Apple CEO Tim Cook
Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers his keynote address at the World Wide developers conference in San Francisco, California June 2, 2014. Reutes/Robert Galbraith

Micro-LED technology remained a mystery until Apple acquired LuxVue - a low-power display manufacturer. Now it appears that the rest of the industry has taken notice as one expert dishes out how Apple's micro-LED initiative may disrupt supply chain for existing LCD screens. In turn, the technology may also serve as a replacement for OLED display. Has Apple hit a jackpot?

Micro-LED panels have not trickled to the consumer market yet. However, several companies have started poring over the technology including Apple-acquired LuxVue. The potential of the technology lies in its ability to power displays more efficiently. Looking at its recent acquisition, AppleInsider claims that Apple can be the company to introduce the technology to the consumer market.

Candice Brown-Elliott, CEO of Nouvoyance, told Display Daily that the micro-LED display has the potential to disrupt the industry. According to the report: "Just as remarkable as this technology's potentially transformative nature is that micro LEDs (or microscale LEDs or µ-ILEDs) were not well known outside of the relatively small community of people who work on them before Apple acquired LuxVue last year, at which point a much wider community started scrambling to learn about them."

Micro-LED can be an ideal option for smaller displays including the Apple Watch. As for the iPhone, it may also feature the technology but Apple has yet to confirm that. Speaking of iPhones, more details about the iPhone 6 continue to surface. Apart from the September release expectations, foreseen specs include Force Touch as Marquee feature, advanced S-cycle and better camera. As for the design, analysts share previously that Apple may choose to stick with the original iPhone 6 dimensions as no signs of new design approach have surfaced. Apple has yet to confirm the release and features. All leaks and expectations should be taken with a grain of salt.

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