The company Japan Display (a joint venture between Sony, Hitachi and Toshiba) announced the construction of a new factory for the production of displays with a resolution of 2560x1440 pixels. Sources familiar with the situation say that the investor was the company Apple, invest in the project 14.7 billion yen ($ 1.4 billion).
The new plant in the Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa will increase the volume of production of LCD panels by 20%. Although JDI does not disclose information about their clients, sources report that the company will become the main supplier of displays for the iPhone and Apple Watch. The factory is planned to produce the industry's first QHD-displays fabricated with In-cell.
Touchscreens «in-cell» noticeably thinner fabricated with «on-cell», as they touch sensors embedded in the color filters, and they are not located on a separate layer. Therefore, a new generation of Apple gadgets can be even thinner. Among other advantages of this approach to the creation of touchscreens - faster response to the touch screen and lighter weight.
The launch of new production capacities Japan Display planned for 2016. Despite tough competition, operating profit in the IV quarter of last year increased by 80% - to $ 122 million. This was possible due to increased orders from Apple and Chinese manufacturers of mobile devices.