Samsung’s premium TV lineup for 2022 will consist of 8K MiniLED, 4K OLED and 4K MiniLED technologies, TheElec has learned.The 8K (7680x4320) MiniLED TV, which will carry the Neo QLED TV brand, will be the highest tier out of three technologies, sources said.Samsung’s MicroLED TVs are still the highe

Samsung said on Thursday that it has promoted 198 executives in its year-end reshuffle this year.The company said it has chosen those in their 30s and 40s as vice presidents and executive vice presidents.Promotions were made across all its business units, from TV, smartphones to chips.Samsung said i

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday announced that it would be combining its mobile and consumer electronic divisions.The merged division will be called Set Division and led by Han Jong-hee, who previously headed Samsung’s Visual Display business unit, which manufacturers TVs, being promoted to vice chai

Samsung Electronics had recently sent requests to Samsung Display and AUO to develop a 12.7-inch thin-film transistor (TFT) to apply on its MicroLED TVs, TheElec has learned.Specifically, the South Korean tech giant has requested that the display panel makers develop low-temperature polycrystalline

Companies from both India and China have shown interest in buying Samsung Display’s liquid crystal display (LCD) equipment at its now-defunct L8-1 LCD production line, TheElec has learned.L8-1 line was previously used by the South Korean display panel maker to manufacture panels for TV and IT produc

The high demand for multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) is expected to continue at least until early next year.Murata and Taiyo Yuden’s remaining orders for MLCC during the July to September period doubled from a year ago.Taiyo also increased its MLCC sales forecast for the year thanks to high dem

Samsung Electronics has removed a 70-inch range MicroLED TV from its lineup planned for next year, TheElec has learned.The company will launch MicroLED TV aimed at the home market in three sizes __ 89-inch, 101-inch and 114-inch.Samsung will be applying low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS)

The US and China's trade row is continuing. Five years have passed since the inauguration of the Trump Administration that started the row but the two superpowers' economic competition isn't relenting even in the Biden era.The US-China trade row will undoubtedly affect South Korea's semiconductor bu

LG Electronics said on Thursday that it has recorded 18.78 trillion won in revenue and 540.7 billion won in operating profit during the third quarter.Sales is its highest for a quarter ever and an increase of 22% from the same time period in 2020.Operating profit dropped 49.6% year-on-year from its

Around 6.5 million units of OLED TV are expected to be shipped this year, according to analyst firm Omdia.As of the third quarter, 4.24 million units were shipped this year, which already beats last year’s shipment of 36.5 million units.Omdia had consistently increased its OLED TV shipment forecast

MiniLED TV panels will become even more affordable than their OLED counterparts in the years to come, according to analyst firm Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC).For a 65-inch UHD TV panel, MiniLED is 2% cheaper compared to OLED as of this year.But the former will be 15% cheaper is 2025, DSCC

Samsung Electronics was developing the technology to keep the distance between pixels to early-0.5mm for MicroLED TVs that are under 100-inch in size.This has allowed the company to reduce the distance between pixels by over 10% __ the distance between pixels for its 110-inch MicroLED TV was 0.63mm.

LG Electronics said on Tuesday in its earnings guidance that it is expecting sales of 18.78 trillion won and operating income of 540.7 billion won for the third quarter this year.Sales increased by 22% from a year ago and is its highest quarterly figure to date.However, operating profit dropped 49.6

RFsemi said on Wednesday that it has begun production and supply of silicon carbide (SiC) power management IC to a South Korean customer.It has been collaborating with the customer since last year to manufacture chips using 6-inch wafers.RFsemi will be supplying JBS diode, which makes the current fl

CU-Tech said on Friday that it plans to secure five production lines for printed circuit assembly (PCA) for use by Samsung Display in quantum dot (QD)-OLED display panels.CU-Tech said Samsung Display has sent QD-OLED samples to Samsung Electronics and Sony. The company expects the display panel make

Shipment of OLED panels 10-inch or larger exceeded 10 million units for the first time during the first half of 2021, according to UBI Research.This was thanks to high sales of tablets and TVs that use OLED panels, the analyst firm said.According to UBI Research, shipment of OLED panels 10-inch or l

Apple has requested a sample of fine metal mask (FMM) for application in virtual reality (VR) to APS Holdings, TheElec has learned.Cupertino has requested a sample of the South Korean company’s laser patterning FMM. Apple requested a resolution of 3000ppi (pixels per inch).The iPhone maker wanted th

Samsung Display has approved the use of Wonik IPS’ dry etcher for use in the production of quantum dot (QD) displays, TheElec has learned.The etchers can’t be used right away in Samsung Display’s existing Q1 line, but will be used in future lines if the display maker decides to expand its QD display

DRAM and NAND flash contract prices have remained flat in August compared to the previous month, according to analyst firm TrendForce.PC DRAM (DDR4 8Gb) contract price for August was US$4.1, same as the previous month.Its price had increased 7.89% back in July compared to the previous month. Prices

Innox Advanced Materials has expanded its share in OLED encapsulation film within LG Display’s supply chain to near 60%, TheElec has learned.Innox had supplied 59% of the film used by LG Display during the first half of the year, sources said. LG Chem supplied the remaining 41%.The film is used to p