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Wednesday 5 February 2020
Coronavirus outbreak impacts: Notebook ODMs to see low utilization rates in China
The coronavirus outbreak in China has widespread impacts on the ICT supply chain. Although many makers are supposed to resume production in China next week or in mid-February if no...
Wednesday 5 February 2020
MLCC, resistor lead time significantly extended on tight supply
The supply of MLCC and resistor chips is getting increasingly tight with delivery lead time stretching significantly, which may soon push up quotes as major makers including Yageo...
Wednesday 5 February 2020
MA-tek pursuing growth in 2020
IC analysis firm MA-tek has said it will remain focused on the Taiwan, China and Japan markets in 2020, and expects to better grasp business opportunities from the advanced IC manufacturing...
Wednesday 5 February 2020
Tablet shipments to drop to new low in 1Q20, says Digitimes Research
Global tablet shipments totaled 43.23 million units in the fourth quarter of 2019. Shipments from China's white-box players weakened in the quarter due to their need to digest inventory,...
Wednesday 5 February 2020
Notebook ODMs to see coronavirus hit production
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs, which operate their plants mainly in China, have estimated their production utilization rates will range from 50% to 70% after resuming operation following...
Tuesday 4 February 2020
Highlights of the day: Memory prices to rise at slower pace
The coronavirus outbreak is definitely having short-term impacts on the supply chain in China. The memory sector was heading for recovery before the outbreak, with prices on the rise...
Tuesday 4 February 2020
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments to decline in 1Q20
Global notebook shipments were weaker-than-expected in the fourth quarter of 2019 due to Intel's ongoing CPU shortages and major brands stopping stocking extra inventory in the wake...
Tuesday 4 February 2020
Mobo, graphics card shipments to drop further in China
China's coronavirus outbreak has significantly undermined demand for motherboards and graphics cards from the local PC DIY market and could result in higher-than-expected shipment...
Friday 31 January 2020
Diode maker HYE to enhance deployment in TVSS and automotive sectors
Diode maker HY Electronic (HYE) has said that it will continue to enhance its deployments in TVSS (transient voltage surge suppressor) protective devices and diodes for automotive...
Friday 31 January 2020
IPC makers mull raising Taiwan production as outbreak widens in China
Taiwan-based IPC makers expect their shipments not to be much affected by the coronavirus outbreak as they have production lines in both Taiwan and China, but some of them are mulling...
Friday 31 January 2020
ASRock revenues to rise on increased shipments with AMD chipsets
Taiwan-based motherboard specialist ASRock, after seeing its 2019 revenues surge 31.61% on year to a record high of NT$13.415 billion (US$443.16 million), is expected to extend the...
Thursday 30 January 2020
Highlights of the day: Taiwan makers step up measures against China coronavirus outbreak
The Lunar New Year holidays in Taiwan have ended but many are not returning to work as usual because of the the coronavirus outbreak in China. Many IT firms have allowed its managers...
Thursday 30 January 2020
Pegatron to further ramp up capacity in 2020
Pegatron will continue its expansion projects in 2020, with plans to further ramp up the capacity of its plants in Batam, Indonesia and in Kunshan, China, as well as building new...
Thursday 30 January 2020
How Foxconn-FCA JV might work in EV market
Foxconn Technology Group's plans to team up with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) for the EV industry, which, together with its deployments in digital healthcare and robotics, will...
Thursday 30 January 2020
Apple reports record sales, earnings for FY1Q20
Apple has reported sales for its fiscal 2020 first quarter - ended December 28, 2019 - reached US$91.8 billion, rising 9% from the year-ago quarter to hit an all-time record, driven...