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

Elentec said on Thursday that it will supply battery packs for LG Electronics’ energy storage systems (ESS) launching next year,The company will be an original development manufacturer (ODM) for the packs used by LG’s ESS launching for the home next year.The deal is Elentec’s second ODM deal after i

Most South Korean fabless chip companies recorded poor earnings during the second quarter due to the prolonged global chip shortage.However, some of the companies saw profits thanks to increase in unit prices.LX Semicon, meanwhile, saw operating income increase by nine times from a year ago during t

Hansol Technics said on Wednesday that sales from its liquid crystal display module (LCM) business reached 177.7 billion won in the first half of 2021.This is more than the entire sales of 122 billion won from the business it recorded last year.LCM combines the liquid crystal display with the LED ba

Samsung Display is expected to begin production of quantum dot (QD)-OLED panels in the fourth quarter this year, according to UBI Research.The South Korean display panel maker will use 30,000 sheets of Gen 8.5 (2200x2500mm) substrates per month to manufacture 65-inch, 4K resolution panels that use t

Samsung Display was currently focusing on securing the screen uniformity of its quantum dot nanorod LED (QNED) display panel, as it wraps up development, market research firm UBI Research said on Friday.The research firm unveiled core patents filed by Samsung Display it found, which shows the struct

LB Semicon said on Friday that it posted 121.6 billion won in sales and 12.6 billion won in operating income during the second quarter this year.It is an increase of 14% and 56.2%, respectively, from a year ago.LB Semicon became Samsung Electronics’ secondary vendor for CMOS image sensor testing las

Samsung Electronics recorded 63.67 trillion won in revenue during the second quarter, its highest to date for the quarter.Memory semiconductors led the growth while TV and appliances are posted strong earnings.However, its mobile business recorded lackluster earnings.Samsung said on Thursday that it

Samsung Electro-Mechanics has begun operations of its new multi layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) factory in Tianjin, China.The company said during its second quarter conference call that the factory has begun operation at the current time, after completion of construction and trial testing conducted i

LG Display said on Wednesday that it was reviewing the construction of an additional OLED production line for IT and mobile applications.The statement is effectively a confirmation that the company plans to restart spending on the E6-3, which will manufacture OLED panels for Apple.LG Display CFO Suh

Samsung is yet to launch the 99-inch version of its MicroLED TV.This is despite the company saying earlier in the year that it will do so in the first half of the year.Samsung had also said it plans to launch 88-inch and 76-inch versions of MicroLED TV within the year.A Samsung spokesperson said thi

Merck said on Thursday that it will supply the hole transporting layer (HTL) material used in the production of OLED panels to LG Display.The layers will be used in LG Display’s production of smartphone OLED panels, which will be supplied to Apple for the upcoming iPhone 13.OLED panels are comprised

Samsung Display was considering manufacturing thin-film transistors (TFT) that will be used in Micro LED TVs made by Samsung Electronics, TheElec has learned.The South Korean display maker has formed a team to oversee the project, sources said. This team was formed in April and the project is called

There will likely be a shortage of large-sized OLED panels used in TVs starting in 2024, UBI Research CEO Choong Hoon Yi said.Yi based his forecast on the production capacity for large-sized OLED panels and t here expected demand going forward.Demand for large-sized OLED panels is expected to be aro