IT House reported on November 14 that High Mobility Oxide (HMO) technology is expected to be the next major upgrade for Apple’s future iPhone displays. According to ETNews, the technology giant is working on developing a new type of panel that will not only help significantly reduce power consumption, but also effectively reduce production costs. Compared with the current mainstream oxide thin film transistor (TFT) technology, HMO can significantly increase electron mobility, thus bringing the above advantages to mobile devices.
According to IT House, thin film transistors (TFTs) regulate current through ultra-thin layers composed of a variety of materials, thereby controlling the operation of pixels. HMO technology will further improve current transmission efficiency – this performance is currently the bottleneck of oxide TFTs – thereby speeding up electrical signal processing and reducing overall power consumption. According to reports, the key reason why HMO is expected to achieve lower-cost mass production is that its manufacturing process requires less equipment and simpler steps. It has a cost advantage compared to the low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) technology currently used in high-end iPhone models.
However, it is still full of uncertainty as to when HMO technology will actually be implemented on the iPhone. In addition, the report did not disclose which supplier Apple is cooperating with to develop HMO panels. According to previous news, Apple also plans to extend the tandem OLED technology used in the iPad Pro to the iPhone, but it is not expected to be implemented until 2028 at the earliest.
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