Just four days before the March 8 event, we get some exciting news from Apple’s supply chain. A news that raises expectations for this event and the rest of the year: Apple is greatly expanding its demand for mini-LED displays.
Screens that equip more and more devices
The first device with a mini-LED display was the Apple Pro Display XDR. Much later it came to the 12.9-inch iPad Pro and later to the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro. As times between mini-LED fixtures become shorter, we expect see more and more screens of this type in Apple products
This year, there are rumors of the 11-inch iPad Pro, the 27-inch iMac Pro, the redesigned MacBook Air, and even a new external display in the design of the 24-inch iMac M1. With all this demand, Apple is develop your supply chain
As reported in DigiTimes, Chinese company Sanan Optoelectronics is significantly improving pricing over Apple’s main supplier, Epistar, and other players in the supply chain and offering a substantial increase in manufacturing capacity. With her Apple gave you the necessary certification to join the channel of supplies.
Citing industry sources, DigiTimes claims that “The demand for mini-LED screens is expected to increase sharply in 2022”. Part of this increase in demand comes from the success of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro as well as the launch of new devices. Along with the incorporation of Sanan Optoelectronics, Epistar expanded its production capacity, in anticipation of strong demand. Strong demand that backs up rumors we’ve heard from other sources about the number of new products that, starting next week, we’ll be able to see this year.
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