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MacRumors · October 13, 2026 — 13:51

BOE's Cracking Glass Problem Threatens OLED iPad Supply Plans

BOE's Cracking Glass Problem Threatens OLED iPad Supply Plans
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Repeated glass breakages at BOE's new OLED factory have persisted for roughly six months, potentially hindering its attempt to win iPad display orders from Apple, The Elec reports. The Chinese display maker apparently only recently begun Apple's panel qualification process. According to the report, the manufacturing difficulties could either postpone orders or prevent BOE from securing them. A broken sheet…

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