Posted 3/22/2024, 5:38:55 PM
Apple Scraps microLED Apple Watch Plans Over Cost and Complexity Concerns
- Apple ended plans to develop microLED displays for Apple Watch after determining the technology was too expensive and complex
- Apple invested billions into microLED research and originally planned to launch it in the Apple Watch Ultra
- Apple is reorganizing display engineering teams and laying off some employees as a result
- Apple will stick with OLED for now but is eyeing microLED for other future projects
- Apple was working with multiple suppliers like ams OSRAM and Kulicke & Soffa on microLED development before canceling the project