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Touch panel defect to delay iPhone 5 shipments?
By Charles Starrett
Contributing Editor
Published: Friday, September 23, 2011
News Categories: iPhone
A defect found in iPhone 5 touch panels produced by Wintek may affect the ability to meet initial shipment targets of the device, according to a new report. Citing iPhone supply chain makers, Digitimes reports that the defect, referred to as a “delayed bubble,” is difficult to avoid during panel production and is not detected during the lamination process, instead manifesting during assembly. While the report claims that Wintek is expected to remedy the defect quickly, as the touch panel manufacturing process for the iPhone 5 is the same as that for the iPhone 4, the company does account for 20-25 percent of the total production of touch panels used in the iPhone 5. Finally, the report claims that Apple aims to ship 25-26 million iPhone 5 units in the fourth quarter.
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Isn’t it amazing that EVERY TIME there is a new iPhone there is some story indicating some supply issue ?
How many times is the Apple stupid press going to be wound up and wind people up with Apple’s standard operating procedure to try to get those lines forming. We only have a few so line up now !!!!
You would think by now the game is old but P.T. Barnum knew better and so does Apple.
Posted by Mike on September 26, 2011 at 11:06 AM (PST)