To the list of Samsung that will undoubtedly continue to be the main manufacturer of OLED screens for the iPhone, LG Display, which also has a large part of the production, and Japan Display, which is currently in charge of manufacturing smaller OLED panels. , now Apple could add to BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. as a new screen manufacturer. In fact, this Chinese company would be behind Samsung in terms of the number of OLED panels to be manufactured for Apple according to ETNews.
The report explains that BOE is investing heavily in new OLED panel manufacturing equipment and production lines, specifically planning to build 10 new module lines at its B11 OLED plant located in Sichuan. These new production lines will be used to make screens for the iPhone. A few months ago it was said that this company would receive an order from Apple for about 45 million OLED panels for the 2021 models and this may
They have been doing things well in this company for a long time and since October 2017, BOE started with the production of flexible OLED screens in Chengdu, China, with an annual production capacity of 90 million screens. BOE, is considered in China as one of the most technologically advanced manufacturers in this type of screen, so although at the moment it is not positioned as the third manufacturer of these panels for the iPhone today, it is possible that it will become soon in the third supplier of this type of panels together with Samsung and LG, yes, everything indicates that it will be for next year. We will see if in the end it becomes the third provider of the Cupertino firm in terms of OLED panels.
