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Tuesday 4 February 2020
Phison remains optimistic about NAND flash demand
NAND flash device controller specialist Phison Electronics remains optimistic about its performance this year, despite the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Monday 3 February 2020
Optical devices makers asked to step up shipments for China 5G base stations
The locakdown of Wuhan, the epicenter of coronavirus outbreak and China's production hub for optical communications components, may dent the construction of 5G base stations in the...
Monday 3 February 2020
Chip demand for 5G infrastructures remains significant
Taiwan-based IC distributors WPG Holdings and WT Microelectronics, despite the coronavirus outbreak in China, continue to see significant demand for chips and components used in 5G...
Monday 3 February 2020
Smartphone shipments to China to sink over 10% on year in 1Q20, says Digitimes Research
Smartphone shipments to the China market are expected to fall over 10% on year in the first quarter of 2020 affected by seasonality, insufficient supply of 5G models, high inventory...
Monday 3 February 2020
Chipmakers to see delayed handset replacements in China
Handset replacements are facing increasing postponement pressure in the China market due to the coronavirus outbreak, posing a big challenge to first-quarter 2020 revenue performances...
Monday 3 February 2020
Huawei facing extra pressure on smartphone sales
Huawei is facing added pressure on its smartphone sales in 2020 as rising handset inventory levels in China's channels are being compounded by the coronavirus outbreak, according...
Monday 3 February 2020
Memory prices to continue growing after outbreak ends, says Adata chairman
Despite market observers' concern about China's coronavirus outbreak dampening consumer demand in the first quarter, Adata Technology chairman Simon Chen is still optimistic that...
Monday 3 February 2020
Taiwan optical lens makers suspend China production till Feb 10
Taiwan-based optical lens and lens module makers Genius Electronic Optical (GSEO), Asia Optical, Ability Opto-Electronics Technology (AOET) and Newmax Technology will delay resuming...
Monday 3 February 2020
Taiwan IC designers see 1Q20 China order visibility turn opaque
Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen their first-quarter 2020 order visibility from China for domestic demand seriously blurred in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, making...
Friday 31 January 2020
Highlights of the day: TSMC, UMC maintain normal production in China despite outbreak, but IC design houses worried about business
Many Taiwan-based IT firms are feeling the heat from the coronavirus outbreak that is delaying their production from returning normal following Lunar New Year. But TSMC...
Friday 31 January 2020
Delta Electronics delays return to work at China plants
Power solution provider Delta Electronics has disclosed that its plants in China will resume production on February 10 in line with local government regulations in the wake of the...
Friday 31 January 2020
Passive components supply tightening as outbreak disrupts recruitment plans
The coronavirus outbreak is disrupting Taiwan-based passive components makers' massive post-Lunar New Year recruitment plans, which may compound labor shortages, tightening global...
Friday 31 January 2020
Taiwan IC design houses turn cautious amid coronavirus outbreak
Taiwan-based IC design houses have turned cautious about customer orders particularly orders for the China market due to the coronavirus outbreak, with some already revising downward...
Friday 31 January 2020
Coronavirus outbreak likely to complicate global panel supply
The lockdown of Wuhan due to the coronavirus outbreak could impact global panel shipments as the Chinese city is one of the major production bases for a number of China-based panel...
Friday 31 January 2020
Taiwan backend houses brace for coronavirus impact
Taiwan-based backend houses including ASE, KYEC and SPIL have instructed their employees not to make non-essential business travels to China, as part of their precautions to mitigate...