【情報來源】
原網址：
https://9to5mac.com/2022/05/20/apple-display-supplier-boe/
【情報內容】(國外新聞/情報請附上簡單翻譯)
The problems faced by tertiary Apple display supplier BOE appear to have gone
from bad to worse, according to a new report. The company is now in danger of
losing all orders for the iPhone 14.
Too many of the company’s displays were failing to pass quality control
checks, and BOE reportedly tried to solve this by quietly changing the specs
– without telling Apple …
Background
Chinese display manufacturer BOE was only ever third-placed in Apple’s supply
chain, behind Samsung and LG, but was still hoping to make as many as 40M
OLED screens this year for a range of iPhone models.
BOE hit two problems, however, which put this number in doubt. First, it was
struggling to buy enough display driver chips. As we noted previously, these
are one of the worst-hit components in the global chip shortage.
Second, BOE was experiencing poor yield rates – the proportion of units that
passed quality control.
Yield rates are always a challenge for Apple suppliers, as the company’s
specs are often tighter than those set by other smartphone makers. Even
Samsung Display, which has the most-advanced OLED manufacturing capabilities,
has at times had yield rates as low as 60% for iPhone displays.
Apple display supplier BOE tried to cheat
BOE was apparently experiencing such low yields that it decided to cheat, by
quietly lowering the specs on the iPhone displays it made.
Specifically, reports TheElec, it changed the circuit width of the film
transistors, presumably making them thicker, and thus easier to manufacture.
Unfortunately for BOE, that didn’t go unnoticed by Apple.
BOE tried to explain its actions, but it seems Apple was understandably
unimpressed.
Samsung remains the lead supplier, and is expected to make all of the higher-
specced displays for the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max models.
重點翻譯：
在日前被發現京東方在未經蘋果同意的情況下擅自修改iphone螢幕的設計
藉以達到降低成本提高獲利
蘋果已經立即停止所有該公司對iPhone 13螢幕的訂單
京東方高層也緊急赴美說明以避免下個月要投產的iPhone螢幕訂單被取消
而除了偷料事件之外
另外還有兩個原因可能造成蘋果不願再與京東方合作的結果：
1.京東方手上庫存的晶片數量不足
2.京東方的品管不佳，不良品過多
14pro系列的螢幕由三星提供這點應該是廢話...
【介紹及心得】
嗯...
總之這結果一點都不意外
不如說前年底到底是怎麼通過蘋果認證的我還比較好奇