Watch the apple Taiwan Longtan research base, uncover the mysterious veil of the corps "

In 2014, apple from crystal electric, MediaTek hand, bought the key technology from AUO hands, take 50 people OLED elite R & D team, also from NTU (National Taiwan University) and Qing (National Tsinghua University) have never been poaching talent, Taiwan factory senior manager, can not enter the Longtan factory, in order to beat Apple Samsung. In the exclusive technology base China Taiwan Longtan, mysterious Corps gathered Zhezhi called the world's strongest.

Located in Taoyuan? Longtan Science Park, have a look without any sign of the building, the address is ten Longtan District Dragon Garden Road No. 55.

Here is the technology center of apple in Chinese Taiwan's most mysterious -- this factory is located in the science park around the corner of Longtan, only one company, is on both sides of a large forest, where security measures by the United States FBI (FBI) former officials want to close to the factory, Longtan car, as long as the open near Longtan the factory, the monitoring range directly into the apple.

Former FBI officials responsible for security protection

Visit the Longtan factory, the first impression is silent, at noon, the Longtan factory near the road, 10 minutes without a car after. There is a guard box before and after each workshop, our photographer in the taxi just raised his camera, a few seconds, immediately by the guards warning.

Only the identity identification of apple, the apple logo is hanging on the wall of the hall. Here, more than 100 employees according to the plan of marshalling, each other is prohibited talking about work, in violation of the provisions, will face hundreds of millions of dollars in astronomical claims; standing in the Longtan factory gate observed here from time to time Apple employees and suppliers import, see outsiders are on high alert.

The staff here can only live, travel company designated by the hotel, security check room have bugged, because, if the employees to discuss dialogue of the new technology were rivals, or a sample of luggage missing, may let the secret mission apple failed. Apple Longtan plant completed, even before President Ma Ying-Jeou wanted to visit have been rejected.

Not far from the apple Longtan factory, Taiwan semiconductor packaging factory, AUO is the most advanced electric panel factory and crystal electric's canyuan photoelectric old factory, these companies are an important partner for apple to develop a new generation of display technology.

This year, Apple's first bow, let Samsung become Apple's iPhone 8 mobile phone with the exclusive supplier of OLED panel. But from Apple's supply chain, OLED may be a transitional technology. Apple's next-generation display technology called micro light emitting diodes (Micro, LED) over the past 3 years, apple re charge Taiwan, Longtan plant is apple and test micro light emitting diode with the largest overseas base.

Dramexchange consulting LED Research Center (LEDinside) analysis, micro light emitting diode business up to 300 to $40 billion. This new technology, made the OLED transitional technology used in the iPhone, Apple's ultimate goal, is to let everyone in the hands of iPhone, Apple Watch, for the new display technology on apple control.

In April this year, South Korean media have noted the key role of Apple Longtan plant.

In April 20th, the "Korea Daily" warning, "yellow alert South Korea component industry rang! "In this paper, apple Taoyuan factory R & D technology will enter mass production next year will likely replace Samsung most proud of OLED.

Research and development of micro led the largest overseas production base, is expected next year

Because, if Apple CEO (CEO) Cook OLED iPhone in the mobile phone panel is replaced, the mobile phone screen, Samsung a year may lose billions of dollars of orders.

Open a iPhone 7 mobile phone, the screen is one of the most expensive components, according to the analysis of the market research firm IHS, a 7 iPhone, TSMC do mobile phone processor as long as the price of $26.9, but a 4.7 inch LCD screen mobile phone, the cost price is as high as $39, installed in the mobile phone 32GB memory, the price is not to half of the screen! In other words, who mastered the iPhone screen orders, who mastered the apple supply chain in the biggest piece of cake.

But in 2010, HTC electric had planned to launch by OLED mobile phone, Samsung has been out of stock, only rely on Samsung mobile phone panel, is unable to bear the risk of apple.

However, South Korea in the development of OLED technology, with patent mines, production equipment and technology have also been difficult to completely master the parties, apple master OLED technology. On the contrary, apple in the micro light emitting diode has micro light emitting diode layout for many years, 1/3 of the world's patents, apple in hand.

What is the micro light emitting diode? The technology is the LED light millions of smaller than grains of sand, placed into a mobile phone screen. Control every LED a color, can let the mobile phone screen high-definition do more than 4K, the color is more beautiful than OLED.

"This technology has many advantages," LEDinsie research associate Chu Yu Chao said, half micro light emitting diode power consumption is only OLED, but the ultrahigh brightness, in the sun is also clearly visible; moreover, the weakness of OLED is afraid of the water, poor weather resistance, not suitable for use in outdoor, micro light emitting diode without this problem.

More importantly, the latest technology in South Korea, also can only make a soft flexible display screen, but the micro light emitting diode with soft substrate can be folded, can make the pocket monitor. An industry's observation, micro LED display technology will be the ultimate".

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