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Apple ‘iPhone 13’ to feature 50% smaller Face ID scanner sensor

Friday, May 14, 2021 11:25 amFriday, May 14, 20213 Comments

Apple is planning to reduce the size for its VCSEL chips used for 3D Face ID scanning by up to 50%. This would be used in “new iPhone…

Apple awards an additional $410 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund to II-VI

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 9:10 amNo Comments

Apple today announced a new $410 million award from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund for II-VI, a leading manufacturer of optical tech…

Apple to add Time of Flight 3D feature for 2020 iPhones

Wednesday, July 17, 2019 3:33 pmWednesday, July 17, 2019No Comments

Time of Flight scans in a similar way to Face ID, but rather than for very close-up identification…

Component manufacturing drives Apple’s U.S. job creation

Monday, January 28, 2019 11:33 am2 Comments

In 2018, Apple spent $60 billion with 9,000 American component suppliers and companies…

New iPhone XP sales may be showing some signs of weakness, but that might be good news for Apple

Wednesday, November 14, 2018 10:30 amWednesday, November 14, 20187 Comments

Is interest in the new iPhone XS and iPhone XR smartphones weaker than for previous releases?

Apple supplier Qorvo cuts Q3 guidance ‘due to recent demand changes for flagship smartphones’

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 4:25 pm3 Comments

Qorvo, a provider of RF solutions, today announced it expects revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2019…

Foxconn posts weaker than expected rise in third-quarter profit

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 8:55 amWednesday, November 14, 201810 Comments

Taiwan’s Foxconn posted a weaker than expected rise in quarterly profit amid warning signs…

JP Morgan trims Apple price target to $266 on iPhone XR weakness, economic concerns

Monday, November 12, 2018 5:26 pmWednesday, November 14, 20186 Comments

Samik Chatterjee from J.P.Morgan has very slightly cut the target price for Apple stock to $266 from $270…

Dow plunges 400 points as Apple leads tech retreat

Monday, November 12, 2018 3:01 pmMonday, November 12, 201830 Comments

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 400 points on Monday after a big decline in Apple shares…

Apple supplier Lumentum slashes outlook after large customer requests shipment cut

Monday, November 12, 2018 8:45 amMonday, November 12, 20186 Comments

Lumentum Holdings Inc. today announced updated business outlook…

II-VI Inc. to acquire Apple supplier Finisar for $3.2 billion

Friday, November 9, 2018 8:58 amFriday, November 9, 2018No Comments

Under the terms of the merger agreement, which has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies…

VCSEL component suppliers see bright 2H18 on robust Apple demand for TrueDepth system sensors

Monday, July 16, 2018 9:30 amMonday, July 16, 2018No Comments

As Apple is expected to mass incorporate 3D sensors into its new portable devices to power…

Piper Jaffray: Buy Apple-supplier Lumentum because demand for its 3D sensors will surge

Monday, July 2, 2018 6:10 pm3 Comments

Piper Jaffray believes Lumentum shares will rise, predicting Apple will include its 3D sensor components…

A bezel-less iPad with Face ID could look like this; no inelegant kludge (notch) required

Friday, June 8, 2018 11:29 amFriday, June 8, 201810 Comments

An iPad with Face ID, or at least a model without a physical home button, is very likely to arrive soon…

iOS 12 paves the way for TrueDepth Camera-equipped iPad without Home button

Tuesday, June 5, 2018 9:28 amTuesday, June 5, 20184 Comments

Apple is expected to introduce a refreshed iPad Pro lineup this year with several notable enhancements…

Austria’s AMS AG, maker of Apple TrueDepth components, warns of short-term demand difficulties

Tuesday, April 24, 2018 5:01 pmTuesday, April 24, 20189 Comments

Before Apple Inc. unveiled the iPhone X in September, some investors expected the company’s new flagship product…

Apple owns a two-year lead over Android imitators in 3D sensing race

Tuesday, March 20, 2018 9:30 am7 Comments

Most Android phones will have to wait until 2019 to duplicate the 3D sensing feature behind Apple’s TrueDepth system…

All-new Apple iPad Pro with Face ID could be imminent

Wednesday, March 7, 2018 4:30 pmWednesday, March 7, 201810 Comments

Apple investors have been hearing rumors about a new iPad Pro that features the company’s new…

