November 23 news, investment bank Jefferies, said today that Apple has some of the iPhone and the iPad display manufacturing to the Japanese Sharp, it may first be launched in 2012 in the new TV equipment.
Jefferies analyst mizque (Peter Misek) that the reason Apple’s business to Japan’s Sharp, Samsung Electronics is mainly due to the smartphone, a rival on the plate, resulting in increased costs. Mizque said in the report that he visited Japan, talks with industry executives to learn the news.
Mizque said: “For Sharp, this is a big business, because it invested heavily to expand production capacity and upgrade the factory, Apple has a new partner, allows to control the manufacture, to ensure low-cost provider.”
Mizque said TV manufacturers want to find out the true Apple TV, including Samsung. Apple will be Sharp’s Sakai plant, this plant produces improved version of the FTF display products, Apple may be in the commercial television was launched in February next year, also known as iTV.
Mizque said in the report, the competition behind the TV manufacturers are probably at least 6-12 months, because of their lack of software, cloud computing experience to compete with Apple.
Mizque said, Apple has about 5-10 one hundred million U.S. dollars purchasing manufacturing equipment, exclusive to Sharp plant for the production of the iPhone and iPad display. The relationship between Apple and Samsung continue to deteriorate. Apple no longer rely on the display in addition to Samsung, to diversify, it will flash a number of orders to the Toshiba.