Chi Mei encountered technical barriers IPAD3 display Supplier

Sina Science and technology news Beijing time August 22 morning, according to Taiwan's "electronic times" reported that the industry news that, because of technical barriers, Chi Mei failed to become Apple ipad 3 LCD panel suppliers. Chimei has previously entered the ipad 2 panel supply chain, which uses the IPs LCD panel. But Apple's new tablet has higher resolution requirements.　　The ipad 2 is equipped with a 9.7-inch 1024x768 pixel LCD panel, but the ipad 3 resolution will reach 2048x1536 pixels.　　According to the news, Chi Mei has also been in the development panel to meet the ipad 3 configuration requirements, but the panel in the light transmittance, the production rate of the problems caused the Chi Mei failed to obtain Apple certification. Since the acquisition of Hitachi's technology license in July 2010, Chi Mei has begun the development of IPs LCD panels.　　The technologies reached by Hitachi and Chimei involve IPs, Super-ips, Advanced-super IPs, Ips-pro and Ips-pro-prolleza panel technologies.　　Chi Mei originally planned to start mass production of IPs panels at the end of 2010 or early 2011, but the lower production yield led to a delay, until only in the last few months began production, Chi Mei July IPs monthly capacity of nearly 500,000 pieces, Chi Mei plan to increase the August capacity to 1 million. The message also points out that the 2048x1536 resolution required by the IPad 3 is also a challenge for other suppliers such as LG and Samsung.　　In addition to two South Korean suppliers, Sharp has been selected as the ipad 3 panel supplier. But if Chimei can improve its panel quality and satisfy Apple's demands, it still has a chance to become an ipad 3 supplier. The news said that Chi Mei recently invested NT $81 billion to upgrade production equipment. (Xiao Ming)