“A total of 19.5 million panels for the iPad 2 and new iPad will be shipped in third-quarter 2012, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers,” Rebecca Kuo and Adam Hwang report for DigiTimes.
“iPad panels are produced using a-Si TFT and oxide TFT technologies currently, and Apple will increase use of oxide TFT panels shipped by Sharp for the new iPad, the sources indicated,” Kuo and Hwang report. “In addition, Apply is decreasing the proportion of total shipments of iPad panels from Samsung Electronics and increasing those from Sharp and LG Display, the sources noted.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Better late than never! That’s right, hit ’em where it hurts, Tim!
[Attribution: AppleInsider. Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dominick P.” for the heads up.]