Electronics manufacturer Sharp has fallen behind schedule on production of its allotment of screens for Apple, according to Reuters, just weeks before the high-profile launch is expected to showcase a new iPhone. (Credit: Apple)
According to Reuters, quoting an unnamed source, Sharp is battling high costs and manufacturing difficulties which have cut into the profit the display maker will make on screen production, and the source said as a result Apple may provide further "financial incentives" to speed up production.
According to a story in the Wall Street Journal it remains "unclear" when the Sharp can start shipping the panels, and whether or not the manufacturing problems may affect supply after launch.
On August 2, Sharp president Takashi Okuda said in a press briefing that the company would begin shipping screens this month for the new product -- heavily rumored to be the iPhone5 -- after being chosen to manufa... [Read more]
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