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Outbreak impact: PC, notebook, server
The PC, notebook and server supply chains are being disrupted by the outbreak
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Thursday 13 February 2020
Epidemic may rekindle production diversification request from brand clients
Taiwan's notebook ODMs have not yet been asked to increase production outside China as the coronavirus outbreak is still deemed a short situation, but the epidemic may spark another...
Thursday 13 February 2020
Taiwan ODMs see Kunshan plants in serious labor shortages
Taiwan-based ODMs' plants in Kunshan, China are facing serious labor shortages at the moment with a majority of their workers still unable to return to work, according to sources...
Wednesday 12 February 2020
Foxconn sees 1Q20 revenues come under pressure
Foxconn Electronics is likely to have its first-quarter revenues hit by the fallout from coronavirus, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 12 February 2020
Apple reportedly to shift orders for new devices to assembly lines in Taiwan
Apple is mulling shifting more assembly orders for its new models slated for launch in the first half of 2020 to factories in Taiwan mainly to diversify production risks associated...
Tuesday 11 February 2020
Server supply to remain stable before March
Server supply will remain stable for the rest of February as most brands still have components in their inventory. However, if China's coronavirus outbreak cannot be contained, the...
Tuesday 11 February 2020
Notebook ODMs worry about insufficient components supply amid outbreak
Many large-size downstream assemblers have gradually resumed production in China, but they are worried that insufficient components support may disrupt production starting in March...
Tuesday 11 February 2020
Uncertainties in employee returns may disrupt Foxconn production
Uncertainties in employee returns due to the coronavirus outbreak have become a challenge for Foxconn Electronics, a key Apple supplier with assembly facilities in Chinese cities...
Tuesday 11 February 2020
Pegatron hit by low labor return rates
With China locking down Shanghai to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Pegatron's plant in the city only saw a limited number of workers return to their posts on February 10,...
Monday 10 February 2020
Global server shipments to drop nearly 10% in 1Q20 due to outbreak, says Digitimes Research
Global server shipments went up 13.4% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2019 thanks to rising demand from US large datacenter companies and China's server market. However, shipments...
Monday 10 February 2020
Less than 20% of employees expected to return to work in China
Less than 20% of Chinese factory employees would return to work after an extended Lunar New Year break due to the coronavirus outbreak, and many components plants in China have decided...
Monday 10 February 2020
Outbreak impact on Foxconn production for Apple remains uncertain
The impacts of the coronavirus outbreak on Apple's supply chain remains uncertain, but Apple's share prices managed to rally in the US stock market. Investors believed that Apple's...
Monday 10 February 2020
PC and server suppliers see sales hit by coronavirus outbreak
China's coronavirus outbreak has significantly undermined local PC and server demand and is expected to affect related upstream suppliers' performances, as PC sales from China account...
Friday 7 February 2020
China high-tech supply chain unlikely to return to normal operations on February 10
China's high-tech industry supply chains including the semiconductor sector are unlikely to return to normal operations on February 10, the date when the country's extended Lunar...
Friday 7 February 2020
Electronica China postponed
Electronica China originally scheduled to take place in Shanghai during March 18-20 has been postponed, according to the organizer.
Thursday 6 February 2020
Notebook, smartphone supply and demand in China hit by outbreak
The notebook and smartphone sectors are both expected to be undermined by China's coronavirus outbreak in the first quarter of 2020 as local consumer demand has been significantly...