Lumentum’s share surge fueled by higher iPhone X part sales

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 4:33 pm4 Comments

Shares in Lumentum Holdings Inc soared 23 percent on Tuesday after the optical components maker…

Apple has eight years to pay $38 billion U.S. tax bill – with no interest or penalties

Thursday, January 25, 2018 10:34 amThursday, January 25, 201814 Comments

The eye-popping $38 billion tax bill that Apple Inc. said it plans to pay…

How Tim Cook’s ‘Trump strategy’ made Apple a killer stock

Friday, January 19, 2018 4:26 pmFriday, January 19, 201825 Comments

In case you haven’t noticed, Apple’s stock is up a mind-blowing 50% over the past 12 months…

President Trump personally calls Apple CEO Cook, thanks him for $350 billion investment pledge

Friday, January 19, 2018 9:57 amFriday, January 19, 201889 Comments

President Donald Trump said Thursday he personally called Apple CEO Tim Cook to thank him…

Here’s what Wall Street thinks of Apple’s cash repatriation plan

Thursday, January 18, 2018 2:52 pm10 Comments

Returning its overseas cash could net Apple Inc. $207 billion after taxes, according to an estimate…

Why a record $38 billion U.S. tax payment is a good deal for Apple

Thursday, January 18, 2018 1:36 pm6 Comments

Apple has faced mounting criticism in recent years for avoiding taxes in the US and Europe…

‘We want to help America,’ Apple CEO Tim Cook says of moving foreign money back to the U.S.

Thursday, January 18, 2018 10:44 am49 Comments

In an ABC News exclusive interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook…

Apple to build new U.S. campus, pay record $38 billion repatriation tax

Thursday, January 18, 2018 9:55 amThursday, January 18, 201827 Comments

Apple’s $38 billion tax commitment is the largest such sum announced in response to the major overhaul of the U.S. tax code that President Donald Trump signed into law…

Apple gives employees $2,500 bonuses after President Trump signed the GOP’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Wednesday, January 17, 2018 6:12 pmWednesday, January 17, 2018160 Comments

Apple Inc. told employees Wednesday that it’s issuing a bonus of $2,500 worth of restricted stock units…

Looks like Apple is bringing nearly all of its $250 billion foreign cash back home to America

Wednesday, January 17, 2018 4:00 pmWednesday, January 17, 201850 Comments

Apple, already the largest US taxpayer, anticipates repatriation tax payments of approximately $38 billion…

Apple plans to add $350 billion to U.S. economy and create over 20,000 new jobs over next 5 years, pay $38 billion in repatriated taxes, the largest ever made

Wednesday, January 17, 2018 2:00 pmWednesday, January 17, 201856 Comments

Apple is increasing the size of their Advanced Manufacturing Fund from $1 billion to $5 billion…

Finisar deal helps Apple block Android rivals’ path to AR features

Thursday, December 14, 2017 12:30 pmThursday, December 14, 20177 Comments

Apple Inc’s million deal with chip supplier Finisar Corp announced on Wednesday helps lock in…

Apple makes Trump-friendly investment in Finisar

Wednesday, December 13, 2017 5:27 pm12 Comments

Apple’s $390 million may go further than many think…

Apple is backing up iPhone X’s Face ID and AirPods with American jobs

Wednesday, December 13, 2017 2:54 pmWednesday, December 13, 20174 Comments

In May, Apple pledged $200 million to glass manufacturer Corning…

How Apple and Finisar are transforming the future of Sherman, Texas

Wednesday, December 13, 2017 9:08 amWednesday, December 13, 201719 Comments

The 700,000-square-foot plant expects to begin shipping in the second half of 2018, and its output will make Sherman the VCSEL capital of the US…

Apple awards $390 million to VCSEL-maker Finisar; award will create 500 high-skill jobs at Sherman, Texas facility

Wednesday, December 13, 2017 8:38 amWednesday, December 13, 201722 Comments

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…

A tiny Welsh chipmaker is up 314% on Apple speculation

Friday, September 8, 2017 8:57 am2 Comments

The company is the second-best performer in the FTSE AIM 100 Index year-to-date…

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