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Foxconn, Pegatron & other Apple suppliers reportedly under pressure as Apple squeezes margins

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<p>A <a href="http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20160705PD201.html" target="_blank">Digitimes[/url] report claims that Apple suppliers are facing pressure from Apple to reduce costs, with major players like <a href="http://9to5mac.com/guides/foxconn/" target="_blank">Foxconn[/url] and <a href="http://9to5mac.com/guides/pegatron/" target="_blank">Pegatron[/url] affected. Apple is in some cases adding suppliers into the mix to help drive down pricing. It was recently <a href="http://9to5mac.com/2016/06/24/sharp-oled-2018-iphone/" target="_blank">reported[/url] that Sharp was gearing up to compete with Samsung and LG for the OLED displays Apple is expected to use for future iPhones.</p>

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Currently, Largan is facing strong competition from Japan-based Kantatsu over camera module orders, while Foxconn and Pegatron are seeing Apple adding new ODM partners such as Wistron for the production of its new iPhone.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Taiwan’s printed circuit board (PCB) players are also competing aggressively over Apple’s orders by cutting prices.</span></p>

<p>A major British supplier has also just posted the largest loss in its history …</p>
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