Synaptics is working with Apple for iPhone 7

Apple ordered from Synaptics drivers for iPhone 7 screen, the Cupertino are forced to work with Synaptics after the latter company bought Renesas SP Drivers last year.

Renesas SP Drivers Most of the drivers were providers for iPhone screens terminals, but since September 2014 it became a subsidiary of Synaptics, and now seems to have been completely absorbed as a division for those at Synaptics.

Apple had already ordered the Synaptics drivers to be used in the iPhone 7 screen, and this indicates that its engineers have not succeeded so far developed the necessary software for the desktop that will be used in future terminal iPhone .

Although working with Apple, those from Synaptics provides drivers for screens terminals HTC, Samsung, Google, Motorola, etc., so that in this situation the Cupertino have some exclusivity that are normally accustomed to when it comes to their terminals iPhone.

Apple places driver IC orders for 2016 iPhone models with Synaptics Cage Chao, Taipei; Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES [Thursday 5 November 2015]. Apple has placed LCD driver IC orders for its 2016 series of iPhones with Synaptics, indicating its in-house developed touch and display driver integration (TDDI) single-chip solutions will not be ready, according to industry sources.

After purchasing Renesas, those from Synaptics had problems in maintaining the company's orders Apple, but here it since engineers of Cupertino not handle ourselves iPhone 7 will use the products of the company Synaptics and this will not affect our experience.

Apple hired in the past for his team Renesas engineers dedicated to the development of drivers for iPhone-sized screens, but here the team is not yet mature enough to provide one of the solutions for mobile terminals in Cupertino.