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Friday 13 November 2020
Wistron to ramp up server production
Wistron has disclosed it will rent a factory in Taiwan from solar cell and module maker United Renewable Energy (URE) for housing additional server production capacity, and will also...
Tuesday 3 November 2020
Cloud server demand picking up, but facing pandemic variables
Cloud server demand has started picking up in the fourth quarter of 2020, but concerns have emerged whether a fresh wave of coronavirus infections in the US and Europe will again...
Friday 30 October 2020
Notebook vendors to step up production, design localization in China, India
Both China and India are on track to drive production and design localization for electronics devices including desktops and notebooks for sales in their domestic markets, with brand...
Thursday 29 October 2020
Component shortages continue to disrupt Acer Chromebook shipments
Component shortages continue to disrupt Acer's Chromebook shipments, which can fulfill only 30% of customer orders, with shipments for the remainders having to be deferred, according...
Thursday 15 October 2020
Wistron reiterates goal of generating half of revenues outside of China by 2021
Wistron is still looking to have 50% of its revenues generated outside of China by 2021, according to company chairman Simon Lin.
Friday 18 September 2020
Taiwan IC distributors to step up deployments in India
With system vendors and contract manufacturers relocating part of their production to India, Taiwan-based IC distributors are encouraged to step up their deployments in the region,...
Thursday 17 September 2020
China firms enter supply chains for new Apple Watch, iPad
Luxshare Precision Industry is a secondary supplier for the Apple Watch Series 6, while BYD is among the suppliers for the new Wi-Fi iPad series, according to industry sources.
Friday 11 September 2020
China to stay as major manufacturing base in next 2-3 years
Manufacturers are leaving China amid intensifying trade disputes between Beijing and Washingtion, but the Asian giant will continue to dominate manufacturing operations in the next...
Monday 31 August 2020
Smartwatch brands adjusting supply chain deployments, says Digitimes Research
Some smartwatch vendors have adjusted their supply chains, either by switching related suppliers or relocating production bases, to adapt to changing global micro situations in order...
Wednesday 26 August 2020
Pegatron says no plan to expand capacity in Mexico now
Pegatron has maintained it has no plan to expand production capacity at its factory site in Mexico at the moment, dismissing speculation about it mulling building an additional facility...
Friday 14 August 2020
Zhen Ding to set up PCB assembly lines in India
PCB maker Zhen Ding Technology has disclosed plans to invest US$15 million to set up a subsidiary in India to engage in backend assembly of PCB modules.
Thursday 13 August 2020
Wistron steps up investment in India
ODM Wistron has announced plans to invest an additional US$45 million in its subsidiary in India to support construction of its third wholly-owned plant there.
Tuesday 4 August 2020
Apple keen to recruit more Chinese suppliers for iPhone
Apple is seemingly continuing to recruit more Chinese suppliers for iPhones, judging from Chinese EMS provider Luxshare Precision Industry and handset cover glass maker Lens Technology's...
Friday 31 July 2020
Acer to enjoy robust Chromebook sales in 3Q20
Despite a deceleration in demand from the work-from-home segment, Acer's notebook orders from the education segment, particularly those for Chromebooks, remain robust in the third...
Friday 31 July 2020
Huawei unseats Samsung in smartphone ranking
Huawei shipped more smartphones worldwide than any other vendor for the first time in the second quarter of 2020, marking the first quarter in nine years that a company other than...