OLED version of the iPhone type double next year, manufacturers only expansion

Apple came next year OLED version of iPhone expansion, the Korean media reports, South Korean manufacturers began plans to expand production capacity, by 2018 Apple plans to double OLED version of the iPhone model's demand.

ET News, South Korea Internet media report before the start of the second stage of investment, Korea Companies, in order to supply the products to the apple OLED version of iPhone. Reported that Apple plans in 2018 doubled OLED version of the iPhone model, many intelligent mobile phone manufacturers plan to expand production capacity.

The report quoted industry sources, South Korea flexible circuit board FPCB (flexible printed circuit board) vendor BHE, is currently promoting the value of $44 million 300 thousand (about 290 million yuan) of the Switching Company debt, to raise funds to expand the production capacity of FPCB.

BHE reported that the end of last year to expand production capacity, in such a short time and then plans to expand production capacity, because of the substantial increase in orders from apple. The BHE mainly supplies the soft printed circuit board RFPCB (rigid flexible PCB) to Apple's OLED version of iPhone.

In addition, Interflex also reported South Korean manufacturers supply soft hard board RFPCB to apple production, is expected in the second half of the year expansion.

The report quoted industry sources estimated that Apple may need 170 million pieces of OLED panel in 2018 this year, compared to 70 million pieces required a substantial increase.

Soft board RFPCB is organic light emitting diode (OLED) key component version of the iPhone, mainly used in the connection between the wafer and the key element between the screen and the camera lens.

Japanese economic news and the Nikkei Asian review (Nikkei Asian Review) previously quoted the 2 industry news reports, apple planning 3 new iPhone launch in the second half of next year, will use the OLED panel.

South Korean media website The Investor and ET News report before, Apple may be planning to launch 2 new OLED version of the iPhone next year, including 5.85 inch and 6.46 inch version of the OLED iPhone model.

Source: Central News Agency

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