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Friday 21 June 2019
PCB supply chain sees low feasibility of relocation to Southeast Asia
The feasibility of Taiwan's PCB makers relocating production from China to Southeast Asia or elsewhere along with major downstream assemblers of electronics devices is quite low,...
Thursday 20 June 2019
Bincentive offers decentralized assets management solutions
Taiwan blockchain startup Bincentive is striving to provide investors with decentralized assets management solutions and serve as an incentivized matchmaking platform for vetted crypto...
Wednesday 19 June 2019
FPCB maker Flexium tapping 5G, IoT application opportunities
Flexible PCB specialist Flexium Interconnect is looking to explore more application opportunities for its products beyond handsets, especially those for use in 5G and IoT devices,...
Tuesday 18 June 2019
HDD makers to scale up production in Thailand
Taiwan-based HDD manufacturers Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications and Quanta Storage have both moved to scale up their output in Thailand at the request of their major clients...
Tuesday 18 June 2019
China DRAM industry development on track, says Winbond chairman
The development of China's homegrown DRAM industry is on track despite the escalating US-China trade war resulting in a slowdown in demand for end-market applications including handsets,...
Monday 17 June 2019
VIS lands new clients amid trade war, but conservative about 2H19
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is optimistic about longer-term business prospects as it has enjoyed an increase of new clients amid the US-China trade war, although prospects...
Friday 14 June 2019
5G commercial runs immune to trade war, says Accton president
The US trade sanctions on Huawei will not slow down global 5G commercial launches, as telecom operators worldwide are still regularly moving to build communications networks though...
Thursday 13 June 2019
Highlights of the day: Factory relocation in the wake of US-China trade war
The escalating US-China trade war is sending IT firms moving their manufacturing operations from China to avoid the tariffs imposed on Chinese products. But plant relocation is much...
Thursday 13 June 2019
Wistron looking to set up pilot line in US; Catcher eyeing Southeast Asia or Taiwan for new plant
Wistron is looking to set up a pilot line in the US, while chassis maker Catcher is planning to establish a new plant either in Taiwan or Southeast Asia.
Thursday 13 June 2019
Trade war to impose 3 major challenges for production relocation
The US-China trade war is disrupting IT supply chains and presenting three major challenges to makers trying to move production lines from China - difficulty in building complete...
Wednesday 12 June 2019
Foxconn has enough global capacity to support clients amid trade war, says executive
Foxconn will leverage its global capacity deployments to fully support clients if they need to adjust production to counter market uncertainties arising from the protracted US-China...
Tuesday 11 June 2019
CHPT cautious about 4Q19
Wafer test solution provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) has expressed caution about its shipments in the fourth quarter of 2019, judging from poor order visibility for the...
Monday 10 June 2019
IC designers turn conservative about 2H19 on reported 30% China panel output cut
Taiwan IC designers have turned conservative about their revenue performances for the second half of 2019 as uncertain fallouts of the US-China trade war and trade sanctions against...
Monday 10 June 2019
Trade war seen to halt silicon wafer capacity expansions in 2019
The ongoing US-China trade war may force some silicon wafer suppliers to suspend capacity expansion plans or allow proper buffer space for clients to honor their purchase pacts as...
Monday 10 June 2019
China IC firms keep moving ahead with capacity expansion plans
China semiconductor firms including Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) and Yangtze Memory Technology (YMTC) are still proceeding with their capacity expansion plans...