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Foxconn Plans to Spend $2.6 Billion on Dedicated Apple Display Plant in Taiwan

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Foxconn Technology Group has plans to spend NT$80 Billion, or $2.6 billion, over the course of the next two years on a new factory in Taiwan to produce displays exclusively for Apple, according to Bloomberg.

In a conversation with Sophia Chang, a public relations representative for Foxconn's display unit Innolux Corp., Chang stated that equipment installation will begin next month, although she would not confirm that Apple is the client for the facility. Following an urgent request for exclusive capacity, the mass production of panels is expected to begin by the end of 2015.

Chang also mentioned that the advanced sixth-generation display plant will be built at Innolux's Kaohsiung Science Park campus in Southern Taiwan. The forecast details that the funds for the plant will be spent over a two-year building period with the company planning to hire 2,300 employees to operate the facility.

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Foxconn has been a longtime manufacturer of Apple's products, primarily handling final assembly of the devices. After attempting to partner with Sharp in 2012 to focus on advancing LCD technologies, Foxconn was rumored to be in talks to utilize the Japanese display manufacturer's technology in order to start producing iPhone and iPad displays.

The company struggled to meet high demand for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus when the two phones launched earlier this fall, sparking a large-scale hiring effort by Foxconn to meet production demands. Demand has been so high that Apple has reportedly tapped secondary manufacturer Pegatron to boost production on the iPhone 6, and perhaps even the iPhone 6 Plus, to help meet demand.

The new Taiwan plant announcement comes as Foxconn has reportedly been in discussions for a $5.7 billion display factory in Zhengzhou, China. Foxconn has been angling to become a larger player in the display market, seeking to win orders for iPhone and iPad displays and avoiding the sourcing of those parts from vendors like Samsung, LG Display, Sharp, and Japan Display.

Article Link: Foxconn Plans to Spend $2.6 Billion on Dedicated Apple Display Plant in Taiwan
 
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No excuses now. 2015 has to be the year Apple releases a Retina Thunderbolt Display!
 
Awesome. Screw Samsung's revenues further, and Reduce/eliminate display variance. So much win. :apple:
 
It's pretty sad to see those Asian compnies investing big money and work with Apple and delivered. While in the US we can't deliver on sapphire glass and many of us here keep wanting Apple to manufacture their device here.

Do you think Foxconn have and easier agreement than GT?
 
I really hope this is untrue. Even LG has major quality issues with their displays used in MBA, iPhones and iPads. Foxconn currently makes cheap displays under a different name. Not large scale, but the displays are really bad. I mean visible horizontal lines pass QA.
 
Hargobind said:
I hear there is some available factory space in Mesa, Arizona... ;)
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Have fun paying more for your iPhone just because it has a "made in America" sticker. No thanks. I'll stick to my Chinese made one. They're expensive enough as it is.
 
Hargobind said:
I hear there is some available factory space in Mesa, Arizona... ;)
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Yeah but then they'd have to pay living wages to Americans and possibly even those dreaded benefits. YUK! Of course seeing as Apple doesnt have that much money you can understand why they'd want to use slave labor instead. Yeah, right.

Nothing like sucking the shareholder KNOB..... :rolleyes:

iChrist said:
Plenty of space, but shortage of slaves.

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FIXED for you:
 
What happens if they spend all that money and the displays don't match Apple's quality standards?
 
Hmmm

Hmmm,

Anyone else getting the feeling that the iPhone 6 is outselling all the analysts expectations? I wonder if we see seious supply constraints through the end of January. I'm beginning to think that is likely.
 
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