Chinese camera module firm O’Film Group has been kicked out of Samsung Electronics’ supply chain for smartphones, TheElec has learned.The company was kicked out of Apple’s supply chain last year year. In July, the US Department of Commerce had included O’Film Group among a list of eleven Chinese com

Samsung Display said on Wednesday that its OLED panels used in Galaxy Note20 has received the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certification.The certification mark is given by the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute to environmentally friendly products.The institute looked at

Hana Technology said on Wednesday that it has purchased two patents related to display glass processing.The battery equipment maker bought the patents through a court auction.Laminex, which originally filed for the patents, had them sized by the Suwon District Court back in 2017.The patents 2012-000

An executive at LG Display has received the top science honor given by the South Korean government.Oh Chang-ho, executive vice president and head of TV business at LG Display, has won the Order of Science and Technology Merit for his contribution to the country’s display industry. The Order is the t

Around 169 million units of iPhone OLED panels will be shipped this year, according to market research firm Omdia.This is 47.6% higher than the 114.5 million units shipped in 2020. The 169 million units includes legacy OLED iPhone models as well as those for new models launching later this year. App

Iljin Composites has renamed itself Iljin Hysolus, the company said on Tuesday.Hysolus is a combination of Hy and Solus. Hy stands for high and hydrogen, while solus is short for solution, the company said.The new name reflects the company’s aim to provide an environmentally friendly solution to ene

Seoul Semiconductor has entered Samsung Electronics’ supply chain for MiniLED, TheElec has learned.The volume is yet small, but could lead to bigger collaboration between the pair in MiniLED and MicroLED in the future.Seoul Semiconductor has supplied its MiniLED to Samsung for use in Neo QLED TVs, w

Samsung Display has begun production at its OLED plant in Noida, India, TheElec has learned.The OLED display panels produced at the plant will be supplied to Samsung Electronics for the smartphones it sells in the country.According to market research firm Canalys, Xiaomi was the largest smartphone v

LG Display has seen a total of nine COVID-19 cases at one of its display plant in South Korea.The company has shut down the offices at P62 factory at its Gumi plant.All office workers have been ordered to stay at home and are being checked for the virus.LG Display said the production line there was

Major display panel companies in South Korea and China are expected to see improved earnings in the first quarter.South Korean analysts expect Samsung Display and LG Display to see significant improvement in their performances for the quarter compared to a year prior.LG Display is expected record sa

Seoul Semiconductor ranked third in LED package in 2020 in terms of sales. The company, citing data from market research firm Omdia, said its LED package sales grew 4.3% year-on-year, allowing to surpass Lumileds to take third place.Japan’s Nichia ranked first with US$1.766 billion in sales. Germany

South Korean flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) maker SI Flex is planning to move its headquarters to Suwon in June, the company said on Thursday.The company is currently based in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province but it will move to Yeongtong county in Suwon city.It sold its existing factory at Ansan. A

Samsung Electronics said on Thursday that it has launched a new automotive LED module that can be used in intelligent headlights such as adaptive driving beam systems.Called PixCell LED, they will improve driver visibility and safety, the company said.Samsung monolithically integrated more than 100

Samsung Electro-Mechanics said on Thursday that it has developed a new multi level ceramic capacitor (MLCC) which is 0402 (0.4mm horizontally, 0.2mm vertically) in size, has 1.0uF capacity, and 6.3V.MLCC delivers electricity to the core components within devices, making the capacity and voltage thei

LG Display said on Thursday that its emission of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-eq) dropped by 3 million tonnes in 2020 compared to 2014.The company spend 37 billion won to change the gas used in display production that led to lower emission of carbon dioxide, the company said.It also installed equi

A senior executive at Samsung Display has won a prestigious award given by the Society for Information Display (SID).Samsung Display president Kim Sang-chul was awarded the Karl Ferdinand Braun Prize by SID, for his contribution to the mass production of high-resolution OLED panels based on low-temp

Merck Electronics may invest over 200 million euros for the next five years in South Korea to expand its facilities in the country.The firm had agreed with Gyeonggi Province to expand investment and foster talents in semiconductors and displays together on Tuesday.Merch Electronics CEO Kai Beckmann

South Korean cover glass company JNTC will be supplying cover glass for the display on a new electric vehicle by Mercedes-Benz that will launch in the second half of the year, TheElec has learned.The firm will be the exclusive supplier of the cover glasses used for the user experience hyperscreen (M

Whether Samsung Display will commence its second stage spending on its quantum dot (QD)-OLED display panel this year as planned will be determined by the yield rate of its Q1 production line, according to market research firm Omdia.The company had planned to commence its second stage spending near t

Philoptics said on Friday that it has won additional orders for its back side align (BSA) direct image (DI) exposure machine used in semiconductor production.The machines uses special lighting and camera to detect BSA mark on wafers. It can increase the accuracy of the alignment between the front an