using a gallium nitride (GaN) single crystal substrate, the South Korean national institute said.It will be used as a core component for electric vehicles (EV) to minimize power loss, E

Samsung Electronics will use batteries made by China’s Amperex Technology Limited (ATL) for the initial batches of its Galaxy S21 smartphones, TheElec has learned.It is ATL’s first supply to Samsung for the Galaxy S series in two years. The Chinese firm last supplied its batteries for the Galaxy S9

Display panel production equipment maker Avaco was developing equipment for use in semiconductor production, the company said.Development started last year and the new equipment will contribute to sales starting in the second half of 2021 at the earliest, a Avaco spokesperson said.The equipment will

The UK’s largest telco BT will use Nokia’s equipment to replace those of Huawei.The Finnish telecom equipment giant will now become the largest supplier of equipment to the telco, replacing its Chinese rival.BT currently uses Huawei and Nokia’s equipment at around a two to one ratio. Nokia last mont

Samsung Electronics has begun pre-orders for the Galaxy S20 Fan Edition (FE) in South Korea on Tuesday.The phone has a haze finish on its back and has a 120Hz display, same as the original Galaxy S20, Samsung said. It will also have a high-end chip-set, triple camera and large battery, the South Kor

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has formed a display industry cooperation council to bolster collaboration between the public and private sectors.The ministry divided the previous council that oversaw both display and semiconductors to two, each overseeing one of the industries.The new di

SK Hynix has launched its second generation 10-nanometer (nm) DDR5 DRAM, the company said.DDR5 standard was first announced in July by JEDEC.The company’s DDR5 DRAM supports data transfer rate of 4,800 ~ 5,600 Megabit-per-second (Mbps), which is 1.8 times faster than the previous generation DDR4.Ope

Samsung Electronics has begun sales of its premium projector called The Premiere in South Korea.The high tier version has triple laser technology where different lasers are used for the colors red, green and blue.The triple laser version of the projector will cost 7.49 million won and the single las

Ex-Hynix employees were collaborating with the local Chinese government at Chengdu to acquire GlobalFoundaries’ factory there, according to local media reports.Local company Jinsemi, which has former Hynix Semiconductor vice president Choi Jin-seok as CEO, and the Chengdu city government has a joint

Dreamtech has launched its new medical brand called i.SigNal, the company said.The company also launched its wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) patch dubbed Cardea SOLO, it said.i.SigNal combined the words ICT and signal (which could stand for vital signs), Dreamtech said.The company also formed a new

Organic light emitting diode (OLED) sales will jump 107% in the second half of 2020 compared to the first half, according to UBI Research.OLED panel shipment will reach 383 million units and sales US$28 billion in the second half of 2020, a rise of 66% and 107%, respectively, compared to the first h

DRAM and NAND Flash prices are expected to remain throughout the remainder of 2020.According to DRAMeXchange, PC DDR4 8Gb DRAM had a contract price of US$3.13 as of September, same as the price of August.USB 128Gb MLC NAND Flash contract price was also fixed at US$4.35 as of September, same as Augus

Samsung Electronics has scrapped its plan to put in under display camera (UDC) on the Galaxy S21 smartphones series launching next year, TheElec has learned.The South Korean was postponing the application of the tech due to low production yield rate, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.S

Circular batteries that once dominated the market thanks to handsets and notebooks are being revived thanks to the expansion of electric vehicles (EV).Tesla’s strong sales of its EV that uses circular batteries has been the main catalyst for this.Major battery makers Panasonic, Samsung SDI, LG Chem

Samsung Electronics plans to launch an ultra-premium gold colored Galaxy Z Fold 2 in China.It will be the thirteenth model in its co-brand with local carrier China Telecom, people familiar with the matter said. The brand, called 心系天下 in Chinese, which means “high people worrying about the world”, wa

Official sales of LG Wing, LG Electronics’ swiveling dual screen smartphone, will begin on October 6 in South Korea.LG said South Korean and the US was its most important smartphone markets. By having the phone launch around the same time in both markets, the company aims to win over customers that

LG Chem will have five different models of batteries to supply to General Motors starting in 2022.The batteries will be first applied to Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC brand electric SUV and pick-up trucks, TheElec has learned.The batteries, made by General Motors and LG Chem’s joint venture Ultium Cells,