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Friday 21 February 2020
TPK expects 30% sales drop in 1Q20
TPK Holding expects its revenues to fall 30% sequentially in the first quarter of 2020 resulting mainly from the impacts of seasonality and the coronavirus outbreak, according to...
Friday 21 February 2020
Sporton to see 2020 revenues grow on testing 5G applications
Mobile device testing and certification service company Sporton International is expected to regain its revenue growth momentum in 2020 from growing 5G applications after experiencing...
Friday 21 February 2020
Tablet demand in China gaining momentum from epidemic
Tablets demand in the China market is picking up inadvertently in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that is fueling needs for remote work and learning, but their ODMs' production...
Friday 21 February 2020
Taiwan optical lens makers expect impacts from outbreak
Taiwan-based optical lens and lens module makers running factories in China, mainly Genius Electronic Optical, Asia Optical, Ability opto-Electronics Technology, and Newmax Technology,...
Friday 21 February 2020
MediaTek to see 2020 growth constrained
The coronavirus epidemic has cast a shadow over MediaTek's competitiveness in the 5G SoC market this year, as China is the chipmaker's largest market, according to market observers...
Friday 21 February 2020
China handset inventory hits 60 million units
Stockpiles of handset inventory in China's distribution channels are now estimated at nearly 60 million units, which may take at least two months to clear out and force handset brands...
Thursday 20 February 2020
FPCB maker Career to increase Kunshan plant capacity for 5G applications
Taiwanese flexible PCB maker Career Technology has been approved by Taiwan's authorities to inject US$40 million into its plant in Kunshan, China to build new capacity for 5G-related...
Thursday 20 February 2020
Electronics factories in China facing losses in 1Q20 amid epidemic
Electronics manufacturing operations in China are facing mounting risks of operating losses in the first quarter, as low labor return rates, poor capacity utilization, and shortages...
Thursday 20 February 2020
AirPods PCB makers see normal production
Taiwan-based makers of rigid-flex boards for AirPods applications have managed to sustain normal production despite the coronavirus outbreak, but their shipments will hinge on capacity...
Wednesday 19 February 2020
Handset brands, ODMs, component makers facing challenges in supply chain, marketing management
Handset brands, ODMs and component makers are facing mounting challenges over their supply chains and marketing management arising from the coronavirus outbreak, according to industry...
Wednesday 19 February 2020
CIS, chip resistor shortages emerging
The coronavirus outbreak in China has further tightened supply of CMOS image sensors (CIS) and chip resistors, with severe shortages set to surface and price hikes to follow, according...
Tuesday 18 February 2020
Production of entry-level AirPods Pro devices may be delayed, say sources
Production of an entry-level version of Apple's AirPods Pro now looks unable to kick off in early second-quarter 2020 as planned due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to sources...
Tuesday 18 February 2020
Apple warns iPhone supply shortage will cripple sales
Apple has warned that it may not meet the revenue guidance it provided last month, as the coronavirus outbreak is expected to result in iPhone supply shortages and weak sales of its...
Monday 17 February 2020
Unitech sees 1Q20 shipments deferred by outbreak
Taiwan-based PCB maker Unitech, after seeing 2019 revenues rise 14.73% to hit record high of NT$22.42 billion (US$747.million), is expected to see shipments, mainly rigid-flex boards,...
Monday 17 February 2020
More handset brands to launch new models online
More handset brands are likely to follow in the step of Xiaomi to unveil their models for the first half of 2020 through online-only events after GSMA decided to cancel this year's...