Cho Mu-hyun is based in Seoul, South Korea and covers global tech conglomerates Samsung, LG and technology news in Asia. His English name is Joe and it rhymes with his last name.
Samsung's chip plant in Texas had halted production for over a month due to power outages caused by severe winter storms.
The chips will power Asus' upcoming ROG 5 gaming smartphone.
The South Korean memory maker saw its market share in the server market increase despite the pandemic.
LG Electronics posted operating income of 647 billion won and sales of 18.8 trillion won in the fourth quarter of 2020, the company said on Friday in its preliminary earning guidance.
The company also announced a 99-inch version of its MicroLED TV at its First Look event ahead of CES 2021.
The company's new MiniLED LCD TV, called LG QNED TV, uses ultra-small LEDs as its backlight to boost brightness and contrast ratio.
The company's increases in profit and revenue were backed by strong home electronics sales.
Samsung saw profit increases in all three of its major businesses -- semiconductors, smartphones and consumer electronics -- in the third quarter.
The smaller pixel size will allow cameras to be more powerful while allowing smartphones to remain thin.
LG Electronics' operating profit for the second quarter dropped slightly over 24% from a year prior due to the global pandemic.