South Korean chip maker DB HiTek has decided to increase the price of semiconductor contract production, or foundry, by up to 20%, TheElec has learned.The company decided to increase the price due to high demand for foundry services globally, people familiar with the matter said. DB HiTek has also s

Samsung Electro-Mechanics CEO Kye Hyun Kyung was instrumental in Chemtronics being chosen as the preferred bidder for the company’s wireless telecommunication module business, TheElec has learned.Kyung has considered the synergy between the business and those of the supplier’s after the purchase is

Ace Technologies’ order for electronics manufacturing service (EMS) from a European telecom equipment maker has been delayed to next year, TheElec has learned.The South Korean company was expected be named in September and starting producing the kits to its customers within the year.Ace Technologies

Samsung Electronics on Saturday posted a teaser video for its new Exynos chip launching next month.The Korean tech giant said on in the clip that the new chip will be unveiled on January 12.The chip is likely the rumored Exynos 2100. It will likely have beefed up neural processing unit for artificia

US Department of Commerce has added Chinese foundry SMIC in its list of sanctioned companies that will have their access to US technology blocked.SMIC was among 77 companies, 60 of them Chinese, added to Entity List. The addition was due to China’s military-civil fusion (MCF) doctrine and evidence o

India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Thursday said it will take expression of interests (EOI) from foreign chip makers to build semiconductor wafer fabs, local media Swarayja reports.The deadline is January 31 and the ministry is taking applications from integrated d

South Korean semiconductor board makers are positioned to benefit from Taiwanese counterpart Unimicron’s fire in one of its factory.Unimicron’s supply of flip chip chip scale package (FC-CSP) for application processes to Qualcomm will now be shifted to Samsung Electro-Mechanics, LG InnoTek and Daedu

Camera module maker Cammsys said on Thursday that it will merge with security solution subsidiary BEFS.BEFS offers fingerprint readers and network security solutions. The company is planning to sign supply contracts to supply its fingerprint readers with major customers, Cammsys said.BEFS was acquir

ITM Semiconductor will manufacturer the batteries that will be used in LG Electronics’ new smartphone launching next year, TheElec has learned.ITM Semiconductor has previously mostly assembled battery packs for Samsung’s mobile division. It also supplied Samsung with its battery protection circuits.

Samsung Electronics’ mobile business head has all but confirmed that the company’s Unpacked event for the Galaxy S21 smartphone series will be held in January.In a blog post, Samsung mobile head TM Roh said “I look forward to sharing more in January” near the end.The company is expected to unveil is

Iljin Display is hoping to return to profitability from notebook and MiniLED markets.The company announced that it will offer shares to secure 20 billion won in funding. 10 billion won will be spent on facilities related to notebook components, the company said.Out of the 10 billion won, 60 billion

Semiconductor testing company Tesna said on Tuesday that it has begun operation of its new testing factory.The factory will test Samsung Electronics’ CMOS image sensors. Operations of the facility at Anseong began near end of October.A Tesna spokesperson said testing volume will increase to mobile a

Ericsson said on Friday that it has filed a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics in the US over violating their contractual agreements related to patent licensing.The pair are in negotiation over patent licensing fees and the lawsuit is expected to cause delays in this, the Swedish tech firm said.Ope

Samsung Electronics has begun producing the telecom equipment it will supply to US carrier Verizon this month, TheElec has learned.The equipment supply is part of 7.9 trillion won deal between the pair for the South Korean tech giant to supply the carrier with 4G and 5G equipment.The production volu

Swedish firm claims Korean counterpart violated FRAND commitment Ericsson said on Friday that it has filed a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics in the US over violating their contractual agreements related to patent licensing.The pair are in negotiation over patent licensing fees and the lawsuit is

Samsung Display received approval from the Indian government to get financial backing for its factory in Noida, according to Reuters.The Uttar Pradesh state government signed off on a financial incentive of 48.25 billion rupees to the South Korean display panel makers Noida factory.Samsung Display i

Samsung Display is transferring hundreds of its employees to Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor business as it prepares to exit the liquid crystal display (LCD) business.The display panel maker was taking application from employees for the transfer and sorting through who to send. Hundreds of employ

South Korean component maker SoluM is setting up offices abroad to better react to demand from customer Samsung Electronics.The company set up its office in Noida, India in September. The office, which will focus on production, will go live next year. SoluM is planning to operate an office in Mexico

Samsung Electronics unveiled its 110-inch MicroLED TV at an online event in South Korea on Thursday.The South Korean first unveiled a 149-inch MicroLED display called The Wall in 2018. The Wall was aimed at the business-to-business market.The new 110-inch MicroLED TV is aimed at the home market. Mic

PI Advanced Materials will supply low permittivity polyimide (PI) films to Samsung Electronics for the Galaxy S21 smartphones.The company will be supplying its modified PI film with even lower permittivity this time around for use in flexible printed circuit board for the 5G antenna.PI Advanced Mate