Some iPhone 13 models to be released in 2021 may take advantage of LG-made OLED panels with low-power LPTO backplane technology, resulting in a more power-efficient device.
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Apple puts iPhone supplier Pegatron on probation after labor abuse
Apple has suspended its partnership with Pegatron, a major iPhone supplier, after finding labor violations at a student workers' program. Pegatron will be banned from new Apple contracts until it takes action to resolve the violations of Apple's code of conduct for suppliers.
Apple is reportedly already developing A15 chips for iPhone 13, iMacs, MacBooks & more
Tucked away as a side-note in today’s report by The China Times newspaper outlining the first Apple Silicon products is a mention of Apple’s next-generation A15 system-on-a-chip.
Apple seeks tax breaks from the US government to support domestic chip production
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has been churning out Apple's custom chips in its facilities in Taiwan, but Apple may be looking to boost domestic chip production.
iPhone 12 mass production kicking off later this month, AirTags already in production
Volume production of upcoming iPhone 12 models is slated to start later this month while AirTags, an upcoming item-tracking accessory from Apple, has already gone into production.
DigiTimes: Apple to kick off mass production of 5G iPhones next month
Piggy-backing on its earlier report alleging that Apple might need to push back the launch of its first 5G-capable iPhone to October, Taiwanese trade publication DigiTimes this morning said that mass production of the device will start in July.
TSMC’s upcoming $12 billion US semiconductor plant and “Made in USA” iPhones
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s leading chip foundry that counts Apple as its #1 client, is investing a cool $12 billion in a manufacturing plant based in Arizona, its second US facility. Former Apple executive Jean-Louis Gassée in his Monday Note column analyzes the repercussion of the move and potential problems that it may solve.
The next AirPods refresh could be potentially postponed until 2021
Apple was predicted to update its AirPods earphones line this year, but it's now increasingly looking that the refresh could be delayed until next year as Apple is moving a substantial amount of AirPods production from China to Vietnam to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Apple invests $10 million in a crucial maker of collection kits for coronavirus samples
Apple today announced a $10 million investment in COPAN Diagnostics, the key maker of collection kits for coronavirus samples, as part of its Advanced Manufacturing Fund which is aimed at helping US businesses create manufacturing jobs in the country.
Apple suppliers are ramping up production of redesigned scissor-switch Magic Keyboards
According to a new supply-chain report from Taiwan, Apple's redesigned Magic Keyboard that swaps the company's problematic butterfly mechanism for reliable scissor switches could be expanding next to its 13-inch MacBook Pro model.
Apple manufactures planning for production levels to return to normal by the end of March
The unprecedented measures carried out by the Chinese government have contained the spread of the novel COVID-19 coronavirus, promoting Apple's contract manufacturers to start planning for their production levels to return to normal by the end of this month.
iPhone processor supplier TSMC is reportedly readying volume production of 5nm chips
Semiconductor foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is readying mass production of chips built on its five-nanometer process technology.