There is no doubt that Apple is one of the largest technology companies in this century. Although we have not seen Apple doing earth-shattering events all the time, it is undeniable that every company has its own regular tasks or projects. It won't show up at all times. Some of these tasks or projects may be small, but others may be shocking enough to change the rules of the game. So, what type of projects are going on inside Apple, or what technologies are being invested?
Before answering this question, we have already learned a lot of relevant information through many Apple rumors. Many analysts and experts have insight into the future products that Apple may be developing. However, the rumor is definitely only a rumor, it is more reflective of Apple's ongoing projects or Apple's own information, which is the recruitment information on the official website. Let's take a look at some of the three related signs that may indicate that Apple is working on a project.
Apple continues to expand its chip team
On the day of November 3 alone, Apple's official website posted more than 11 job listings on hardware engineering. Among these positions, at least nine to ten are directly related to the development of Apple chips.
Obviously, these new jobs are mainly set up for the development of A-series chips for iPhone smartphones and iPad tablets. After a long time, Apple's self-customized A-series chips have always had a huge advantage in the entire industry. Until today, it is a gap that other competitors cannot overcome. This is not only directly related to the actual user experience, but also lays a solid foundation for Apple's "vertical integration" strategy of designing its own hardware.
However, in addition to the A-series chips designed for the iPhone and iPad, Apple's main chip products include small chips in system-in-package: the Apple S series, an ultra-miniature chip designed for wearable devices. The dual-core design of the Apple S2 chip takes the performance of the microchip to a new level, increasing the speed of the Apple Watch by as much as 50%. In addition, S2 has added a new graphics processor to increase graphics processing performance by a factor of 2.
In addition, from the recruitment information, Apple also began to invest in wireless system chip technology. Previously, it was rumored that Apple may cooperate with some companies to build autonomous cellular modem chips. Of course, the most likely explanation is the W-chip that appeared for the first time this year and is even smaller than the S-system.
Along with the release of the iPhone 7 series of smartphones, Apple also announced a new wireless headset product, AirPods, which is equipped with a new ultra-low-power Apple W1 chip. Although Apple did not reveal much of the details related to the W1 chip, it has made it clear that any innovative experience with the AirPods wireless headset will benefit from the revolutionary ultra-low power Apple W1 chip.
Undoubtedly, in order to highlight the revolution of the W-Series chip, Apple will also strive to create more connectivity possibilities and create different services, because devices with intelligent processing chips can be defined as smart devices. We think there is still a lot of technology that Apple has not announced. If it is a bold guess, the products that use W-chips in the future may be another wearable device. For example, is there any possibility that audio technology will be available in a future version of AirPods?
Prepare OLED screens for the next generation iPhone
Among Apple's new recruitment information, there are quite a few jobs on display technology, such as "Quality Engineering Manager of Display Production Suppliers". Those who apply for this position will directly report the quality of the next-generation iPhone and Apple Watch. Be responsible for. In the recruitment process, Apple specifically mentioned that the applicants should have certain “key capabilitiesâ€, and those who have “experience in OLED process experience or flexible display module processing experience†will be given priority.
Therefore, the flexible and flexible OLED display is likely to be applied to Apple's new iPhone, which coincides with the rumors on the Internet. Too many analysts believe that Apple will consider abandoning the LCD screen for the first time next year. Even the analysis shows that after the LCD screen is replaced with the OLED display, Apple's design of the iPhone will be a major change, because with the characteristics of the OLED display panel, the front of the fuselage can be designed to resemble the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge or Note. 7 Such a hyperbolic side screen.
Apple’s confidentiality has determined that it will not openly talk about any related matters. However, in the past few years, Apple has hired a certain number of experts in the display field. These engineers have participated in close cooperation with major display panel manufacturers and strictly implemented Apple products. The specification of the parts and components has the best LCD screen on the iPhone 7 we have seen. Therefore, if Apple decides to adopt an OLED display panel, it must first ensure that the new panel can fully exhibit the technical characteristics of the OLED, and will never be allowed to lose to the best LCD panel during the same period of time.
Apple invests in 3D-aware technology investment
Also in the newly updated job posting, we also saw a position called “3D PercepTIon Algorithm Engineerâ€. According to Apple's description, Apple expects candidates to "create a 3D computing visual experience with existing hardware modules (GPUs and dedicated SoC chips) with a focus on performance and power consumption."
Apple also mentioned that the engineer responsible for this work not only requires the ability to evaluate current hardware modules, but also helps customize new hardware modules. In other words, Apple is considering incorporating some advanced 3D computing visual experiences for the current generation and future A-series chips, but requires efficient algorithms and execution rates, and does not rule out the need to build a dedicated hardware that can handle these algorithms quickly. To ensure that the current battery life is not affected.
In short, the ability to combine software and hardware has always been Apple's most worthy boasting. Although it is not clear when the above three projects are going to appear in front of everyone, we believe that Apple will definitely not be integrated. The product line, including iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and even Apple TV, wait and see.
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