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Monday 16 March 2020
Enterprise notebook sales to stay robust due to increasing work-from-home demand
Demand for notebooks from the enterprise market has begun rising as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across Europe and North America, prompting companies there to ask employees to...
Monday 16 March 2020
Relocating capacity out of China would be mammoth task for Foxconn
The US-China trade war sent many firms rethinking their global capacity deployments. And the ongoing coronavirus outbreak that has disrupted the supply chain in China has given them...
Friday 13 March 2020
Highlights of the day: Apple reportedly remains upbeat about AirPods
The TWS device market looks promising, and despite the uncertainty lying ahead of the global economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Apple reportedly is sticking to its shipment...
Friday 13 March 2020
LCD monitor shipments from China to drop in 1Q20
Shipments of LCD monitors from China are set to decline in the first quarter of 2020, as some OEM makers have moved part of their capacity outside of China and production has also...
Friday 13 March 2020
Apple still looks to ship 90 million AirPods in 2020
Apple has not revised downward its shipment forecast for AirPods devices, and is expected to stick its goal of shipping 90 million units in 2020, an increase of 50% from a year earlier,...
Friday 13 March 2020
Shipments of wearable devices soar in 4Q19, says IDC
The worldwide market for wearable devices grew 82.3% in the fourth quarter of 2019, reaching a new high of 118.9 million devices shipped, according to IDC.
Friday 13 March 2020
AMD reiterates 2020 sales growth outlook
AMD has reiterated its sales outlook this year of 28-30% growth, and expects sales for the first quarter to be marginally affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
Thursday 12 March 2020
HDD manufacturing cluster formed in Thailand
A cluster of PC hard disk drive (HDD) supply chain makers has been formed in Thailand with Taiwan-based Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications and Quanta Storage also participating,...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Chassis makers see February revenues plunge
Catcher Technology and Foxconn Precision Components have both reported sequential declines in February consolidated revenues of 74.4% and 72.5%, respectively - impacted by the coronavirus...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Global 8K TV shipments to surge in 2020
Global shipments of 8K TVs are expected to surge to two million units in 2020 from 430,000 units shipped a year earlier, driven by improving cost structure and 5G environments, as...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Asustek revenues fall to 10-month low
Asustek Computer has reported consolidated revenues fell 8.26% sequentially and 1.16% on year to a 10-month low of NT$21.29 billion (US$710.15 million) in February 2020.
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Quanta, Inventec see notebook shipments dive in February
Quanta Computer and Inventec both saw their notebook shipments fall significantly on month in February due to the coronavirus impact.
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Zhen Ding to acquire BoardTek
Zhen Ding Technology has disclosed plans to acquire fellow Taiwan-based PCB company BoardTek Electronics, which focuses on production for automotive and base station applications,...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Cooling module makers see sharp declines in February revenues
Taiwan-based cooling module makers including Power Logic, Sunonwealth Electric Machine and Forcecon Tec all saw their February revenues suffer wider declines both monthly and yearly...
Tuesday 10 March 2020
Compal, Wistron eye capacity recovery to usual level by end of March
Compal Electronics and Wistron continue to see capacity recovery in China as more of their wolrkers are returning to work, and may see their resumption rates for notebook production...