The earthquake affects procurement of parts, there is also the possibility that the supply of "iPad 2" will tighten worldwide

Apple's iPad 2, which was released earlier in the United States on March 11,It will be short-selling quicklyAlthough it has become very high sales, it became clear that there was a possibility of global supply shortage as a result of the influence of parts production due to Tohoku region Pacific offshore earthquake.

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Japanese Earthquake Poses Potential Supply Problems for iPad 2

According to the press release of familiar iSuppli in the manufacturing cost survey of Apple products such as iPhone and iPad, parts supplied by Japanese manufacturers are used for iPad 2, so the parts supply is insufficient due to Tohoku Region Pacific Offshore Earthquake It seems that there is a possibility of bringing shortage of iPad 2 products.

The iPad 2 has adopted Toshiba NAND flash memory, DRAM made by Elpida, electronic compass made by Asahi Kasei Electronics, touch screen glass thought to be made by Asahi Glass.

ISuppli says that Samsung and Micron Technology can supply NAND flash memory from manufacturers such as Samsung and Micron Technology and DRAM from Samsung and others, but the electronic compass of iPad 2 is closely coordinated with acceleration sensors, gyroscopes, etc., Because it is susceptible to noise, the electronic compass says it is difficult to procure substitutes from manufacturers such as YAMAHA, Aichi Steel, Alps and others.

The same is true for glasses, iSuppli's survey shows that glasses used in iPad 2 are more flexible and durable than those of the original iPad, but Asahi Glass, which is seen as the manufacturer, A report has been confirmed that one third of the damage was damaged.

On March 25, it will be on sale in countries other than the United States, as well as the W - CDMA model plus a new lineup of CDMA2000 compatible models, so that it can be sold also in USA 's largest mobile phone company Verizon "IPad 2" is expected to increase demand for 3G models more than ever, but I am wondering how much impact this earthquake will have.