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Monday 16 March 2020
SoC solution providers eyeing mid- to entry-level 5G chip segment
SoC solution providers have recently shifted their focus to promoting mid- to entry-level 5G chips as 5G-enabled smartphones with a price tag below CNY3,000 (US$429) are likely 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
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
Taiwan PCB production to grow 3% in 2020, says TPCA
The production of Taiwan's PCB industry is estimated to rise 2.82% on year to reach NT$681.1 billion (US$22.58 billion) in 2020 if the coronavirus outbreak can ease in the first half...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Optical module maker PCL accelerating capacity build-up in Malaysia
Optical transceiver module maker PCL Technologies is accelerating the deployment of production lines at its joint venture in Penang, Malaysia, as production at its plant in China...
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
China handset shipments fall over 50% in February
Handset shipments in the China market fell 56% on year to 6.384 million units in February 2020, as the coronavirus outbreak halved demand for mobile devices, according to data compiled...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
TSMC to kick off 5nm chip production in April
TSMC is set to kick off volume production of chips built using 5nm process technology in April, and has already seen the process capacity fully booked by clients, according to industry...
Monday 9 March 2020
5G handset shipment boosts unlikely till 2H20
Shipments from the 5G handset supply chain for the first half of 2020 are expected to be one third of those for the second half, instead of 50% as estimated earlier, as first-quarter...
Monday 9 March 2020
Travel restrictions reportedly delaying tests for next-generation iPhone
Apple reportedly has extended the deadline by one month to the end of April for the removal of a set of travel restrictions preventing its engineers from making business trips to...
Friday 6 March 2020
Production of entry-level AirPod Pro to resume momentum in 2Q20, says sources
Production of an entry-level version of Apple's AirPods device is expected to resume momentum by the end of first quarter or early in the second quarter of 2020, according to upstream...
Friday 6 March 2020
ODMs decelerate non-China production expansions as outbreak worsens
Supply chains have turned cautious about capacity expansion outside of China amid growing economic uncertainites in the wake of the widespeading coronavirus outbreak, according to...
Thursday 5 March 2020
New entry-level LCD iPhone reportedly enters final verification stage
Apple's new entry-level LCD iPhone, tentatively dubbed iPhone SE2, has entered the final stage of engineering validation in Zhengzhou, China, where the vendor's major manufacturing...
Thursday 5 March 2020
Taiwan optical component makers see demand from China 5G sector resume momentum
Taiwan-based optical communications component makers expect demand momentum for their products for related 5G applications in China to resume soon as the Chinese government has urged...
Wednesday 4 March 2020
Global smartphone sales fall slightly in 4Q19, says Gartner
Global sales of smartphones to end users contracted 0.4% on year in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to Gartner. Full-year 2019 smartphone sales declined by 1.0%.