Reuters is reporting that LG is having difficulty keeping up with the demand for LCD screens that will be used in Apple’s iPad products. LG may still have trouble keeping up, even if they cut production of larger LCD screens used in televisions and use that production effort toward iPad screens. LG CEO Kwon Young-soo has even suggested that Apple may be forced to delay some of the international launches the company has planned for later this year.
“Demand (from Apple) keeps growing and we can’t meet it all. Apple may have to delay launches of the iPad for some countries due to tight component supplies and strong demand.
“We are considering increasing production lines for iPad products but overall supply is likely to remain tight until early next year.”
It sounds like Apple needs to find an additional display provider and damn fast. Otherwise, we may have another iPhone 4 situation on our hands.
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