Samsung and LG become the first iPad3 panel supplier Sharp out

According to a report from the US technology blog site PatentlyApple on Wednesday, Korean media reported that Samsung and LG Display have confirmed that they will provide LCD panels for the Apple iPad 3. Prior to this, it was reported that Sharp would provide the iPad 3 display, but according to the latest report it has been lost in the first batch of purchase lists.

It is expected that the Apple iPad 3 will be released as early as the first quarter of this year.

According to reports, Sharp and Samsung and LG Display competed in the design of the iPad 3 display panel, but it is rumored that Sharp failed to obtain Apple's mass production approval. According to reports, Sharp has been working on the development of high-level panels based on oxide semiconductor TFTs.

Previously there were rumors that Apple would use Sharp's IGZO (Indium Gallium Oxide) panel to replace the IPS LCD panels used in existing products.

According to industry sources, Apple plans to purchase at least 65 million LCD panels for the iPad 3 this year. In order to meet the launch of the first iPad 3, Samsung and LG Display estimated that the number of LCD panels supplied in the first quarter will exceed 5 million.

According to sources, the sales of the Apple iPhone 4S in South Korea are not as expected. According to South Korean media reports, since the iPhone 4S was released in South Korea on November 11 last year, the sales volume reached 500,000, and although the number is impressive, it is still inferior to the performance of the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 at the time of launch.