In response, up to Yun speech system, said the customer have signed a confidentiality agreement, inconvenient to explain; Fan declared "no comment." The industry believes that the material and equipment is Apple's pursuit of a stable mass production of a large The key point is that if the progress is smooth, up to Yunan and Fanxuan will take the lead to become mass-production partners of Apple, not only the performance of the two companies will be magnified but also an important milestone for the development of equipment and materials in Taiwan.
The industry pointed out that the next two to three years, Apple's new iPhone will carry the OLED panel, but the current iPhone OLED exclusive supplier from Samsung, Samsung and grasp the world's two major FMM suppliers Japan printing and letterpress source, Apple is "going to Samsung," and actively supports LGD, as the second supplier of OLED.
Sources disclosed that at present the industry generally expected, LGD next year is expected to successfully eat iPhone OLED orders, but due to Japan's FMM printing and letterpress printing materials are Samsung's control, so Apple in Taiwan to find the world's third capable of research and development production FMM material up to transport, hope that by up with the LGD with, so that the second iPhone suppliers next year, supply of goods available to reduce the threat of Samsung's exclusive supplier.
It is reported that Apple reason to find up to transport, in addition to up to transport is the world's third capable of research and development and production of FMM materials industry, Apple Longtan factory mainly engaged in advanced display technology research and development work, most employees from AU Optronics, a group such as Taiwan Panel factory, but also the largest number of AUO up to Yun-based AUO Group, the FMM products have been sent to AUO, up to transport in the technology and AUO out of the same group, access to Apple's Longtan plant high-level favor.
In the OLED process, Fanxuan developed its own brand of "PI laser repair machine", which has become the first machine tool equipment in the OLED panel manufacturing market in mainland China and is a member of the "To Samsung" equipment lineup. In addition, Fan declared proxy DuPont, Dow Chemical and other manufacturers of OLED materials, which was named Apple.
According to Bamboo Branch Bureau data, Apple's Longtan plant mainly undertakes the plant of the past high-pass optoelectronics and high-intensity optoelectronics. It was approved for entry into the district on November 11, 2014 and completed its registration on April 15, 2015. It is Apple's headquarters outside the United States. Following Japan, South Korea, the third overseas R & D center.
Previously the market came out, Apple Longtan plant suspended Micro LED development, downsizing the project staff.Analysts believe that it should be in Taiwan's research and development has come to an end, the relevant results transferred back to the United States for the next phase of development operations.Apple Longtan plant research and development The pace has not pause, just focus on OLED, and the recent increase in many machines and materials suppliers, Apple still maintain the usual low-key style.