iPad Air OLED Panel Orders Could Be Split With BOE in 2027
iPad Air OLED Panel Orders Could Be Split With BOE in 2027Tuesday August 11, 2026 4:36 am PDT by Hartley CharltonBOE wants a share of the OLED supply chain for Apple's next iPad Air, aiming to land a secondary sourcing role behind primary supplier Samsung Display, according to a report from South Korea's The Elec. Sources cited by The Elec say the Chinese panel maker is building out its iPad Air OLED effort at its B12 fab in Chongqing, home to BOE's sixth-generation OLED production line, ahead of the launch of a redesigned iPad Air that isn't expected to launch until the first half of 2027. Samsung Display already holds the lead supply role for that panel and is on track to begin ramping production toward the end of this year or the start of next, as previously reported.
- ▪iPad Air OLED Panel Orders Could Be Split With BOE in 2027Tuesday August 11, 2026 4:36 am PDT by Hartley CharltonBOE wants a share of the OLED supply chain for Apple's next iPad Air, aiming to land a secondary sourcing role behind primary s
- ▪Sources cited by The Elec say the Chinese panel maker is building out its iPad Air OLED effort at its B12 fab in Chongqing, home to BOE's sixth-generation OLED production line, ahead of the launch of a redesigned iPad Air that isn't e
- ▪Samsung Display already holds the lead supply role for that panel and is on track to begin ramping production toward the end of this year or the start of next, as previously reported.
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iPad Air OLED Panel Orders Could Be Split With BOE in 2027Tuesday August 11, 2026 4:36 am PDT by Hartley CharltonBOE wants a share of the OLED supply chain for Apple's next iPad Air, aiming to land a secondary sourcing role behind primary supplier Samsung Display, according to a report from South Korea's The Elec. Sources cited by The Elec say the Chinese panel maker is building out its iPad Air OLED effort at its B12 fab in Chongqing, home to BOE's sixth-generation OLED production line, ahead of the launch of a redesigned iPad Air that isn't expected to launch until the first half of 2027. Samsung Display already holds the lead supply role for that panel and is on track to begin ramping production toward the end of this year or the start of next, as previously reported.
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