SK Hynix said on Thursday that it has developed Zoned UFS (ZUFS) 4.0 and start mass production of the mobile NAND solution in the third quarter.ZUFS improves on conventional UFS flash memory with increased data management efficiency.It manages data per their characteristics and saves them in differe

Apple unveiled its first iPads that sport an OLED panel rather than a liquid crystal display one on Tuesday.Cupertino in its online Let Loose event showed off its new iPad Pro models, which have a two-stack tandem OLED panel as their screen.The iPhone maker also unveiled new iPad Air models that doe

BOE has decided to use OLED deposition machines from South Korea’s Sunic System for its production of Gen 8 IT OLED panels, TheElec has learned.Rival Canon Tokki didn’t put in a bid for the order, paving the way for Sunic System to clinch the deal as the single vendor.The South Korean equipment make

Samsung Electronics vice chairman and co-CEO Han Jong-hee returned from its three-day visit to China on Wednesday.Han, who is also the head of Samsung’s Device Experience (DX) division, which makes smartphones, TVs, and appliances, was accompanied by Samsung’s head of procurement at its TV Business

Econy will handle all the back-end processing orders for the ultra-thin glass (UTG) that Samsung will use for its Galaxy Z Flip 6 smartphone, TheElec has learned.For the UTG of Galaxy Z Fold 6, Samsung will continue to use Dowoo Insys as its back-end processing contractor, sources said.Back-end proc

Universal Display Corporation’s (UDC) plan to commercially launch a phosphorescent blue emitter material for OLED panels by the end of this year seems up in the air.Sources based in South Korea told TheElec that the emitter’s performance is still unstable and when and on what display panel they will

LG Display has diversified its supply line for display driver ICs (DDI) it uses in OLED panels for customer Apple.Taiwan’s Novatek will supply the chips for the first time this year along with existing supplier LX Semicon, for OLED panels to go on iPhone 16.LG Display’s move is likely aimed at contr

Display component maker Anapass will be supplying display driver ICs that will be used in OLED panels for Samsung Galaxy S24 Fan Edition (FE), TheElec has learned.The company, which specializes in time controllers, or T-cons, has begun manufacturing the ICs, which are called TCON embedded driver ICs

Display equipment maker Sunic System expects to win orders from BOE for Gen 8 OLED deposition equipment this year, its CEO said on Monday.Sunic System CEO Park Jae-gyu said during the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting that it expects a positive result in its competition to supply deposition equ

South Korea’s Raontech said on Monday that its liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) display will be used on Avegant’s upcoming smart glass launching this year.Avegant is an augmented reality optics firm and is developing an AI smart glass with Qualcomm and Applied Materials.Raontec has shown off its low

Whether demand for TVs recovers this year in Europe will determine the outlook of the global TV panel market this year, a senior analyst at Omdia said on Wednesday.Inflation and the war in Ukraine have dented demand for TVs in Europe, Omdia senior principal analyst JinHan Ricky Park said Korea Displ

Chinese display giant BOE is planning to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Gen 8 OLED production line, B16, on March 27th, TheElec has learned.The company has sent invitations to both Canon Tokki and Sunic System, which make deposition equipment, for the event, sources said.This likely mean

Samsung Display said on Sunday that it has begun installation of equipment in its latest Gen 8.6 OLED production line to be set up at its Asan plant in South Korea.The new A6 line will be built by converting its existing L8 line, which manufactured liquid crystal display (LCD) panels, and start prod

South Korea will be able to retake its position as the largest display panel producer from China by 2027, Samsung Display’s CEO said on Thursday.Samsung Display CEO Choi Joo-sun told reporters at the sidelines of the Korea Display Industry Association’s (KDIA) first board meeting for this year, wher

Samsung is planning to use OLED panels from both Samsung Display and LG Display for its main OLED TV series S90D launching this year, TheElec has learned.Out of its three most popular OLED TV series S95D, S90D, and S85D, S90D accounts for the most volume.Samsung Display has been supplying its quantu

Samsung Display will be the sole supplier of the initial batch of 11-inch OLED panels that Apple will use on its future iPads, TheElec has learned.Meanwhile, LG Display is the exclusive supplier for the first batch of 13-inch OLED panels that will also be used on the bigger iPad model.Cupertino plan

Samsung Display, BOE, and Tianma have proposed their prices to Apple for OLED panels aimed at iPhone SE4 that will launch early in 2025, TheElec has learned.Cupertino has so far only used LCD panels for its budget iPhone line but it is planning to upgrade this to OLED next year.Sources said Samsung

Samsung Display will install its first evaporator for use at Gen 8 OLED production next month, TheElec has learned.The machine was made by Japan’s Canon Tokki and will be used to manufacture Gen 8 OLED, which the South Korean display panel maker aims to use to make OLED panels aimed at PCs and table

Samsung Display may use a different method to make the bezels of its foldable OLED panels this year, TheElec has learned.The display panel maker is considering using inkjet printing to make the bezels of the new panels that will be on Samsung’s foldable phones launching later this year, sources said

Samsung Display will start mass production of OLED panels for use in iPads, TheElec has learned.The South Korean display panel maker, the main supplier of OLED panels to Cupertino for iPhones, will start production for the 11-inch model of the popular tablet, sources said.The panels are low-temperat