Samsung Electro-Mechanics was named the leading camera module developer for the Galaxy A22 smartphone by Samsung Electronics, TheElec has learned.It secured the position in Samsung Mobile’s bidding process for the low-tier smartphone. As a leading camera module developer, Samsung Electro-Mechanics w

A worker at LG Display’s factory in Paju has died two months after falling unconscious following a gas leak.The man, surnamed Lee, was an employee of a supplier to the South Korean display maker. He was exposed to tetramethylammonium hydrooxide from a leak at the P8 factory in Paju and suffered a fu

Samsung Display was reviewing potential investments to expand its production of organic light emitting diode (OLED) for notebooks, according to UBI ResearchSpeaking at an online conference on Thursday, UBI Research CEO Choong Hoon Yi also said Samsung Electronics will unlikely to use Samsung Display

Display panel manufacturers TCL and Innolux have said they are expecting supply of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels to be tight throughout the year.TCL chairman Li Dongsheng said at a media briefing last week that the shortage in panels will continue in the first half of 2021. The situation for t

Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday that it will launch 21 models in its new Neo QLED TV series.This is three more than the 18 models rival LG Electronics plans to launch in its OLED TV series.Neo QLED TVs are liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs that use MiniLEDs as their backlighting. It is an upgra

NXP on Thursday announced its integrated time-sensitive networking (TSN) solutions for industrial automation.The solutions support CC-Link IE TSN protocol, which combines gigabit Eternet bandwidth with TSN to strengthen time sharing communication, performance, security and functionality for industri

It seems Apple is yet to decide whether it will launch an foldable iPhone as TheElec could find no visible preparation in the company’s supply chain to launch such a model.Some media reports point to a 2023 launch of such a model. But for such a launch date, Cupertino would need to have a specific p

Hansol Technics said on Thursday that it was expanding its second factory at Vietnam due to large increases in orders for liquid crystal display (LCD) modules and power boards.The company will give 27.6 billion won in guaranteed loans to Hansol Electronics Vietnam Hochiminhcity, its factory subsidia

Optical film company Shinwha Intertek has manufactured and supplied optical films for display to Japanese tech giant Sony.This will be its first supply to Sony. It has previously supplied its films to Samsung Electronics and TCL.Shinwha Intertek said on Tuesday that it held a ceremony to commemorate

LG Display will invest US$750 million to expand its organic light emitting diode (OLED) module factory in Vietnam.The city of Haiphong approved the plan, Vietnam News Agency said. LG Display will began the expansion of OLED module assembly factory at the city next month.The new production equipment

The South Korean government has approved Samsung Display’s sales of its liquid crystal display (LCD) factory at Suzhou, China to TCL (CSOT), TheElec has learned.Samsung and TCL agreed to the sales last year.The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy held a committee meeting on Thursday to approve th

Prices of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels will remain high up to the second quarter of 2021 due to the recent fire yet AGC’s glass substrate manufacturing plant in South Korea, market research firms say.Prior to the fire, research firms pointed that price increases of LCD will make a downturn in

LED maker Wooree E&L is expanding its LED production to meet high demand for LED from IT products such as notebooks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The company was expanding its LED module production line from the previous 18 to 20, a company spokesperson said.The new lines will start production within

LG Electronics said on Friday that it has posted 63.26 trillion won in sales and 3.19 trillion won in operating income for the entire year of 2020.It is a rise of 1.5% and 31.1%, respectively, on-year.Stay-at-home and remote work trends led demand for home appliances, LG said. The home appliance bus

Corning said it was expanding production at its Gen 10.5 (2,940x3,370) liquid crystal display (LCD) glass substrate factories in China.The company said demand from TV and IT products continues to be solid, with demand increases for large-sized TV remaining robust. Demand for 75-inch TV grew over 60%

Samsung Display is planning to build a new production line for notebook OLED at its A4 factory in Asan, TheElec has learned.The line will have a production capacity of 30,000 substrates per month and will produce mid-sized OLED panels in the 18 to 20-inch range aimed at notebooks.The plan is being c

Samsung Display said on Thursday that it will develop new display form factors such as rollable and slidable to cement in leadership in 2021.Company senior vice president Choi Kwon-young also said at Samsung Electronics’ fourth quarter conference call that the firm will expand its leadership in the

Samsung Display said on Thursday that it will begin manufacturing 90Hz notebook organic light emitting diode (OLED) panels in March.There will be three 90Hz OLED products. March is when new notebooks are expected to begin sales from various global customers.Previous notebook OLED supported up to 60H

Samsung Display on Tuesday has filed a second patent lawsuit against JOLED in the US, claiming the latter violated its patents.Intellectual Keystone Technology (IKT), a US subsidiary of Samsung Display, filed the suit to the US District Court for the Western District of Texas, against JOLED and Asus

Major TV makers have shown off their new MiniLED TV line-up for 2021 and intense competition is expected in key markets.MiniLED TV is a liquid crystal display (LCD) TV that uses MiniLEDs instead of LEDs for backlighting.MiniLED uses LED chips in the 100 to 200 micrometer size range, much smaller tha