Mini-LED Suppliers Say Shipments for New MacBook Pros On Schedule [Report]
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Posted September 7, 2021 at 2:43pm by iClarified
Mini-LED suppliers are saying that shipments for the new MacBook Pro models are on schedule despite previous reports of shortages.
DigiTimes says Apple is likely to unveil a mini-LED MacBook Pro series in October or November with shipments for the year estimated at almost four million units.
Reportedly a main supplier for miniLED-backlit 12.9-inch iPad Pro, and 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro, General Interface Solution (GIS) invested NT$5.0 billion (US$179 million) to expand production capacity for tablet-use touch modules at its factory in Chengdu, China, in first-half 2021. GIS will also invest NT$3.0 billion to expand production capacity for notebook-use touch modules at the factory in second-half 2021. In 2022, the factory will have monthly production capacity of 2.4-3.0 million touch modules used in tablets and 2.0 million ones used in notebooks.
In addition to GIS, the site says Epistar is a main supplier of mini-LED chips for backlighting the new devices and Lextar Electronics is a main supplier of the corresponding miniLED backlight units (BLU).
Additional features rumored for the new MacBook Pro models include a flatter design, 1080p FaceTime camera, SD card reader, three thunderbolt USB-C ports, MagSafe, and HDMI.