Apple iPhone Ultra, Samsung launches production of foldable screens in Vietnam

If further proof were needed that the first foldable iPhone is on its way this year, new leaks from Asian production lines confirm its arrival. Apple's green light, conditional on yield: According to sources at the Korean media outlet The Elec, Samsung Display has received Apple's authorization to produce the technical structures intended to be placed behind the foldable screen of the iPhone Ultra. This authorization is granted only on the condition that the supplier demonstrates the quality of the final assembly and the stability of large-scale production, i.e., a yield rate of at least 70%. Apparently, Samsung has achieved 80%. Three million units and a three-year exclusivity agreement; Samsung Display has begun production of the technical structures for OLED displays at its factories in Vietnam, for an order of approximately three million units. These structures include electronic components, flexible printed circuits, and screen protection elements. Samsung Display will be the exclusive supplier of foldable OLED displays for Apple for the next three years.