Display heat treatment equipment maker Viatron Technologies is looking to acquire companies in the semiconductor and battery equipment industry for new growth, the company said on Thursday.KOSDAQ-listed companies as well as startups were all potential candidates, a company spokesperson said.One of t

Dreamtech said Thursday that it was the exclusive supplier of capacitive fingerprint readers for the Galaxy Z Fold 2.The reader is placed the right side of the Fold 2, under the volume button.Dreamtech was the first to supply Samsung with fingerprint reading modules for smartphones, beginning in 201

Samsung Electronics plans to launch more home appliances with ultraviolet (UV) LED applied to them in 2021, TheElec has learned.Samsung decided on the matter in September to apply UV-C __ ultraviolet light with wavelength between 250nm to 280nm that are useful for disinfection __ LED on more of its

LG Display CEO Jeong Ho-young said Wednesday that the company will build a tight ecosystem around organic light emitting diode (OLED) display panels with its partners.The South Korean display maker invited 20 of its OLED materials and components suppliers, including Merck and DuPont, to its 2020 Tec

Display panel production equipment maker Avaco was developing equipment for use in semiconductor production, the company said.Development started last year and the new equipment will contribute to sales starting in the second half of 2021 at the earliest, a Avaco spokesperson said.The equipment will

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has formed a display industry cooperation council to bolster collaboration between the public and private sectors.The ministry divided the previous council that oversaw both display and semiconductors to two, each overseeing one of the industries.The new di

Samsung Electronics has begun sales of its premium projector called The Premiere in South Korea.The high tier version has triple laser technology where different lasers are used for the colors red, green and blue.The triple laser version of the projector will cost 7.49 million won and the single las

Dreamtech has launched its new medical brand called i.SigNal, the company said.The company also launched its wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) patch dubbed Cardea SOLO, it said.i.SigNal combined the words ICT and signal (which could stand for vital signs), Dreamtech said.The company also formed a new

Organic light emitting diode (OLED) sales will jump 107% in the second half of 2020 compared to the first half, according to UBI Research.OLED panel shipment will reach 383 million units and sales US$28 billion in the second half of 2020, a rise of 66% and 107%, respectively, compared to the first h

Samsung Electronics has scrapped its plan to put in under display camera (UDC) on the Galaxy S21 smartphones series launching next year, TheElec has learned.The South Korean was postponing the application of the tech due to low production yield rate, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.S

Printed circuit board (PCB) maker DAP was the largest supplier of boards for Samsung Electronics’ smartphones this year, TheElec has learned.DAP supplies high density interconnection (HDI) boards to Samsung.The second largest supplier of boards was Korea Circuit, followed by Meiko Electronics of Jap

LG Electronics will launch its OLED rollable TV, the LG Signature OLED R, next month.The company has sent invites for the launch event to VVIPs and opened a dedicated homepage for the TV, the company said.The event will last from October 14 to 19.The rollable TV is expected to be priced at around 10

Sharp is planning to split-off its display business on October 1, according to Japanese media SankeiBiz.The newly formed wholly owned subsidiary will be called Sharp Display Technology, or SDTC.SDTC will be based in Kameyama. Sharp believes having a separate company will be more advantageous to secu

Samsung Display has given up the rights of some of its patents in its employee invention lawsuit.The employee who first filed the lawsuit back in 2017 over the rights to oxide thin film transistors (TFT) used for 6th generation liquid crystal display (LCD) has claimed the company was attempting to l

Synopex will begin production of nanometer (nm) class microfiber melt-blown (MB) filters for masks, the company said on Friday.The company used its latest extrusion equipment for the 800nm non-woven fabric.The fibers are thinner than those previously sold in South Korea, Synopex said, which allow fo

Samsung Electronics will put in a penta camera on its Galaxy smartphone series for the first time next year.The mid-tier Galaxy A72 will have five cameras on its back, TheElec has learned.The smartphone will have 32MP selfie shooter on its front. On its back, there will be a 64MP, a 12MP ultra wide,

Chinese display giant BOE aims to secure 40% market share in flexible organic light emitting diode (OLED) panels by 2024, the company said.The company revealed the plan at local display event in Sichuan Province.The company said it has secured 20.3% market share in flexible OLED panels this year. Th

Samsung Display has stressed that its plan to produce QD (quantum dot) display panels next year was on schedule at an industry meeting on Wednesday.The company took part in the 27th business reorganization planning review meeting held at the Korea Institute for Advanced Technology (KITA) building Se

LG Display will showoff media art made with its transparent OLED panels at hot places in Seoul, the company said.They will be displayed at Itaewon and Hapjeong starting this month until March of next year.LG Display collaborate for the project, dubbed Art on OLED, with cafe brand Anthracite Coffee a

Seoul Semiconductor has supplied its LED for headlamps on 2020 Audi A4, the South Korean company said.This marks its first supply to the German automobile giant.Seoul Semiconductor supplies its Wicop Bi-color 2 in 1 LED. Wicop technology allows LED to be mounted on the substrate without extra compon