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Apple has released iPhone X and other next-generation smartphone models. The iPhone supply chain has been busy for quite a while.
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Friday 8 September 2017
Taiwan market: Pre-sale orders for new iPhone to start
Taiwan will be included in the first group of markets where the next-generation iPhone devices will be made availabe after their debut on September 12, and consumers in Taiwan are...
Thursday 7 September 2017
GIS revenues hit record high in August
Touch module maker General Interface Solution (GIS) saw its consolidated revenues rise 9.08% on month and 120.85% on year to a record high of NT$14.11 billion (US$468.86 million)...
Tuesday 5 September 2017
Apple reportedly books up Largan capacity at new factory
Apple reportedly has booked up the production capacity for above 12-megapixel lens modules at a new factory being built by smartphone lens module maker Largan Precision in central...
Monday 4 September 2017
Upstream material suppliers in new iPhone supply chain to see strong growth
With Apple expected to launch its new iPhone soon, Taiwan players in the US vendor's smartphone supply chain are warming up to embrace a new round of business boom, with the upstream...
Friday 25 August 2017
Optical lens suppliers benefit from rising demand for multi-lens camera phones
While leading smartphone vendors, such as Apple, Samsung and many China brands, are rushing to launch smartphones with twin-lens or four-lens cameras, upstream optical lens players...
Tuesday 22 August 2017
China PCB firms step up capacity expansion
China-based PCB manufacturers including Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing (DSBJ) and Jiangxi Holitech Technology have moved to expand their production capacities eyeing a bigger...
Wednesday 9 August 2017
iPhone suppliers see sales rising as new iPhone production gains momentum
Most component and service suppliers in the iPhone supply chain have reported strong sales for July, indicating that production for new iPhone devices is gaining momentum, according...
Tuesday 8 August 2017
Touch module maker GIS sees earnings rise in 2Q17
Touch module maker General Interface Solution (GIS) has reported net profits of NT$1.425 billion (US$47.15 million) for the second quarter of 2017, up 53% from the previous quarter...
Monday 24 July 2017
Chip demand from non-Apple camp slows
Chip suppliers engaged in Apple's supply chain started to see orders pick up in June. On the other hand, chip demand from the non-Apple camp has been slow, according to sources at...
Wednesday 5 July 2017
Supply of NAND flash for new iPhone falling short
SK Hynix and Toshiba have both experienced lower-than-expected yield rates for their 3D NAND technologies resulting in fewer supplies for Apple's 2017 series of iPhones, according...
Tuesday 27 June 2017
Yield rates, OLED supply may be key in new iPhone shipments
Industry sources have predicted shipments of upcoming iPhones could be interrupted, with yield rates at assembly plants and the supply of OLED panels likely to become issues.