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Taiwanese firm to ship 30 million iPad 2 screens

Reuters is reporting that Taiwanese tech manufacturer AU Optronics Corp. has won a major contract from Apple to provide flat panel screens for the ultra-popular iPad 2.

With the high demand for the new device, it's no surprise that Apple is looking for new sources for this critical iPad 2 component. The AU Optronics contract will provide up to 30 million of the displays, occupying over half the capacity of the company's plant in Taichung.

The report cites local Taiwanese paper The Economic Daily News as the source, and MacStories notes that AU Optronics is the world's fourth-largest supplier of LCDs. The move by Apple follows unprecedented demand for the iPad 2, which has likely sold just over a million units in just the first weekend of availability. There has been speculation that the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan would cause production constraints on certain iPad 2 components, including the screens. With this new source of displays, Apple's ability to produce and ship iPad 2s should remain unfettered.



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Will

For those interested in a graphical overview of the small/medium TFT LCD industry in relation to the iPad display, check out: http://bit.ly/i1ajXo

March 31 2011 at 9:39 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Justin Elkow

The iPad screen is amazing even if it is not yet a "retina display". iPad is the best way to display digital photos hands down.

A great way to show off the photos is with miFrame:

http://stripedsail.com/products/ipad/miframe-ipad-dock/#video1

Justin - miFrame designer

March 31 2011 at 7:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mashimaro669

I think those IPS screen manufacture by LG ?

March 31 2011 at 7:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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