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Ahead of next iPhone, Idemitsu Kosan leads way after developing OLED screen

Business / Tech Apr 24, 2017

Ahead of next iPhone, Idemitsu Kosan leads way after developing OLED screen

by Takako Taniguchi

The iPhone's success has transformed the fortunes of dozens of suppliers, from glass manufacturers to the maker of robots that cut metal cases. Now, as Apple Inc. prepares to introduce a new smartphone with an OLED screen, a Japanese refiner better known for its chain ...

Apple quest for OLED screens for next-generation iPhones hinges on sole supplier Canon Tokki

Business / Tech Dec 22, 2016

Apple quest for OLED screens for next-generation iPhones hinges on sole supplier Canon Tokki

Apple Inc.'s quest to adopt advanced displays for its next-generation iPhone hinges on a single supplier in the Japanese countryside. Canon Tokki Corp., surrounded by rice fields in the city of Mitsuke in Niigata Prefecture, has a near monopoly on the machines capable of making ...

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