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Thursday 27 October 2011
Heat-pipe maker Auras to benefit from transferred orders
Heat-pipe maker Auras Technology will benefit from transferred orders from US-based clients, as its Japan-based competitor FujiKura's production lines in Thailand have been seriously...
Tuesday 25 October 2011
Chin-Poon Thailand joint venture halts production due to flooding
Taiwan-based PCB maker Chin-Poon Industrial has revealed that its joint venture in Thailand, Draco PCB Public Company, of which Chin-Poon holds a 24% stake, has suspended its production...
Monday 24 October 2011
Seagate expected to be global largest HDD supplier in 4Q11 due to Thailand flooding, say Taiwan makers
Seagate Technology has downward adjusted its global shipment forecast for the fourth quarter of 2011 from 55 million hard disk drives to 40-50 million units because its production...
Friday 21 October 2011
Prices for 2.5-inch HDDs rise by 5-10% due to Thailand flooding
The serious flooding in Thailand has forced hard disk drive (HDD) assembly and HDD component factories in the area to stop production and consequently a global shortage of HDDs is...
Wednesday 19 October 2011
HDD prices to rise in November due to flooding in Thailand
International suppliers of hard disk drives (HDDs) are expected to raise prices as component costs will rise and demand from PC ODM/OEM makers has significantly increased due to the...
Tuesday 18 October 2011
ON Semiconductor to shut Japan fab
ON Semiconductor has announced plans to close its wafer manufacturing facility located in Aizu, Japan, by the end of June 2012.
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Thai flooding likely to constrain HDD supplies, says IHS
Thailand has experienced its worst floods in more than 50 years, potentially leading to a shortage of HDD supplies during the current quarter that may last into the first quarter...
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Flood in Thailand unlikely to bring more orders to Taiwan ODMs
Facing the flood that is impacting their production lines in Thailand, several digital still camera (DSC) brand vendors such as Nikon and Sony are likely to shift back the production...
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Career receives shifted orders due to flooding in Thailand
Taiwan-based flexible PCB maker Career Technology indicated that its factories in Taiwan and Kunshan, Eastern China, have received orders shifted from clients of Japan-based fellow...
Monday 17 October 2011
Fire breaks out at NPC PCB plant
A fire broke out at one of Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board's (NPC) factories in Kunshan, China, in the early hours of October 15. The fire was extinguished quickly with no major damage...
Monday 17 October 2011
Flooding in Thailand may cause global short supply of HDDs in December, say Taiwan makers
Suppliers of hard disk drives (HDDs) have lowered inventory levels from 20-25 days to 10-15 days due to weak demand, according to industry sources. The decreased inventory volumes...
Thursday 13 October 2011
Seagate, WD update impact of Thai flooding
Seagate Technology and Western Digital (WD), the two biggest companies in the global HDD market, have provided updates to their operations in Thailand in light of the current flooding...
Thursday 13 October 2011
HDD industry impacted by Thailand floods
HDD players Western Digital, Seagate, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST) and Toshiba have all been impacted by the floods in Thailand amid power shortages and a breakdown...
Wednesday 12 October 2011
Taiwan PCB makers say Thailand factories unaffected by floods
Taiwan-based PCB makers Advanced Printed Circuit Board (APCB) and Chin-Poon Industrial have noted that factories in Thailand continue normal operations and have not been impacted...
Wednesday 12 October 2011
Min Aik subsidiaries in Thailand suffer loss of over US$32 million due to flooding
Min Aik Technology, a Taiwan-based hard drive component maker, on October 11 indicated that its two subsidiaries in Thailand, Min Aik Technology (Thailand) and MU Technology (Thailand),...
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