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Samsung Display to Be Sole Supplier of Apple's First Touch-Enabled OLED MacBook Panels
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Samsung Display will be the exclusive supplier of OLED touchscreen panels for Apple's next-generation MacBook Pro models.
According to industry sources on July 27, Apple is developing next-generation 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models featuring both OLED displays and touch functionality. The notebooks are expected to launch later this year or in 2027. It will mark the first time Apple has incorporated both OLED technology and a touchscreen into the MacBook lineup since the product debuted in 2006.
Samsung Display is also understood to have been the only panel maker involved in the early development stage. Rather than signing an exclusive supply agreement, Apple effectively established a sole-source arrangement as Samsung Display aligned its panel specifications and mass-production capabilities with Apple's requirements from the outset.
Apple initially sought a manufacturing solution based on large-area glass substrates. Samsung Display responded with its Gen 8.6 OLED production line, while LG Display reportedly considered using its existing Gen 6 OLED facilities.
Although Gen 6 lines are capable of producing notebook OLED panels, they offer lower substrate utilization and manufacturing efficiency than Gen 8.6 lines. With initial production volumes expected to be relatively limited, Apple appears to have opted to source all panels from Samsung Display instead of qualifying multiple suppliers.
LG Display currently supplies LCD panels for MacBook and MacBook Pro models and also provides OLED panels for the iPad Pro. However, it would require additional preparation before it can mass-produce oxide thin-film transistor (TFT)-based RGB OLED panels for the MacBook Pro.
"Existing Gen 6 production lines are already being used to manufacture OLED panels for smartphones and tablets, making it difficult to accommodate large-format MacBook panel production," an industry source said. "LG Display is unlikely to enter the MacBook Pro OLED supply chain before 2029."
BOE is also developing touch-enabled OLED panels for notebook computers, although it has not been confirmed whether they are intended for Apple's MacBook lineup. Industry sources believe the company is unlikely to participate in the next-generation MacBook Pro because of technology maturity and yield challenges. Instead, BOE is expected to target future MacBook Air models beginning in 2028 or later.
Samsung Display will manufacture the panels at its Gen 8.6 OLED production line in Asan, South Chungcheong Province. The panels will incorporate oxide TFT, a two-stack tandem OLED architecture and on-cell touch technology.
Limited production of the panels has already begun. While the official start of mass production has not yet been finalized, industry sources expect it to begin around August.
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