Apple supply chain partner LG Display will start producing OLED panels for the iPad Pro from February, earlier than expected for launch early in 2024, and costing Apple three times compared to the iPhone equivalents.
Luxshare's relationship with Apple has been fruitful and long-running, with incredibly humble beginnings. Here's how the founder went from assembly line worker to CEO of one of Apple's biggest manufacturing partners.
Apple will be bringing out a new OLED iPad in 2024, analysts claim, with the iPad Pro expected to be the first Apple tablet to use the display technology.
A profile of Apple's major iPhone factory in India's Sriperumbudur shows the rapid expansion of the facility, and despite recovering from one set of problems, there are still poor working conditions that need to be addressed.
Production at an iPhone assembly facility in Chennai, India has not started back up again on the third day of a shutdown following a factory fire, and may not open this week at all.
Apple plans to increase iPhone production considerably in India over the next five years, according to a government official, with a five-fold increase in manufacturing anticipated by 2028.
The iPhone 15 Pro Max could face delays due to the production of the tetraprism lens system, with changes in specification introducing more stress to the camera's supply chain, says Ming-Chi Kuo.
TSMC's under-construction Arizona chip plant will help further US chip production interests for Apple, and is a great talking point — but it's not going to break the company's reliance on overseas silicon manufacturing.
Apple has ordered fewer units of the iPhone 15 compared to the iPhone 14, a report claims, with the reduction in orders potentially due to forecasts of a weak global smartphone market for the second half of 2023.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says orders for iPhone 15 Pro Max will make up 35% to 40% of the initial shipments thanks to consumer interest in the new periscope camera system.
Apple's iPhone production of iPhones could increase in India to 18% by 2025, analysts believe, as Apple continues its bid to diversify from a China-centric supply chain.
Foxconn is offering sign-up bonuses to new employees at its Zhengzhou factory, in advance of its annual busy period when it mass-produces the next model of iPhone.
Apple's list of suppliers reveals it is relying on fewer companies in China while increasing the count in India, in what could be an indicator of Apple's move to lower its reliance on a single country for production.
Apple has inked a deal with Broadcom to produce 5G components to be used in its products, in what is described as a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar agreement.
Display panels intended for the iPhone 15 are on track to start production in June, it is claimed, which would put Apple's production plans about on its historical schedule for this component.
Foxconn is making an investment of $500 million into new plants in India, a state IT minister tweeted, which will most likely be used in the production of AirPods for Apple.
Apple may face production delays for the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, caused by yield issues for the stacked 48-megapixel camera sensor.
Foxconn is expanding its production in India and Vietnam, with the Apple assembly partner acquiring large stretches of land in both countries.
Foxconn chairman Young Liu has reassured workers at its Chengdu factory that it is an "important" base of production, despite Apple's discussions on diversifying manufacturing away from China and into other countries.
Wistron, Apple's assembly partner for the iPhone SE, is allegedly preparing to wind down most of its operations in India, with the company rumored to withdraw most of itself from the country over the next year.
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