South Korean vendors who supply smartphone camera components to Samsung Electronics saw mixed results in the first quarter, according to data from the country’s fiance watchdog collected by The Elec.Those that supplied camera modules to Samsung saw huge sales growth in the quarter, but those that pr

South Korean printed circuit board (PCB) companies have posted mixed results for the first quarter for 2020, with those relying on smartphones seeing their earnings tank.However, those supplying PCB for semiconductors saw their earnings increase, which will likely carry over to the second quarter.LG

A South Korean company has developed laser technology that can be used to cut the utlra-thin glass used as cover for display screens on foldable smartphones.ITI said the technology was dubbed “Cool” can used to cut the glasses smoothly without damaging them.The company, which specializes in laser te

Samsung Electro-Mechanic has said it won’t be readily rolling out MLCC units this year as its new plant in Tianjin of China will unlikely be ready to go by the latter half of this year as planned, while its operations in Southeast Asia have also been crippled.In a conference call on its first quarte

LG Innotek is going to discontinue BLU(Backlight Unit) LED business, with Wooree E&L and Seoul Semiconductor grabbing the BLU LED sales opportunities, according to industry sources on April 21.BLU LED are necessary light sources for LCD panels. They are used in LCD TVs, laptops, monitors and others.

South Korea’s MCNEX will be expanding its production lines for camera modules supplied to Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Ultra in a bid to respond to the growing demand for the high-end smartphones, according to industry sources on April 6.The Galaxy S20 series itself – launched in March 2020 – is showing lac

Advanced optical zoom cameras are expected to set premium smartphones apart, with Samsung Electronics and Huawei Technologies vying for the lead, according to industry sources on Mar. 5.Both tech companies will be adding more models embedded with such cameras that allow for longer focal distances wi

Samsung Electronics is planning to ship up to 8 million QLED TVs this year, up nearly 50% from last year’s 5.3 million in a bid to widen its gap with key rival LG Electronics in the high-end TV market, according to industry sources on Feb. 27.Samsung’s market share in the global QLED market was arou

The growth of Fingerprint on Display (FoD) sensors this year will hinge on whether they get installed in LCD panel smartphones, with a myriad of manufacturers working on the technology, according to industry sources on Feb. 21.Due to the panel structures, only OLED display smartphones have been depl

Kolon Industries’ mass production lines for transparent CPI film are running on full capacity, according to the company during its fourth quarter earnings report on Feb. 20.“Our CPI mass production lines are running on full capacity, and we are currently testing film to apply to different areas,” sa

Korea’s Segyung Hightech was the sole supplier of the special protective film for the cover windows of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip unveiled on Feb. 12, according to industry watchers. This marks the second time for the firm to supply Samsung after providing transparent PI film for the Galaxy Fold launch

Samsung Electronics has placed high priority on securing smartphone parts amid the outbreak of the coronavirus, according to industry sources on Feb. 6.The tech giant also plans to adhere to its previous plans to go ODM for about a third of its smartphones this year, but some disruption is expected

Chemical materials firm Lake Materials is looking to get listed on the tech-heavy Kosdaq market in March this year, according to the CEO Kim Jin-dong at its IPO press conference on Jan. 17.“Our aim is to push up semiconductor business to account for over 30% of our total sales, while our LED busines

South Korean optical parts maker Optron-Tec has supplied the prism for the optical 5X zoom camera modules in the Galaxy S20 that Samsung Electronics is preparing to launch in March this year, according to industry sources on Jan. 16.When Optron-Tec produces the prism, they are sent to another compan

In 2020, the domestic PCB market is expected to shrink by 1.5%, indicating that less smartphone boards would be sold than semiconductor boards.The Korea Printed Circuit Association (KPCA) said on Jan. 14 that local PCB market would fall 1.5% to KRW 9.75 trillion. In terms of production, the total vo

US-based chemical firm DuPont will invest $28 million (KRW 32.4billion) on establishing EUV photoresist manufacturing lines in Korea, according to government sources.The Commerce Ministry said that on Jan. 8, DuPont submitted an investment report to Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency plans to a

Japan’s Kaneka will no longer be the sole supplier of PI film for Samsung Electronics, with SKC Kolon PI scheduled to provide the film for 5G smartphone antennae, industry sources said on Jan. 2.During the first half of this year, SKC Kolon PI will be supplying PI fim for the Galaxy S 11’s 5G antenn

South Korean PCB-maker DAP has begun mass producing boards for Samsung Electronics’ upcoming flagship smartphone tentatively named the Galaxy S11. DAP is expected to supply boards to more high-end Samsung smartphones in 2020 as Samsung Electro-Mechanics has cut down its smartphone board business.Ind

On Dec. 12, Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ board passed a resolution to suspend the firm’s smartphone High Density Interconnection board business in Kunshan of China. The firm said the remaining assets of the Kunshan plant would be sold off.“Revenues are likely to fall in terms of consolidated financial

Up to 85% of Samsung Electronicss’ smartphones are to feature multi-cameras in 2020, a move that would give local camera module manufacturers a boost in their sales, according to industry sources on Dec. 11.Samsung plans to add multi-cameras to about 255 million out of the 300 million handsets it pl