Display equipment maker Charm Engineering has won its patent lawsuit against Enjet after three years of legal back and forths.Earlier this month, the Supreme Court denied the two appeals made by Enjet against Charm Engineering.Enjet had filed appeals against two Patent Court decisions that invalidat

Nextin’s latest equipment aimed at use in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) process in semiconductor production is expected to be supplied to a customer later this year, TheElec has learned.The new equipment, called ResQ, will begin testing at a potential customer’s production line this month, sources said.

Fab equipment maker Protec is expected to see its sales expand as a contract that limited the sales of its laser assisted bonder (LAB) expired last month, TheElec has learned.LAB is used to attach the chip die on the board during packaging using a laser.Most chip dies are attached boards using infra

HB Technology will be supplying automated optical inspection (AOI) and repair equipment to glass substrate maker Absolics, a subsidiary of SKC, TheElec has learned.It is a new revenue source for HB Technology, which never supplied inspection equipment for glass substrates for chip packaging before.I

LG Energy Solution and Hyundai Motor Group are reviewing a plan to apply Z-stacking in their joint battery factory in the US, TheElec has learned.The pair’s joint factory in Indonesia, HLI Green Power, has already applied the method, which stacks battery materials cathodes and anodes alternatively o

SK Hynix said on Tuesday that it has started verification of its latest Gen 5 (1b) 10-nanometer (nm) server DDR5 DRAM with Intel.Once approved, the new memory chip will be paired with Intel’s Xeon Scalable Platform server processors.SK Hynix said its latest DDR5 DRAM has a speed of 6.4Gbps and claim

Samsung Display has started placing orders for equipment it wants to install on its first Gen 8 OLED production line.This was confirmed by its equipment suppliers Philoptics, FNS Tech, KCTech and HIMS.Philoptics said it signed a deal worth 63 billion won; FNS Tech 36 billion won; KCTech 35.7 billion

Telecommunication equipment maker Eluon’s goal ahead was to supply quality telecommunication equipment that is cheaper but better than those made by Huawei, Eluon president Lee Young-sun told TheElec.Its equipment has already been verified by use of them by South Korean telcos, Lee said in an interv

BGF Ecomaterials said on Thursday that it has acquired semiconductor gas company KNW.It will acquire 42.76% stock in KNW for 63.5 billion won. At a later date, through a share offering, it will acquire an additional 3.92 million shares for 50 billion won to gain a total of 56.7% stock in KNW.KNW was

LG Energy Solution and Hyundai Motor Group said on Friday that they will build a joint electric vehicle battery factory in the US.It is their second joint EV battery factory after Indonesia.The factory in the US will be located at Brian County in Georgia where Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America,

Samsung has formed a team to develop a 4F2(feature square) DRAM, TheElec has learned.If the tech giant succeeds, it will be able to reduce the surface of die by 30% compared to 6F2 DRAM, sources said.Memory chipmakers attempted to commercialize 4F2 ten years ago but failed at the time.But now Samsun

EcoPro BM said on Wednesday that it plans to spend 629.4 billion won in total in South Korea and Canada to expand its battery cathode production capacity.It will spend 473.2 billion won at its Pohang facility and another 156.2 billion on EcoCAM Canada, its subsidiary in the North American country.At

Battery contract producer JR Energy Solution said on Wednesday that it has started construction of its first factory.The factory will manufacture the cathode and anode electrodes for its battery customers.JR Energy Solution will spend 40 billion won initially and 305.6 billion won in total up to 202

Samsung Display is planning to apply its hybrid OLED technology in automotive display panels, TheElec has learned.The South Korean display panel so far only supplied rigid OLED panels for its automobile customers.The hybrid OLED panel is a step up from rigid OLED panels in that while it uses glass s

Battery equipment maker Hana Technology has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with its Chinese counterpart SINVO, TheElec has learned.Shenzhen-based SINVO was founded in 2006 and has so far supplied battery production equipment for small batteries.It has supplied its equipment to battery ma

Dongjin Semichem has successfully reduced the sensitivity of its photoresist (PR) for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) processes in chip production.Research into EUV PR in recent times is focused on improving throughput, Dongjin Semichem manager Kim Jeong-shik told an audience during SEMI SMC Korea 2023 in

Samsung is planning to share internally the first mold version of the waterdrop hinge it has designed to apply on its upcoming foldable smartphones, TheElec has learned.The mold version will be shared internally this week and is the last step before verification, sources said.After the verification,

Tokyo Electron is expected to install the demo version of its new hybrid oxide etcher at a place designated by Samsung Electronics’ chip research group, Semiconductor Research & Development, TheElec has learned.The fab equipment maker’s new product is called hybrid because it uses the traditional RF

Japan’s Sharp was not part of Apple’s project to develop camera modules for the iPhone 16 Series at the current time, TheElec has learned.As such projects usually start two years prior to the commercial launch, Sharp’s absence means it is effectively out of Cupertino’s camera module supply chain for

OLED firm eMagin said on Wednesday that it will merge with Samsung Display for US$218 million.Samsung Display will acquire eMagin’s stock for US$2.08 per share, which reflects a 10% premium to eMagin’s closing share price on Tuesday of US$1.89.The South Korean display panel maker will secure RGB OLE