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Some iPhones Could Be Banned in the U.S. Over Stolen Trade Secrets


Some iPhone 15, 16, and 17 models could be banned in the United States amid a preliminary ruling that Chinese display maker BOE infringed on...

Some iPhone 15, 16, and 17 models could be banned in the United States amid a preliminary ruling that Chinese display maker BOE infringed on Samsung's OLED trade secrets (via Korea's ETNews). Nevertheless, BOE is aggressively ramping up its OLED production capacity for future ‌iPhone‌ models as part of a plan to recapture a major role in Apple's supply chain. If Apple is forced to find a replacement for BOE's role in the its supply chain for U.S. iPhones, orders are likely to shift to Samsung and LG, which already provide OLED panels for a range of ‌iPhone‌ models.

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