Smartphone camera module maker Partron reported lackluster second-quarter earnings due to major customer Samsung manufacturing fewer smartphones.Demand for smartphones during the second half of 2022 is also expected to be low while Samsung is planning to reduce the number of camera modules on the ph

LG Energy Solution was aiming to standardize its battery production to increase productivity with the ultimate aim to make the production line autonomous, TheElec has learned.The effort is being led by LG Energy Solution vice chairman Kwon Young-soo, who has been holding top management meetings with

Samsung will gain procure protective films used in its foldable smartphones from South Korean component maker Segyung Hitech for its upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 phones, TheElec has learned.Segyung Hitech had been the supplier of the films, used to protect the screens on the phones,

Samsung is planning to reduce the number of rear camera modules on its mid-tier Galaxy A series starting next year, TheElec has learned.The company will most likely remove the depth camera that was considered underutilized and instead focus on increasing the specifications of the remaining cameras,

Samsung has scrapped its plan to develop and launch a Galaxy S22 Fan Edition (FE) model to focus on expanding the sales of Galaxy S22 Ultra, TheElec has learned.The company had initially planned to manufacture around 3 million units of Galaxy S22 FE this year.But as the chip shortage continues and t

Fine Technix is likely aiming to enter Samsung’s supply chain for hinges used in their foldable smartphones.The South Korean smartphone giant had so far used hinges mostly from supplier KH Vatec.Fine Technix had said earlier this month during an investors relations conference that its new subsidiary

LG Innotek said on Thursday that it was working on technologies related to metalens, which rival Samsung Electro-Mechanics was also working on.LG Innotek CTO Kang Miseok, speaking at an industry conference in South Korea, confirmed the company was working on technology while speaking of how to apply

LG Innotek has shared its patents related to car motors with auto parts maker Mando, TheElec has learned.The move likely signals that the pair plan to work together in developing technologies to expand in the electric vehicle (EV) and autonomous vehicle markets.LG Innotek had shared four of its US p

Samsung Electro-Mechanics said on Wednesday that it will spend an additional 300 billion won on expanding its flip-chip ball grid array (FC-BGA) production capacity.This brings the total tally for the company’s spending on FC-BGA since December to 1.9 trillion won.The additional 300 billion won will

Samsung Electro-Mechanics will go into trial production for server flip-chip ball grid array (FC-BGA) during the third quarter, TheElec has learned.The packages will be made at its Busan facility and are for a major global customer, sources said.The South Korean component maker had so far manufactur

Samsung manufactured around 12 million units of smartphones during the month of May this year.This was 20% less than a year ago, while accumulated production volume for the first four months of the year was also lower than a year ago, sources said.This dip, if it continues throughout the year, could

The first quarter earnings of suppliers to Samsung recovered thanks to the launch of Galaxy S22 smartphones, their earnings report showed.The combined revenue of 22 suppliers of components to the tech giant increased 28% this year compared to 2021 to 3 trillion won.Their combined operating profit ju

Samsung has begun production of key components it will use on its upcoming foldable phones, TheElec has learned.The company has placed orders enough to manufacture a total of mid- to late-10 million units for Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Galaxy Z Fold 4, sources said.The assembly of the complete production w

Murata Manufacturing and Taiyo Yuden expect revenue from multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) to grow by over 10% this year.The Japanese companies said revenues from this fiscal year __ from April 2022 to March 2023 __ are expected to increase by 11% and 14%, respectively, this year.Meanwhile, comp

LG Display said on Thursday that it saw a significant year-on-year profit drop during the first quarter due to lowered panel shipment and price drops.The company said it recorded 6.47 trillion won in revenue and 38.3 billion won in operating income, a drop of 6% and 93%, respectively.The company sai

South Korean companies Kolon Industries and SKC will be supplying polyimide (PI) films to Taiwan’s Asus for the latter’s foldable notebook, TheElec has learned.The films will be used as cover windows __ protective films __ for the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED, which was unveiled earlier this year by the PC

Coasia Optics will be supplying lens modules to Samsung for use on the Galaxy S smartphone series, TheElec has learned.The lens modules will be used for the front cameras on Galaxy S smartphones series, starting with the recently launched Galaxy S22 series, sources said. Coasia Optics’ affiliate Coa

SK IE Technology will be supplying the transparent polyimide film, which is used as the cover windows of screens, on Hewlett-Packard’s (HP) foldable notebook.The company will be the exclusive supplier of the films and had won the order by offering them at half the price of rival bids, sources said.S

Apple is likely to use its long-time camera module supplier LG Innotek and parts maker Jahwa Electronics for the procurement of folded zoom camera modules.Earlier this week, South Korean camera module parts maker Jahwa Electronics announced that it will spend 191 billion won on a new optical image s

Jahwa Electronics said on Wednesday that it plans to spend 191 billion won on building facilities to produce new models.The company currently supplies optical image stabilization (OIS) actuators to Samsung for the Galaxy S22 series smartphones.The size of the spending plan, which will last until Mar