Taiwan’s Digitimes writes,

Apple has reportedly added two additional touch panel makers, Chimei Innolux and Cando, to its touch panel supplier list for iPad 2 in addition to current suppliers Wintek, Sintek Photronics and TPK Touch Solutions due to expanding market for the tablet PCs, according to industry sources.

Apple’s orders of iPad 2 are expected to top six million units a month compared to a volume of four million units a quarter for the current version, pushing Apple to expand the number of touch panel suppliers, the sources noted.

Massive growth!  Not sure if this is new news and/or already priced,  but should make for an interesting options expiration.   Apple has been freebasing for the past two months after its massive run-up into the October 17 earnings release.  Giddy up!