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Samsung commences production of iPhone 8 OLED panels ahead of September debut

In preparation for the release of the  iPhone  8,  Samsung  is ramping up production of its OLED panels that will be in the newest flagship from Apple. ADVERTISEMENT The report comes from  ETNews , which revealed  Samsung  is kicking off production of the OLED panels at seven production lines to  full capacity this month. Samsung Display is the lone supplier of OLED panels Apple is using for this generation of iPhones. Each production line usually manufactures around 15,000 panels per month, but that number is rising to 105,000 panels to keep up with demand. That’s a production spike of 700-percent. At maximum capacity and with 100-percent yield rate,  Samsung  Display can produce up to 130 million 5.8-inch OLED displays a year. But OLED displays are difficult to produce at a mass scale, bringing down the yield rate closer to “at least” 60-percent, according to the report. This is ...