Samsung Display purchased 42 patents in the US related to oxide thin-film transistors (TFT) from Fujifilm last month, TheElec has learned.The South Korean panel currently uses oxide TFT on its Gen 8 quantum dot (QD)-OLED panels.Samsung Display may use the technology again for Gen 8 OLED panels aimed

Semiconductor and display material company JI Tech will list on the Korean bourse next month.It going public is expected to be a big payday for venture capital UTC Investment.JI Tech, which will list on KOSDAQ on November 4, is valued at 131.1 billion won.The company specializes in precursors used t

Samsung said on Thursday that its board of directors appointed vice chairman Jay Y. Lee as its executive chairman.The tech giant said the decision was made to strengthen accountability and stabilize management amid the worsening global business environment.Lee was designated legally the leader of Sa

CATL chairman and CEO Robin Zheng will visit South Korea next week to meet executives of Hyundai Motor Group, TheElec has learned.Zheng’s visit is made to strengthen the Chinese battery giant’s partnership with Hyundai Motor, which uses CATL batteries on its Niro EV models.The CATL CEO is very likel

Samsung’s profitability dropped substantially during the third quarter from the downturn in the memory market.However, its foundry business, or contract chip production, posted its highest quarterly revenue ever from the improved yield rate of advanced nodes.The tech giant said it reported 76.78 tri

Taiwanese microcontroller unit (MCU) firm Nuvoton is planning to expand its presence in South Korea, the company’s chairman said on Wednesday.Chairman Yuan-Mao Su told a press conference in Seoul that the company is planning to aggressively expand in the market by meeting changing demand of South Ko

Hyundai Motor was reviewing a plan to procure more batteries made in China, TheElec has learned.The company may expand the number of batteries it buys from CATL. Sources said it is highly likely that the South Korean auto giant will more than double the amount it procures from the battery maker.CATL

SK Hynix recorded a significant drop in its operating income for the third quarter stemming from the low memory demand caused by the global economic downturn.The memory chipmaker said it recorded 11 trillion won in sales and 1.65 trillion won in operating income during the third quarter, a drop of 7

SK Hynix said on Tuesday that it has developed a DDR5 DRAM with a speed of 6400Mbps.Samples of the DRAM in 32GB UDIMM and SODIMM form factors were given to customers, the South Korean chipmaker said.Both modules are used in PCs but SODIMM is an ultra-small one.SK Hynix said it used its recently deve

Fab equipment component maker BC&C is developing new products its main focus rings for new revenue.The company is developing ceramic test sockets and tantalum sputtering targets with the goal to launch prototypes sometime between 2023 and 2024, the company said.Test sockets are used to test packaged

Samsung is aiming to ship over 40 million units of TVs next year despite the negative outlook in the sector, TheElec has learned.The tech giant wants to cement its leadership position in the sector and considers the 40 million units the minimum it must ship annually, sources said.Around 39 million u

Ford had recently made a request to South Korean battery maker SK On that many working at production equipment suppliers as a veil to learn battery production technologies, TheElec has learned.The US car giant wants its own employees to work with those from SK On when they begin installing and opera

Samsung has begun procuring under-display cameras from new supplier Coasia Optics for the Galaxy Z Fold 4 foldable smartphones, TheElec has learned.Fold 4 launched back in August and like its predecessor has a front camera that can be hidden under the display.Samsung previously procured this camera

South Korean fabless chip firm Pixelplus will show of engineering samples of its automotive CMOS image sensor to customers during the first quarter.The new product, called PK5130KA, will begin mass production during the second half of 2023 and contribute to the company’s revenue in 2024, Pixelplus s

LG Energy Solution said on Wednesday that it will be procuring graphite from Australian firm Syrah Resources Limited.The South Korean battery maker said the move was done to reduce the reliance on China for the material ahead of the US Inflation Reduction Act coming into effect.LG Energy Solution wi

Chinese display panel makers Tianma and CSOT are expected to resume spending and order equipment within the year, sources from South Korean equipment makers told TheElec.This is thanks to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s being expected to secure a third term during the National Congress that will last

Japan’s Canon Tokki is the leader in OLED deposition equipment and the industry is watching closely whether they will maintain this leadership in the era of Gen 8 OLED as it did the prior generations.Samsung Display and LG Display, the company’s main customers, are currently developing equipment for

South Korean AI chip firm Sapeon is planning to manufacture its new AI chip series X330 using TSMC’s 7-nanometer (nm) node next year, the company’s CTO said.The subsidiary of telco SK Telecom has secured many new customers besides its parent company since the split off in April last year, including

Samsung has verified 8.5Gbps speed on its LPDDR5X DRAM with Qualcomm.The company said the chip was made with its 14-nanometer (nm) node that incorporates the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) process.The milestone only comes five months after it verified 7.5Gbps on the DRAM in March, Samsung highlighted.The

Some of TCK’s patents related to silicon carbide (SiC) rings have been invalidated by courts in South Korea.The company had been in a legal battle with rival DS Techno over patents related to the rings, which are a key material used in the production of 3D NAND.The Patent Court of Korea on Thursday,