Defective panels Wintek can disrupt the supply of iPhone 5
The next version of Smartphone iPhone 5 still waiting for his announcement, and experts have already started discussing possible obstacles awaiting news on the way to the stores of stores.
Taiwanese resource DigiTimes, citing sources in the network of suppliers of components, reported that in some sensory panels manufactured for iPhone 5 by Wintek detected defect which could ultimately disrupt the delivery of products.
The so-called “defect” is difficult to define retained bubbles during the manufacture of panels. His identify only during smartphones.
The fact that the process of manufacture of touchscreens for iPhone 5 virtually indistinguishable from the production of this product for previous versions of the Smartphone, the sources believe that Wintek can move quickly to deal with the causes of the resulting marriage.
The Wintek accounted for about 20-25% of the total trackpads, used in the iPhone 5, while the Taiwanese company TPK Holding ships about 60-65% of the total, while Chimei Innolux supplies the rest.
According to sources, in the fourth quarter of this year, Apple plans to deliver about 25-26 million next-generation smartphones.
The company does not comment on the Wintek information, saying only that all its products are delivered without delay strictly within the stipulated time contracts.