Smartphone vendors including Huawei, Oppo, and Xiaomi are planning to adopt mini LED displays in the second half of 2018 and have asked Taiwan-based makers to start producing mini LED backlighting in June.
Apple CEO Tim Cook told ABC News' David Muir that the Apple Watch and the iPhone 6 will feature parts, components and equipment that is made in 22 of the 50 United States
Apple has reportedly placed LCD driver IC orders for the iPhone 7 with Synaptics, indicating that its own in-house touch and display driver integration (TDDI) solution will not be ready.