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Monday 29 June 2020
China-based Luxshare rising fast with potential threats to iPhone assemblers
China-based AirPods assembler Luxshare Precision Industry has seen increasing presence in the supply chain of Apple devices, and may have a chance of winning Apple Watch assembly...
Wednesday 24 June 2020
Highlights of the day: MediaTek sees robust orders
MediaTek has booked more capacities at foundries and backend service providers for the second half of 2020. MediaTek...
Wednesday 24 June 2020
Ennoconn develops short-throw laser projection technology
IPC and IIoT solution provider Ennoconn has developed short-throw laser projection technology featuring high resolution and brightness catering to industrial, commercial and home...
Wednesday 24 June 2020
TV panel prices to rise over 10% in 3Q20
LCD TV panel prices are expected to rise more than 10% in the third quarter 2020 as TV brands are building up their inventory levels for panels aiming to ramp up their shipments in...
Wednesday 24 June 2020
Acer launches ruggedized notebook lineup
Acer has introduced its new Enduro series ruggedized notebooks and tablets for healthcare and other niche-market applications.
Wednesday 24 June 2020
Unimicron may supply ABF substrates for new Macs with Apple silicon
Taiwan-based Unimicron Technology is being identified as the major ABF substrate supplier for Apple's new-generation Mac computers that will be powered by its in-house developed ARM-based...
Wednesday 24 June 2020
Creator PC demand propelled by stay-at-home economy
The rise of pandemic-induced stay-at-home activities has been driving the creator PC market growth thus far in 2020 with brand vendors including Acer and Dell having recently released...
Wednesday 24 June 2020
Disconnected ICT Supply Chains
When Chinese president Xi Jinping declared war on COVID-19, I knew the outbreak in China must have been very grave. At the time, many Taiwanese CEOs and managers had returned home...
Tuesday 23 June 2020
Highlights of the day: PC makers wary of weakening momentum
PC demand in the first half of 2020 has been strong, thanks to stay-at-home needs, but PC vendors and their ecosystem...
Tuesday 23 June 2020
PCB equipment maker Chime Ball conservative about 2H20
PCB equipment maker Chime Ball Technology (CBT) has expressed caution about its shipment prospects for the second half of 2020 due mainly to uncertain pandemic impacts on consumer...
Tuesday 23 June 2020
PC sector cautious about demand in 2H20
PC vendors and their suppliers are having mixed views for their shipment prospects for the second half of 2020, after experiencing higher than expected growth in the first half propelled...
Tuesday 23 June 2020
China IC sector to thrive on 5G, AIoT, EV applications
The year 2020 may become the watershed in the evolution of global supply chains with regionalization and demassification in high gear posing major changes to the world, and the semiconductor...
Monday 22 June 2020
Pegatron to boost non-China production ratio to 10-20% in 2021
Taiwan ODM Pegatron will gradually boost its non-China production ratio to 10-20% by 2021 to cushion possible impacts of intensifying US-China trade tensions, according to company...
Monday 22 June 2020
Tightening trade freedom in China to accelerate supply chain relocation, says think tank
The Chinese government is tightening trade freedom as it turns more private enterprises into state-run businesses, which may prompt supply chains focusing on shipments to the US and...
Monday 22 June 2020
Foxlink building non-China production sites
Connector maker Foxlink has begun constructing new production sites in Myanmar and India in response to escalating trade tensions between the US and China, according to company chairman...