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BOE's Cracking Glass Problem Threatens OLED iPad Supply Plans

Repeated breakages at BOE’s new OLED line have disrupted production for about six months and could delay Apple iPad panel orders, The Elec reports.

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Repeated glass breakages at BOE's new OLED factory have persisted for roughly six months, potentially hindering its attempt to win iPad display orders from Apple, The Elec reports. The Chinese display maker apparently only recently begun Apple's panel qualification process. According to the report, the manufacturing difficulties could either postpone orders or prevent BOE from securing them. A broken sheet of glass can leave production equipmen…

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It has been revealed that BOE, a major Chinese display manufacturer, has been struggling to resolve cracking and breakage issues with large glass substrates for approximately six months since the start of operations at its newly established 8.6th generation organic light-emitting diode (OLED) production line, "B16," in Chengdu. BOE stated that A […]

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