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Friday 22 April 2022
Notebook component shortages worsening on China lockdowns
A variety of notebook components including connectors, wirings, PCBs, plastics, metal parts and molds, all long in sufficient supply, have slipped into shortages due to production...
Monday 15 November 2021
Inventec enterprise notebook order visibility reaches year-end 2022
Inventec's order visibility for enterprise notebooks has extended to the end of 2022 as its clients have turned to place long-term orders to counter the IC shortages amid the demand...
Thursday 12 August 2021
Notebook component suppliers post disappointing 2Q21 results
Unlike foundries and downstream device assemblers who have reported impressive sales and profits for the second quarter, notebook component suppliers had disappointing results for...
Thursday 15 July 2021
Notebook component makers see customers raise order pull-ins in 3Q21
Notebook components and parts makers including Getac have seen customers step up their pace in order pull-ins recently, according to company sources.
Tuesday 13 July 2021
Notebook component suppliers turn cautious due to market uncertainties in 2H21
Notebook component suppliers have turned cautious about building inventory as the upstream supply chain is now having mixed views over order visibility for the third quarter and beyond,...
Monday 12 July 2021
Notebook component shortage worsening in 3Q21 due to non-PC competition
Notebook ODMs expect component shortages to worsen in the third quarter, as competition to secure sufficient supply from other industry sectors such as automotive electronics, consumer...
Wednesday 30 June 2021
Notebook component suppliers stay positive
Suppliers of notebook components including connectors, power supply devices and keyboards remain optimistic about shipments in the third quarter of 2021, despite recent market concerns...
Wednesday 30 June 2021
Notebook component supply, 2H 2021

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Friday 25 June 2021
Highlights of the day: Notebook component shortage may start easing in 3Q21
The notebook sector expects components supply to improve starting third-quarter 2021, thanks partly to brand vendors revising their component...
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...
Tuesday 30 March 2021
Notebook component shortage to worsen in 2Q21, says Clevo
Clevo, which specializes in gaming and niche notebook manufacturing, expects shortages of display driver ICs and other notebook-use components and materials to worsen in the second...
Thursday 4 February 2021
Notebook chips in tight supply
The supply of notebook-use chips including display driver ICs, power management chips and audio codecs chips continues to fall short of demand in the first quarter of 2021 despite...
Friday 25 December 2020
Notebook component suppliers continue to see orders ramp up
Notebook component suppliers continue to see a ramp-up in orders, and are expected to enjoy a particularly strong first quarter in 2021, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 30 September 2020
PCB makers to see shipments hit by notebook component shortages
Shortages of several notebook components are likely to worsen in the fourth quarter, hitting PCB makers' shipments, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 29 September 2020
US sanctions on SMIC could further disrupt notebook components supply
If the US imposes trade sanctions against SMIC - the largest China-based pure-play foundry - the already tight global supply of notebook components could worsen, according to industry...