Samsung Electronics’ wireless earphones, the Galaxy Buds, have outclassed Apple’s AirPods, the market leader, in a review by the U.S. consumer media outlet Consumer Reports.The Galaxy Buds were ranked first with 86 points, while AirPods, which are used by about 60 percent of wireless earphone users,
South Korea's weight in the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Emerging Market (EM) Index is expected to drop by 0.3 percentage point in a rebalancing scheduled for the end of this month. The amount of stock sales from passive funds due to the adjustment is estimated at 2 trillion won (
Samsung Electronics is planning to focus on helping smaller South Korean firms develop semiconductor and display materials and components, rather than developing those on its own, against Japan’s export restrictions. This is because Samsung Electronics is a key part of the global electronics and IT
Market research firm IHS Markit said in its report on Aug. 13 that Intel’s and Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor business sales for the second quarter of this year are estimated at US$15,449 million and US$12,972 million, respectively.Samsung Electronics topped the global market in 2017 and for the
Samsung BioLogics has drastically shortened the time to produce biopharmaceuticals by developing an advanced cell culture technology.The company announced on Aug. 12 that it has developed the “N-1 (N minus 1) Perfusion” technology that can cut the production time by up to 30 percent. It applied the
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. have solidified their lead in the global ultra large television market with screens of more than 70 inches. In this growing market, China has taken second place, beating out Japan.South Korean companies sold a total of 499,700 units in the ultra large
Samsung Electronics has developed a 100-million-pixel image sensor ahead of Sony, the leader in the global image sensor market.Samsung Electronics announced on Aug. 12 that it has released the industry's first 108-milion-pixel mobile image sensor “ISOCELL Bright HMX.” Samsung became the first co
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are among the top 10 companies in patent registrations in the United States.Samsung registered 5,836 patents in the United States in 2018, a 0.4 percent increase from a year ago, according to the 2018 top 300 companies and institutions in patent registrations i
Samsung's flagship phone Galaxy Note 10, which was unveiled in New York on Aug. 7 (local time), features a new S Pen loaded with new functions.The most notable feature of the new S Pen is its Air Actions, which is an upgrade of the Bluetooth-based remote control functions of the Galaxy Note 9 th
The Nikkei Asian Review reported on Aug. 11 that a Belgian company is supplying Samsung Electronics with photoresists and the Belgian company is likely to be EUV Resist, a three-year-old joint venture established by Japanese company JSR and Belgian research center IMEC. The largest shareholder in th
The human body delays the aging process by eliminating free oxygen radicals. A South Korean research team has applied this mechanism to lithium-air batteries to extend their life.Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) announced on Aug. 8 that a research team jointly led by Kwak S
Koh Dong-jin, head of Samsung Electronics’ IM Division, has expressed concern that Japan’s export restrictions, if prolonged, would cause a disruption in the company’s smartphone production."We have no problem in launching new products such as the Galaxy Note 10 and the Galaxy Fold as we have secure
Intensifying competition among Chinese smartphone makers over high-pixel cameras is pushing up the adoption of Samsung Electronics' image sensors. Chinese smartphone makers want to attract customers with low-price, high-performance products.Samsung Electronics aims to ramp up its share of the im
The Japanese government has issued an export permit regarding semiconductor material shipment to Samsung Electronics in about one month after the implementation of its export restrictions targeting the three semiconductor materials of hydrogen fluoride, photoresist and fluorine polyimide.The export
SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won convened an emergency meeting with CEOs of the group units on Aug. 5 to discuss the potential impact of Japan’s exclusion of South Korea from its trade whitelist on the group’s semiconductor and battery production.Chey met with the members of the SK SUPEX Council, whic
Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jae-yong visited the company’s semiconductor assembly plant in Onyang, South Chungcheong Province, on Aug. 6 as the first destination for his on-spot management after Japan excluded South Korea from its trade whitelist.Lee visited the Onyang plant to check its s
Samsung Electronics announced on Aug. 6 that it has begun mass-producing 250-gigabyte (GB) SATA solid state drive (SSD) that integrates the company’s 6th-generation (1xx-layer) 256-gigabit (Gb) three-bit V-NAND. The company has delivered the SSDs to a global PC manufacturer.The new SSD is based on t
Memory chip manufacturers such as Micron Technology, SK Hynix and Western Digital have recently announced that they would cut production in step with a decline in global demand. On the contrary, Samsung Electronics said that it is not going to reduce its memory chip production and it is going to dea
The South Korean government has come up with a plan to achieve independence from Japan for 100 key items within five years.To this end, the government will provide 7.80 trillion won (US$6.42 billion) in research and development (R&D) funds and 37.50 trillion won (US$30.85 billion) in financial suppo
Samsung Electronics was ranked fourth in the annual 2019 Most Innovative Tech Brands survey conducted by Brand Keys, a New York-based brand loyalty and emotional engagement research consultancy.This year, 5,127 U.S. consumers 16 to 65 years of age named companies and brands as technological innovato