Apple Watch Delay Partly Due to Defective Part, Sources Say
Marketwatch and the Wall Street Journal reported that a key component of the Apple Watch has been found to have trouble, citing sources with inside knowledge of the issue.
The defective part is called the taptic engine, which produces the sensation of a vibration on the wrist, which serves as a notification for the wearer. Apple employed two suppliers to produce the taptic engines, the report said.
After mass production began in February, Apple began a series of reliability testing with the devices. During the process, the company found that the engines made by AAC Technologies Holdings Inc., of Shenzhen, China, started to break down over time, the sources said.
As a result of the part’s problem, Apple scrapped some of its completed watches — which has added to the already complex launch.
