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Tuesday 14 April 2020
Whitley server PCB mass shipment to defer to 2H20
Taiwan PCB makers' production for Intel's next-generation Whitley server platform is likely to be deferred to the second half of 2020 from the original schedule in middle or at the...
Tuesday 14 April 2020
Light guide plate maker GLT turns conservative about 2020 outlook
Light guide plate (LGP) maker Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) has turned conservative about its business outlook for 2020 despite delivering relatively strong results for the first...
Monday 13 April 2020
Apple and Google partner on coronavirus contact tracing technology
Google and Apple are announcing a joint effort to enable the use of Bluetooth technology to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of the coronavirus, with user privacy...
Monday 13 April 2020
Unitech sees opaque 2Q20 PCB shipment prospect for AirPods 2
Taiwan-based PCB maker Unitech ended the first-quarter 2020 with lackluster revenue performance due to weaker-than-expected shipments of rigid-flex boards for AirPods 2, and its order...
Monday 13 April 2020
Phison, Innodisk see ramp-up in demand for healthcare applications
Memory device controller supplier Phison Electronics and industrial memory module specialist Innodisk have both enjoyed an influx of short lead-time orders for healthcare applications...
Monday 13 April 2020
TV brands cutting panel orders for 2Q20
Most TV brands are cutting back their panel orders for the second quarter of 2020 as demand for TVs in most markets, particularly in the US and Europe, has contracted significantly...
Monday 13 April 2020
Foxconn, Kinpo to make medical equipment
Taiwan-based electronic manufacturing service (EMS) providers including Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and the New Kinpo Group have recently begun devoting...
Monday 13 April 2020
Taiwan IT companies remain keen on moving capacity out of China
Taiwan-based IT companies continue to move capacities out of China to avoid placing all the eggs in one basket - a trend first triggered by the US-China trade war and now gaining...
Monday 13 April 2020
Sales of Huawei, Samsung high-end smartphones stalled by pandemic
Shipments of 5G-enabled smartphone models from Huawei and Samsung Electronics reportedly have met with headwinds, with supply chain sources indicating that component orders for these...
Monday 13 April 2020
5G iPhone mmWave AiP production schedule hinges on Apple strategy
Apple's assembly partners reportedly may defer volume production of 5G iPhones by at least one month amid high uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic, but its mmWave AiP modules...
Monday 13 April 2020
Panel makers see deceleration in car-use orders
With the coronavirus pandemic spreading fast, many display panel makers have seen tier-1 components suppliers in the automotive ecosystem defer or cancel orders, weakening visibility...
Monday 13 April 2020
Quanta reports growth in March revenues; Acer sees rising PC sales
Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$78.11 billion (US$2.57 billion) for March, up 58.8% on month and 6.2% on year with consolidated revenues for the first three...
Monday 13 April 2020
5G smartphone chip demand recovering in China
With the coronavirus outbreak put under control in China, China's domestic 5G smartphone market has started recovering with chipmakers stepping up production for sub-6GHz solutions,...
Monday 13 April 2020
Taiwan machinery center asked to help set up overseas face mask production lines
Taiwan's government-sponsored Precision Machinery Research & Development Center (PMC) has received many requests from abroad for assistance in production of face masks to cope...
Monday 13 April 2020
Nanya expects flat shipment growth in 2Q20 with slight ASP increase
Taiwan-based DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology expects to post flat sequential shipment growth in the second quarter of 2020, with a slight increase in product ASP.