Apple Grants VCSEL Manufacturer Finisar $390 Million For US Plant; Makes Serious Commitment To Face ID In Near Future
https://wccftech.com/apple-390-million-truedepth-finisar/
A couple of days back some interesting news surfaced from Apple’s upstream supply chain. Sources claimed that Cupertino slowed down orders for iPhone X’s components, leading to speculation about its demand. Depending on whether you’re an optimist or a pessimist, this news means only one of two things. Either market interest in the iPhone X has slowed or Apple’s finally able to improve its production yields. Now we’ve got some more information which might point towards the latter. Take a look below to find out more.
It’s no secret that Apple’s iPhone X is a very complicated smartphone. The primary reason behind this is Face ID, which uses an assortment of sensors to capture a user’s face. These result in unprecedented manufacturing difficulties, as is evident from the smartphone’s delayed release and subsequent supply problems. Now that things have leveled off, Apple makes an interesting payment to a critical Face ID component supplier.