According to TPK Holding Company and Wintek , apple cut by 15-20% supplies of touch panels for iPhone 4S, which indicates the completion of smartphone life cycle .
Among the recent rumors we remember that the iPhone will get a new generation of four-inch screen made of in-cell touch technology, implying a combination of display and touch layer. This circumstance does not allow manufacturers of sensors TPK Holding and Wintek to supply products for Apple in the previous volumes. In particular, TPK has predicted ten percent revenue decline in the second quarter 2012.
The total amount of supply touch panels TPK Holding and Wintek in the second half this year, barely exceeds one-third of the number of products shipped in the first half.