2015
Industry
06/10
In-cell bottlenecks holding Apple back from .....． DIGITIM
Apple is in discussions over whether to go back to G/G glass instead of in-cell technology for future iPhone devices as the technology currently is struggling with various production bottlenecks that are preventing Apple from adding new features as well as increasing resolutions, according to supply chain sources.
Touch panel makers are aiming to create G/G touch panels that would allow Apple to create smartphones similar in thickness to current iPhones equipped with in-cell touch panels. G/G touch panels may also help Apple develop bezel-free smartphones as in-cell touch panels reportedly are struggling with touch sensitivity on the edges.
In-cell touch panels are also difficult for vendors to pursue higher resolutions including Ultra HD (4K) solutions used in smartphones due to current bottlenecks, the sources said.
The sources added that TPK in particualr is developing new solutions that use a OGS substrate, currently reaching a thickness of 8.5mm. However, the company expects that it can further decrease the size and bring it closer to a thickness of 7.1mm.
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20150610PD209.html
Siu Han, Taipei; Alex Wolfgram, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 10 June 2015]
Touch panel makers are aiming to create G/G touch panels that would allow Apple to create smartphones similar in thickness to current iPhones equipped with in-cell touch panels. G/G touch panels may also help Apple develop bezel-free smartphones as in-cell touch panels reportedly are struggling with touch sensitivity on the edges.
In-cell touch panels are also difficult for vendors to pursue higher resolutions including Ultra HD (4K) solutions used in smartphones due to current bottlenecks, the sources said.
The sources added that TPK in particualr is developing new solutions that use a OGS substrate, currently reaching a thickness of 8.5mm. However, the company expects that it can further decrease the size and bring it closer to a thickness of 7.1mm.
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20150610PD209.html
Siu Han, Taipei; Alex Wolfgram, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 10 June 2015]
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