Potential Supply Problems for iPad 2

IHS iSuppli announced that its latest research suggests the earthquake in Japan may disrupt the supply of components necessary to produce Apple’s iPad 2.

Japan Quake Impacts Electronic Components Supply and Pricing

IHS iSuppli offered further commentary on the possible impact the earthquake in Japan may have on the price and supply of NAND flash memory, DRAM, microcontrollers, standard logic, LCD panels and LCD parts and materials.

Taiyo Yuden Halts Fukushima Recordable Disc Production

Taiyo Yuden announced the earthquake that struck the northern region of Japan on March 11, 2011 may affect shipments from its That’s Fukushima subsidiary, which manufacturers recordable CD (CD-R), DVD (DVD±R) and Blu-ray (BD-R) discs.