Industry News

Samsung-LX ‘Semiconductor Alliance’ Cooperates to Develop Next Generation Chips

Update time : 2023-07-04 14:37:36

LX Semicon, a fabless company once owned by LX Group, a conglomerate of LG Group, is considering entrusting production of next-generation display driver integrated circuits (DDIs) to Samsung Electronics OEM. Samsung's cooperation with LX is expected to have a positive impact on the Korean semiconductor ecosystem and diversify the supply chain.
According to industry sources on July 2, LX Semicon has selected Samsung Electronics as its foundry partner to jointly develop and mass-produce next-generation chips. As one of the representative Fabless companies in South Korea, LX Semicon mainly produces DDIs that control pixels in smartphones and TV displays. Its main customers include LG Display and Chinese companies such as BOE and CSOT.
The company has recently expanded its business to include power semiconductors for display devices and microcontroller units (MCUs) for automobiles, while increasing the proportion of high-unit organic light emitting diode (OLED) panels. Similar to other Fabless companies, LX Semicon is only responsible for developing chips, and production is entrusted to foundries, spending more than 1 trillion won per year (currently about 5.50 billion yuan). To date, LX Semicon has mainly outsourced the production of high-end products to TSMC, while mid-to-low-end products are handled by SK Hynix System IC; and due to its association with LG Group, LX Semicon has not previously cooperated with Samsung Electronics' foundry department.
Earlier this year, LX Semicon began talks with Samsung. Earlier this year, Samsung Display and LX Semicon decided to jointly research and develop the DDIs required for next-generation OLED panels for smartphones. In addition to DDIs, LX Semicon and Samsung Electronics' foundry division will continue to collaborate on various next-generation chip developments. This is seen as a major move to strengthen the homegrown semiconductor ecosystem. It creates a virtuous circle where next-generation display chips developed by Korean fabless companies are mass-produced through Korean foundries and supplied to Korean display companies.

Previous : Shipments of Electronic Parts Fell for Six Consecutive Months

Next : OpenAI competitor Inflection AI has raised $ 1.30 billion in funding, with Microsoft and other major Nvidia investors participating.

How many chips does a car need?

Sep .19.2024

Automotive chips can be divided into four types according to their functions: control (MCU and AI chips), power, sensors, and others (such as memory). The market is monopolized by international giants. The automotive chips people often talk about refer to

Position and Function of Main Automotive Sensors

Sep .18.2024

The function of the air flow sensor is to convert the amount of air inhaled into the engine into an electrical signal and provide it to the electronic control unit (ECU). It is the main basis for determining the basic fuel injection volume. Vane type: The

Chip: The increasingly intelligent electronic brain

Sep .14.2024

In this era of rapid technological development, we often marvel at how mobile phones can run various application software smoothly, how online classes can be free of lag and achieve zero latency, and how the functions of electronic devices are becoming mo

LDA100 Optocoupler: Outstanding Performance, Wide Applications

Sep .13.2024

In terms of characteristics, LDA100 is outstanding. It offers AC and DC input versions for optional selection, enabling it to work stably in different power supply environments. The small 6-pin DIP package not only saves space but also facilitates install

About Us

About Us What we do Quality People

Products

CHIP/IC Active devices Passive device Components OTHER

China electronic components supplier----Wah Luen Shing Electronic.----www.wlschip.com

Leave a message