Apple jointly developed a foldable organic EL display with LG, will "foldable iPhone" appear after 2020?

Samsung to take over the production of OLED panel of iPhone X in 2018Release a foldable smartphoneIt is attracting attention as "Apple will make iPhone foldable (Apple's foldable) appear," he said. In the meantime, it has been reported that Apple is preparing a system to develop OLED panels that can be collapsed with hands with LG.

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Apple Working With LG Display on Future Foldable iPhone - Mac Rumors
https://www.macrumors.com/2017/10/11/apple-lg-foldable-iphone/

South Korea's news site as a story of industry stakeholdersThe BellAccording to the report that Apple chose as a partner for foldable iPhone development was that it was "LG Display" (LGD) rather than "Samsung Display" which is a display of Samsung type iPhone X display Has been revealed. For that reason it is strongly believed that viewers dislike information leakage to Samsung Electronics, a rival company developing and producing Android smartphones such as the Galaxy series.

According to the story of several display industry officials, The Bell reported that LGD received a consultation on the development of collapsible OLED panels from Apple in the near past and established a task force in charge of development within the company It was said that it started to correspond. In addition, it is reported that the LG Group's parts company "LG Innotech" also has a development task force for flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) necessary for collapsible OLED panel.

It is said that Apple is aiming for the release of the foldable iPhone using this display in 2020. Apple has been developing key components for next-generation iPhone sharing with partner companies for the past year. Samsung Display is considered to be leading edge in the industry of foldable OLED panels and it is hard to imagine that Apple wants to use that technology, but the form factor of the OLED panel that Apple wants to leak to the rival camps Apple hates that, it is considered to have cooperated with LGD. It is also seen that the target of 2020 is to have enough time for development.

For smartphones using displays that can be folded, it is also predicted that Samsung will unveil the world's first foldable Android smartphone in 2018. Meanwhile, there are viewpoints of industry stakeholders that production will not start if the display developed by LG and Apple will not be in 2020, and it is a state where a delay of about 1 to 2 years is seen.

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LGD has succeeded in developing a prototype of foldable OLED panel two to three years ago. After that, LGD has been promoting the development that raises the quality such as the durability of the panel which is indispensable for commercialization, and ultimately the yield when the mass production of tens of millions of sheets is started (from the production amount to the defective product The number of individuals that can be shipped excluding) is considered to be the most important point.