- Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has purchased OLED production equipment to establish an R&D line in Taiwan, according to Digitimes citing an ET News report.
- Apple reportedly purchased the chemical vapor deposition or CVD machines to start lessening the company’s OLED panel dependence on Samsung.
- Apple would likely license out the machinery for another company to provide the manufacturing.
- Why invest in the equipment? Apple prefers to have multiple suppliers for the same part, and the currently lengthy OLED production process will likely cause a release delay for the iPhone 8.
- Previously: Apple reportedly buys production equipment to avoid circuit board delays (July 14)