China’s BOE has been removed from the official list of suppliers for this year of Samsung published by the South Korean tech giant.Meanwhile, China’s Sunny Optical was newly added __ Japan’s Alps Electric, Nitto Denko, and Rohm were also noticeably absent.Samsung publishes its list of suppliers bian

Samsung has removed Japan’s Ibiden from the supply chain for high density interconnect (HDI) boards for its Galaxy S23 smartphone series, TheElec has learned.Ibiden had been a constant supplier HDI printed circuit boards for prior generations of the Galaxy S series.The Japanese company’s removable s

Memory module printed circuit board (PCB) maker TLB saw its operating profit for the third quarter more than double from a year ago.The company said it recorded 56.8 billion won in revenue and 12 billion won in operating profit in the quarter, an increase of 28% and 151% from a year ago.As of the th

The operation rate at Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ factory for multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) in the Philippines has dropped to 40%, TheElec has learned.This was due to the decreasing demand for MLCC, which is also affecting Murata Manufacturing and Taiyo Yuden.Samsung Electro-Mechanics and its

Samsung has removed Partron as a camera module supplier from the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5 phones launching next year, TheElec has learned.Partron had been a major supplier of camera modules for the Galaxy Z Fold 4 that launched earlier this year in August.It was a secondary supplier of ca

China’s Sunny Optical will be supplying two camera modules that will be used as back cameras on Samsung’s Galaxy S23 Ultra launching next year, TheElec has learned.The deal is expected to be highly profitable for the Chinese camera module maker as Samsung is planning to manufacture the most number o

Some of TCK’s patents related to silicon carbide (SiC) rings have been invalidated by courts in South Korea.The company had been in a legal battle with rival DS Techno over patents related to the rings, which are a key material used in the production of 3D NAND.The Patent Court of Korea on Thursday,

Samsung has been sued by a former employee last month in the US over alleged patent infringement, TheElec has learned.Former employee Kim Seung-man alleges in his suit filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against Samsung and Samsung Electronics America that the companies inf

Samsung had changed the adhesive it used for the glass doors on its front-load washing machines from silicon to polyurethane, TheElec has learned.This may have been caused by the company’s efforts to reduce costs, sources said.Samsung has been criticized for allegedly using faulty glass doors on its

LG Innotek is likely to announce additional spending plans for its flip chip (FC)-ball grid array (BGA) next year, TheElec has learned.The South Korean component maker announced a 413 billion won spending plan in February this year for the business that will last until April 2024.LG Innotek had said

Production equipment maker AP Systems is aiming to manufacture more fab equipment next year to reach 100 billion won in revenue from the business.The company, which had specialized more in display equipment in the past, is aiming to have the fab equipment business account for 20% of its total revenu

Samsung has scrapped its plan to add more suppliers of photoresist, a key ingredient in the production of advanced 3D NAND flash memory chips.The company had contacted a minimum of four potential new suppliers, all from Japan including the world’s largest PR maker Tokyo Ohka Kogyo, to supply the mat

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