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Thursday 13 February 2020
Taiwan LCD TV shipments to tumble in 1Q20, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of LCD TVs by Taiwan-based makers are expected to fall below five million units in the first quarter of 2020, down nearly 44% on quarter and over 20% on year, affected by...
Thursday 13 February 2020
Taiwan hinge makers resuming operations in China
Taiwan-based hinge makers are resuming production in China after extended Lunar New Year holidays in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak but some clients prefer to have their products...
Thursday 13 February 2020
Apple reportedly in high demand for 5nm A14 to support 5G devices
Apple's demand for 5nm A14 mobile application processors (AP) to support its 5G devices is likely to be 50-60% higher than that for its 7nm A13, highlighting the vendor's determination...
Thursday 13 February 2020
Apple may still unveil next generation iPhones on schedule despite possible production delays, say sources
Apple is likely stick to its plans to unveil its next generation iPhone devices on a product event in September as it did in past years although this year's production of new iPhones...
Thursday 13 February 2020
Taiwan 4Q19 economic growth estimated at 3.31%
Taiwan's economic growth rate, on-year growth in GDP, for fourth-quarter 2019 is estimated at 3.31%, 0.07percentage point lower than the 3.38% preliminarily estimated in January 2020,...
Thursday 13 February 2020
Acter, Nova Technology impacted by outbreak
Taiwan-based providers of engineering services for manufacturing equipment Acter Group and Nova Technology expect business operations in first-quarter 2020 to be affected by the coronavirus...
Thursday 13 February 2020
Optical lens makers adjust shipment schedules to cope with outbreak
Optical lens and module makers Genius Electronic Optical (GSEO), Asia Optical, Ability Opto-Electronics Technology and Newmax Technology, to cope with delays in resuming production...
Thursday 13 February 2020
Asia Tech Image says orders unaffected by outbreak
CIS (contact image sensor) module maker Asia Tech Image has obtained orders with shipments scheduled until the end of the first quarter of 2020 and its orders have not been impacted...
Thursday 13 February 2020
Epidemic may rekindle production diversification request from brand clients
Taiwan's notebook ODMs have not yet been asked to increase production outside China as the coronavirus outbreak is still deemed a short situation, but the epidemic may spark another...
Thursday 13 February 2020
Taiwan ODMs see Kunshan plants in serious labor shortages
Taiwan-based ODMs' plants in Kunshan, China are facing serious labor shortages at the moment with a majority of their workers still unable to return to work, according to sources...
Thursday 13 February 2020
Memory industry faces even harsher impact in 2Q20
Challenges arising from the coronavirus outbreak may become severe in the second quarter, according to sources in the memory industry, which may suffer from upstream material shortages...
Thursday 13 February 2020
MWC 2020 canceled
Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2020 has been canceled out of health concerns in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the organizer has confirmed.
Wednesday 12 February 2020
Coronavirus outbreak impact: Apple reportedly raising production in Taiwan
Production disruption in China is everyone's nightmare in the IT supply chain in the wake of the coronavirus. Many makers are raising their production outside of China, and Apple...
Wednesday 12 February 2020
Flexium 4Q19 gross margin hits record
Flexible PCB maker Flexium Interconnect has released financial report for the fourth quarter of 2019, with gross margin of 31.0% hitting quarterly record.
Wednesday 12 February 2020
Global handset sales still face steep fall even if outbreak can be contained by June
China's coronavirus outbreak is set to have far-reaching impacts on the global IT industry and could undermine global demand to a great extent if related supply chains are cut off,...