Foxconn or Apple will become the supplier of sapphire screen

The latest news from Bloomberg, Apple has not been pre-GT Advanced Sapphire supplier bankruptcy, will not give the sapphire screen, the new partnership will be a traditional partner Foxconn.

Optical public relations representatives from Taiwan's Foxconn group, said Sophia Chang, their new factory in Taiwan next month will begin equipment installation, but she refused to say whether the plant's customer is Apple. It is understood that Foxconn to spend $ 2.6 billion to build a display factory in Taiwan, designed to supply parts for Apple.

This sixth generation of advanced display factory in Kaohsiung Science Park is located next to the plant construction period is estimated to be two years, the number of employees will reach 2,300 people. Therefore, even if this plant is really used for apple production sapphire screen, the distance we see the iPhone or iPad screen with sapphire there for a long time.

In addition to the new plant in Taiwan, and is also rumored to Foxconn Zhengzhou city government to discuss matters relating to the establishment of factories in the local display. It is understood that Foxconn is Apple's long-term partner, is responsible for final assembly of the device. In 2012, Foxconn and Xia Puda became a partnership. After that there are rumors that they intend to use Sharp's technology to produce displays for the iPhone and iPad.

Also affected by these messages, Taiwan sapphire manufacturers trillion Yuan Science and Technology, Acme and other companies began to limit the collective. And this week, the sapphire plate has repeatedly collective limit.


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