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The edge of illumination Brief:  To design and illuminate a new garden. Service: Design, supply and installation. Designers comment: Illuminating the edge of the pool had to be achieved and did raise its challenges. Total length 15M and worked very well. There are many combinations of colours to suit all party and entertainment environments. Product: Epistar Linear RGBW LED with wireless remote,…

Apple’s mini-LED iPad Pro shortage caused by SMT process

Apple was suffering setbacks in its production of the new 12.9-inch mini-LED iPad Pro due to problems in surface mount technology (SMT) process by Taiwan’s TSMT, one of the SMT suppliers for the newly unveiled devices, The Elec reports citing “people familiar with the matter.” The M1 chip and 5G speeds enable the new iPad Pro to push the limits of what’s possible on iPad. The new Liquid Retina…

Apple partners with TSMC to develop ultra-advanced displays

Apple has partnered with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to develop ultra-advanced display technology at a secretive facility in Taiwan, Nikkei Asia reports. MicroLED technology is moving from the lab to the market. (Image: Geoffrey Morrison/CNET) Lauly Li and Cheng Ting-Fang for Nikkei Asia: The California tech giant plans to develop micro OLED displays — a radically different…

Apple said to launch mini LED 12.9-inch iPad Pro in early 2021, MacBook Pro in 2H21

Apple is expected to launch 12.9-inch mini LED-backlit iPad Pro in early 2021 and the company will also launch a mini LED-backlit MacBook Pro in second-half 2021, according to supply chain sources, DigiTimes reports.

Apple’s current iPad Pro ever with its optional Magic Keyboard.

Siu Han and for Adam Hwang DigiTimes:

Osram Opto Semiconductors is expected to supply backlight-use mini LED for…

Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple’s next-gen iPad Pro to be first to sport mini-LED display

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has previously written that Apple is prepping at least six iPad and Mac products with mini-LED displays for launch by the end of 2021, but he reports that the initial batch of mini-LED displays arriving through the end of 2020 will be for an iPad Pro.

Apple’s mini LED dies will be mass-produced in 4Q20, but due to yield issues related to the production process of display…

Apple Watch with Micro LED likely 3-4 years away

According to Epistar chairman Lee Biing-jye, smartwatches will be the first major applications for micro LED with volume adoption likely to take place in 3-4 years.

Apple Watch Series 5 features the Always-On Retina OLED display

Siu Han and Adam Hwang for DigiTimes:

There are smartwatch vendors showing interest in adopting micro LED displays, Lee said, adding a smartwatch screen resolution of…

Apple’s new 12.9-inch Mini LED iPad Pro due in Q121

According to TrendForce, in the first quarter of next year, Apple is expected to not only release its 12.9-inch, Mini LED backlight-equipped iPad Pro, but also open contract bids for its 14-inch and 16-inch MacBooks.

Apple’s new iPad Pro (2020) features the A12Z Bionic chip with the powerful Neural Engine offers incredible performance, enabling next-generation apps.

As Apple’s upcoming release of…

Supply chain ready for Apple adopting mini LED in next-gen high-end iPad Pro

Apple’s 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models currently feature Liquid Retina displays.

Apple is looking towards adding Mini LED to its iPad Pro lineup in 2020, a new report concurs, with Epistar, GIS, TSMT, Zhen Ding Technology, and Flexium Interconnect poised to gain component orders from Apple.

DigiTimes:

Taiwan-based supply chain makers including Epistar, General Interface Solution (GIS),…