This could lead to something nifty.
Apple is rumored to be en route to incorporating new displays with mini LED technology by the end of 2020.
A Mini LED maker has been tapped to provide orders for upcoming Apple products until June.
Noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said on Tuesday that Apple is developing at least six mini LED products to launch over the course of 2020 and 2021. Kuo said he is expecting several new iPads, a refreshed iMac Pro and a new 14.1-inch MacBook Pro all sporting the technology.
The rumor was strengthened on Thursday via a supply chain report by DigiTimes, which indicated that Apple will use mini LED backlighting for a 12.9-inch iPad Pro, several Mac notebooks, and a “few” LCD monitors. Taiwan-based supplier Epistar is said to have been tapped to provide mini LED chips, their orders scheduled for delivery in June.
Apple is reported to have begun switching some products to mini LEDs in 2019. Although comparable to OLED displays, mini LED screens are said to do away with some of the burn-in and production issues of the industry-standard display technology. Used as a backlighting technology in LCD screens, mini LEDs can improve contrast ratios and power efficiency and offer OLED-style deep blacks.
Apple is also said to be eyeing GIS, TSMT, and Osram as potential suppliers for mini LED components, and is thought to be developing its own in-house mini LED technologies as well.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via AppleInsider and DigiTimes