LG Electronics was using mostly Chinese companies for the majority of the batteries that powers its smartphones this year, TheElec confirmed Tuesday.It has used Amperex Technology Limited (ATL) and BYD before but has recently added Lishen Battery as a vendor, sources within the company said.China-ma

Dasan Networks has begun shipping 5G equipment to Japanese telco Rakuten Mobile, the company said Tuesday.It follows announcement made by Dasan Zhone Solutions, Dasan’s US subsidiary, last year that it has been elected the supplier for 5G fronthaul solutions by the telco.Dasan’s goods being supplied

Hanwha Group has secured a “bridgehead” to enter the US hydrogen market with the successful listing of hydrogen car maker Nikola Motor on NASDAQ, in which it was an investor, the South Korean conglomerate said Tuesday.Nikola listed on the US stock exchange on June 4 and closed its debut valued at US

Samsung Electronics has decided not to offer S Pen on its upcoming foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold 2, sources within the company told TheElec Tuesday.It is because the development of a cover glass that can both withstand folding and the pressure from a stylus is yet to be completed, they said.

US sanction against Huawei will likely negatively affect South Korea’s semiconductor industry if the Chinese tech giant faces difficulty in its smartphone production, a South Korean government research institute said.If Huawei is reduced to a mid-tier phone maker from US interference, the company wi

Seoul Viosys has begun online sales of its purifier and sterilizer that comes with its proprietary Ultraviolet (UV) LED technology, the company said Monday.Portable sterilizer VSM+ and air purifier VAC are now available online, the company said. It will be available on 11th Street, Gmarket, Auction,

Samsung Electronics is planning to expand applying wireless power charging to more models in its Galaxy A series of smartphones, people familiar with the matter told TheElec Monday.The feature was mostly reserved for flagship smartphones such as Galaxy S and Galaxy Note smartphones up until then.The

Huawei Korea has stressed that its telecom equipment has received the Common Criteria (CC) Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 4+ certification for its 5G products.Company CSO Lee Joon-ho, who was appointed to the post last week, said the Chinese tech giant was the “only vendor” that received the 4+ ce

SK Telecom has invested $20 million in Israeli medical imaging company, the company said.It is in addition to the initial $5 million it made a year ago in Nanox’s seed round, and makes the telco the second largest share holder of the firm, SK Telecom said.The Israeli firm also has Foxconn, FujiFilm

SK Telecom will apply artificial intelligence and cloud to all of its new endeavors even if it causes short-term losses, company CEO says.New services must also be open to more companies in the digital age, SK Telecom CEO Park Jung-ho said at a remote town hall meeting of the company where all emplo

Camera module maker Partron will see its sales decline by up to 20% this year, according to South Korean analysts.The company is expected to post revenues of 980 billion won to 1.11 trillion won this year due to lackluster smartphone sales from its main client Samsung Electronics.Partron posted sale

Samsung and LG have withdrawn their complaints filed to the South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) as of Friday, which stemmed from their squabbles over their respective TV advertisements last year.The FTC said it will no longer proceed with the case as both parties have withdrawn. LG withdrew on

General motors will “work every closely” with Chinese battery maker CATL in the world’s second largest economy, according to reports.“We have already established a good working relationship and supply agreement with CATL,” said Julian Blissett, GM’s China president, as reported by Reuters. “We will

South Korea’s tech ministry was mulling how to properly announce the 5G network quality ratings of local telcos, people familiar with the matter told TheElec Friday.The Ministry of Science and ICT was hesitating over whether to rank the telcos or announce each telco’s average download speeds on thei

Tech Forum will hold a seminar on next-generation displays on June 26, the organizer said Friday.The event will be held at Sapphire Hall on the second floor of FKI Tower in Yeouido, Seoul. Industry experts will share the current development status and trend in: new display technology design, new adh

Korea Display Industry Association (KDIA) will name a new executive vice chairman, TheElec confirmed Friday.Kim Sung-jin, the former president of Gwangju Techno Park, will be elected to the post at KDIA’s board meeting on June 12.Kim will start his tenure on June 15.He passed the national civil exam

Dreamtech has developed a diagnostic device that can detect whether a patient has contracted COVID-19 in 30 seconds, the company said Friday.The device was co-developed with Israeli start-up Nanoscent, and uses the company’s electronic nose solution.It detects volatile organic compound from patient’

South Korean display equipment vendor Leading Edge Technology (LET) is gearing up to go public.LET CEO Lee Hong-geun said the company will become an equipment vendor that handle front- to back-end display production, at its KOSDAQ IPO conference at Yeouido, on Thursday.LET was formed in 2001 by ex-L

A prestigious display industry show to take place in August will likely be canceled.The 20th International Meeting on Information Display, or IMID 2020, that was scheduled to take place from August 26 to 28 will likely be canceled as companies are minimizing employee activities in light of the COVID

Worldwide mobile core market great 10% in the first quarter from a year ago to be worth US$8 billion, according to market research group Dell’Oro.Huawei and Ericsson combined for over half of the market share in terms of revenue. Nokia, ZTE and Cisco together totaled over 25%, it said."There are oth