VCSELs power some of Apple’s most popular new features, including Face ID, Animoji and Portrait mode selfies made possible with the iPhone X TrueDepth camera, as well as the proximity-sensing capabilities of AirPods…
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Chipmaker STMicroelectronics gets Apple lift, beats earnings estimates
European chipmaker STMicroelectronics on Thursday delivered better-than-expected earnings, boosted by key customer Apple…
Analyst estimates only 40 million iPhone X units to be ready to ship by year-end
Apple is facing problems with the production of 3-D sensors for facial recognition for its premium iPhone X…
Apple tells iPhone X component suppliers to slow down delivery, say sources
Apple has reportedly instructed component suppliers to withhold part of the component shipments prepared…
Finisar delay adds to concerns over Apple’s next-gen OLED iPhone production
Worries that Apple’s new iPhones will be in short supply for months after its official launch…
Apple has secured a massive supply of camera lens modules ahead of next-gen iPhone launch
Upstream optical lens players in the supply chains are busy with massive shipments in the second half of 2017…
Apple shipments on track despite Taiwan blackout, suppliers say
Taiwan’s Minister of Economic Affairs Lee Chih-kung apologized and tendered his resignation on Tuesday…
LG Chem to exclusively provide batteries for Apple’s 2018 iPhone
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd is slated to exclusively provide batteries for Apple’s iPhone 9…
Apple supplier Skyworks reports second straight quarter of accelerating earnings growth
Apple iPhone chip supplier Skyworks Solutions reported its second straight quarter of accelerating earnings growth…
Amid President Trump’s ‘Made in America’ push, six U.S. states vie for Foxconn’s $10+ billion U.S. display factory
President Donald Trump has called for firms to build more products in the United States…
Made in America iPhones, after all? Apple supplier Foxconn considering iPhone plant in Wisconsin
President Donald Trump alluded to negotiations with an unspecified company during a visit to Milwaukee on Tuesday…
SoftBank and Saudi Arabia settled their differences to create world’s biggest tech fund; $100 billion fund has won Apple’s commitment
Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. is poised to launch the world’s biggest technology fund…
Apple awards Corning $200 million in first Advanced Manufacturing Fund investment
Apple today announced Corning Incorporated will receive $200 million from Apple’s new Advanced Manufacturing Fund…
Shares of Apple supplier AAC tumble after short-seller Gotham questions accounting
Shares of AAC Technologies Holdings Inc. sank the most in seven years after short seller…
China Premier Li visits Apple supplier Foxconn after CEO’s meeting with President Trump
China is the best place for expanding manufacturing and investment, the country’s premier…
Apple may switch iPhone motion chip orders to Bosch
Robert Bosch GmbH has won orders from Apple Inc. to supply the next iPhone with some of its motion sensors…
iPhone 8 concept shows how cool a ‘Function Area’ could be
Getting rid of the home button could be one of the greatest things Apple…
Apple’s billion-dollar advanced manufacturing investment is a blueprint for U.S. job growth
Add Apple to the list of companies trying to make nice with the Trump administration…
Apple: We are one of the biggest job creators in the U.S., responsible for two million jobs in all 50 states
Apple Inc. has debuted a new sectiojn on their website detailing their role in U.S. job creation…
Apple to invest $1 billion to promote manufacturing jobs in the U.S.
The fund comes as President Donald Trump has made bringing back manufacturing jobs a big part of his agenda…
Apple’s top manufacturing partner to meet with U.S. President Trump today
Chairman Terry Gou of key iPhone assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry, also known as Foxconn Technology Group, is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington…
Apple supplier AMS shares surge on strong start to 2017
AMS shares jumped as much as 20 percent a day after the Austrian chip maker reported…
It’s getting even tougher to be an Apple supplier
Imagination Technologies Group Plc discovered how fickle life can be as an Apple Inc. supplier…
Apple signs two-year contract with Samsung for up to 92 million OLED iPhone displays
Apple reportedly has signed a two-year contract with Samsung Display for the supply…
U.S. private sector job creation remains strong as employers add 263,000 private-sector jobs
Private-sector hiring this year remained strong as employers reported adding more workers to their payrolls in March than expected…
OLED iPhone 3D Touch modules cost 60% more than current iPhone’s, sources say
Touch panel maker TPH Holding will begin to supply thin film-based touch sensors…
Apple’s iPhone 8 may spur the biggest refresh cycle in history
To date, the iPhone 6 is still responsible for the biggest iPhone upgrade cycle in history…
Samsung plans major U.S. expansion, would shift manufacturing from Mexico
Samsung’s interest in a U.S. factory was influenced by the election of U.S. President Donald Trump…
U.S. private sector job creation booms in President Trump’s first full month as employers add 298,000 jobs
President Donald Trump’s first full month in office coincided with a breakneck pace of job growth…
Sharp increases OLED-investment plan to $878 million as Apple’s next iPhone to feature OLED
Sharp Corp. is looking to spend some ¥100 billion ($878 million) in an expanded plan to build organic light-emitting diode displays…
Ming-Chi Kuo: All of Apple’s next-gen iPhones will include fast charging via Lightning port, not USB-C
While the underlying technology behind the charging may change…
Apple’s next-gen iPhone to feature curved OLED display and USB-C connector
Apple will drop the traditional home button on the iPhone 8 in favor of a distinct touch-enabled area…
Apple has at least five different groups working on wireless charging technology
Apple’s new iPhone is expected to include new features such as wireless charging…
Apple joins Wireless Power Consortium
Apple joined the Wireless Power Consortium, the company confirmed Monday…
Apple’s ‘iPhone X’ to feature wireless charging and iris scanning technology, sources say
Makers in the iPhone supply chain will start delivering parts and components for production…
Apple supplier Sharp may begin building $7 billion U.S. plant in within months as Japan PM meets President Trump
Japanese display maker Sharp Corp may start building a $7 billion plant in the United States…
Apple beats Xiaomi, ‘the Apple of China,’ in China
Xiaomi was China’s hottest phone brand in 2014 and ’15, but it couldn’t maintain the momentum in 2016…
Barclays analyst downgrades Apple over ‘boring’ iPhones
It’s unclear whether Apple’s upcoming version will contain real ‘must have’ features…
Why Apple’s main supplier Foxconn might want a U.S. factory
The Apple supplier Foxconn is considering building a US-based factory for making large displays in the US…
Apple backing a big league manufacturing plant would be a huge win for President Trump
The new factory might be a joint investment with Apple…
Foxconn and Apple may team to build $7 billion manufacturing facility in U.S.; could create 50,000 new jobs during President Donald Trump’s first year
Foxconn Technology Group is considering building a U.S. display-making facility for upwards of $7 billion…
Analyst foresees Apple’s 10th anniversary ‘iPhone X’ to feature 5.8-inch OLED ‘fixed flex’ wraparound display
In addition to the 5.8-inch OLED model with a ‘wraparound’ screen design, Apple will release new 4.7- and 5.5-inch…
