Kang Kyung-Sung, Director of Material Component Industry Division of Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (Ministry of Industry), said, “A preliminary feasibility study on semiconductors (and its results) valued at 1.5 trillion won will be confirmed (announced) around next month” at the Semiconduc

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

Can organic light emitting diode (OLED) technology become the mainstream in the field of lighting? It would be possible only if the price barriers can be overcome. "There is room for OLED technology achievements in display sector development based on large investments to be utilized in lighting," he

At the Sunic System shareholders' meeting, the first greetings of the CEO began with "I apologize." This was due to the company’s sluggish earnings and share price. This year, the OLED display market is expected to boom and the CEO promised to demonstrate the company’s capabilities.Park Jae-Gyu, CEO

The battery back-end equipment company PNE Solution forecasts that this year's results will be the largest since the year of the company's establishment. Sales and operating profits are both expected to grow at the same level as last year.Jeong Dae-Taek, the CEO of PNE Solution, met with reporters a

Nickel prices are surging at this time as the prices of cobalt, one of the core materials for electric vehicles (EV) batteries, have slowed. Ecopro and L & F, which are focusing on the expansion of high-nickel anode materials with high nickel content, are expected to be affected negatively.According

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

Lee Seok-Hee, CEO of SK Hynix, said, "We will strengthen our original competitive edge in the semiconductor business."CEO Lee said at the 71st General Shareholders' Meeting held at the headquarters of Icheon City in Gyeonggi Province on the 22nd, "The unprecedented boom of the last two years in the

Will a ban against vehicles ‘made in Korea for batteries’ be released? Chinese automakers have applied for approval for five types of electric vehicles (EV) equipped with LG Chem and Samsung SDI batteries. China has not been granting subsidies to Korean-made battery-powered EVs since 2016.According

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

Samsung Electronics has developed the third 10-nanometer (1z) DRAM. It has completed the development one year faster than its competitors, succeeding again to be the world's first. Minimizing the process in one step increases the number of chips that can be pulled from a single wafer. It means that

SK Innovation, which is aggressively pursuing business related to EV, confirmed the spin-off of the material business, which has been fostered as its future growth engine. Kim Joon, President of SK Innovation, said, "We should go well together" with Hyundai Motors, which is focusing on hydrogen cars

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

Display and semiconductor equipment maker YEST, which suffered a sharp decline following its rapid sales growth, conservatively announced its sales target for this year. It is expected to generate sales of 100 billion won, which sits between their 2017 sales (150.4 billion won) and last year's sales

Samsung executives were embarrassed by the protests of minority shareholders at the General Shareholders' Meeting.Samsung Electronics held its 50th General Shareholders' Meeting at the Multipurpose Hall on the 5th floor of its Seocho Building, Seoul, at 9:00 am on the 20th. On the day, more than 1,0

Young-Hyun Jeon, President of Samsung SDI, said, “The decision between hydrogen and electric cars is a matter that should be decided by customers. As the electric car market grows, we will enable the growth of our battery business as well.”President Jeon met with reporters at the 49th regular shareh

Phil Optics' battery production equipment business is becoming unstable.According to the industry on the 19th, Phil Optics is manufacturing and installing 6 units of notching equipment to supply to Samsung SDI. There are no additional orders through the first half of the year. Samsung SDI verbally n

At SK Innovation's Seosan plant, electric vehicle battery cells are being produced.SK Innovation is targeting the US EV battery market.According to industry sources, SK Innovation will launch a groundbreaking ceremony for the Battery Plant in Commerce City, Jackson County, Georgia this week. SK Batt

SEMES, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics and the largest semiconductor display equipment maker in Korea, is restructuring.The key is to sort out the liquid crystal display (LCD) equipment business. LCD equipment accounts for most of the sales of the SEMES display equipment business, but the decisi

Samsung Electronics, the number one smartphone maker in terms of shipments, has been in a bind based on recent sales figures. In the high-end phone market, it is pressured by Apple, and in the mid to low-end market, China is rising against Samsung Electronics.According to market research firm Strate