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Monday 2 August 2021
Southeast Asia roundup: COVID surge disrupts car production, prompts new rail route for cargo
A surge in COVID infections in Southeast Asia is hitting Japanese carmakers' production in the region. And COVID-inflicted disruptions to logistics services have prompted Vietnam...
Tuesday 27 July 2021
Compal, Arcadyan to brace for coronavirus impact in Vietnam
Compal Electronics and its networking device-making subsidiary Arcadyan Technology are both expanding their factory sites in Vietnam where COVID-19 infections are resurging, and they...
Friday 23 July 2021
New-gen AirPods assembly to move to China
Luxshare Precision Industry and Goertek, reportedly assemblers for the new-generation AirPods, have seen their factory sites in Vietnam affected by a resurgence of the COVID-19 outbreak...
Wednesday 21 July 2021
Vietnam manufacturing hit hard by pandemic resurgence, says report
Factories in Vietnam's industrial zones, export processing zones and high tech parks are suffering from the worsening COVID-19, as workers are being quarantined to prevent further...
Monday 19 July 2021
Enterprises see increasing security problems amid pandemic
With work- and study-at-home becoming new normal for people amid the COVID-19 pandemic, enterprises worldwide are now facing increasing threat of data breach and ransomware.
Monday 19 July 2021
BenQ Medical offers anti-COVID products
Medical device and consumable material maker BenQ Medical Technology has intoduced medical masks and COVID-19 reagents used in rapid screening of COVID-19 infection, according to...
Thursday 15 July 2021
Kinpo to defer shipments due to component shortage, COVID impacts
EMS provider Kinpo Electronics has had to defer shipments for some orders until later in second-half 2021 due to short supply of components and materials as well as temporary suspension...
Thursday 15 July 2021
HDD makers to see supply constrained in 2H21
A resurgence of the COVID-19 in Thailand, coupled with shortages of certain chips and components, may disrupt shipments of hard disc drives (HDD) in the second half of 2021 despite...
Wednesday 14 July 2021
ODMs shifting some orders back to China due to worsening pandemic in Malaysia
With COVID-19 infections surging in Malaysia, several ODMs are planning to shift orders from their plants in the Southeast Asian country to those in China and have obtained the approval...
Tuesday 13 July 2021
Malaysia lockdown could worsen global IC shortage
A nationwide lockdown in Malaysia has made disruptions to the output from local chip plants, which fulfill mainly orders for entry-level and mid-range logic ICs, and power diodes...
Tuesday 13 July 2021
Capacitors in tight supply as Malaysia continues lockdown
Due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, Malaysia has imposed indefinite extensions to movement control and a stricter lockdown in Selangor and parts of Kuala Lumpur. The industrial zones...
Tuesday 13 July 2021
TSMC confirms 3 employees infected with coronavirus
Three of TSMC's employees have been confirmed infected with COVID-19, which, however, will not affect its operations, according to the Taiwan-based pure-play foundry.
Thursday 8 July 2021
Acer subsidiaries eye IPC business opportunities
Acer's subsidiaries such as AOpen and Weblink are eyeing the business opportunity for industrial PC products in the post-pandemic era.
Tuesday 6 July 2021
KYEC to regain growth in 3Q21 after 31% revenue fall in June
Taiwan's dedicated IC testing house King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) will see its business operations return to a growth track in the third quarter of the year after its June revenues...
Wednesday 23 June 2021
SEMICON Taiwan 2021 postponed
SEMICON Taiwan 2021, originally slated for September, will be postponed to December or January 2022.