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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
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
Passive component makers asked to raise production outside China
Taiwan-based passive component makers are being requested by clients to scale up production in Taiwan or Southeast Asia to offset possible production contraction in China due to the...
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
Coronavirus outbreak impacts: China smartphone sales to nosedive
The extent of the impact on the ecosystem by the coronavirus outbreak is anyone's guess at this stage, but industry and market observers generally agree that a prolonged epidemic...
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...
Thursday 6 February 2020
Realtek remains positive
Networking IC specialist Realtek Semiconductor remains positive about its performance in the first quarter of 2020, with no substantial shifts in customer orders so far despite the...
Thursday 6 February 2020
Cobot demand from China to be robust
Factories in China may be avoiding installing collaborative robots at present due to the coronavirus outbreak, but long-term demand will be strong, according to Taiwan-based colaborative...
Thursday 6 February 2020
TSMC reiterates sales guidance for 1Q20
TSMC currently has no plans to revise its sales and margin guidance for the first quarter of 2020, according to the pure-play foundry, which also disclosed non-production staff at...
Thursday 6 February 2020
MediaTek 1Q20 sales likely to fall 15%
MediaTek is likely to post a revenue decline of as much as 15% sequentially in the first quarter of 2020, due mainly to a collapse in demand from China's handset market, according...
Thursday 6 February 2020
Backend firms positive about China 5G base station chips demand
Taiwan's IC backend service firms are optimistic that 5G base station chips demand from China will stay strong in the mid to long term despite uncertainty about when the coronavirus...
Thursday 6 February 2020
China smartphone shipments to fall off a cliff in 1Q20
Smartphone shipments in China are likely to fall off a cliff in the first quarter of 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to industry sources.
Thursday 6 February 2020
Memory contract prices to rise slightly in 1Q20, says DRAMeXchange
DRAMeXchange has reiterated its previous forecast that DRAM and NAND flash memory contract prices for the first quarter of 2020 will rise slightly on quarter.