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7 Dec 2017 Finisar, the second — largest supplier of items TrueDepth camera — acquired a factory area of about 65,000 sq. m. This will allow the company to provide components of the system Face ID all iPhone 2018, according to Apple Insider.

The production area is located in Sherman, Texas. It is expected that the plant will start operation in the second half of 2018. The acquisition will enable Finisar to increase the volume of production for its customers, one of which is Apple. Financial resources and production capacities of the company Finisar will provide elements of the system for facial recognition user Face ID all models of iPhone that will be released in 2018.

Finisar is engaged in manufacturing a vertical cavity emitting laser arrays (VCSEL). Apple uses these elements to power TrueDepth camera and supporting system Face ID in iPhone X. VCSEL Components involved in creating a depth map of the face and are responsible for infrared radiation.

According to analysts, revenue Finisar can grow to several tens of millions of dollars for the first quarter of 2018. If the company will reach its full production capacity, the revenues from sales of VCSEL-modules can be about $ 30 million. For comparison, revenue Lumentum — largest Apple supplier producing items for the front camera — for the third quarter of 2017 went up to around $ 40 million.

Judging by the statements and actions of Finisar, experts believe that the company has been certified in the Apple. Most likely, in 2018, the rate of release of iPhone X and new smartphones Corporation will increase because of the complexity of the production system of sensors TrueDepth camera will be finally overcome.

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This coincides with the predictions of analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who believes that in 2018 Apple will completely abandon the Touch ID and focus on the production of frameless smartphones: iPhone updated X, Plus-version with a diagonal of 6.5 inches and the phone is equipped with 6.1-inch LCD screen.

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