"...Yun's departure and Lee's appointment were two parts of today's bigger management shakeup. Samsung also announced the replacement of President Hwang Chang Gyu, head of the semiconductor division, with Kwon Oh Hyun, who has been running the non-memory chip business. Hwang will become the new CTO..." "

Nichia Corp has filed a lawsuit in the Tokyo District Court against Japan Seoul Semiconductor (the Japanese subsidiary of Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor). This follows a lawsuit filed in Osaka District Court in May 2007 alleging that Seoul Semiconductor's 0.5 Watt Z-Power LED P9 series white-LED products infringe Nichia's Japanese patents 3511970 and 2778349 relating to GaN-based blue LED chips.

Everlight signs settlement and license agreement with professor Gertrude Neumark Rothschild for U.S. patent Nos. 4,904,618 and 5,252,499

"...The group said its 59 affiliates would invest a total of 27.8 trillion won (27.9 billion dollars) for this year to enhance growth potential and develop new businesses..."

DisplayBank believes that Sony is about to start a massive TV discount war and that moves by the Company to change their manufacturing partners was a key part of their plan.

The departure of Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee out and disbanding of the group’s strategic planning office has set subsidiaries on a more solitary course under their respective management. They will have to strengthen their autonomy and will be evaluated on their achievements without having to seek cooperation with other affiliates.

A technique developed by a team from the Kochi U. of Technology, Casio Computer, and Geomatec can be used to manufacture TFT-LCD panels using far less of the increasingly costly material indium, reports the Nikkei Business Daily.