Apple to fully switch to OLED iPhones in 2020, report claims

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LCD iPhones might be a thing of the past by year 2020, The Wall Street Journal claims. 

The outlet’s report focuses on Japan Display — a major supplier of LCD screens for Apple — which might land in financial trouble due to the “disappointing performance” of Apple’s iPhone XR, which is the only iPhone released in 2018 that has an LCD screen. 

According to the report, Japan Display might seek a bailout from investors in China and Taiwan, to the tune of $550 million or more. The biggest problem that the company has is relying too much on Apple, which was responsible for more than half of Japan Display’s yearly revenue as of March 2018.  Read more…

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Major Apple parts supplier Foxconn breaks ground for factory in Wisconsin

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Foxconn, a major Apple parts supplier, broke ground in Wisconsin yesterday for its first plant in the United States.

The project located at Mount Pleasant in southeast Wisconsin is estimated to cost $10 billion and is projected to create thousands of jobs. It’s the largest economic development project in Wisconsin’s history, and when it is done, will manufacture LCD screen panels.

It’s uncertain whether Apple will use these screens, however, since it mainly sources them from Samsung, LG, and Japan Display. Its recent screens, additionally, have departed from traditional LCD panels — the electronics giant followed the lead of its chief competitor Samsung by incorporating OLED screens into its latest designs. Read more…

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