View this article at: http://www.macnn.com/articles/05/05/16/new.ipod.manufacturer/ Monday, May 16, 2005 4:00pm Apple broadens iPod supply base with new manufacturer While Taiwanese manufacturer Inventec continues to produce the bulk of Apple's hard drive-based iPods, a second company has joined the fray. Confirmation came this week via chipmaker PortalPlayer's quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the document, the company notes that it is now shipping chips to a second, unnamed manufacturer that is building products for Apple. Last September, Apple inked a deal with Asustek to serve as a second supplier for the iPod mini. Asustek is already making the iPod shuffle.