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.
Manufacturing
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.
Apple investigating whether Quanta was illegally employing students to build Apple Watches
The Cupertino technology giant is investigating one of its suppliers over allegations that it illegally employed and used underage workers to assemble Apple Watches.
iPhone chipmaker TSMC warns of delayed shipments following computer virus attack
TSMC said that 80% of the fabrication tools affected by the virus outbreak had been restored and that it expects full recovery sometime later today.
Foxconn ramps up seasonal hiring ahead of mass-production of 2018 iPhones
Apple’s favorite manufacturer Foxconn has begun offering staff retention bonuses as it ramps up seasonal hiring for mass-production of a second-generation iPhone X, iPhone X Plus and a new 6.1-inch LCD model.
Wisconsin breaks ground on new Foxconn LCD panel facility
Foxconn on Thursday broke ground on a new 20 million-square-foot complex in Wisconsin. The project could bring thousands of new jobs to the state.