Apple supplier BOE is still waiting to receive approval from Apple to manufacture panels for the upcoming iPhone 14 series, after the company was found to have made design changes without Apple's approval.
Apple removed the Chinese display manufacturer from its supply chain after it was found to have changed the design of its panels by expanding the circuit width of thin-film transistors.
According to The Elec's sources, the change was made in a bid to increase the yield rate, but when Apple discovered what had been done, it ordered the halt of production. Apple did not place any orders for the panels for the iPhone 14.
According to the latest report, Apple is considering giving the order originally intended for BOE to the two other companies instead.
The Chinese display panel sent a C-level executive and employees to Apple’s headquarters following the incident to explain why they changed the circuit width of the transistors.
They also asked the iPhone maker to approve the production of OLED panels for iPhone 14, but didn’t receive a clear response from Apple, they also said.
Cupertino seems poised to give the order for around 30 million OLED panels it intended to give BOE before the incident to Samsung Display and LG Display instead.
The 140 million units Apple intended to order for the iPhone 14 series are said to be increased to 150 million. The panels for the 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Pro models are expected to be manufactured next month, with the panels for the 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Pro Max expected to be supplied by the end of the year.
The company had been planning a significant increase in the number of panels they would make for the iPhone in the future.
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