Poor 3D sensor yield rates are expected to impact iPhone X's launch supply as Rosenblatt analyst Jun Zhang pegs current production volume at just 400,000 units per week.
iPhone X production increases from 100,000 to 400,000 units per week
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iPhone X production woes continue with poor TrueDepth camera yields
iPhone X is slated to arrive on November 3, but Apple and its suppliers are still experiencing reported problems with mass production of sophisticated 3D facial scanning sensors for the handset's TrueDepth camera, according to a report Tuesday by Japanese outlet Nikkei.
WSJ: iPhone 8 production glitches may lead to constrained supply and shipping delays
Multiple production glitches early in the manufacturing process this summer could result in extended supply shortfalls and shipping delays for iPhone 8, with contract manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group now offering bonuses to employees who can bring in new hires.
Samsung planning $7 billion flash memory production boost ahead of iPhone 8
Samsung Electronics on Monday disclosed plans to invest $7 billion over the next three years to expand its flash memory chip production in China’s northwestern city of Xi’an.
Foxconn executive claims 40 percent defect rate for iPhone 8 OLED screens
OLED screens for iPhone 8 are proving significantly more difficult to mass-manufacture than Apple's suppliers may have anticipated, with a Foxconn executive claiming high rejection rate for the sophisticated display panels due to “a special cutting” in them.
New iPhone SE said to ship in the first quarter of 2018
Apple could start shipping an updated version of the fourth-inch iPhone SE, its most affordable smartphone, in the first quarter of 2018, according to a new rumor Friday from Focus Taiwan.
Samsung is boosting production capacity of OLED panels destined for iPhone 8 by sevenfold
Seven of Samsung Display's sixth-generation manufacturing plants will increase production capacity of OLEDs destined for iPhone 8 by sevenfold from 15,000 panels per month from last year to 105,000 panels per month this year.
Apple seeks tax breaks for suppliers to build iPhones from scratch in India
A limited run of “Assembled in India” iPhone SE models is now rolling from the assembly lines in India, run by Apple's contract manufacturer Wistron, but the Cupertino technology giant is now seeking extend tax breaks for its suppliers to build iPhones in the country from scratch.
KGI: LG to break Samsung’s exclusivity on iPhone OLEDs in 2018
As Apple is said to be bankrolling its supplier LG Display's OLED expansion, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities yesterday shared his thoughts on the matter.
TSMC kicks off mass production of 10nm Apple A11 chips for iPhone 8
While market watchers are still unsure if Apple could manage to ramp up iPhone 8 production in time for a September launch, a report Friday from Taiwan's TechNews, quoted by DigiTimes, alleges that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has now kicked off volume production of the device's in-house designed A11 chip.
Foxconn announces $10 billion LCD factory in Wisconsin
Foxconn Technology Group, the world's top contract manufacturer that counts Apple and other major Silicon Valley giants as its clients, has officially confirmed it would invest $10 billion into a new 20-million-square-foot manufacturing facility in Wisconsin to churn out high-resolution 8K LCD display panels used in smartphones, car dashboards and TVs.
LG Display investing $13.5 billion to boost output of OLEDs
Major Apple supplier LG Display is reportedly investing a whopping $13.5 billion over the next three years in order to boost output of OLED panels for TVs and smartphones, which Apple is widely expected to adopt for this year's premium iPhone 8 model.