AUO to Supply Panels for Second-Generation Nexus 7

According to a new report from Digitimes, Google and Asustek Computer, will start shipping the second-generation Nexus 7 at the end of the second quarter. The tablet is then expected expected to hit market shelves in the third quarter. This is based on information from the ‘sometimes reliable’ supply-chain sources.

Key highlights from the report include:

• The new tablet will feature a 7-inch low-temperature poly-silicon (LTPS) panel, produced mainly by AU Optronics (AUO).

• About one million units of the second-generation Nexus 7 will be shipped in May. Shipments will total around eight million units in all of 2013.

Digitimes