Hit-or-miss Asian publication DigiTimes reports that LG saw a 90% cut in full-size iPad screen orders from December to January. During that period, Apple allegedly decreased orders for 9.7-inch displays from 6 million to 600,000.

The reduction is blamed on growing user interest in the iPad mini, as most of the 5 million panels supplied by LG were actually for the smaller tablet. The California device maker could have also simply overproduced full-size iPad units to keep up with holiday demand and is now slowing down the manufacturing process to clear post-Christmas in-channel inventory.
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