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Monday 2 March 2020
China handset shipments tumble in January
Handset shipments in the China market totaled only 20.81 million units in January, declining nearly 39% from a year earlier despite increases in the number of models launched in the...
Monday 2 March 2020
Mobile devices shipments to plunge in wake of outbreak, says Digitimes Research
The coronavirus outbreak has derailed production and consumer demand in China - the biggest manufacturing base for mobile devices and one of the biggest markets for them.
Monday 2 March 2020
EIH to see full-scale production resumption in China by end of March
E-paper solution provider E Ink Holdings (EIH) has said that about 600-700 out of its 1,000 employees have returned to its plant in Yangzhou, China enabling the facotry to resume...
Monday 2 March 2020
III-V semiconductor makers to gain from China 5G handset subsidy
China is reportedly to launch a 5G handset subsidy policy to stimulate consumer purchases amid the coronavirus outbreak, a move expected to significantly benefit Taiwan-based compound...
Monday 2 March 2020
China reportedly to offer subsidies to rejuvenate handset market
China's government and telecom operator are reportedly to join forces to rejuvenate its dwindling handset market by offering subsidies to consumers for the purchases of 5G phones,...
Monday 2 March 2020
China remains world factory despite outbreak
The coronavirus outbreak is expected to drive many manufacturers, especially those in the electronics sector, to accelerate production relocation from China and rearrange their capacity...
Thursday 27 February 2020
Supply chain set to breach shipment contracts amid outbreak
Supply chain players with operations in China, besides suffering production delays and labor shortages from the coronavirus outbreak, may face possible violations of supply contracts...
Thursday 27 February 2020
CIS backend firm Tong Hsing to double capacity by end-2020
Taiwan-based Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, dedicated to backend services for CMOS image sensors (CIS), has disclosed plans to double monthly production capacity to 150,000-160,000...
Wednesday 26 February 2020
Taiwan to see difficulty achieving IoT production goal due to outbreak
Taiwan aims to hike its share of global IoT output value from 3.8% in 2015 to 4.2% in 2020, but the coronavirus outbreak is expected to make it difficult to reach the target, according...
Wednesday 26 February 2020
HDI PCB makers see normal shipments to handset vendors in 1Q20
Taiwan-based HDI PCB specialists have sustained normal production and robust shipments for handset mainboard applications in line with strong customer demand despite the coronavirus...
Wednesday 26 February 2020
Xiaomi reportedly cutting back IC orders
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that have disrupted business as well as consumer activities, China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi is cutting back orders to its IC suppliers...
Wednesday 26 February 2020
Huawei places more chip orders with China fabs
Huawei has placed more chip orders with fabs in China, including TSMC's 12-inch wafer plant in Nanjing and SMIC's facilities, over the past half year, according to industry sources...
Tuesday 25 February 2020
Foxconn offers incentives for workers in China
Foxconn Technology is providing a series of incentives to encourage the return and recruitment of more employees for its major assembly plants in Shenzhen and Chengzhou, China, seeking...
Tuesday 25 February 2020
Digitimes Research cuts 5G smartphone shipment forecast
Digitimes Research has revised downward its 5G smartphone shipment forecast for the second quarter and also all of 2020 in the wake of the coronavirus impact.
Monday 24 February 2020
Coronavirus outbreak may not affect 2020 5G capex if contained by mid-year, Digitimes Research says
While the cancellation of MWC 2020 and the locked-down management in many cities in China due to the coronavirus outbreak have raised concerns about the development of 5G, the epidemic...