South Korean chipmaker SK hynix has signed an agreement with Jiangsu Province’s Wuxi New Area – formerly Wuxi National Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone – to invest 2 billion yuan (KRW 340 billion) on jointly creating an industrial cluster specializing in semiconductor development, according to Ch

The fixed trading prices of DDR4 1Gb 2133MHz prices rose 1.07% on-month to USD 2.84 in January, indicating a gradual increase in DRAM prices, helped by a limited increase in supplies by memory chip makers, according to DRAMeXchange on Jan. 31.This marks the first price rise in more than a year since

Concerns are rising about potential supply disruptions to the display-making facilities run by major firms such as BOE, CSOT and Tianma that are located in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the deadly Coronavirus has originated, according to Shenzhen Stock Exchange on Jan. 29.But the impact is expected

South Korea’s LG Chem will be moving parts of its polarizer production facilities at its Ochang plant in North Chungcheong Province to its Nanjing plant in China during the second quarter of this year, industry sources told The Elec on Jan. 27.The move is a part of LG Chem’s plans to eventually sell

In the Indian smartphone market, China’s Xiaomi stood at No.1 in the fourth quarter of 2019, beating Samsung Electronics, according to figures from market research firm IDC on Jan. 23.Samsung was the second-largest player during the months of October and November last year with a market share of aro

Fabless semiconductor firm Dongwoon Anatech has successfully supplied OIS Auto Focus (AF) Driver ICs for rear camera modules fitted into Huawei Technologies’ upcoming P40 smartphones, according to industry sources on Jan. 21.Until now, Huawei had partnered with US-based ON Semiconductor for the Driv

Roh Tae-moon has been named as the new head of Samsung Electronics mobile division in a move signaling that the South Korean tech giant may work to push out more China-based ODM smartphones into the market.According to an executive-level reshuffling announced by Samsung Electronics on Jan. 20, a tot

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

SK Innovation’s shipment of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) jumped three times in 2019 from a year earlier, according to global information service EV-volumes on Jan. 15.EV Volume said that last year, SK Innovation’s battery shipment was estimated at 3.5GWh to become the seventh-largest global

South Korea-based semiconductor equipment firm Tes has passed the pilot test to supply GPE equipment to Samsung Electronics’ foundry lines, according to industry sources on Jan. 16.This indicates a shift from memory chips to the non-memory chip sector for the firm, they said.“Our goal is to supply t

In 2019, Huawei sold a total of 6.9 million 5G-enabled smartphones, according to the company on Jan. 15.The figure was slightly bigger than the 6.7 million that Samsung Electronics earlier revealed as the number of 5G handsets it sold during the like period.Included in the 5G smartphones sold by Hua

A deal for selling an award-winning South Korean battery equipment firm has fallen through, triggering controversy over who or what was the problem, industry sources said on Jan. 16.They noted that Chinese energy firm Blest has issued a disclosure saying that it won’t be acquiring Him-tech because t

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

South Korean display maker LG Display is expected to begin mass productions at its Guangzhou plant in China producing large-sized OLED panels immediately after the lunar New Year’s holiday ending on Jan. 28, according to industry watchers on Jan. 16.This follows on the heels of events held in China

South Korean supplier Dongwoon Anatech has provided the haptic driver IC for Hyundai Motor’s latest SUV model in the Genesis lineup, the GV80. Industry sources said on Jan. 15 that Dongwoon is now in talks with foreign carmakers for a similar deal.This marks the first time that Dongwoon Anatech has

POSCO, the largest steelmaker in Korea, has revved up its business for producing precursors, a key element in EV batteries. The firm is now expected to accelerate its company-wide project for producing anode.On Jan. 14, China’s Huayou Cobalt said that Huayu POSCO – its joint venture with POSCO, has

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

Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S10 series sold an estimated 37 million handsets during the first six months of 2019, which was 15% more than its predecessor. The figure, however, falls short of the market consensus of around 50 million, according to industry sources on Jan. 10.They attributed the sales

Telechips will be deploying the In Cabin Monitoring System (ICMS) solution for US-based FPGA company Xilinx, marking the first time for the two firms to work together.Telechips said on Jan. 9 that the vehicle safety solution – also known as the Driver Monitoring System (DMS) would be applied to the

The operation rate at Samsung SDI’s battery plant in Göd, Hungary, fell temporarily due to a shortage of modules required for battery cell assembly, according to industry sources on Jan. 7.This wasn’t due to technological glitches, but because the firm was faced with Hungarian suppliers who were una