Motorola has solved the problem of creases in its foldable smartphone RAZR by using transparent PI film, an indication that manufacturers don’t necessarily have to opt for Ultra Thin Glass (UTG) as screen covers, according to Kolon Industries’ executive Lee Seong-chan at a symposium in Yeouido on De

South Korea’s Hansol Technics will be the exclusive supplier of wireless charging modules for Samsung Electronics Galaxy S11+ that is expected to be launched in 2020, industry sources said on Nov. 29.The S11+ model will be the most premium in the lineup that is to consist of the plus type, the budge

LG Innotek on Nov. 28 said in a regulatory filing that it was shutting down its PCB business as of Dec. 31 this year on account of declining sales. It also said that parts of the PCB business would be strategically reinvested into the semiconductor board business.These measures are to streamline its

Hit by LED market woes punctuated by cheap Chinese products, South Korea’s Seoul Semiconductor has moved at least half of its LED chip equipment to Vietnam up to the third quarter of this year, industry sources said on Nov. 21.The company has been actively expanding its facilities in Vietnam’s Ha Na

The global display cover market for foldable smartphones is increasingly being divided into transparent Colorless Polyimide (CPI) film and Ultra Thin Glass (UTG) due to the pros and cons of each solution, according to industry sources on Nov. 19.Screen covers in smartphones serve to protect the disp

South Korea’s LG Innotek is searching for a buyer for its key LED chip equipment and relocating the related staff as a part of its plans for paring down its LED chip business.“A large part of the workforce at LG Innotek’s MOCVD division at the company’s Paju plant has been moved to the camera module

South Korea’s Kolon Industries have begun mass producing transparent CPI film in just a year since it installed the production lines at its Gumi plant in the first half of 2019. The annual capacity is enough to supply up to 10 million foldable phones.“CPI film is already creating profit,” said Noh J

The demand for Multi Layer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCC) for automobile components remains solid amid a sluggish market, according to industry figures on Nov. 5.Japan’s Murata Manufacturing said that while its revenues of such MLCC for Q2 of the fiscal year of 2019 fell on-quarter, demand has been risin

Difficulties in finding an expert who can offer an appraisal about whether LG Chem and Innox Advanced Materials infringed each other’s patents are making the lawsuit drag on even longer, according to industry watchers this week.Already, three of the four candidates refused to take part. The role of

International Electrotechnical Commission TC 64 Chair Jacques Peronnet said at a press conference on Oct. 29 that new electrical installation standards adopted in Korea can help prevent fires at Energy Storage Systems.Peronnet is concurrently director of building & IT business standardization at Sch

South Korea’s Lumens has begun supplying backlight modules (BLU) for Samsung Electronics’ laptops as of September this year, according to industry sources on Oct. 25.Lumens will be supplying around 30% of the total demand. This is the first time the firm has supplied such parts for laptops, and is n

Samsung Electro-Mechanic’s moves to restructure its money-losing smartphone HDI substrate business is triggering concern about which rivals would reap the biggest benefits.According to industry sources on Oct. 25, local suppliers such as Korea Circuit and DAP Corp. are likely to take over the bulk o

China’s Sunny Optical will be supplying ToF modules to the next generation flagship Galaxy S11 flagship models for Samsung Electronics. It would be the second time since supplying to the Galaxy S10 5G rolled out this year, according to industry sources on Oct. 21.As Sunny Optical begins to supply mo

South Korean supplier MCNEX is expected to see huge growth in the optical fingerprint recognition sensor business due to wider applications in Samsung Electronics' Galaxy A series next year.Industry sources said on Oct. 18 that MCNEX is supplying FoD (Fingerprint on Display) fingerprint recognition

Samsung Electronics admitted to a security flaw in the fingerprint recognition technology of its Galaxy S10 and Note 10 series, saying it would be distributing a software update next week.“This issue involved ultrasonic fingerprint sensors unlocking devices after recognizing 3-dimensional patterns a

In 2015, Samsung Electronics set up a task force to support suppliers and smaller companies in the eco-system with smart factory solutions. A year later, the tech giant helped 450 companies build smart factories.Since then, over a thousand SMEs have benefited in terms of sharing both technology and

Samsung Electronics will be adopting optical 5X zoom camera modules for its upcoming Galaxy smartphone tentatively named the Galaxy S11 scheduled for launch during the first half of 2020.Industry sources said last week that this marks the first time for Samsung to apply the modules to its Galaxy sma

LG Innotek is pushing back its plans to completely shut down its PCB manufacturing plant in Cheongju a month later to November according to industry sources on Sept. 19.The delay is being caused by LG Innotek’s foreign car clients that have yet to give their verification for the 4M checklist – Man,

South Korean camera module maker Cammsys has shut down its automobile electronic devices business that it has been working on over the past six years due to accumulating deficit.Cammsys shuttered the business involving automobile camera modules, black boxes and front and rearview cameras, according

China’s Sunny Optical is in the final stages of certification for supplying Time of Flight (ToF) 3D sensing lens for Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy smartphones, according to industry sources on Aug. 26.ToF is a camera technology that allows for 3D viewing that can be applied to VR, AR and 5G. South Kor