New iPhone shipments to fall below 15 million units in 3Q12, say sources

New iPhone shipments to fall below 15 million units in 3Q12, say sources

New iPhone shipments to fall below 15 million units in 3Q12, say sources Cage Chao, Taipei; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 22 August 2012] Projected shipments of a new iPhone in the third quarter of 2012 are likely to fall below 15 million units compared to 20 million units forecast previously due to low yield rates in the production of in-cell touch panels as well as a connector at the bottom of the phone, according to sources in the supply chain. Issues related to the poor yields of in-cell panels have been cited previously as possibly disrupting Apple's shipping schedule for new iPhones. The latest rumors indicate that Apple has recently redesigned a connector at the bottom of the new iPhone and that yield rates of the new connectors at Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) have been low due in part to insufficient supply of some key materials. A reduction in the first...

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