Sweden-based Northvolt is increasing its ties with South Korea battery-making equipment makers, people familiar with the matter told TheElec.The move marks a pivot away from China for the company, well known as a key partner to German auto-giant Volkswagen in batteries for electric vehicles, they sa

Samsung has launched a new 50-megapixel (Mp) image sensor aimed at smartphones that comes with strengthened auto-focus, the company said. ISOCELL GN1 comes with 1.2 micrometer-sized pixels and and has phase detection auto-focus, or PDAF, Samsung said. The PDAF will allow the sensor to produce image

Fire has broken out in LG Chem’s plant in South Korea, according to local fire authorities Tuesday. It started at 2:20 pm, Tuesday, at the company’s plant in Seosan, South Choongcheong Province. The fire was putout by 3:31 pm by 107 firefighters and 19 fire trucks. One died while two were injured. T

South Korean transceiver maker OE Solutions seems positioned to takeover the local optical transceiver market as key rival Lightron reels from internal and external challenges, according people familiar with the matter.SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, is planning to secure optical t

Senior Chinese officials have met with Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jae-yong and asked for increased collaboration, in words that can be interpreted as pressuring Samsung for most investments.Hu Heping, Communist Party Secretary of Shaanxi Province, told Lee in a meeting Monday for strength

PNT has clinched deals from LG Chem and Samsung SDI to supply notching equipment used in battery production, sources told The Elec.Samsung SDI will use the company’s equipment at its Cheonan factory in South Korea and plant in Tianjin, China, they said.LG Chem will use PNT’s goods at its factories a

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

Samsung’s de facto leader has visited the tech giant’s semiconductor plant in China.Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jae-Yong, also known as JY Lee, arrived at the company’s plant in Xi’an and inspected the facilities.It is Lee’s first foreign trip in four months. In January, he visited Brazil

Global shipments of fingerprint-on-display (FoD) grew by near eight times in 2019 and will grow even larger in 2020, according to market research firm Omdia.A total of 228.3 million FoD sensors were shipped in 2019, an increase by 674 percent from the 29.5 million moved in 2018.This will be further

South Korean telcos are expected to invest less in network infrastructure in 2020 compared to a year prior, likely failing to meet their initial target announced together with the country's tech ministry.KT and LG Uplus this year will invest 3.1 trillion won and 2.5 trillion won, respectively, in ne

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

LIS will supply equipment used in producing OLED to Chinese display giant BOE, the company announced.The Korean laser equipment company will supply 48 billion won worth of equipment.The size of the deal is 33.05% of LIS’s annual sale of 2019 and a huge win for the firm.The supply deal will last from

LG Electronics’ Mobile Communication division appears to be pondering for a solution amid sluggish smartphone sales at its key market, North America. Its ODM strategy in China is also facing setbacks, triggering speculation that the company may be further cutting down the workforce.The LG affiliate’

US-based Tesla will be manufacturing EVs using LFP batteries from China’s CATL, according to the battery maker during its annual IR conference call on May 13.The firm plans to begin supplying the batteries to Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory in the latter half of this year. This marks the first time for

Samsung Display will be increasing its shipment of LCD monitor panels by up to 40% on-year despite shutting down most of its LCD panel lines, according to industry sources and market research firm Omdia on May 14.The decision comes based on market research showing a spike in demand for monitors for

The two heirs of Samsung and Hyundai Motor will soon be sitting down to discuss future collaboration, most likely in the EV battery business, according to industry sources on May 13.The meeting between Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Hyundai Motor Vice Chairman Chung Eui-sun would

LG Chem topped the world’s electric vehicle market in the first quarter, aided by the popularity of Tesla Model 3.According to EV Volumes, LG Chem supplied batteries for full or partial electric vehicles with a combined output of 6.3 gigawatts, overtaking Panasonic to take the top spot in the global

Samsung Electronics’ Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong has pledged he won’t be handing down managerial rights to his children during a public apology he delivered on May 6 – marking the first time that he did so since June 2015 during the MERS crisis.Touching upon controversial topics such as the method wi

Chip makers are expected to cut investment into production facilities this year, as was the case in 2019 when there was a severe supply glut to cope with.According to a recent report from market research firm Omdia, the global volume of investment into DRAM production facilities was forecast to fall

South Korea’s Sunic System has signed a deal worth KRW 28 billion worth ($22.6 million) with Chinese display maker BOE, according to Sunic’s disclosure on May 4. The amount would account for around 31.6% of Sunic’s total revenues in 2019.The deal is to supply deposition equipment for the mass produc