iPad multi2 behind the postponement

Recently, Apple's retina version of the iPad mini is expected to be postponed again and again. The main reason is the repeated changes in the production plan of the display suppliers. This is due to the fact that there are still many technical problems still existing in various manufacturers. NPD DisplaySearch was the first market research company to report the production date of this 2048x1536 7.9-inch monitor. It once said that the monitor will be put into production in July this year (note that the display production date is not the iPad mini's production date).

Later, various reports said that the production date of the monitor was postponed until the third quarter of this year, and now DisplaySearch and Citi Research both stated that the production date of the iPad mini may be postponed.

In the end, what caused the vendor to postpone the production date of the monitor? The answer is that this monitor's size and pixel requirements have entered a "no man's land". At present, no one vendor has obvious advantages in terms of technology, and there are all kinds of entanglement. iPad Mmini 2 body is too thin, even thinner than the iPhone 5, and its pixel requirements are also very high, which brings a lot of manufacturers to mass production challenges.

For this reason, Apple is also facing some difficult choices. Here are a few aspects of Apple's current headaches:

LTP: This technology has been used for iPhone 4 with a 4-inch screen, but for the 7.9-inch large-screen iPad mini, it seems impractical with current technology. Manufacturer: Japan Display Co., Ltd. (Japan Petroleum Institute).

Oxide: Also known as IGZO technology, according to the report from DisplaySearch and IHS iSuppli, according to Apple's requirements, this is also a great challenge. Manufacturer: Sharp.

Amorphous: Although this technology is widely used in various devices such as the iPad 3 and the iPad 4, it is not necessarily suitable for such a thin iPad mini 2. Manufacturers: LG Display and other "display production dates" are not "plate production dates": IHS iSuppli claims that the high-volume production of monitors will have a date of at least the fourth quarter of today. Traditionally, Apple will release the iPad mini before the monitor mass production, but according to the current situation, this will be a huge risk. Key point: The date when the monitor is put into production may be at any time, but the commissioning date of the tablet may be one to two quarters after the monitor is put into operation.