LG Display Loses Some iPad 2 Panel Orders Over Quality Issues

LG Display has lost some 9.7-inch panel orders for the Apple iPad 2 to Samsung and Chimei Innolux after issues with quality, reports DigiTimes.

LGD, as the largest panel supplier for the iPad 2, began using its 6G LCD plant to produce 9.7-inch panels for the Apple tablets in second-quarter 2011. The maker originally planned to enhance the panels' monthly supply to nearly four million units in third-quarter from around three million units in the second quarter.

But quality issues with the LGD panels for the iPad 2 have disrupted the maker's production pace and have caused Apple to suspend new orders for the maker, the sources claimed. Apple has turned to Samsung and CMI to meet its demand.


LGD's 9.7-inch panels apparently failed to pass drop tests, during which their backlight units (BLUs) failed. DigiTimes' source also added that the panels' yield rates were unable to meet Apple's requirements.

LGD is working to resolve the issues and will likely retain its role as the leading panel supplier if the quality issues can be solved quickly.

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