Partnerships to develop purpose-built vehicles (PBVs) to build an eco-friendly logistics system are growing between the automotive industry and logistics companies. This is due to rapidly increasing demand for electric trucks instead of diesel trucks in line with a global carbon neutrality initiativ
The United States’ electric vehicle exports to South Korea are continuing to increase unlike South Korea’s electric vehicle exports to the United States. This is said to be because of the U.S. government’s subsidy policy, which is advantageous for U.S. automakers.The Korea Automobile Manufacturers A
Samsung Electro-Mechanics announced on June 29 that it has developed an ultra-compact and ultra-high-capacity multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC). The newly developed MLCC is the 1005 size (1.0mm in width, 0.5mm in length) and can store 27uF (microfarads) of electricity, achieving the world's h
Samsung Electronics is hot on the trail of Sony in the global image sensor market. The company is employing a two-track strategy of developing technology ahead of competitors and expanding its market share by increasing price competitiveness.The company is accelerating its move to take control of th
Renault's ultra-compact electric vehicle (EV) Twizy will be produced in Busan, Korea. Renault Samsung Motors announced on Oct. 2 that it held a ceremony to celebrate Twizy production in Busan with Dongshin Motech, a company that will assemble the Twizy at Renault Samung’s plant.Since its debut i
LG U+ announced on July 14 that it would start installing mostly on small and medium sized buildings after developing and testing a 5G telecommunication RF repeater and micro-repeater for commercial networks developed with DBcom, a small Korean company.The newly developed repeaters create 5G use env
Miniature electric cars are gaining popularity. At present, three companies are competing in this segment, but other companies are planning to enter it as demand for ultra-compact electric cars are on the rise.The Korea Post announced on May 20 that it would increase the number of miniature electric
Seoul Semiconductor, South Korea’s first light-emitting diode (LED) producer, announced on November 15 that it has released an ultra-compact LED driver series that combine conventional LED drivers and control circuits. The MicroDriver Series are external LED drivers which integrate the complex light
Samsung Electronics unveiled two ultra-compact high-resolution image sensors using advanced technologies such as dual pixels and tetracells on October 11. They are expected to be selected by various manufacturers as well as be loaded into the next Galaxy smartphone series.Isocell is Samsung's image