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Thursday 26 March 2020
Taiwan PCB makers to stay put in China despite pandemic
Taiwanese PCB makers, despite the coronavirus pandemic's impacts, still expect 5G handset demand to pick up later this year, and remain reluctant to move production out of China in...
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
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
China IoT market value in 2020 estimated at CNY690 billion
China's IoT application market value rose from CNY531.8 billion (US$80.5 billion) in 2018 to over CNY600 billion in 2019 and will further grow to CNY690 billion in 2020, according...
Wednesday 25 March 2020
China counting on 5G to reignite growth engine
The Chinese government has pushed its local factories to resume production and rolled out relief measures to help industries hit by the coronavirus disease, with a heavy emphasis...
Wednesday 25 March 2020
Tesla may expand EV production in China, says report
Tesla has suspended electric vehicle (EV) production at its two US facilities in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, but may expand the capacity at its Gaigafactory 3 in Shanghai,...
Wednesday 25 March 2020
Wingtech, Huaqin and Longcheer continue to dominate 2019 smartphone ODM and IDH shipments
Shipments from ODM and IDH companies grew by 4% annually in 2019 against the declining trend in the overall smartphone market, according to Counterpoint Research. This was a result...
Tuesday 24 March 2020
Notebook demand remains sluggish
Notebook sales worldwide in the second quarter should outperform the present quarter's levels, as coronavirus-stalled production capacity has almost all resumed in China, but that...
Tuesday 24 March 2020
Server ODMs expect shipments to pick up in 2Q20
ODMs expect shipments for servers to pick up in the second quarter, and continue to grow steadily despite the coronavirus pandemic, according to sources from the upstream supply ch...
Tuesday 24 March 2020
China 5G phone market likely to regain momentum in 2Q20
China's 5G phone market is expected to regain momentum starting the second quarter of 2020, as the Chinese government is exerting all-out efforts to construct its 5G infrastructure...
Tuesday 24 March 2020
Prospects of SaaS: Q&A with Kdan CEO Kenny Su
Demand for software as a service (SaaS) has been on the rise, highlighted recently by needs for remote working in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, which has prompted more firms...
Tuesday 24 March 2020
Memory distributors turn cautious
Memory distributors have turned cautious about demand due to the coronavirus pandemic, and are slowing down their chip purchases, according to industry sources.
Monday 23 March 2020
Taiwan firms reportedly ask for Computex postponement
Many Taiwan-based high-tech companies reportedly has asked the organizers of Computex Taipei to postpone the annual tradeshow this year currently scheduled for June 2 to 5, citing...
Monday 23 March 2020
5G chip vendors mulling price cuts
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, market watchers remain upbeat about the market for 5G mobile chips in 2020. Nevertheless, major chip suppliers have been mulling reducing prices...
Friday 20 March 2020
Coronavirus to have significant impact on 2020 semiconductor market, says IDC
The coronavirus pandemic's impacts on the global economy is only beginning to be appreciated and has deep implications for the world's technology supply chain.