PowerCubeSemi, exports 650V power semiconductors to Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers

<Tae-young Kang, CEO of PowerCubeSemi (right), taking a commemorative photo after shipment of 650V Super Junction MOSFET.> PowerCubeSemi has developed the 650V Super Junction MOSFET using the DB HiTec Foundry (consignment production) facility and has supplied it to Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers. Super Junction MOSFET is a high-performance power semiconductor product. Power Cube Semi will… Continue reading PowerCubeSemi, exports 650V power semiconductors to Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers

Kangwon Energy to supply battery mixing equipment to Europe for the first time

Kangwon Energy is exporting mixing equipment, which is an essential equipment for battery electrode processes, to European battery makers. This is Kangwon Energy’s first time supplying mixing equipment after entering the battery equipment market. European battery makers are currently building gigawatt-class electric vehicle battery plants in Europe. This will be enough to supply 700,000 electric… Continue reading Kangwon Energy to supply battery mixing equipment to Europe for the first time

Big 3 K-Battery companies, and Hyundai Motor Entering the ‘Battery Recycling Market’

SK ino acquired 50 related technology patentsLG Ensol built ‘Charge+ESS’ in Ochang FactoryCooperation from NA’s largest waste battery recycling companySamsung Group additionally acquired SungEel LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, and SK innovation, three major battery companies are entering the battery recycling market one after another. Hyundai Motor Group also recently formed a task force (TF)… Continue reading Big 3 K-Battery companies, and Hyundai Motor Entering the ‘Battery Recycling Market’

POSCO Chemical reveals roadmap for ‘2035 carbon neutral battery materials’

POSCO Chemical released the ‘2021 Corporate Citizenship Report’ on the 6th, and announced that it would achieve carbon neutrality in the battery materials business by 2035. <POSCO Chemical employees are looking at the 2021 Corporate Citizenship Report.> POSCO Chemical has secured competitiveness in environmental, social and governance (ESG) as a leading battery material company. The… Continue reading POSCO Chemical reveals roadmap for ‘2035 carbon neutral battery materials’

Standard Energy first to commercialize fire risk-free ‘vanadium ion batteries’

Opened the ‘Charger 5’ EV charging stationAttention on using water-based ‘aqueous electrolytes’97%Efficiency … 8,000 charge/discharge capacityAccelerated expansion of ESS business with Lotte C A vanadium-ion battery (VIB) with no risk of a fire hazard has been commercialized for the first time. Electric vehicle charging facilities made of VIB energy storage systems (ESS) have also been… Continue reading Standard Energy first to commercialize fire risk-free ‘vanadium ion batteries’

Ssangyong Motor with BYD, Kia with CATL… Employing Chinese Batteries

Ssangyong Motor will install China’s BYD batteries in their ‘Torres Electric Vehicle (tentative name)’ which will be released next year. Kia also recently formalized the adoption of Chinese CATL batteries for its new Niro EV. They have begun adopting Chinese batteries onto electric vehicles for domestic sales, not just exclusively for local sales in China.… Continue reading Ssangyong Motor with BYD, Kia with CATL… Employing Chinese Batteries

Electric vehicle charging rates will increase to KRW mid-300

Electric vehicle charging rates will also increase next month. Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) raised the electricity rate by KRW 5 per kWh. The special discount system for charging electric vehicles which has been in effect for three years will end at the end of this month. If the abolition of the special discount system… Continue reading Electric vehicle charging rates will increase to KRW mid-300

South Korean equipment manufacturers enter U.S. Ford’s ‘battery production line construction business’

3 companies including Creative & Innovative Systems (CIS), NS, and Hana TechnologyAs preferred negotiators…Final supply contract to be signed next monthSupport in the field of inspection, electrod Three South Korean equipment manufacturers were selected for the first battery production line construction project carried out by Ford, a leading U.S. automaker. Among traditional U.S. automakers, Ford… Continue reading South Korean equipment manufacturers enter U.S. Ford’s ‘battery production line construction business’

Nextchip develops battery management chip for vehicles… Complete by 2024

Nextchip is developing a battery monitoring integrated chip (BMIC) for vehicles. It is the first time Nextchip, which focused on semiconductors used in autonomous vehicles, develops BMIC. Nextchip will complete development in 2024 with the goal of supplying global finished vehicles. Nextchip has started developing a BMIC that manages electric vehicle batteries by partnering with… Continue reading Nextchip develops battery management chip for vehicles… Complete by 2024

Samsung Display to supply 4 million OLEDs for vehicles to BMW

To be equipped onto the mass produced 2024 ‘high-end sedan’Looking to supply Audi for its new modelsHigh profitability… Stable sales expectedLaying the foundations to make an impact in the indu Samsung Display will supply organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays for vehicles to BMW, a European automaker. This is seen as a major move, as… Continue reading Samsung Display to supply 4 million OLEDs for vehicles to BMW