The US Patent and Trademark Office released a new program from Apple. It is about increasing the reliability of flexible displays.
Now in more detail. One of the most dangerous places on flexible displays is the crease. Cracks and, accordingly, broken pixels may appear in this area.
Apple decided to use an extra hard layer to fill the cracks that appear to prevent large cracks from appearing. It is planned to use "filler particles in the polymer matrix" in this layer. These can be Al2O, MgAlO 4, SiAlON, AlON or ZrO2 ceramic particles.
The additional layer will also better protect the screen from bumps and scratches.
However, Apple does not talk about a flexible smartphone in the patent. This patent can never be used at all. According to rumors, Apple is currently testing flexible iPhone prototypes in various form factors, but there is still no firm decision on the release of such a device.
Apple is 45 years old
Last Thursday marks the 45th anniversary of Apple's founding. It was on April 1, 1976 that Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne founded one of the most famous companies today.
Interestingly, on April 13, 1976, 12 days after the company was founded, Wayne sold 10% of the shares to Jobs and Wozniak for only $2300. Given Apple's current value, its stake would be worth more than $200 billion today. The history of Apple began in the garage of Jobs' house in Los Altos, California. There, he worked with Wozniak to build and test the first Apple I computers. Jobs then entered into an agreement to sell these devices to the Byte Shop in Mountain View. The first devices were sold in July 1976 for $666,66.
In its history, Apple has experienced a series of ups and downs. The modern history of the company began in the late 1990s, when the previously fired Jobs returned to the position of CEO. He made Apple as we know it today. Jobs' return to the company was marked by the discontinuation of a number of unsuccessful products and the release of the legendary iMac G3, which became the pioneer of modern multifunction systems of the company.
Apple's iconic products include the Macintosh personal computer, introduced in 1984, the iPod, released in 2001, and of course, the iPhone, released in 2007, which revolutionized the mobile phone market.
2020 was Apple's most successful financial year. The company ended it with record revenue of $111 billion in the fourth quarter. Apple is now valued at over $2 trillion. Analysts expect that this figure will soon reach $3 trillion. In addition, Apple is expected to announce its first mixed reality headset in the coming months, entering a new product category.
