Samsung Electro-Mechanics said on Wednesday that it was supplying a 0.65mm thin 3-terminal multi layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) to a global smartphone maker.The company is likely supply the capacitors for the Galaxy S21 series of smartphones launched by Samsung Electronics this month.The new MLCC is

LG Electronics will invest 50 billion won at its Changwon facility to build a home appliance lab and transition the place to a smart factory, the company said on Wednesday.LG executives and government officials of Changwon city and South Gyeongsang Province signed an agreement for the building of th

Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday that it will globally launch its consumer solid-state drive (SSD), 870 EVO.The company said 870 EVO was aimed at PC users looking for an upgraded PC experience as well as contents creators and IT professionals.The SSD use 128-layer V-NAND and the latest MKX cont

Hanmi Semiconductor vice chairman Kwak Dong-shin said on Wednesday that the company was aiming for sales of 308 billion won in 2021.This is 20% higher than its sales of 255.7 billion won in 2020, which was its highest ever.The vice chairman said the year 2021 will be when the company makes a great l

LG Electronics on Wednesday made a statement on the potential future of its Mobile Communications (MC) business, which has been posting 23 consecutive quarters.The statement was likely made to calm employees prior to the company’s announcement on the direction of the business expected around the end

LG Electronics will expand application to receive funds from its co-growth fund to tier-3 suppliers, the company said on Tuesday.The fund was set up in 2010 and is run together with Industrial Bank of Korea and Korea Development Bank. LG partners can get a loan from the fund with low interest rates.

SPIE Advanced Lithography Digital Forum will be held online next month from February 22 to 26.SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, will host the event that will showcase extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography technology that is growing ever more important in semiconductor product

MiniLED TVs will be leading the premium TV market by 2025, market research firm UBI Research said Tuesday.China’s TCL lead the development of MiniLED TV but the market will be led by Samsung and LG, the firm said.MiniLED TV will overtake OLED TV in market share after 2024, UBI Research said.MiniLED

Samsung Electronics said on Monday that it was launching its location tracking accessory Galaxy SmartTag in South Korea.The tag can be connected via a key ring to Galaxy devices as well as pets and keys.Users can use the SmartThings Find feature on the SmartThings app to register the tag and locate

Samsung leader Lee Jae-yong was sentenced to a two-and-a-half year jail term on Monday by a court in Seoul for bribing South Korea’s former President.Lee was taken into custody following the verdict by the Seoul High Court.The Samsung leader was firmed jailed in 2017 and sentenced to a five year pri

LG Uplus on Friday sent its request to the South Korean government to end its 2G services.The telco said it will begin ending its 2G services in the first half of 2021. The company will offer various handset and price plan programs for consumers to shift from 2G to 5G, it said.When 2G service will a

Posco Chemical said on Friday that it has secured 1.2735 trillion won in its share offering.The company issued 16.47 million shares. The payment will be made on January 21 and the shares will be listed on February 3.Company employees bought 99% of the 1.94 million shares allotted to them.Existing sh

L&F was in talks with SK Innovation to supply cathode, TheElec has learned.The company is planning to supply high-nickel cathode (over 80% nickel) to the South Korean battery make. L&F will be supplying nickel, cobalt and manganese cathode.L&F has already agreed prior to this deal to supply NCMA (wi

Samsung Electronics on Thursday unveiled its new Galaxy S21 smartphones with upped smartphone features.Specs of the models matched earlier leaks while prices have substantially dropped for the Galaxy S20 series.The new features also have upgraded features while at the same time show cost control mea

Hanmi Semiconductor posted 255.7 billion won in sales and operating income of 66.4 billion won in 2020, the company said on Friday.This is a rise of 114.6% and 361.1%, respectively from 2019.In the fourth quarter, the company posted sales of 77.5 billion won and operating income of 14.18 billion won

SK Innovation on Friday criticized LG Energy Solution over the recent decision by US’S Patent Office.SK claimed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decision to reject its request to investigate whether LG’s patent was valid was a matter of procedure and that LG was using it as a publicity stunt.SK s

Dell will launch two new Alienware gaming notebooks this year, the company announced at CES 2021.Alienware m15 R4 and m17 R4 are powered by Nvida’s latest RTX 3000 series GPUs for laptops.The new GPU offers high voltage even during long game play times as well as 120Hz refresh rate, 4K resolution an

South Korea’s smartphone market will grow 11% in 2021 to around 19 million smartphones, according to market research firm Counterpoint.This is from pent-up demand after the pandemic, larger availability of 5G smartphones and phones with new form factors alluring consumers waiting to change their pho

SK Innovation’s claim that LG Energy Solution’s electric vehicle battery patent was invalid was rejected by US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).The Patent Trial and Appeal Board under USPTO rejected SK’s request to start an investigation on the matter.SK claimed 8 patents related to cathode and s

Mcnex unveiled its in-cabin camera system at CES 2021.The system offers driver and occupant monitoring in side cars.This is increase safety for passengers, Mcnex said.Such system is applied more and more by automobile companies in preparation of the self-driving cars, the South Korean company said.M