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Tuesday 11 February 2020
TSMC continues to see supply run tight despite coronavirus outbreak
TSMC continues to see its supply remain tight, with no cutbacks in orders from its major fabless clients such as Huawei's HiSilicon, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Tuesday 11 February 2020
Uncertainties in employee returns may disrupt Foxconn production
Uncertainties in employee returns due to the coronavirus outbreak have become a challenge for Foxconn Electronics, a key Apple supplier with assembly facilities in Chinese cities...
Tuesday 11 February 2020
Pegatron hit by low labor return rates
With China locking down Shanghai to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Pegatron's plant in the city only saw a limited number of workers return to their posts on February 10,...
Tuesday 11 February 2020
Epidemic impacts on supply chains to become clearer in two weeks
Manufacturing plants in China are gradually resuming operations starting February 10, but the following two weeks will be a key observation period for assessing impacts of the coronavirus...
Monday 10 February 2020
MediaTek slightly lowers global 5G handset sales projection for 2020
MediaTek has adjusted downward its 2020 projection for the world's 5G handset shipments to 170-200 million units from over 200 million due to the coronavirus outbreak, with the Chinese...
Monday 10 February 2020
China smartphone sales likely to fall 30% in 2020 due to outbreak
Should the outbreak of the coronavirus in China prolong to June, sales of smartphones in the country would be slashed by about 30% to 280 million units in 2020, down from the previous...
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...
Friday 7 February 2020
HTC revenues tumble in January
HTC has reported decreased revenues for January, hampered by seasonality, a lack of flagship and 5G smartphones and a standstill of its VR business in China due to the coronavirus...
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
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
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
Largan January revenues up on year
Smartphone-use lens module maker Largan Precision has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.11 billion (US$136 million) for January, decreasing 19.40% sequentially but increasing...
Wednesday 5 February 2020
Handset components suppliers conservative about 1Q20 revenues
Taiwan handset supply chain players are conservative about their first-quarter 2020 revenues due to seasonality and the coronavirus outbreak, with their Chinese clients seeing high...
Wednesday 5 February 2020
Mobile DRAM demand uncertainty emerges
Mobile DRAM demand for smartphones is likely to disappoint in the first half of 2020, as the coronavirus outbreak may hit sales of new 5G-compatible phones, according to market sou...