“Apple is planning to invest in Taiwan’s AU Optronics and build the firm into an AMOLED screen supplier for future iPhones, reports said on Tuesday,” Roger Fingas reports for AppleInsider.
“Although AUO refused to comment on the matter, its shares jumped 5.15 percent in Tuesday trading, according to Focus Taiwan,” Fingas reports. “The enthusiasm spread to Apple panel supplier Innolux, which saw its own shares rise 2.67 percent.”
“Other reports have suggested,” Fingas reports, “that the technology won’t be in iPhones until at least 2018, or possibly even 2019.”
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MacDailyNews Take: The issue is the enormous scale required by Apple’s iPhone.
SEE ALSO:
Apple unlikely to offer iPhones with OLED screens before 2018 – December 30, 2015
LG Display to spend about $9 billion on factory for Apple iPhone OLEDs – November 27, 2015
Apple to use OLED for iPhone displays starting in 2018 – November 25, 2015
Ming-Chi Kuo: No Apple iPhones with AMOLED displays until 2019 at the earliest – November 10, 2015
Apple considering OLED displays for iPhone 7/Plus – October 30, 2015
… and some people ask if Apple invests enough on R&D?
I think that investing in core technologies that are essential to Apple’s product line represents excellent value for money.