The Korean government is actively moving behind the scenes to stop a battery war between LG Chem and SK Innovation. LG Chem filed a complaint against SK Innovation with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in April for encroaching upon its battery trade secrets and SK Innovation recently sa
Samsung Electronics has launched the Galaxy A90 5G, the first Galaxy A series model that supports 5G mobile services.The Galaxy A90 5G features a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED Infiniti-U display and a checkered pattern design on its back.The budget model is loaded with a triple-lens camera which consists of
Silicon Works, a fabless company of LG Group, is considering ways to cooperate with Samsung Electronics. When Samsung Electronics announced the Semiconductor Vision 2030 in late April, it said it would actively support small and medium-sized fabless companies in Korea. Accordingly, Silicon Works is
Micron Technology CEO Sanjay Mehrotra recently visited China and both Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are feeling uneasy. This is because a closer relationship between Chinese semiconductor companies and Micron Technology, one of the world’s three largest memory chip manufacturers, is likely to adv
Samsung Electronics has begun to use for semiconductor production hydrogen fluoride that a South Korean company supplied based on raw materials imported from China and Taiwan. Hydrogen fluoride is a key element for semiconductor chip production and display cleaning.“We began to use non-Japanese hydr
The Samsung Galaxy Fold will hit the Korean market on Sept. 6 with a price tag of 2,398,000 won (US$1,972). It is the most expensive premium phone ever released -- over 1 million won (US$822) more expensive than its flagship Galaxy Note 10 series which retails at 1,248,500 won (US$1,027).The Galaxy
The management and employees of Hyundai Motor Co. finished this year’s wage negotiations without a strike for the first time in eight years.“The ongoing trade disputes between South Korea and Japan arose during the negotiations, hanging heavy on us,” said the union, adding, “If we had staged an all-
The domestic car market remains frozen. The combined domestic sales of the five domestic automakers – Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors, Ssangyong Motor, Renault Samsung, and GM Korea – reached 118,479 units in August, down 6.22 percent from a year before.Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors sold 52,897 and 43,362
Samsung Electronics Co. has been chosen as the sixth most loved brand among young Americans.The company ranked sixth in the “Millennials' Top 100 Brands" list recently released by global marketing agency Moosylvania based in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. The marketing firm polled 1,000 millennials a
South Korean shipbuilders are focusing on strengthening their competitiveness in environmentally friendly vessels, including LNG-fueled ships, as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) 2020 fuel regulation comes into effect in January next year. As LNG fuel-powered vessels are expected to acc
A large number of Chinese ICT companies are expected to participate in this year’s IFA, which kicks off on Sep. 6 in Berlin, in an attempt to expand their markets in Europe instead of the United States with the U.S.-China trade war going on.A total of 1,895 companies have applied for participation i
Samsung Electronics will present its blockchain technologies at the SDC Developer 2019 in San Jose, California, in October.Samsung Electronics will share the trends of next-generation smartphone technologies with developers from around the world in the annual conference, which will be held at the Sa
Samsung Electronics announced on Sep. 1 that it has prepared the performance standards and specifications for 8K TVs on behalf of the 8K Association.8K TVs are ultra-high definition televisions that can achieve the highest resolution of about 8,000 pixels. The 8K Association is a global non-profit o
LG Display has finished tests on domestically produced high-purity hydrogen fluoride and begun to apply it to its production process. The company did that one month earlier than originally expected.LG Display has recently completed the final test of high-purity hydrogen fluoride supplied by a Korean
Samsung Electronics Co. is releasing its redesigned Galaxy Fold in South Korea on Sept. 6. The company delayed the release of the phone by four months after reviewers reported screen breakages, flickering and bulging. However, the Galaxy Fold is expected to be a limited edition as the first batch wi
As Lotte Group has completed sales of its financial affiliates, attention is focusing on how Samsung Group will handle its financial affiliates.The group’s governance structure can be changed if Samsung C&T Corp. sells off the Samsung Electronics Co. shares owned by its financial affiliates. Accordi
Market research firm DRAMeXchange reported on Aug. 30 that the average price of 8 Gb DDR4 DRAM chips, which are used mainly in PCs, was US$2.94 that day, showing no change from the previous month. The price slightly rose in December last year and fell for seven months in a row from January to July t
SK Innovation is planning to file countersuits against LG Chem and LG Chem Michigan with the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) and the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and file a countersuit against LG Electronics with the United States District Court for
Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus will load QLED panels onto TVs to be released in India in September. As the proportion of low-priced products increases in the QLED TV market, the premium image of QLED TVs which Samsung Electronics has promoted might weaken, market watchers say.OnePlus recently twee
Samsung Electronics launched its premium tablet Galaxy Tab S6 on Aug. 29.The latest tablet from Samsung comes in LTE and Wi-Fi models and three colors -- mountain gray, rose blush and cloud blue. The LTE 128 GB and 256 GB models retail at 898,700 won and 999,900 won, respectively, while the Wi-Fi 12