Intel is making large investments in touch display manufacturers like Wintek, TPK, HannsTouch and Cando.

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Sadly, this wasn't the case for Wintek -- screen supplier for Nokia, Huawei and Apple.

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Wintek reportedly responded that its products are being delivered as scheduled.

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Thursday morning, the New York Times published the results of a lengthy investigation into the manufacturing practices of Apple suppliers, Chengdu, China-based Foxconn and Wintek.

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The Quanta assembled Apple netbook rumor that kicked off in March with a Commercial Times report calling for a Wintek-supplied touchscreen has returned... with a fever.

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Harbinger of supply chain gossip Digitimes is reporting that the electronics maker has just enlisted Wintek to provide touch panels for its next gen tablet, slated to launch this October.

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Since the manufacturing process of touch panels used in iPhone 5 is of the same as that for iPhone 4, Wintek is expected to remedy the defect quickly, the sources indicated.

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Now, the good news: Wintek has promised that workers will get their bonuses, and further said that the factory hasn't used n-hexane since August -- complete with proof that current n-hexane levels are lower than safety regulations require.

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Apple has asked companies in its supply chain to develop flat panel modules and LED light bars for two iPad prototypes code-named J1 and J2, the story says, adding that TPK Holding will begin to supply touch panels to Apple in November before Wintek start ships similar parts in December.

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