Sharp Nearly Halts Production of IPad Screens, Reuters Reports

Sharp Corp. slowed a Japanese production line making screens for Apple Inc. iPads to a minimum level as the U.S. company manages inventory, according to a Reuters report.

The slowdown at Sharp’s Kameyama plant in central Japan started at the end of last year, and output of the 9.7-inch screens is now at the lowest rate needed to keep the line running, Reuters reported, citing two people it didn’t identify who have knowledge of Sharp’s production plans.