What They Say
System Plus (SP) in France, part of the Yole Développement group, released information about the miniLED backlight in the 12.9″ iPad Pro after a teardown with support from Yole analysts. The system includes:
- 10,384 miniLEDs in 2,596 zones. The miniLEDs are GaN-based dies on patterned sapphire substrate, have an engineered light-emission pattern using dedicated top and back dielectric reflectors. SP believes that they are manufactured by Epistar in Taiwan.
- The chip-on-board assembly of the more than 10,000 miniLEDS is believed to be done by TSMT in Taiwan. The miniLEDs are mounted in flip-chip configuration.
- The miniLEDS are driven by nine drivers from STMicroelectronics. These drivers are wafer-level chip-scale packaged.
The firm’s report includes a costing analysis, but details were not disclosed.
What We Think
I love the SEM image of the miniLED. (BR)
