Notebook ODMs may experience a weak fourth quarter of 2021 with their feeble sales in China during the National Day holiday and possible low sales momentum during the year-end holidays in Europe and North America. Largan Precision also saw its gross margin hit the lowest in 25 quarters, but the percentage was still well above 59%. PCB maker Zhen Ding is also prepared to start making BT and ABF substrates in China in 2022.
Notebook ODMs see shipments disappoint: Notebook ODMs saw their shipments disappoint for China's just-ended National Day holiday, which may indicate a particularly weak fourth-quarter this year with the year-end Christmas shopping season likely to see lower sales momentum than the past years, according to industry sources.
Largan Precision 3Q21 gross margin hits 25-quarter low: Smartphone-use lens module maker Largan Precision released a financial report for the third quarter of 2021 at an October 7 investor conference, with a gross margin of 59.33% being the lowest quarterly level since the third quarter of 2015.
PCB maker Zhen Ding Technology to produce BT, ABF substrates: PCB maker Zhen Ding Technology Holding will begin production of BT and ABF substrates at its factories in China in 2022, according to industry sources.
