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Wednesday 9 June 2021
Surging COVID-19 infections in Taiwan and Malaysia could further constraint notebook component supply
With Asia Pacific countries such as Taiwan and Malaysia witnessing COVID-19 infections surging, sources from the upstream supply chain believe shortages of notebook components could...
Wednesday 9 June 2021
PSMC confirms one employee infected with coronavirus
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) has said one of its domestic employees at its factory site in Miaoli County, northern Taiwan has been confirmed infected with COVID-19,...
Wednesday 9 June 2021
DRAM contract prices to rise at slower rate in 3Q21
DRAM contract prices will rise by a slower 3-8% rate in the third quarter after registering a 18-23% rally in the second quarter, according to TrendForce.
Tuesday 8 June 2021
Taiwan backend capacity tightens further on COVID cluster infections
Taiwan's backend capacity supply is being further constrained by COVID cluster infections at some OSATs including King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Greatek Electronics.
Tuesday 8 June 2021
Yageo, Holy Stone, Ample report increased revenues for May
Passive component vendors and their upstream suppliers including Yageo, Holy Stone and Ample Electronics Technology have all reported revenue growths for May.
Tuesday 8 June 2021
Accton production capacity unaffected by infections
Networking device maker Accton Technology has said that operation of its plant in Chunan, northern Taiwan, has remained normal after 12 employees of the plant were confirmed COVID-19...
Tuesday 8 June 2021
Greatek says fab suspension unlikely
Over a dozen employees at logic IC packager Greatek Electronics have been infected with COVID-19, but the company has no plans to suspend its fab operations, according to company...
Tuesday 8 June 2021
KYEC to see June sales fall 30-35% on reduced capacity utilization
Taiwan's dedicated IC testing house King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) will see its June revenues fall 30-35% as a result of its plants in Miaoli County, northern Taiwan operating at a...
Tuesday 8 June 2021
Foxsemicon sees COVID cluster infections
Semiconductor equipment maker Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, an affiliate of the Foxconn Technology Group, has announced suspension of its fab operations in Taiwan for two days...
Tuesday 8 June 2021
Notebook demand to stay robust in 2H21
Notebook demand arising from stay-at-home economy will remain strong in the second half of 2021, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 8 June 2021
Concerns raised again over Taiwan chip supply stability
Concerns about the stability of Taiwan's IC industry supply chain have been raised again, as clusters of COVID-19 infections have hit several local chip plants.
Monday 7 June 2021
MediaTek reiterates guidance despite impact of KYEC fab suspension
MediaTek, a major customer of OSAT King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) which halted its chip production for two days due to a cluster of COVID-19 infections at its factory site in northern...
Monday 7 June 2021
Taiwan backend houses caught in cluster COVID infections
Taiwan's major dedicated IC testing house King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has been ordered by the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) to have all its migrant workers undergo a 14-day...
Friday 4 June 2021
KYEC to suspend fab operations due to cluster of COVID-19 infections
Wafer probing house King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) will close its fab operations in Taiwan for two days starting the evening of June 4 due to a cluster of COVID-19 infections at its...
Friday 4 June 2021
Notebook demand robust in Asia Pacific, says Acer
Notebook demand in the Asia-Pacific region has been robust with no signs of reversal, according to Andrew Hou, Acer president of Pan Asia Pacific.