The Lunar New Year holidays in Taiwan have ended but many are not returning to work as usual because of the the coronavirus outbreak in China. Many IT firms have allowed its managers to delay their return to China, and Foxconn has decided its production in China will not resume until February 10. But a report from China claims that Wuhan-based memory startup Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) has not seen shipments affected by the outbreak. At any rate, the outbreak may be giving manufacturers more motivation to move their production out of China, in addition to the US-China trade tensions. Pegatron will further ramp up its capacity expansion in Indonesia and Taiwan in 2020.
Taiwan supply chains stay vigilant against coronavirus outbreak: Many Taiwan-based firms with manufacturing operations in China are taking precautionary measures to minimize impacts of coronavirus outbreak that has locked down the Chinese city of Wuhan.
Wuhan chipmakers reportedly say shipments remain normal amid coronavirus outbreak: Memory startup Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) and its 12-inch foundry subsidiary Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing (XMC) have both claimed their chip deliveries remain normal despite coronavirus outbreak locally, according to a report by a Chinese news outlet.
Pegatron to further ramp up capacity in 2020: Pegatron will continue its expansion projects in 2020, with plans to further ramp up the capacity of its plants in Batam, Indonesia and in Kunshan, China, as well as building new production and R&D facilities in Taiwan, according to company CEO and president SJ Liao.
