apple may have ipad shortages amid production issues - touch screen overlay mac

Apple Inc.
This delayed iPad sales outside the US. S.
Because demand exceeds supply, analysts say, it may be difficult to obtain touch screens used in tablets.
Andrew rathweiler, an analyst at research firm ISuppli Corp. , said the size of the display could pose a challenge for suppliers who may not be able to produce the number of available screens Apple needs
In El Segundo, CaliforniaThe 9. 7-inch (25-centimeter)
The screen is larger than the iPhone and is made by LG Display Co. , Korea.
And Samsung Electronics
Japanese Seiko Epson company.
According to ISuppli.
"We know that the yield on the display is low and is causing production bottlenecks," Rassweiler said in an interview . ".
"They 've been doing it for the iPhone for a while, which is great, but once you're 9.
7 inch, this is a much more complicated process.
"Any restrictions could delay ceo Steve Jobs's efforts to conquer the tablet market before rivals like HP --Packard Co. and Dell Inc.
Start selling competitive equipment.
Jobs is betting that the iPad will start Apple's new business between the iPhone and Macintosh computers.
Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said Apple declined to comment on issues related to iPad manufacturing.
She reiterated the company's comments of April 14, "demand is well above our forecast and may continue to exceed our supply in the coming weeks.
Chris Goodhart, a Samsung spokeswoman in San Jose, Calif. , declined to comment.
LG spokeswoman Anthony Moon and Seiko's representative in Seoul did not respond to requests for comment.
Apple sold more than 500,000 iPads in the first week of its U. S. launch. S.
Debut in April 3.
Apple said it made a "difficult decision" to postpone the international launch of the iPad for a month because demand was greater than expected.
That means iPad. -
Mobile devices for surfing the Internet, reading e-books, playing music and watching videos--
Will not be available until May ends in the USK.
Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain and Switzerland. The iPad’s LED-
The backlit display is about 6 inch more than the color screen used in Apple's iPhone.
For the iPad, Apple chose a screen technology called IPS, or
The company says aircraft switching provides "clear, clear images and consistent colors
Wide perspective.
Apple did not disclose which suppliers provided parts for the iPad or who produced it, although it has said most of the products-
IPhone, Mac and iPod media player included-
It is produced by Chinese partners. No Surprise?
"The large-scale manufacturing of IPad is a considerable challenge ---
There are many key components coming into the device that have never been expanded on a large scale before
Market production, "said Yair Reiner, an analyst at Oppenheimer. in New York.
"We should not be surprised by some of these problems.
Morgan Stanley also said the iPad's delay overseas was linked to improved manufacturing capabilities.
The "maximum limit" is to produce enough touch
Katie Hubert, an analyst in New York, said the production of screen panels has increased.
London research firm Ovum expects Apple to ship 13 million iPads by the end of next year.
"The IPad is based on some high
Terminal components including Apple
A4 processor and 9 are designed. 7-
"Inch LCD screens will take up a lot of production time from Apple's manufacturing partners," said Inch analyst Tim Renowden . ".
Apple shares in Cupertino, California, fell 33 cents to $247.
07 trading in the Nasdaq stock market at 4 p. m. New York time.
The stock has doubled over the past year.
The analysis of ISuppli shows that touch
Sensitive, customized
The most expensive part of the IPad is the glass screen.
Out of $259, the price of the display is $95.
The company estimates the cost of Apple making the device.
According to Rassweiler, the special design of the screen makes it twice the price of a similar size netbook computer. Taiwan-
Headquartered in Shenghua company
Making glass coverage a necessary condition for detecting the touch of the user's fingertips, Broadcom Corp.
Texas Instruments.
ISuppli says the chips are provided to help control the touch screen.
Bill Branning, spokesman for Irvine, California
Headquartered in Broadcom, there was no response to a call seeking comment.
Kim Morgan in Dallas
Texas-based instruments declined to comment.
The representative did not respond to a request for comment.
Shaw Wu, an analyst at Kaufman, said Apple had previously encountered manufacturing difficulties with a number of products, including MacBook laptops and iMac desktops.
In San Francisco.
He said that the iPad screen is "expensive and difficult to produce" and it is not surprising that Apple may encounter making snafus in the first iteration of the new product.
"You really don't know where they are before production difficulties happen, so they are going through a learning process now," Wu said . ".
"They will re-adjust and re-adjust the production line before they correct it.