Samsung Display has established its first foldable OLED module production line in Vietnam after seeing the potential of the foldable OLED panels that it began mass producing this year, according to industry sources on Dec. 23.The display maker had mass produced the OLED panels fitted in the Galaxy F

LG Chem is preparing to mass produce EV batteries from its new plant in Nanjing, China as early as 2020 after going through a pilot run in November this year, according to industry sources on Dec. 18.The company has completed its phase 1 investment, a year and two months after the ground-breaking ce

The world’s top four LCD suppliers for TVs will be mostly from in 2020, while the total shipment from global LCD companies is likely to fall by 8.2% to 265 million units, according to market research firm IHS Markit on Dec. 18.IHS Markit said this would mark the first time in 10 years to witness a d

The first Samsung smartphone created via ODM by Chinese company Huaqin was unveiled on Dec. 18. The Galaxy A01 was applied with the Qualcomm Snap Dragon 439 and 2GB RAM.It runs on the Android 9.0, weighs 168g and costs under $200. Specs include a 5.7-inch Infinity-V display, a rear, dual-camera of a

South Korean PCB-maker DAP has begun mass producing boards for Samsung Electronics’ upcoming flagship smartphone tentatively named the Galaxy S11. DAP is expected to supply boards to more high-end Samsung smartphones in 2020 as Samsung Electro-Mechanics has cut down its smartphone board business.Ind

South Korean battery-making equipment manufacturers are tapping into the European markets. On the surface, they said it’s to respond to the growing number of local battery makers who are relocating there, but industry watchers say the real reason is to seek new opportunities in the EU where EV batte

LG Display is aiming to upgrade its production facilities for flexible, Gen-6 OLED panels for smaller displays at its E6 lines in Paju of Gyeonggi Province. For this, the firm will be adding new equipment by early 2020 to produce touch-integrated panels, while switching to the LTPO backplane technol

Chinese LCD module maker Efonlong was found to have acquired Gen-8 LCD cell production line equipment from Samsung Display’s suspended facilities, according to industry sources on Dec. 19.Some of the equipment will most likely be utilize for the Gen-8.5 LCD ultra-thin glass board processing project

Samsung Electronics has widened the use of adhesive glue for sealing the top board and the middle frame together for its smartphones, including the Galaxy S11 models that are to be launched in 2020, according to industry sources.This year, Samsung applied adhesive glue to all Galaxy A and Galaxy M s

SK Innovation has begun acting on its plans to produce Lithium Battery Separators (LiBS) over the next three years by kick-starting the operation at its new plant in Jeungpyeong of North Chungcheong Province.On Dec. 17, SK i.e. Technology – the sister company of SK Innovation handling material produ

European carmakers are racing to secure battery-making technologies amid government support in the formsubsidies worth 3.2 billion euros (KRW 4.18 trillion) for the EV battery business from the EU.However, it remains just how long it would take the carmakers to mass produce the batteries, and whethe

From 2017 to 2019, revenues from Japanese display equipment makers took up half of the market, according to market research firm IHS Markit on Dec. 13. South Korean equipment makers, on the other hand, accounted for just 25%.During these three years, the display equipment market was worth KRW 63.6 t

In a bid to diversify its portfolio of suppliers for battery anode materials, the LG Chem has signed a source contract with China’s GEM, according to industry sources on Dec. 11.GEM will be supplying precursors for high-nickel battery anode materials that will help raise nickel content for better en

On Dec. 12, Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ board passed a resolution to suspend the firm’s smartphone High Density Interconnection board business in Kunshan of China. The firm said the remaining assets of the Kunshan plant would be sold off.“Revenues are likely to fall in terms of consolidated financial

LG Chem will be supplying battery cells to Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S11+ model to be launched in 2020, according to industry sources on Dec. 12.LG Chem currently mass produces the cells for the up-and-coming Galaxy phones from its Nanjing plant in China. The initial supplies will be from both LG

Up to 85% of Samsung Electronicss’ smartphones are to feature multi-cameras in 2020, a move that would give local camera module manufacturers a boost in their sales, according to industry sources on Dec. 11.Samsung plans to add multi-cameras to about 255 million out of the 300 million handsets it pl

Analog Devices has sued its partner Xilinx for patent infringement of wireless communication products. If the court accepts Analog’s claims, Xilinx is likely to suffer a big hit to its 5G business, according to industry sources.On Dec. 5, US time, Analog filed the lawsuit at a court in Delaware in t

Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy A51, which will be the series’ first phone enabling macro photography, will be revealed for the first time in Vietnam on Dec. 12, according to industry sources on Dec. 9.Samsung’s Vietnamese corporation will also launch other A series smartphones in the Galaxy lineup incl

South Korean testing equipment firm Intek Plus is looking to supply new package testing equipment including Large Form Factors (LFF) to Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, according to Intek Plus CEO Lee Sang-hoon on Dec. 6.“We are currently undergoing trials with the two firms, and SK hynix gave a gr

Samsung Electronics’ next flagship smartphones series, tentatively named the Galaxy S11, is likely to have a screen measuring a maximum 6.8 inches and a 108-million pixel camera, according to industry sources on Dec. 5.This would mark the first time for Samsung to apply a display in the 6-inch range