Pegatron is allegedly set to start assembling MacBooks and iPads in Indonesia next month
Contract manufacturer Pegatron is allegedly set to soon move iPad and MacBook manufacturing out of China amid an escalating trade war between the US and China.
Manufacturing
Foxconn boosting investment in micro-LED display tech in a bid to win future iPhone orders
Primarily aimed at small, low-energy devices such as smartwatches and smartphones, micro-LED panels should enable Apple to create iPhones with better display contrast, faster response times and lower power consumption.
New 10-second videos promote Apple Watch bands & the final assembly of an iPhone
The videos highlight personalization options available via Spring-themed Apple Watch bands and the company’s environmental efforts when it comes to iPhone assembly.
2020 iPhones could be powered by a smaller, faster 5-nanometer processor
It is now safe to assume that the A14 Bionic chip that’ll power the 2020 iPhone and iPad models will be manufactured on TSMC’s cutting-edge 5nm process technology, yielding faster performance and lower power consumption.
Wistron is expanding Indian production into the newest iPhone XS and XR models
“Wistron will make the latest iPhone models,” proclaimed the country’s IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad as the manufacturer invests into production capacity expansion.
2020 iPhone to see another miniaturization leap as TSMC is said to build 5nm A14 Bionic chips
The A12 Bionic is the world’s first seven-nanometer mobile processor but 2020 iPhones will run a new chip built on TSMC’s cutting-edge five-nanometer technology.
DigiTimes: iPad mini 5 rumored to arrive later in 2019
Taiwanese contract manufacturer Compal Electronics is expected to build Apple’s fifth-generation iPad mini tablet that should arrive “later in 2019”.
Apple in 2018 spent $60 billion with American component suppliers
In 2018 alone, Apple spent $90 billion with its American component suppliers and companies such as Finisar, Corning and Broadcom.
A tiny custom screw: the issues Apple will face if it moves iPhone assembly back to America
“Made in USA” iPhones? Not so fast. A tale of a tiny custom screw illustrates how Apple found that no country can match China’s combination of scale, skills, infrastructure and cost.
Apple’s allegedly begun production of the elusive AirPower multi-device wireless charger
Originally intended to be released in 2018, the Qi wireless charger could be coming soon because Apple’s suppliers have purportedly begun mass production of the device, with one company said to start churning out first units later this month.
Apple is interested in Sony’s newest 3D camera sensor which can recognize hand gestures
The new Sony sensor allows for features that Apple’s TrueDepth camera doesn’t support, like calculating the depth of the room or using specific hand gestures for control.
A look at Apple’s flirtation with Mac manufacturing in California in the 1980s
The New York Times takes a fascinating look at Apple’s domestic ill-fated factories that it was running back in the 1980s, and why they failed and prompted the company to outsource most of the manufacturing jobs to China.