Apple fans and enthusiasts were eager to finally purchase an iPad,a tablet computer with a touch-screen that Apple claims will "bridge the gap" between a cell phone and a laptop computer.

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However, in-cell touch is expected to take off in 2012 as yield rates improve.

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Shipments for in-cell touch, which first came to market in 2009, didn't materialize in 2010.

ENGADGET: Report: Touchscreen demand to grow by 90-percent, led by mobile, tablet markets

The LCD industry has been working on the in-cell touch technology for several years.

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