Apple facing supply shortage of upcoming high-end iPad displays


A file photo of a customer trying an iPad Air at a store in Seoul, South Korea. The new iPad Pro models will be Apple’s first major hardware launch of 2021 and will add to a product line that has performed particularly well as people increasingly work and study from home. — Bloomberg

The next-generation display destined to be a highlight of Apple Inc’s upcoming top-tier iPad Pro is facing production issues that could lead to short initial supplies of the new device, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Cupertino, California-based tech giant plans to showcase a new MiniLED display technology in the 12.9in iPad Pro set to be announced as early as the second half of April. But the firm’s overseas suppliers are dealing with poor manufacturing yields, the people who asked not to be named discussing sensitive matters said. At least one of the MiniLED makers has had to recently pause production as a result, one person added.

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