Apple opened earlier this year a laboratory dedicated to research in the field of OLED displays according to information from Bloomberg business newspaper. Located in Taiwan about fifty kilometers from the capital Taipei, this research center is located in the Hsinchu Technology Park under the name of Taiwan Apple LLC, Taiwan Branch as described in the official website of the park.
If the nature of technological advances is of course secret, the research area is a little less: the list (in Chinese) fields of study contains an English sentence “Low Temperature Poly Silicon (LTPS) TFT Display “which is not a shadow of a doubt, as the LTPS are used in the design of OLED displays.
To develop advanced in this very sensitive area, Apple has not done things by half and s’ bought the former engineers AU Optronics services, specializing in the production of LCD panels, but also the former division of Qualcomm Mirasol, a low-power display technology that has never pierced. Accident never comes alone, this team of fifty people occupies the premises of said Mirasol division. This team should also be flesh since Apple released jobs on LinkedIn ….
OLED, difficult to master miracle
Invented by Sony that has since thrown in the towel, taken by Samsung who also threw in the towel, OLED technology is currently more scope than by LG, which is the only brand to offer TVs using this technology.
For if the OLED technology offers huge benefits such as lower energy consumption and better contrast ratio than LCD – we speak of infinite contrasts! – This superiority involves higher manufacturing costs for LCD property to a lesser lifespan. At present, the Watch is the only device in the Apple line to enjoy a OLED screen.
Working out of Korean and Japanese groups
For the time Apple source all its screens in four suppliers: LG and Samsung Korean, and Japanese Japan Display (merger of Sony divisions, Toshiba and Hitachi) and Sharp
This does not mean that. Apple will directly build screens, but probably the Californian brand does build on AU Optronics and Innolux, two Taiwanese giants of the design of computer screens.
Check for no longer suffer
Apple likes to invest in research and development of proprietary components whether by opening nearby laboratory industry like this, or simply by acquiring companies as was the case in 2008 with the acquisition of PA Semiconductor, a box that was specialized in low power processors.
This strategy has borne fruit since the famous Ax chips present in all mobile devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod, iPad Pro) have been very successful. Partly chips produced … Taiwan.
It remains to be seen how the new Apple team come to innovate in the world of screens, because the competition is tough.
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