According to Reuters, quoting an unnamed source, Sharp is battling high costs and manufacturing difficulties that have cut into the profit the display maker will make on screen production, and 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.
iPhone 5 LCD panels to be in short-supply?
Posted on Friday, August 31 2012 @ 21:57 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck