Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics said on Tuesday that they will be showing off their home appliances at the online trade event the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) 2021 that will run from Tuesday to Friday.KBIS is hosted by the National Kitchen and Bath Association and is the US tradeshow o

Electronics component maker SoluM said on Monday that it has supplied Galaxy SmartTag to Samsung Electronics.The recently launched Galaxy SmartTag uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology to connect with a smartphone. It is used as a smart tag on objects that allows for smartphone owners to find t

South Korean telecom component maker RFHIC is expecting its highest annual sales on record in 2021.The company’s gallium nitride (GaN) power amplifiers are being supplied to Samsung Electronics’ network business. Samsung Network is planning to supply wireless equipment with GaN power amplifiers to U

Samsung Electronics was considering Austin, Texas, for a new US$17 billion chip plant, according to a report by Reuters.The South Korean tech giant is seeking tax abatement of US$805.5 million over 20 years from Travis County and the city of Austin, documents seen by Reuters showed.The documents say

Samsung Electronics said on Thursday that it plans to expand the application of magnetoresistive RAM (MRAM).MRAM stores data in magnetic domains, unlike most RAMs that store them in electric charge or current flows.The company improved the magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) function of its MRAM to make

Employees of SK Hynix dispatched to China had their quarantine period extended from two weeks to three, TheElec has learned.This is due to the cities of Wuhan and Chongqing, where the company has factories, extending the quarantine period to prevent the spread of COVID-19.A SK Hynix spokesperson sai

Samsung Electronics has requested four patents owned by Ericsson to be invalidated to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on January 29, TheElec has learned.Two of the four patents are standard essential patents (SEP). One, Patent 10,454,655, deals with wireless handset, wireless t

Analog Devices’ country manager post for South Korea has been vacant for a couple of months, with the company saying it has now intention of naming someone to the post for the short-term.Previous Head of Korea, Hong Sa-kwak, stepped down on October 2020. Analog Devices’ Asia Pacific (APAC) arm was o

Vanchip has began preparations to list on the Shanghai STAR Market.The company was founded by ex-RFMD (now called Qorvo) employees in 2010. Vanchip was embroiled in a legal battle with RFMD over technology leak but agreed to pay US$58 million to the US company to settle the dispute.Taiwan’s Mediatek

Samsung Electronics on Friday said it has launched its latest smartphone series Galaxy S21 in 60 countries.Official sales will began in South Korea, North America, Europe and Southeast Asia.By end of February, Galaxy S21 will be available in 130 countries, Samsung said.Samsung will also extend its p

SK Hynix will invest in facilities conservatively this year, the company’s CFO said at its conference call for the fourth quarter.CFO Jongwon Noh said the company will invest carefully, considering the persistent uncertainties from the COVID-19 pandemic and unfavorable exchange rate.Capital expendit

Samsung Display is planning to build a new production line for notebook OLED at its A4 factory in Asan, TheElec has learned.The line will have a production capacity of 30,000 substrates per month and will produce mid-sized OLED panels in the 18 to 20-inch range aimed at notebooks.The plan is being c

Samsung Electronics has asked the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to invalidate two patents of Ericsson on January 22.It seems the legal battle between the pair will continue to escalate going forward.Ericsson has so far claimed in its lawsuit against Samsung filed to the Easter Di

SK Hynix has requested South Korean semiconductor equipment makers TES and KCTech conduct research into developing semiconductor cleaning equipment, TheElec has learned. A person familiar with the matter said SK Hynix has been looking for a supplier to replace Mujin Electronics, which has previously

Samsung Electronics said on Thursday that is was actively considering acquisitions within the next three years.Company CFO Yoonho Choi said Samsung was looking to actively use its cash reserve for strategic facilities investments and M&As (mergers and acquisitions).Samsung’s last big acquisition was

Samsung Display said on Thursday that it will develop new display form factors such as rollable and slidable to cement in leadership in 2021.Company senior vice president Choi Kwon-young also said at Samsung Electronics’ fourth quarter conference call that the firm will expand its leadership in the

Samsung Electronics said on Thursday that, for the entire year of 2020, it has posted 236.81 trillion won in sales and 35.99 trillion won in operating profit.This is a rise of 2.78% and 29.62%, respectively, from 2019.The figure matches the market consensus of South Korean analysts of sales of 235.7

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday said it has supplied its dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) technology to Verizon’s network.DSS allows for 4G base stations to process 5G signals. It allows carriers to use spectrum they used in 4G for 5G.Verizon launched its 5G nationwide service that uses DSS technology

Samsung Electronics is planning to expand the production of CMOS image sensors (CIS) by 20% this year, TheElec has learned.Last year, Samsung put in 100,000 wafers per month for the production of CIS. In 2021, the company plans to expand this to between 120,000 to 130,000 wafers per month.The South

The CEOs of Samsung Electronics and six other affiliates of the company meet with Samsung’s compliance committee to discuss collaboration on Tuesday.Samsung Electronics vice chairman and co-CEO Kim Ki-nam said the company will strive to follow the law to become a respected conglomerate, following th