Reports revealed that Apple company It has struck a deal with a new supplier of telephoto lens components for its periscope camera system in future iPhones, The Elec reports.
On Wednesday, South Korea’s Jahwa Electronics said it plans to spend 191 billion won ($155 million) on building factories to produce new optical image stabilization (OIS) drivers.
According to an earlier report by The Elec, Apple visited Jahwa Electronics’ new facilities during the first half of 2021, and it is “likely” that the investment will be made so that Jahwa can start supplying Apple with OIS triggers from next year.
Apple usually requires suppliers to build production lines exclusively for its parts and components, but the new facilities to be built at Gumi will require approval from the US tech giant once completed, and the whole process will take a year from now to be completed.
OIS actuators, which combine both OIS and autofocus functions in one, are likely to be for telephoto cameras in 2023 iPhone. Elec previously connected the components to the periscope camera system, allowing for increased optical magnification.
Rumors regarding an iPhone getting a periscope lens have been circulating since early 2020, and famous analyst Ming-Chi Kuo was the first to mention this possibility. Kuo initially said that a periscope lens would be a feature of the iPhone 14 Pro, but now he says he expects the type of lens to arrive with the iPhone 15 Pro, a prediction made by analyst Jeff Pu as well.
In a periscope system, light entering the telephoto lens is reflected by an angled mirror toward the camera’s image sensor. The change in the direction in which the light travels allows for a longer “folded” zoom setup inside the phones, allowing users to enlarge the image without any distortion.
It is noteworthy that Apple faced a crisis following the Shanghai authorities imposed strict measures to stay at home, as mainland China faces the worst outbreak of the Corona virus since the initial stage of the epidemic in early 2020.
According to local and international newspapers, the government shutdowns, which began in late March, have threatened to disrupt global supply chains. It shows the risks associated with Apple’s reliance on manufacturing in China.
Pegatron collects regarding 20% to 30% of all iPhones, according to Nikkei Asia. And Bloomberg News Agency reported that the Taiwanese company has been able to continue production so far because the Chinese government has allowed some manufacturers to continue operations via a closed-loop system to reduce the chances of infection.
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