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Apple Raises iPhone Orders From 2014

by Tom Allen

Apple has told its OEMs to produce 85 – 90 million 4.7″ and 5.5″ iPhone 6S units by the end of the year, says the Wall Street Journal. The WSJ says that 70 – …

Tags:Apple| Foxconn (Honhai)| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Production| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Rumour: LGD Aims at 12 Million 4k OLED TVs by 2020

by Tom Allen

ET News, from Korea, has posted a chart that it claims shows LG Display’s own UltraHD OLED TV production forecast.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| OLED TVs| Production| Supply Chain| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Glass Production Outsourced by LG

by Tom Allen

Korea’s ET News says that LG Electronics is to outsource part of its reinforced glass manufacturing process. Cutting and etching processes will be outsourced, to reduce costs.

Tags:Glass| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Production| Vol 22 - Issue 28

iPhone 6S ‘Enters Production’ With Camera Enhancements

by Tom Allen

Parts and components for the next iPhone are being delivered to Foxconn and Pegatron, say rumours from Asia. Shipments are expected to begin in Q4. In related news, leaks – apparently from Foxconn – …

Tags:Cameras| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Production| Vol 22 - Issue 28

HTC chair Cher Wang and NorthEast United FC owner John Abraham

HTC Will Expand to India

by Milos Pavlovic

HTC sponsors India’s Northeast United football team. Here chair Cher Wang is seen with team owner John AbrahamHTC is the latest company to be linked to production facilities in India, following rumours from Foxconn …

Tags:HTC| India| Mobile Display Monitor| Production| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 27

Samsung to Ramp OLED Production

by Milos Pavlovic

Due to its ‘tumbling’ share in the global smartphone market, Asian sources claim that Samsung will ramp up its supply of OLED panels in Q3. Almost half of Samsung Display’s OLED panel capacity has …

Tags:AMOLED| Capacity| China| Mobile Display Monitor| Production| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 27

Sharp Begins In-Cell Mass Production

by Tom Allen

Sharp has begun to mass-produce in-cell touch displays for smartphones. They are being produced at Sharp’s Mie Plant No. 3, using LTPS technology. The company is considering expanding production to its Kameyama Plant No. …

Tags:Japan| Mobile Display Monitor| Production| sharp| Smartphones| Supply Chain| Touch Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 25

LG Pushes OLED TV Yields to 65%

by Tom Allen

LG Display has raised yield rates for its large OLED TV panels to 65%, and plans to pass 80% this year. LGD will soon demonstrate a pilot inkjet printing line at its M2 line …

Tags:AMOLED| Broadcast Monitors| InkJet Deposition| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| OLED TVs| Production| Samsung Display| Vol 22 - Issue 25

SDC to Triple Flexible OLED Production in 2015

by Tom Allen

The OLED Association says that Samsung has been investing in existing fabs, aiming to triple flexible OLED production by the end of the year. A new tool from Tera Semicon will be installed. Capacity …

Tags:AMOLED| Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Production| Samsung Display| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Polariser Production Delayed in China

by Tom Allen

There will be delays in polariser mass-production due to safety inspections and safety measure implementation, Chimei Materials has said. The company was planning for its new facilities, in Kunshan, China, to begin production in …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Polarisers| Production| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 24

Visionox Begins AMOLED Mass-Production

by Tom Allen

Click to enlargeChina’s Visionox has begun mass-production of a 5.5″ AMOLED display panel, for the mid-range/high-end smartphone market. The company is using its G5.5 plant for the process (Visionox Follows Samsung in OLED Capacity).

Tags:AMOLED| China| Mobile Display Monitor| Production| Vol 22 - Issue 24

CSOT Begins Operation at Second G8.5 Line

by Tom Allen

Sources in Asia say that CSOT began manufacturing at its second G8.5 factory, in southern China, in April. In early May, the company began to mass-produce 55″ (1920 x 1080) LCD TV panels, with …

Tags:China| CSOT| Large Display Monitor| Production| Vol 22 - Issue 23