Reuters reports that LG Display has started mass production of new and thinner displays, which are widely speculated to be used for Apple's next generation iPhone.
According to rumors, Apple is planning to use in-cell display technology in the next generation iPhone. The technology integrates touch sensors into the LCD, which eliminates the need of a separate touch screen layer.
The absence of a separate touch screen
layer will not only help make the screen thinner, but should also
improve the quality of displayed images.
Reuters reports:
Flat-screen
maker LG Display has started mass production of a new and thinner
display, widely speculated to be for use in Apple Inc's next iPhone, and
the display's production schedule remains in line with customers'
product release plans, LG's chief executive said.
"We just began
mass production and we don't expect any disruption in supplies," Han
Sang-beom, chief executive of LG Display, a panel supplier for Apple
products, told reporters late on Wednesday.
Reuters goes on to add that Apple's new iPhone will come with a 4-inch display.
Wall Street Journal has also confirmed the news:
The chief
executive of LG Display Co. said the company has started the mass
production of panels using the so-called in-cell technology since
earlier this month, a new display technology that is widely expected to
be used for Apple Inc.'s next iPhone device.
"We had some
hard times (in developing the new in-cell technology) at first ... but
it seems those hard times have finally ended," Han Sang-beom, LG
Display's chief executive, told reporters late Wednesday.
"The in-cell
technology is the industry's latest development. (But) we will be able
to supply the panels without any fail," Mr. Han said.
According to reports, Japan Display,
Sharp and LG Display will be supplying displays using in-cell technology
for 'iPhone 5'. Few days back, Sharp's new President, Takashi Okuda,
had revealed during a press briefing in Tokyo that the company will start shipping screens for 'iPhone 5' this month.
Apple is widely expected to unveil 'iPhone 5' at a media event on September 12, followed by the release on September 21.
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