APS is reviewing a plan to develop a fine metal mask (FMM) based on a silicon substrate, TheElec has learned.FMM is used in the production of OLED panels. APS is currently developing an FMM made with laser patterning that it hopes will be used in the production of OLED on silicon (OLEDoS).However, d

LG Chem is planning to sell its IT film business as part of its wider plan to restructure its non-essential businesses, TheElec has learned.Sources said the company is planning to sell the business unit within the year.LG Chem earlier halted the operation of its petrochemical plant in Yeosu and is r

Intel has successfully secured a higher-than-expected yield for its Intel 4 process, the company’s VP told TheElec.William Grimm, Vice President and Director of Product Engineering for Logic Technology and Development at Intel, said in an interview with TheElec at Penang, Malaysia, that the chip gia

The application of blue phosphorescent material can reduce the power consumption of OLED display panels by 25%, Universal Display Corp Vice President of Business Development Mike Hack told TheElec in an interview.UDC’s plan to start producing blue phosphorescent material in 2024, which it previously

SungEel HiTech said on Monday that it will build a battery recycling park in the state of Indiana in the U.S.It will be the company’s second such facility following its one in Georgia.SungEel HiTech has set up its subsidiary SungEel Recycling Park Indiana in May in preparation.The park, which will s

Camera module maker MCNEX saw its revenue in auto components jump 43% in the first half of the year.On Monday, the company said it recorded 443.2 billion won in revenue and 500 million won in operating profit in the first half of 2023.Revenue increased by 24% year-on-year while operating profit dipp

SK Hynix said on Monday that it has given a sample of its HBM3E to a customer.High bandwidth memory connects DRAM vertically to increase their speed and is currently in high demand from AI applications.HBM3E is an expansion of HBM3 with a further increased speed of 1.15TB per second.The South Korean

Atomic force microscope (AFM) equipment maker Park Systems recorded 34.9 billion won in revenue and 10.1 billion won in operating profit in the second quarter.The earnings beat market consensus and is a growth of 139% and 7352%, respectively, from a year ago.The high growth is also noticeable as the

SK On said on Wednesday that it will spend 1.5 trillion won to build a third factory at its battery production facility in South Korea.The battery maker will build the new factory on 44,125 meter-square of land at the facility.It is SK On’s largest spending plan to date for its home country.The thir

3D cover glass maker JNTC said on Monday that it recorded 55.5 billion won in revenue and 4 billion won in operating profit in the second quarter.For the entire first half, it recorded 112.8 billion won in revenue and 6.2 billion won in operating profit.Revenue jumped 33% compared to a year ago whil

The CEO of South Korean display panel maker LG Display told reporters on Wednesday that the company’s earnings will gradually improve going forward in the second half of the year.LG Display CEO Jeong Ho-young was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the industry conference K-Display, hosted by

South Korean 8-inch chip foundries, just like their Taiwanese counterparts TSMC and Vanguard International Semiconductor, have lowered their service prices this year from low demand from the IT sector, TheElec has learned.Their transition to 12-inch foundries has also impacted their drop in service

ISC said on Monday that it recorded 36 billion won in revenue and 6.5 billion won in operating profit in the second quarter.Revenue dropped 34.4% from last year while operating profit nosedived by 71.7% over the same time period.The company explained that the earnings drop stems from customers’ lowe

SK Telecom said on Sunday that it has invested US$100 million into US AI firm Anthropic.The US startup was founded in 2021 by researchers that left OpenAI. It has developed chatbot Claude and has Google and Salesforce as investors.SK Telecom is a strategic investor under their partnership and Anthro

Fab equipment maker DIT has begun supplying laser annealing equipment to chip giant SK Hynix, TheElec has learned.Annealing equipment is used to repair wafers that are damaged after ion injection.During the ion injection process, Group 3 or Group 5 dopants such as B, I or As are injected into the wa

South Korean chip fabless company Netsol is planning to supply its first magnetic random access memory (MRAM) to a Chinese customer, the company CEO told TheElec.Niche memory chips, excluding DRAM and NAND flash, accounted for 5% of the total memory chip market, Netsol CEO Kim Woo-jin said.Out of th

SK Hynix has unveiled a 321-layer NAND flash at a conference in the US.The South Korean chip giant unveiled the 321-layer 1Tb triple-level cell NAND flash at Flash Summit 2023 in Santa Clara on Tuesday.SK Hynix is the first memory chip maker to unveil a NAND with over 300 layers.The company said its

Chip and electronics material company Soulbrain is planning to acquire precursor maker DNF, TheElec has learned.The deal is expected to close within the year and is reportedly worth around 100 billion won, sources said.Soulbrain Holdings, the holding company of the Soulbrain group, will be the acqui

Research into applying wafer-to-wafer (W2W) technology in the DRAM sector was very active, according to EV Group.This was because the application of W2W hybrid bonding solution could improve the productivity of products such as high bandwidth memory, EV Group Korea General Manager Justin Yun said du

Inkjet printing solution company Enjet was aiming to apply inkjet technology to battery and semiconductor production, CEO Doyoung Byun said.The company was also aiming to develop a multi-nozzle to challenge Japan’s dominance in inkjet head, he said in an interview TheElec.Enjet, which went public la