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A federal jury in San Diego awarded Taction Technology over $5.7 billion in damages after finding that Apple’s Taptic Engine infringed on two haptics patents. The verdict, which stems from a lawsuit filed in 2021, covers technology used in iPhones and Apple Watches. Apple has vowed to appeal, arguing its technology is distinct from Taction’s designs, while Taction’s legal team celebrated the long-awaited decision.
Apple has filed a patent for a next-generation Taptic Engine, indicating ongoing innovation in haptic feedback technology for future devices.
Apple supplier Cirrus Logic has seemingly confirmed that the iPhone 15 Pro models will no longer feature solid-state buttons. The Texas-based company said it had continued to "engage with a strategic customer" and expected to "bring a new HPMS component to market in smartphones next year." Apple is Cirrus Logic's largest customer and accounted for 79% of its revenue in the 2022 fiscal year.
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has revealed that the next-generation iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max will no longer feature solid-state buttons due to unresolved technical issues before mass production. Kuo had previously said that the devices would be equipped with solid-state buttons, but now believes they will have physical buttons after all. The change will have "limited impact" on the mass production schedule and shipments for the Pro models.