Apple Won Curved OLED Screen Patent iPhone to Bend
2016-03-03 00:00
Tencent digital hearing (ExyPnos) in the mobile phone appearance homogenization of today, curved screen has become a new focus of the mobile phone market, Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge selling is enough to prove. According to foreign media reports, Apple has recently been granted 54 new patents by the U.S. Trademark and Patent Office, one of which is called "flexible electronic devices", which can bend devices by using flexible OLED screens and other components.
In the patent document, Apple also describes the use of flexibility sensors to sense the amount of deformation of the device, and even as a new way of interaction, such as bending to different degrees to start the corresponding operation mode, such as using a curved mobile phone to control the game or control the opening and closing of the device.
Thanks to the bending characteristics, the mobile phone itself also has a stronger impact resistance and is less likely to be damaged. Apple said the patent may be applied to the future iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and some wearable devices.
Judging from previous reports, Apple may use OLED screens on the iPhone in 2018, and Samsung will become one of the most important suppliers of Apple's OLED screens. In addition, in order to prepare for the future, Apple is also said to have invested $7.47 billion to improve the equipment to meet the requirements of the order quantity. In addition to Samsung, AU Optronics, LG and JDI are also potential suppliers of OLED screens for Apple, and these three are also supplying LCD screens for Apple.
There are also rumors that Apple is leading a team of engineers in Taiwan to develop lighter, thinner and brighter screens, while flexible OLED screens and micro LED screens are also under development plans. After the technology matures, these new screens may be applied to the future iPhone.
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