“Apple Inc’s chief operating officer Tim Cook discussed adopting Samsung’s AMOLED display technology for tablet PCs during his recent visit to South Korea, industry sources said,” Kim Ji-hyun reports for The Korea Herald. “‘Apple wants to tap into Samsung’s AMOLED technology for an upgraded version of the iPad 2, considered as many as the iPad 3 that is likely to be launched toward the end of this year,’ a source told The Korea Herald on Wednesday (May 25) on condition of anonymity.”
“During Cook’s trip last week, Apple seems to have offered Samsung an advance for the AMOLED displays, the source said,” Ji-hyun reports. “The California-based company currently uses liquid crystal displays in its iPad lineup, including the iPad2 it launched in March this year.”
Ji-hyun reports, “Reports of Apple’s offer come despite a legal spat between the world’s two most powerful electronics companies over patent infringements.”
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