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>> Apple makes display ambitions: Apply for 34 Micro-LED patents in Korea 21th,March,2018
On March 19th, Bloomberg reported that Apple is secretly developing the next generation of Micro-LED display panel technology and is preparing to get rid of its dependence on companies such as Samsung and LG in the future.
According to the latest news from foreign media, Apple has applied for more than 30 patented Micro-LED technologies in Korea, which shows that Apple has great determination to develop display panels, which will also form a deterrent to South Korea's two giants.
According to the Korean Herald website, Apple previously acquired LuxVue Technologies, which develops Micro-LED display panel technology. According to information from the Korean government, during the past ten years, Apple has applied for 11 Micro-LED-related patents. The above-mentioned LuxVue applied for 23 patents. This means that Apple has a total of 34 Micro-LED patents.
The large number of patents indicates that Apple is very likely to use Micro-LED displays in future electronic devices.
Apple's above-mentioned patents cover various technologies of Micro-LED panels, such as chip structure, control system, and control and handling process for Micro-LED panels.
Kim Jong-chan, head of the display panel department of the Korea Intellectual Property Office, said that Apple applied to the Korean government for these patents because South Korea has two giant display panels, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics. Two Korean companies may be in the future. The device uses a Micro-LED display.
Apple has been developing and registering a variety of technology patents. Many foreign media have pointed out that some of the patents applied by Apple are not necessarily used in certain products or technologies. The purpose of Apple is to advance the position and containment of competitors. The dominance of the future technological competition.
However, the large number of Micro-LED patents indicates that Apple is no longer a deterrent to adversaries.
So far, Apple has not had the large-scale manufacturing capability of the display panel, and it needs to purchase from companies such as Sharp, LG, Samsung, and Japanese monitors. In the iPhone X mobile phone released last year, Apple purchased an OLED screen exclusively supplied by Samsung Display.
According to reports, the cooperation between Samsung and Apple is not ideal. Samsung OLED appeared to have a problem of low yields, resulting in the downstream Foxconn Group unable to produce enough mobile phones. In addition, after the mobile phone was put on the market, many consumers found dazzling green lines on both sides of the screen, most likely due to the technical problems of the display manufacturers.
In addition, Samsung’s exclusive supply also affected Apple’s purchase price. According to Bloomberg News, the same OLED screen, Samsung sold to its own mobile phone unit price is 85 US dollars, but the price of sales to Apple up to 110 US dollars, Samsung obtained a lot of profit.
The $110 OLED screen price directly pushed up the price of the iPhone X. The high pricing of 999 US dollars has become a major reason for the downturn in the sales of this mobile phone.
According to Bloomberg News, in the field of Micro-LED display panels, Apple has made a lot of investment. In addition to corporate acquisitions and patent registrations, Apple has a factory near its headquarters in California, secretly conducting small-scale R&D and manufacturing.
Korean layout
Samsung and LG are the first panel makers of display panels in the world, and both companies have already targeted Micro-LED technology.
In the past ten years, Samsung Electronics applied for 24 Micro-LED patents. Samsung Display applied for 24 patents. LG Electronics applied for 29 patents. LG Display applied for 35 patents.
Earlier this year, at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Samsung Electronics released the world’s first large-size TV based on a Micro-LED screen.
As a response to rival Samsung, it is reported that LG Electronics is also preparing to demonstrate its first Micro-LED TV at the IFA Consumer Electronics Show in September. LG Electronics collaborates with its brother company LG Display and LG Innotek on this product.
Technical differences
According to reports, Micro-LED display panels use tiny LED arrays, which can further reduce the size of electronic devices, provide higher display brightness, and use less power.
At present, OLED has become the most popular display panel. Among the three mobile phones released this year, Apple may adopt OLED screens in both handsets. It is reported that, compared with OLED, Micro-LED screen has a longer life, higher brightness, no burn screen, and other colors easier to debug.
In 2012, the South Korean government received only 12 patent applications for Micro-LED technology, which increased to 120 last year and the number has doubled.
In the past ten years, the total number of Micro-LED patents applied by companies in Korea was 358, of which Korean companies applied for 119 and foreign companies applied for 116.
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