Apple Unlikely to Launch iTV By 2Q12?

DigiTimes is reporting that the launch of an iTV from Apple in the second quarter of 2012 is unlikely since Sharp is not ready to ship IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) display panels.

Apple reportedly has sought to source IGZO panels from Sharp for the production of iTVs as Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, which unveiled their 55-inch Super OLED and AMOLED TV models, respectively, at CES, both have regarded OLED TVs are their killer products for 2012, and therefore the two Korea-based companies are unlikely to share OLED panel production capacities with Apple.


DigiTimes says Sharp's 8G lines are able to produce panels in 32, 46, and 55-inch sizes; however, their sources say yield rates are a concern and the company is not ready to start shipping the panels Apple would need.