After Japan's Quake, Taiwan Helps Fill iPad 2 Supply-Chain Gaps

Posted by timothy on Thursday March 31, 2011 @08:37AM from the evil-violent-capitalist-oppressor-invaders-from-cupertino dept.

RedEaredSlider writes "Like many device manufacturers, Apple cannot seem to escape supply concerns in the wake of the ongoing crisis in Japan. The company is hoping that AU Optronics will fill the void left by companies like Hitachi and Toshiba, both of which have been affected by the series of disasters that have rocked Japan. Damage to many factories from the earthquake and an ongoing nuclear disaster has disrupted supply chains and caused large slowdowns in production of vital electronic components."

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What about quality? by jackd · 2011-03-31 09:09 · Score: 5, Interesting

This could easily have extended consequences for the quality of the devices that are put in the market over the next 1-6 months. New possibly untested stopgap suppliers, providing technology condensed sensitive parts. This won't just affect Apple, many manufacturers will get hit by this. Would be interesting to see stats for returns from some of these companies over the next few months.