iPad panel supply chain to see increasingly more orders for iPad mini

digitimes.com 06 Dec '12, 3am

iPad panel supply chain to see increasingly more orders for iPad mini

iPad panel supply chain to see increasingly more orders for iPad mini Siu Han, Taipei; Alex Wolfgram, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 5 December 2012] Panel suppliers for Apple's 9-inch iPad line are seeing an as high as 20% decrease in orders during the fourth quarter of 2012 while orders for Apple's iPad mini are continuing to climb, according to industry sources. The amount of panel area used in producing 7-inch tablet panels compared to the amount used in 9-inch ones is substantially less and will most likely affect revenues panel makers in Apple's iPad supply chain accumulate from tablet panel sales from the fourth quarter onwards, said the sources. The sources also revealed that back in October 2012, nearly 75% of iPad sales were for the iPad mini while the rest were mainly for fourth and third generation iPads and that they expect iPad mini panel orders to exceed 9-inch ones t...

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"in October 2012, nearly 75% of iPad sales were for the iPad mini" [link]
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RT @llsethj: Asian Supply Chain Sources say that DigiTimes is ramping up Apple related stories for the holiday quarter over 25%. [link]
@llsethj » 06 Dec '12, 3am
Asian Supply Chain Sources say that DigiTimes is ramping up Apple related stories for the holiday quarter over 25%. [link]
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iPad panel supply chain to see increasingly more orders for iPad mini [link]
@bd7349 » 06 Dec '12, 4am
RT @llsethj: Asian Supply Chain Sources say that DigiTimes is ramping up Apple related stories for the holiday quarter over 25%. [link]
@Glavicus » 06 Dec '12, 4am
RT @llsethj: Asian Supply Chain Sources say that DigiTimes is ramping up Apple related stories for the holiday quarter over 25%. [link]