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The PC, notebook and server supply chains are being disrupted by the outbreak
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Monday 16 March 2020
Pure Storage sees strong demand in Taiwan due to outbreak
US-based all-flash data storage hardware/software vendor Pure Storage has seen urgent and strong demand from manufacturing industries and hospitals in the Taiwan market following...
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...
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.
Friday 13 March 2020
Coronavirus seen as black swan for 2020 IC market
The spread of the coronavirus and its anticipated negative impact on the global economy and IC market definitely fits the definition of a black swan event, according to IC Insights...
Thursday 12 March 2020
Delta Electronics expects biz rebound in 2Q20
Power supply maker and energy management solution provider Delta Electronics expects business in first-quarter 2020 to be impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, but the deferred demand...
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
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
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...
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...
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
Server BMC chipmaker Aspeed expects 15% revenue rise in 2020
Taiwan-based server management SoC solution provider Aspeed Technology expects its second-quarter revenues to see a double-digit sequential increase thanks to robust orders from cloud...
Thursday 5 March 2020
Server sector unscathed by coronavirus outbreak
The PC and handset supply chains are being hard hit by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, but the server sector has been almost unscathed, as the epidemic has spurred stay-at-home...
Thursday 5 March 2020
Memory demand for servers and datacenters surges
DRAM and NAND flash memory demand for server and datacenter applications has started picking up and surging recently, despite weakness in demand for PCs and consumer electronics products,...
Wednesday 4 March 2020
Acer bracing for PC market slowdown
With demand for notebooks continuing sliding, Acer is pushing to enhance its PC offerings, and remains aggressive in developing new businesses, according to company chairman Jason...