The Sale Of iPad2 Slowed Down By The Japanese Crisis

The Sale Of iPad2 Slowed Down By The Japanese Crisis

The latest Internet Tablet from Apple might be experiencing difficulties of Japanese component suppliers.

The festival will waste her Friday, scheduled for the Commercialization of the iPad 2 in 25 countries, including France? It is likely that the shelf is available in limited quantities, so the sale of Dell latitude d430 battery. "We do not comment on rumors or speculation," says the firm at the apple, which states that the sale of its Internet Tablet in Japan will be delayed. Research firm iSuppli IHS is more worried: "The consequence of the earthquake in Japan may pose logistical problems and disruptions in the supply chain of the iPad 2."

Since its launch on March 11, success is such that the iPad two runs out. 0.5 to 1 million units were purchased, according to experts. Sales that underpin the world leader in this market to Compaq evo n400c battery, after the sale of 14.79 million in the first iPad 2010. Now, the Cupertino company will face "a lack of components produced in the devastated region, which includes the" electronic compass AKM Semiconductor, very difficult to replace the battery.

Probably, advanced technology glass screen produced by Asahi, "says IHS iSuppli. Memory chips, supplied by Toshiba, can be replaced by those from South Korea's Samsung and Micron Technology of the U.S. However, despite the label "Made in China" Toshiba pa3534u 1brs battery, IHS iSuppli notes that its components are made by Apple in Japan, which buys Archipelago, due to the special shape of the battery polymer lithium-ion batteries.

Zero stock

Even if the iPad 2 is assembled in the land of factories, in Shenzhen, the Taiwanese Foxconn group, Apple claimed at its suppliers 'best practices' which include a "lean production with zero inventory", invented by Toyota. These difficulties are likely to affect the iPhone and the produce of Toshiba satellite a300 battery. Sony Ericsson mobile world number six, said that its smartphones could be in short supply. The handheld gaming Nintendo 3DS relief could also be lacking. Japan will have an impact for all groups of consumer electronics.

Although few of production lines for semi-conductors have been directly affected by the earthquake that shook the north-east of the archipelago, the numerous aftershocks that still occur with intensities ranging between 4 and 7, which will affect the Toshiba portege m300 battery industry in Japan. These are lessons that can be drawn from a study just released by research firm iSuppli IHS.