Global tablet shipments are forecast to climb 45.5% sequentially and 9.9% on year in the second quarter of 2020 thanks to a recovery in the related supply chain's capacity in China and educational tablet orders deferred from the first quarter.

Taiwan makers shipped a total of 4.65 million LCD TVs in the first quarter of 2020.

Taiwan's large-size LCD panel shipments totaled 47.69 million units in the first quarter of 2020, down 19.3% sequentially and 12.3% on year.

Smartphone application processor (AP) shipments to China only amounted to 135 million units in first-quarter 2020, plunging more than 30% on quarter and 12.2% on year.

Taiwan's small- to medium-size panels shipments went down 28.4% sequentially in the first quarter of 2020, reaching only 167.64 million units as demand for entry-level smartphones and feature phones decreased significantly.

Smartphone shipments to the China market in first-quarter 2020 plunged 51.9% from the prior quarter to reach the lowest single-quarter shipment volumes in recent years, as the market was influenced by slow season and the coronavirus outbreak.

According to Digitimes Research's statistics and analyses, first-quarter 2020 global server shipments are estimated to come to 3.65 million units, representing a 16.9% on-quarter drop.

Global notebook shipments in the first quarter of 2020 dropped 27.6% on quarter and 10.9% on year. The yearly decline was the worst for the Taiwan's notebook industry since first-quarter 2016.

Taiwan's large-size LCD panel shipments went down slightly on quarter, but more than 5% on year to arrive at 59.12 million units in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Smartphone AP shipments to China-based vendors came to 197 million units, down 5.9% on year and 7.7% on quarter.

The tablet sector is witnessing better capacity recovery than the notebook and handset sectors.

The coronavirus outbreak has resulted in labor shortage and shipment disruption in China's supply chain.