Who makes the touch screen glass for Apple products?

AnswerAccording to Reuters, July 2, 2007

Following are some of the key parts and their makers that have been identified so far:

1. South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (005930.KS: Quote, Profile, Research) makes the main processor as well as the flash memory chips that store music, photos and other user data *

2. The processor is based on an architecture licensed from Britain's ARM Holdings Plc (ARM.L: Quote, Profile, Research) #

3. Germany's Infineon Technologies (IFXGn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) supplies the phone's transceiver and baseband processor #

4. Britain's Wolfson Microelectronics Plc (WLF.L: Quote, Profile, Research) makes the audio processing chip. Wolfson already supplies audio chips for Apple's popular iPods *

5. U.S.-based Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (MRVL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) makes the Wi-Fi chip that allows the iphone to connect to the internet wirelessly *

6. Skyworks Solutions Inc. (SWKS.O: Quote, Profile, Research) supplies the cellular network power amplifier *

7. Britain's CSR Plc (CSR.L: Quote, Profile, Research) makes the Bluetooth chip that supports wireless accessories such as microphones *

8. Linear Technology Corp. (LLTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) supplies the USB battery charger, a part that is also used in iPods #

9. Broadcom Corp. (BRCM.O: Quote, Profile, Research), privately held NXP Semiconductors and National Semiconductor Inc. (NSM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) make components to support the touch screen #

10. Micron Technology Inc. (MU.N: Quote, Profile, Research) makes the 2-megapixel image sensor for the iphone's camera #

11.Other components were supplied by Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN.N: Quote, Profile, Research), Europe's STMicroelectronics (STM.PA: Quote, Profile, Research), Silicon Storage Technology Inc. (SSTI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and RF Microdevices Inc. (RFMD.O: Quote, Profile, Research) #

From iFixit, a Web site offering parts and self-repair guides for iPods and Macintosh computers. The company, which has conducted similar "tear downs" on other Apple products, posted step-by-step photos of the process on its Web site at: iphone">http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iphone