Electronic parts maker JAHWA Electronics is preparing for a patent lawsuit in Vietnam. It has received opinion statements from Vietnamese authorities that M Plus, a smartphone vibration motor company, violated JAHWA Electronics' patent rights.According to industry sources, JAHWA Electronics received

Samsung Electro-Mechanics will sell its wireless charging module business to a midsized company in Korea.According to the industry on the 9th, Samsung Electro-Mechanics has decided to sell its wireless charging module business to Chemtronics, a manufacturer of electronic parts and chemicals. The com

ISMEDIA has signed a supply contract worth 7.4 billion won with O-Film, a Chinese smartphone component manufacturer. The company will supply dual camera inspection equipment and handler, which is automation equipment.According to industry sources on the 8th, ISMEDIA signed a contract with O-Film to

AMOTECH, an electronic parts maker, is expected to benefit from the wireless recharging business. This expectation stems from the fact that more smartphones and wearable products will likely apply AMOTECH's wireless charging antenna module.AMOTECH supplies '3 Combo' antenna modules to Galaxy S10 ser

LG Innotek's Cheongju factory, which produces the main PCBs, has plummeted to 51% last year. This is far lower than the 80% of the previous years. The pressure on the Substrate Material Segment's profitability is expected to increase further.According to the LG Innotek business report on the 2nd, th

Interflex, a manufacturer of flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs), has secured Sunny Optical and BOE as new customers. It will supply RFPCB for camera modules for Sunny Optical and organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays for BOE.According to the industry on the 27th, Interflex has secured Su

The result of SKC KOLON PI's patent litigation with KANEKA Japan that has been going on for 10 years is expected in the first half of this year. If SKC KOLON PI loses in this lawsuit, both Kolon Industry and SKC must each pay half of the damages. KANEKA argues that SKC KOLON PI has infringed its pat

The profitability of camera module maker MCNEX, which recorded an operating profit margin of 6% last year, is expected to improve once again. It is expected that the cost will be reduced by moving additional production lines to Vietnam.The plant in Vietnam produces mainly camera modules for smartpho

LG Innotek held the 43rd regular general meeting of shareholders at LG Seoul Station building on the 22nd and passed all five agenda items, including the appointment of CEO Jung Chul-Dong as an internal director. The agenda items were △ approval of financial statements △ partial amendment of the art

Automotive semiconductor maker IA Inc succeeded in localizing power semiconductors for high power module (HPM: High Power Switch Module) and entered the final verification stage. In the second half of the year, IA Inc may replace Infineon Technologies, a German power semiconductor company, of which

Companies that supply SLP (Substrate Like PCB) for the main boards of Samsung Galaxy S10 such as Korea Circuit are expected to benefit. The market response to the Galaxy S10 series is good. In particular, once the 5G market is fully opened, SLP sales are expected to expand.SLP is a part that adds a

Wooree ETI, an electronic component maker, has changed its name to ‘Wooree BIO’ and is seeking out a new frontier in the bio industry. The company also revealed the goal of achieving sales of 50 billion won within three years in the bio-business.Wooree ETI announced its plan to change its name and p

“The factory bathroom was made to the level of Hotel Silla.”These are the words of Young-Gwan Lee, President of Toray Advanced Materials Korea Inc. In a lecture titled “Success Story of Toray Advanced Materials Korea Inc.” held at POSTECH in Pohang, Gyeongbuk Province on 13th, President Lee said, “W

It is expected that Android phones with 3D sensors will surge this year. Due to the expansion of time-of-flight (ToF) 3D sensors, which are cheaper than conventional structured light (SL) 3D sensors, the possibility of applying 3D sensor modules to entry-level smartphones has been increased.DigiTime

Wisol, a surface acoustic wave (SAW) filter maker for mobile phones, will sell the Internet of Things (IoT) business. This is to focus on radio frequency (RF), the company’s core business, and new businesses by liquidating its business divisions in red.In its announcement on 11th Wisol said that it

Dae Duck Electronics and ISU PETASYS are expected to benefit from the MLB (Multi Layer Board) for 5G communication equipment. 5G, which is about to be commercialized, has a transmission speed of 20 times more than that of 4G and transmits data at amount of 100 times the rate of 4G. It is expected th

Strategies for micro light-emitting-diodes (LEDs) of each region have been introduced. Micro LEDs are considered to be the next generation display technology because they are superior to liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) in terms of brightness, contrast, respon

Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ 5x optical zoom camera module will be supplied to Chinese smartphone maker Oppo. The adoption of the 5X optical zoom camera on a smartphone is the world’s first.According to the industry on the 5th, Samsung Electro-Mechanics will begin mass production of the 5x optical zoo

In the first quarter, the price of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) excluding MLCC for electrical devices is expected to decline. This is due to the impact of the declining order backlogs of major companies.On February 4th, it was reported that the orders from the top three Japanese MLCC makers,

Recently, LED Inside, the LED-specialized media, presented the technical problems that are emerging with Micro light emitting diodes (LEDs) which must be solved in new display technology.Micro LEDs are superior to an organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) as well as liquid crystal displays (LCDs) in