Apple Inc. opened a production laboratory in northern
Taiwan where engineers are developing new display technologies, according to
people with knowledge of the facility.
The Apple building in Longtan has at least 50 engineers
and other workers creating new screens for devices including iPhones and iPads,
the people said, asking not to be identified because the details aren’t public.
Apple has recruited from local display maker AU Optronics Corp. and Qualcomm
Inc., which used to own the building, the people said.
Kristin Huguet, a spokeswoman for Apple in Cupertino,
California, declined to comment.
Apple began operating the lab this year as it aims to
make products thinner, lighter, brighter and more energy-efficient. Engineers
are developing more-advanced versions of the liquid-crystal displays currently
used in iPhones, iPads and Mac personal computers, the people said. Apple also
is keen to move to organic light-emitting diodes, which are even thinner and
don’t require a backlight, they said.
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