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AU Optronics Reportedly Making up Ground on 'iPad Mini' Display Production
Amid reports of component yield issues holding back launch supplies of the "iPad mini" earlier this month, it was reported that AU Optronics, which had been slated to produce two million display panels during the third quarter, was experiencing issues that resulted in the company providing only 400,000 units over that time period. AU Optronics was said to be responsible for 40% of Apple's target of five million panels for the quarter, with LG Display responsible for the other 60%.
Just a week before Apple is expected to introduce the iPad mini, China Economic News Service now reports that AU Optronics has resolved its production issues and is making up for lost time by boosting its production from two million panels per month to three million at Apple's request.
AU Optronics Corp., a major maker of thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panel in Taiwan, has replaced old photo masks to overcome problems in production of display panels for Apple's new iPad mini, hence motivating Apple to increase order by 50%, according to insiders but not commented upon by AUO.The new production target is said to be going into effect in "mid-October", although it is not entirely clear how quickly those additional panels will make their way through the supply chain and into finished products.
A launch date for the iPad mini is not yet known, but Apple's history of major iOS device launches suggests that availability could come approximately a week and a half after its October 23 introduction, with Friday, November 2 being a possible debut date. First-generation products have, however, in the past seen longer lead times than new versions of existing products.
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91 months ago
Is it just me, or does that look like the same size as a Galaxy Note? You know, the one all the fanboys say is too big...
Yeah one is a phone and other is a tablet?
Is this post even serious?
91 months ago
As is always the case, never buy first gen products. Those that do, I can foresee a TON of "My screen sucks on my iPad Mini" threads. And people complained about the iPad 3 screen :rolleyes:
91 months ago
I understand Apple will rename the existing product the Maxi iPad after introducing the Mini.
Sure, just like they did with the Maxi iPod!
Oh wait.
91 months ago
you're really proud of yourself huh? so clever. did you come up with that all on your own lol
91 months ago
I've had the iPad 3 for a while.
I just got the Nexus 7
I got to say , the Nexus 7 isn't quite AS fast...but it's fast.
And what it can do .....BLOWS THE iPAD AWAY !
Cheaper , more flexible and an overall better user experience
I just got the Nexus 7
I got to say , the Nexus 7 isn't quite AS fast...but it's fast.
And what it can do .....BLOWS THE iPAD AWAY !
Cheaper , more flexible and an overall better user experience
91 months ago
As is always the case, never buy first gen products.
It's a bit hard to avoid, isn't it? iPad 1 was a new product category = 1st gen. iPad 2 was a major hardware redesign = 1st gen. iPad 3 was the iPad 2 with a brand new type of display in it = 1st gen. iPad 4 will have that display but the rest will probably be redesigned again = 1st gen.Or take stuff the iPod Nano, which radically redesigned from the ground up every time a new model comes out. If you're gonna hold out for a tried and true Nano you can NEVER buy one. You wouldn't be able to buy much Apple stuff at all, other than interim iPhone models with "S" attached to their names, speedbumped Macs, the iPod Classic and Shuffle, the Thunderbolt display, and the keyboard+mouse.
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