Intel Planning Booming Touch Screen Demand for New Laptops: Tech
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With demand for tablets and smartphones surging, Intel Corp. is betting that supplies of touchscreens will start to run short just as PC makers begin to introduce touch-enabled laptops and other devices.
To ensure that PC manufacturers don’t get squeezed out, the chipmaker last month said it had agreed to pay four Taiwanese touch-screen makers to secure supplies of the parts.