What They Say
We reported last month on a possible move to Hybrid OLED technology for the iPad by 2024 (Apple expected to use hybrid OLED for iPad). Now Digitimes reports that Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (Taiwan SMT) will undertake SMT process for mini LED backlighting of 12.9-inch iPad Pro and MacBook Pro, becoming an Apple supply chain maker for the first time, according to industry sources.
What We Think
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman still expects an announcement of an M2-based iPad Pro shortly, but I haven’t seen reports of changes to the miniLED display. I’m still incredibly impressed with last year’s iPad Pro and am looking forward to eventually trying it with an external monitor using Stage Manager, although this is still receiving a lot of negative commentary. (BR)
