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Friday 27 March 2020
Taiwan IC design houses land short lead-time orders for notebooks
Taiwan-based IC design houses have recently landed short lead-time orders for applications for commercial and educational notebooks and tablets, according to industry sources.
Friday 27 March 2020
PCB maker Tripod cautious about 2020
Taiwan-based PCB specialist Tripod Technology has posted record revenues and profits for 2019, but it has turned cautious about its business prospect for 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic...
Thursday 26 March 2020
Highlights of the day: Wistron optimistic about 2020 sales
The coronavirus pandemic is threatening the lives and livelihoods of many, but despite the uncertainty lying ahead of the IT industry, Taiwan-based ODM Wistron...
Thursday 26 March 2020
Wistron set to grow revenues from non-China production
Wistron is looking to grow revenues generated from its factories outside of China, and expects to lower revenues from its China-based sites to about 50% of company revenues in 2021,...
Thursday 26 March 2020
Demand for TV-use LED BLUs to fall in 2Q20
Demand for TV-use LED backlight units (BLUs) has been strong in first-quarter 2020, but will slip below the historical average in the following quarter, thanks to the postponement...
Thursday 26 March 2020
Wistron expects sales growth in 2020
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Wistron chairman Simon Lin still expects the company to enjoy another year of revenue growth in 2020.
Wednesday 25 March 2020
Asia Pacific IT spending growth to drop to 1.2% in 2020 because of coronavirus, says IDC
The coronavirus pandemic continues to hamper economic activities around the globe impacting businesses and industries at nearly every level, and IT markets will not be spared.
Wednesday 25 March 2020
Highlights of the day: Apple reportedly accelerating production relocation
The US-China trade war last year sent many vendors, including Apple, starting making plans to have more of their products made outside of China. While the relocation has yet to complete,...
Wednesday 25 March 2020
Apple reportedly still working on AR glasses
Apple is still working on augmented reality (AR) glasses, with more to be known about their development in the next one or two years, according to sources from the supply chain mak...
Wednesday 25 March 2020
Apple accelerating production relocation outside China, say sources
Apple is reportedly accelerating plans to diversify its manufacturing risks by removing more of its production out of China, with sources from the supply chain claiming that the vendor...
Wednesday 25 March 2020
Suppliers positive about demand for scissor-switch keyboards from Apple
Suppliers engaged in the supply chain for Apple's new products featuring its redesigned scissor-switch Magic Keyboard are ramping up production and have seen no cutbacks in the orders...
Wednesday 25 March 2020
Inventec upbeat about 2Q20
Inventec expects to post substantial revenue growth sequentially in the second quarter, thanks to a pull-in of orders for notebooks and servers.
Wednesday 25 March 2020
IPC specialist Ennoconn eyes shipment increases for 2020
Foxconn's IPC and IIoT subsidiary Ennoconn has been busy fulfilling rush orders from overseas clients since its plants in China resumed operations earlier in March, and remains optimistic...
Wednesday 25 March 2020
Computex postponed to September
The Computex Taipei 2020, originally slated for June, has been rescheduled to September 28-30 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Tuesday 24 March 2020
CIS backend specialists expanding capacity
CMOS image sensor (CIS) backend specialists including Tong Hsing Electronic Industries and Xintec are expanding capacity seeking to satisfy growing demand for multi-lens camera pho...