Silicon wafer maker SK Siltron is expected to have posted 2.4 trillion won in revenue last year, TheElec has learned.This will be 20% higher than its 2021 figure and was despite the downturn in the global chip market.High demand for chips during the past five years has spurred SK Siltron’s growth.In

Samsung Electro-Mechanics was developing components for small solid-state batteries.Samsung Electro-Mechanics CEO Chang Duck-hyun told reporters after the company’s shareholders meeting on Tuesday that the company had the technology to make solid oxide at high temperatures thanks to its experience m

Samsung SDI has confirmed that it was developing lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery after its shareholders’ meeting.LFP batteries are mostly made by Chinese companies but their popularity has spurned South Korean battery makers LG Energy Solution and SK On to develop them as well.LFP batteries hav

Samsung will be designing and manufacturing the logic chips that Hyundai Motor plans to use for advanced driver assistance (ADAS) and infotainment in its future vehicles, TheElec has learned.This is the first such deal between Samsung and Hyundai Motor, the two largest conglomerates in South Korea.S

Home appliance giant Dyson is planning to manufacture its own batteries, TheElec has learned.The UK company is planning to manufacture small pouch-type batteries in collaboration with South Korean equipment makers, sources said.Dyson is planning to build its factory in Singapore with an expected ann

Hana Micron is expected to see its sales to SK Hynix more than double this year as its production capacity ramps up from the operation of its new factory in Vietnam.The new factory started operations late last year and offers chip packaging and testing services for chipmakers.SK Hynix accounts for s

SemiFive has secured Doosan Group as an investor in its Series C funding round, TheElec has learned.The system chip design house had aimed to secure 60 billion won in funding during the round but expected secure a total of 70 billion won from investors including Doosan Group.LB Investment and SV Inv

SK Hynix was in talks with equipment maker YEST to procure high-pressure hydrogen annealing equipment, TheElec has learned.The pair were in the alpha test phase of their collaboration, sources said. If the equipment passes it will enter the beta test phase, the final stages before supply, they said.

SK Enpulse, the chip material subsidiary of SK Hynix affiliate SKC, succeeded in developing a blank mask last year and has given samples to potential customers, TheElec has learned.S&S Tech has been the sole vendor of blank masks within South Korea. SK Enpluse has aimed to develop a high-end blank m

Hyundai Motor Group is highly likely to launch an electric vehicle this year that uses lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries made by CATL, TheElec has learned.CATL’s LFP battery was being prioritized over batteries of other vendors for use in the Gen 2 Kia Ray EV that will launch this year, sources

Samsung Foundry has been manufacturing Infineon’s MOSFET (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor) since last year, TheElec has learned.Samsung had been knocking at the German chip giant’s doorstep for a long time and this effort finally bore fruit last year, sources said. Infineon is the

DB Hitek is planning to split off its fabless chip business to better focus on its main chip foundry business, the company said on Tuesday,This is a reversion of its statements made six months ago where the company said it will not split off its fabless chip business unit after small shareholders vo

South Korean chip startup Morumi is aiming to develop a CPU that can process data in complete parallel.Theoretically, this means the processor can infinitely increase the number of cores, increasing its performance substantially.Morumi CEO JB Lee told TheElec said this makes the company a “first mov

Executive and employees of display and battery production equipment maker Toptec have been found guilty of leaking the technologies of customer Samsung Display to Chinese competitors.The Suwon High Court, the appeals court, overturned a ruling of not guilty from the district court on Tuesday and fou

It seems Japan’s trade restriction against South Korea for certain key materials used in advanced tech production that lasted four years is about to end.The South Korean government has agreed to pay compensation to its own citizens who were forced to work in Japanese factories during World Word Two.

Telechips is developing an AI SoC aimed at autonomous driving applications using IP from Sapeon, the AI chip subsidiary of SK Group, TheElec has learned.The chip supports an advanced driver assistance system and will use Sapeon’s AI accelerator IP, sources said.The chip will be manufactured using Sa

Chip and display equipment maker Global Zeus is aiming to expand its robotics business this year, a company executive told TheElec Global Zeus Factory Automation Business ABD BU head Hwang Jae-ik said the company is planning to double the revenue from its robotics business this year.The company is a

Samsung SDI is planning to supply cylinder batteries to US car giant General Motors, TheElec has learned.The pair will be announcing the formation of a joint venture that will build a battery factory with an annual capacity of at least 30GWh, sources said.Last month, General Motors said it was open

Samsung is starting its reliability test for the waterdrop hinge it will adopt on its next foldable smartphone, likely to be called Galaxy Z Fold 5, TheElec has learned.The final reliability test will last around a month and the company is expected to finalize the concept afterward, sources said.Thi

South Korea’s import of silicon wafers from China reached US$74.882 million in January, close to the US$77.704 million worth imported from Japan in the same month.The country’s import of silicon wafers from China has continued to increase over the years at a paid pace.In 2020, a total of US$424 mill