Samsung Electronics joined forces with leading Korean universities such as Seoul National University and the KAIST to develop a neuromorphic chip, a next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor that resembles the human brain. The neuromorphic chip is a next-generation semiconductor tha
More than 380,000 Koreans have joined class action lawsuits in protest of Apple’s international drop in the iPhone’s performance. This figure crushes the number of plaintiffs while filed the first lawsuit against Apple with the Consumers United for Consumer Sovereignty last week.On January 15, Hannu
South Korea's semiconductor companies with memory semiconductors achieved the highest performances in a super-cycle which began in earnest in 2017.However, corporate customers' complaints spiked due to continuous hikes in prices of DRAMs and NAND flashes. In particular, Chinese smartphone makers suc
According to industry sources on December 2, Apple Korea began accepting applications for battery replacement for discounted prices. When a user of the iPhone 6 or later models visits an Apple service center, it costs the user 34,000 (US$30), down 66,000 won (US$59) from the original official price
All eyes are on whether or not Samsung and Apple, the two frontrunners in the world smartphone industry will have a dual Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) duel in 2018.A dual SIM card phone is a handset with slots for two SIM cards and popular in China, India and Europe among others. This kind of pho
A class action suit for damages amounting to US$999.9 billion was filed on December 28 in the United States against Apple, whose maximum aggregate market value is US$900 billion. Similar lawsuits are likely to be filed in a number of countries, including Israel and South Korea.“We began to gather pe
According to Patently Apple on December 26, two iPhone users living in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel recently filed a class action suit against Apple, claiming that Apple should pay them US$125 million in damages.“Apple did not disclose the fact that our use of the iPhone is negatively affected by its sof
The Korea Trade Commission (KTC) of the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy decided on December 21 to initiate an investigation on unfair trade with regard to FinFET patent infringement by Apple Korea.The FinFET technology is one of the most advanced technologies in the semiconductor industry and i
Next year, Samsung Display will supply flexible organic light emitting diode (OLED) panels for the iPhone, which will be up to four times more than this year to Apple.According to the display industry on December 19, Samsung Display has set the number of flexible OLEDs for iPhone to supply to Apple
According to industry sources on December 17, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Huawei and Sony are expected to unveil their new premium smartphones at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 in Barcelona and the phones to be exhibited at the show that kicks off in February next year are likely to focus
According to CNET, fingerprint sensor manufacturer Synaptics unveiled Clear ID FS9500 on December 12. It is a fingerprint recognition scanner built into a display.CNET reported that Synaptics is currently manufacturing Clear ID FS9500 and it is likely to be used in products supplied by Samsung Elect
It has been found that the Apple iPhone 8 was the best-selling product in the global smartphone market in October.According to MarketPulse, a market researcher on December 12, the iPhone 8 and the IPhone 8 Plus placed first and second in the world’s smartphone bestseller rankings with 4.6% and 4.0%
According to industry sources, the total shipments of the global AMOLED display market are expected to increase from 422 million units to 1,536.6 million units between 2016 and 2022.Specifically, the growth rate amounted to 35.9% year on year last year and the size is estimated to increase 12.3% thi
Japan-based Nikkei Asian Review reported on December 7 that Apple is planning to release a new iPhone equipped with an LCD panel next year.According to the news, the new iPhone is likely to have a 6.1-inch LCD panel along with a metal case to which various colors can be applied and Apple may also re
Us-based Consumer Reports recently said after an experiment that the iPhone X is inferior to other smartphones in terms of durability and battery life.In the experiment, three iPhone Xs were put into a small container and an impact was applied at various angles. As a result, one of the three showed
The Chinese media reported that Apple’s share in the Chinese smartphone market is bouncing back in the second half of this year, while that of Samsung Electronics is still on the decrease, citing various statistical data.According to the smartphone market statistics from market research firm Kantar
The iPhone X and the iPhone 8 recorded about 12,000 units in average combined sales a day through Korea’s three major mobile telecommunication service carriers, according to the mobile telecommunication industry on December 4. The figure is lower than the average daily sales of 12,000 units recorded
With growing interest in smartphones with foldable screens, leading display manufacturers such as Samsung and LG are putting a spur to the development of foldable displays. It is expected that a smartphone with this panel will be released as early as next year.It is Samsung that started competition
It has been found that about 100,000 units of Apple's iPhone X, the 10th anniversary model of the iPhone, were sold in Korea in just two days. The figure is, however, less than half the number of units of the Galaxy Note 8 sold. Consumers bought 270,000 units of the Galaxy Note 8 released in Septemb
Apple Korea, which has continued to take advantage of its power in the domestic communication market, had its Seoul office raided by South Korean Authorities. All eyes are on whether the investigation into unfair business practices of Apple Korea, which has delayed for over a year, will be concluded