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Thursday 17 March 2011
PC supply chain still has up to 3 months of inventory, says Acer Taiwan president
Acer Taiwan president Scott Lin has pointed out that the PC industry's upstream supply chain still has an inventory level of about 2.5-3 months, and therefore will only see limited...
Wednesday 16 March 2011
HTC supply chain not impacted by Japan earthquake, says CEO
Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC's supply chain has not been influenced by the earthquake in Japan, and March-April shipments are on schedule, according to company CEO Peter Chou...
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Digitimes Insight: Rolling black-outs to hit Japan-based LCD TV vendors
Production of Japan-based major LCD TV vendors such as Sony, Toshiba, Panasonic and Sharp will not be significantly affected by the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck...
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Digitimes Insight: Japan earthquake raises concern about notebook battery supply
In the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan, possible shortages of notebook-use lithium batteries are a concern for the PC sector although global demand for...
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Upstream ACF supply may be affected by Japan earthquake, says AUO
The supply of anisotropic conductive film (ACF) for the production of flat panels is likely to be affected by the earthquake that hit Japan on March 11, but with a month of inventory,...
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Sapphire substrate supply unaffected by Japan earthquake, says Epistar
The supply of sapphire substrates will not be affected by the Japan earthquake as the facilities of the top-2 Japan-based makers - Kyocera and Namiki - were not damaged by the quake,...
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Digitimes Insight: South Korea LED supply chain unaffected by Japan earthquake
South Korea's LED supply chain relies on Japan's Kyocera and Namiki for sapphire substrates, and Nichia and Toyoda Gosei for epitaxial wafers, chip packaging and LED phosphor mater...
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Japan-based material suppliers stop taking orders, shipments due to earthquake, say handset component makers
Japan-based suppliers of key materials used to make handset components, including BT resin, rolled copper foil and ACF (anisotropic conductive film) have temporarily stopped taking...
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Japan earthquake could impact poly-Si quotes for 2Q11
Though the recent earthquake offshore of Japan has not caused substantial disruption to the global PV supply chain, industry observers are concerned that contract quotes for poly-Si...
Wednesday 16 March 2011
TPK touch panel shipments unaffected by Japan earthquake
Touch panel solution maker TPK Touch Solutions has stated that its shipments have not been disrupted by the earthquake that hit Japan on March 11 and its new plant will come online...
Wednesday 16 March 2011
MediaTek expects little impact from Japan earthquake
IC design house MediaTek on March 15 said that the recent earthquake offshore of Japan will not affect the company's operations. Forecasts of first-quarter revenues remain at NT$19.5-21...
Tuesday 15 March 2011
Japan earthquake: Notebook players concerned about battery cell, MLCC, DRAM supplies
Taiwan-based notebook makers, after evaluating the damage caused by Japan's earthquake on their upstream supply chain, pointed out that supplies of notebook battery cells and MLCCs...
Tuesday 15 March 2011
Digitimes Insight: Japan earthquake impact on semiconductor industry
Areas affected by Japan's March 11 earthquake, aftershocks and the quake-triggered tsunamis include the prefectures of Fukushima, Miyagi, Aomori, Yamagata, Iwate and Akita.
Tuesday 15 March 2011
Japan earthquake to impact component supply and pricing, says IHS iSuppli
The Japan earthquake and tsunami could result in significant shortages of certain electronic components, potentially causing pricing for these devices to increase dramatically, according...
Tuesday 15 March 2011
Japan earthquake damages factories, says TI
Texas Instruments (TI) has said that its manufacturing site in Miho, Japan, about 40 miles northwest of Tokyo, suffered substantial damage during the recent earthquake.