South Korean electric vehicle battery maker SK On said on Thursday that it will develop a new battery anode with US firm Urbix.The pair will collaborate on the development of the anode. If the development is successful, SK On will procure the anode from Urbix and use them at its battery factories in

South Korean printed circuit board maker Isu Petasys have secured orders for boards from more tech giants.The company will be supplying its multi-layer boards for server applications to Intel, Microsoft, and Nvidia, sources said.Isu Petasys already has Google as a customer for the same boards.The co

Cryocooler maker Cryo H&I said on Thursday that it has developed an LN2 generator and storage.LN2, or liquid nitrogen, is used in hospitals, medicine, and bio sectors for the storage of microorganisms, cells, and vaccines for research purposes. They are also used during food processing, recycling, a

LG Energy Solution has set a goal to develop lithium-sulfur battery within the next three years, TheElec has learned.This means the company is aiming to commercialize the battery sometime in 2027.Lithium-sulfur battery is one of many battery technologies that could possibly replace lithium-ion batte

SK Hynix has created a new high-level position for its maintenance department.The chipmaker said on Monday that the area will now have a position called Master, the highest career level for those in the field.Masters, the top position for equipment maintenance in wafer fabrication, will aim to leave

Sony’s dominance in the global CMOS image sensor market seems unchangeable.According to analyst firm Omdia, the Japanese tech giant had a market share of 51.6% during the third quarter last year, triple that of second-place Samsung’s 15.6%.The global CMOS image sensor market was worth US$4.733 billi

The Korean CEO of TCL CSOT will step back from management of the Chinese display giant.TCL CSOT CEO Kim Woo-shik, who is also senior vice president of TCL, will leave his current role and become an advisor at TCL.Kim, who previously worked at LG Display before joining the Chinese firm, had been at C

Samsung Foundry, the contract chip-producing business unit of Samsung, has built a system that allows its key partners to have sales and maintenance rights of the chip giant’s IPs.The company has previously done this on its own but it seems it is now making a middleman distribution system for its IP

Cosmos Advanced Materials is expected to start mass production of precursors used in the production of battery cathodes during the third quarter, TheElec has learned.The company bought the equipment needed for the production from battery maker Samsung SDI’s subsidiary STM in February 2020.The new li

Samsung is reviewing a plan to reduce the number of models for its flagship Galaxy S24 series launching next year, TheElec has learned.The tech giant had so far launched three models for its flagship Galaxy S series; standard, Plus, and Ultra.Samsung usually starts the development of a smartphone a

South Korean chipmakers Samsung and SK Hynix are planning to procure fewer silicon wafers used in chip production than they initially planned going forward, TheElec has learned.The chipmakers discussed the issue with their respective wafer suppliers sometime during the fourth quarter, sources said.S

Samsung SDI is planning to build a third electric vehicle battery factory in Hungary, TheElec has learned.The factory is being built to supply auto giant BMW with batteries, sources said.The plan comes just around a month after Samsung chairman Lee Jae-yong met with BMW CEO Oliver Zipse.The new fact

Apple is planning to use hole-display for all four models of its iPhone 15 series, TheElec has learned.Hole-display has a hole in the display panel where the front camera is located, allowing there to be more screens compared to notches.Cupertino applied this technology to two models of its latest i

SK On showed off its battery charging technology at CES 2023.The South Korean battery maker claimed that its technology aimed to reduce charging time to 18 minutes for electric vehicle batteries __ down by close to half of the current 30 minutes.SK On said the key to this technology is to reduce the

Samsung has recently begun procuring ammonium hydroxide, more commonly known as ammonium water, from ENF, TheElec has learned.SK Hynix was also considering procuring the water from a global supplier, likely Germany’s BASF, sources said.These moves by the South Korean chipmakers threatens the positio

LG Energy Solution was in talks with Japan’s Toyota to supply the auto giant with electric vehicle batteries, TheElec has learned.The pair were discussing forming a potential joint venture and other specifics, sources said.LG Energy Solution and Toyota are expected to announce their collaboration wi

SFA said on Wednesday that it has signed a contract worth 142.1 billion won with Tianma to supply display production equipment.The South Korean equipment maker will be supplying its logistics equipment to the Chinese display panel maker.Tianma will be using these kits for its Gen 8.6 liquid crystal

Samsung is planning to build pilot lines by the end of the year for its planned new fabs in South Korea and the US, TheElec has learned.The pilot lines will be built at P4 in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, and another one in Taylor, Texas. Samsung recently shared these plans with its suppliers for the fab

The price of neon gas used in wafer fabrication, or semiconductor production, is beginning to drop.The precious gas used in excimer laser gas for lithography at one time saw a price jump of 20 times last year.This was due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which burdened supply chains and customers beg

SK On’s factory in the US suffered a fire incident sometime during September this year, TheElec has learned.The fire happened on the part of the line where the formation process is done during battery production at the plant in Georgia state, sources said.The fire was extinguished quickly by the sta