Coretronic has reportedly been selected to provide backlight units to Chimei Innolux (CMI) and LG Display for the second generation iPad, according to a DigiTimes report.
The second generation iPad is expected to hit the market at the end of the first quarter of 2011 and suppliers in the supply chain are estimated to start shipments in the first quarter.
It is understood that Coretronic is the only BLU supplier of CMI for iPad 2, while LG Display is getting iPad 2 BLUs from Coretronic and Radiant Opto-Electronics.
Coretronic declined to comment.
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