Apple adds third supplier for iPad 2 touch panels, report claims

By on Apr 19, 2011 at 9:35 PM
Tablets April 19, 2011

Strong demand for Apple’s iPad 2 tablet has reportedly lead the Cupertino-based company to add a third touch panel manufacturer to its supply chain. Bloomberg has confirmed the deal with two anonymous sources who claim that Foxconn affiliate Chimei Innolux will begin supplying touchscreen displays for Apple’s iPad 2 beginning next month. The Taiwan-based manufacturer will join Apple’s current iPad 2 touch panel suppliers, Wintek and TPK Holding, which apparently have not been able to combine to meet the unrelenting demand for Apple’s latest tablet. Apple declined to comment on the deal, as did Wintek, TPK Holding and Chimei Innolux.

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  • http://twitter.com/scaryslow john K.

    Didn’t we see a report just today that the iPad 2 is not meeting sales expectations?

    • Calvin Williams

      Yes we did, but they are still in low supply.

    • Anonymous

      It’s cuz they can’t make enough. Bittersweet problem.

    • http://webhostingreview.info/managed-hosting/ smithon

      have seen about it

  • @j_nathaniel

    Well, when you are suing them it becomes necessary…

  • Anonymous

    Pretty soon they will not have any suppliers if they continue to sue everybody.LOL!!!

  • 1T2dirtnap

    I wish Android tablets had this problem. =

  • Anonymous

    I have two ios devices and three android devices. I would be really tempted by an Ipad 2 mini 7″. The games seem better for ios, but I love my android phones.

  • Firemanprice

    Good them maybe I can have my ipod 2 in time for anniversary in July.

    • Firemanprice

      That’s than, not them and ipad2 not ipod 2.

  • ShuManChu

    Did anybody notice that the black iPad belongs to the white girl and the white iPad belongs the the black boy?

  • http://twitter.com/bruceguenther Bruce Guenther

    they had to add a 3rd supplier, they just sued their 2nd supplier Samsung

  • http://profiles.google.com/brandon.hoffman90 brandon hoffman

    does anybody notice that a black guy is on the black ipad and the white girl is on the white ipad? simple mistake or is apple being racist? hmmm come on apple fans back your fruit shit up

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