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LG Innotek ramps up iPhone 18 Pro camera, AI substrate output

The Korea Herald - Business Trade press Published 10th August 2026 South Korea

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LG Innotek is heading into Apple's September iPhone launch off its best-ever first half, pushing on two fronts: a variable-aperture camera module now ramping up for the iPhone 18 Pro, and a longer-term expansion in the semiconductor substrates used in AI servers. The Korean parts maker is supplying the module for a variable-aperture main camera expected in the iPhone 18 Pro, the first iPhone to use it. Adjustable apertures are standard on conventional camera lenses but new to the iPhone, which h

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The Korea Herald - Business · Business News
Published
10th August 2026
Original report
koreaherald.com

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Category
Supply Chain & Logistics
Geography
South Korea
Organisations
None identified
Collected
11th August 2026 · 10:25

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Significance 2 · Moderate
Confidence 1 · Very Low

Initial Significance Moderate (34.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (27.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Geographic Breadth (0.0/10 points). Initial Confidence Very Low (17.5/100, data sufficiency: Insufficient). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (12.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Specificity (0.0/20 points).

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Procurement Impact
Limiting factor
Geographic Breadth