New tips have revealed that Apple is expanding the number of companies supplying printed circuit boards (PCBs) even ahead of the actual launch timeframe for the next iPad. Originally going with just three, Apple is thought to be adding four more that include Compeq Manufacturing, Gold Circuit Electronics, Meiko and Nan Ya PCB. The Digitimes insiders said newcomers would ship only small amounts between late February and early March before shipping en masse in April.
