Derkwoo Electronics is expected to post record profits this year thanks to its supply deal with Apple.The South Korean component maker will supply brackets and stiffeners for the camera modules on the iPhone 12 series launching in the second half of the year, people familiar with the matter told The

Seoul Viosys will supply its proprietary Violeds technology to Chinese air conditioner giant Gree, the company said on Wednesday.Violeds technology uses ultraviolet light to kill germs or viruses and can be attached on air purifying systems.It will power Gree’s new Fresh Air air conditioner. It will

CrucialTec will supply its fingerprint scanner module for Sony’s Xperia 1 II 5G smartphone, the company said on Wednesday.Xperia 1 II is the first 5G smartphone to go on sale in Japan. Sony said it applied its Bravia TV display technology and Alpha camera technology to the phone.CrucialTec’s module

Samsung Electronics has canceled the development of its low-tier Galaxy M41 smartphone, sources told TheElec on Tuesday.TheElec first reported that Samsung was planning to use CSOT’s OLED panels for the first time in the Galaxy M41.But following the report, sources within the company said Samsung ha

Samsung Display’s low power display technology that it plans to apply to future smart devices is called “HOP”, TheElec confirmed on Tuesday.HOP is short for hybrid oxide and polycrystalline silicon. Samsung is currently developing its own low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) thin-film transi

LG Display has changed its company goal for the first time in eight years, the South Korean display panel maker said on Tuesday.The new goal will “The Best Display Solution Company”. LG said it reflected the company’s desire to provide customers with the best service, process, system and talent.The

LG Electronics expects demand for TVs to rebound in the second half of the year, the company said on Monday, and will display some of its key products at key shops globally to meet them.The South Korean hardware maker said it was expanding displaying of its wallpaper-concept LG OLED Galleria TV, or

Samsung Electronics will use Chinese vendor CSOT’s organic light emitting diode (OLED) panel for its upcoming Galaxy M41 smartphone, TheElec confirmed on Monday.It will mark the first time that the South Korean tech giant uses OLED panels not produced by affliate Samsung Display for its Galaxy serie

Nano Korea 2000 industry show will have four levels of prevention measures in place against COVID-19, its organizers says.All visitors will be required to wear a face mask to enter the show, which will run from July 1 to 3 at KINTEX in Goyang City.Staff will check whether visitors are wearing masks

Hisense will launch the UEFA.tv app on their TVs, the companies announced Thursday.The UEFA sponsor said its smart TVs running on the Linux-based VIDAA operating system and Hisense-made Toshiba TV have the app. It is available in Europe as of Thursday. Other regions will also get app in the months t

Samsung Electronics has changed one of its suppliers for digitizers that will go into its Galaxy Note series, TheElec confirmed on Thursday.SI Flex has failed to meet the cut while BH has been chosen as a new supplier. BH will be the secondary supplier of digitizer along with main supplier Interflex

LG Electronics has supplied an ultra-large LED screen to a movie theater in Taiwan, the company said on Thursday.It is the first commercialization of the South Korean hardware maker’s LG LED Cinema Display, LG said.It was installed in at 300-seat movie theater run by local cinema chain Showtime Cine

LG Display has been assigned a national project to develop a stretchable display panel, the company said Thursday.It will take the lead as one of 21 companies and institutions taking part in the project, which is backed by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE).The goal is to produce a s

Worldwide flat panel display equipment market plummeted 41% year over year in the first quarter of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, market research firm Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) says.It was also a 30% drop from the fourth quarter. The 29 listed companies combined posted revenues of

LG Chem will sell its Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) polarizer business to Chinese counterpart Shanshan, the South Korean company said Wednesday.The business will be sold for US$1.1 billion, while some products such as LCD polarizer for automobiles will be excluded from the deal and remain with LG Che

Samsung Electronics has decided not to offer S Pen on its upcoming foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold 2, sources within the company told TheElec Tuesday.It is because the development of a cover glass that can both withstand folding and the pressure from a stylus is yet to be completed, they said.

Seoul Viosys has begun online sales of its purifier and sterilizer that comes with its proprietary Ultraviolet (UV) LED technology, the company said Monday.Portable sterilizer VSM+ and air purifier VAC are now available online, the company said. It will be available on 11th Street, Gmarket, Auction,

Samsung Electronics is planning to expand applying wireless power charging to more models in its Galaxy A series of smartphones, people familiar with the matter told TheElec Monday.The feature was mostly reserved for flagship smartphones such as Galaxy S and Galaxy Note smartphones up until then.The

Camera module maker Partron will see its sales decline by up to 20% this year, according to South Korean analysts.The company is expected to post revenues of 980 billion won to 1.11 trillion won this year due to lackluster smartphone sales from its main client Samsung Electronics.Partron posted sale

Samsung and LG have withdrawn their complaints filed to the South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) as of Friday, which stemmed from their squabbles over their respective TV advertisements last year.The FTC said it will no longer proceed with the case as both parties have withdrawn. LG withdrew on