Apple’s tablet to sport a reinforced glass panel nears manufacturing

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With a rumor of 26 January introduction less than a month, Apple is buying pills left and right parts, including glass reinforced for Gizmo panel of 10 inches.

Two separate reports from trade publications suggest that Apple is preparing for mass manufacture tablet rumored to ship in late March 2010. According to a report Monday by the newspaper trade with Taiwan-based DigiTimes, making subsidiary Foxconn panel initially provide touch panels for Apple tablet, while Wintek could become a second source at a later time. The report echoes an earlier piece of the Apple Daily Chinese publication, and affirming that Wintek Dynapack provide 9.7-inch multi-touch and long battery life, respectively. Wintek is currently providing the display panel for the Apple iPhone.

Digitimes said that Apple will announce the tablet in early January 2010, with volume shipments planned for March or April, in line with the reports of the high media profile. Interestingly, Digitimes cited refers to Apple about the quality of glass panel as the reason for the delay:

Apple has been seeking solutions to strengthen glass 10-inch panel for the device and was forced to delay the launch until the first quarter of 2010, the sources said. Foxconn optical glass processing subsidiary G-Tech Optoelectronics will provide a glass building process for the device, while Taiwan-based optical film maker Wah Hong Industrial, would also landed orders for components.

Taiwan Economic Journal trade publication also links to Apple Cheng Uei Precision, reporting on Monday (original in Chinese, translated by Google) that the company received a large order for parts compressed panel connector, presumably for Apple. Yair Reiner, Oppenheimer analyst predicted a $ 1,000 Apple tablet coming March 2010, the scheduling of manufacturing ramp for February. The media believes that the gadget could be called “iSlate” because Apple said the domain iSlate.com and “iSlate” trademark.

Digitimes, Apple Daily, and a number of trade publications that Apple did not report that charged its former manufacturing partner Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry), with making the gizmo. Foxconn Digitimes previously linked with the production of 400,000 units for the launch of a tablet of Q1 2010. Foxconn rumored to have been commissioned for the fourth-generation iPhone. A Western nickname for Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry, Foxconn Apple partner is a long time to manufacture which assembles the iPhones, iPods and Mac minis.

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