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Outbreak impact: Automotives and emerging biz
The coronavirus outbreak is hitting the global car industry and other emerging sectors.
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Monday 9 March 2020
Demand for infrared thermometers growing robustly amid outbreak
Global demand for infrared thermometers is growing fast as temperature measurement at public places has become one of the basic practices to contain the spread of the coronavirus,...
Monday 9 March 2020
Brinno receives rush orders for infrared thermal imaging cameras
Time-lapse camera maker Brinno has received rush orders from a long-term client which is an international vendor of infrared thermal imaging cameras, for demand for such cameras has...
Wednesday 4 March 2020
Coronavirus outbreak in Japan, South Korea may impact supply of solar cell materials
China- and Taiwan-based solar cell makers are concerned that the continued increase in coronavirus infection cases in Japan and South Korea is likely to affect supply of key materials...
Monday 2 March 2020
Microsoft Taiwan sees booming adoption of Teams in wake of COVID-19 outbreak
Microsoft Taiwan saw clients' adoption of Teams-based remote work solutions double in February as compared to January due to urgent demand for remote work in the wake of the coronavirus...
Thursday 27 February 2020
Indoor positioning, smart thermometer patch combined for quarantine monitoring
Spatial Topology Technology has combined its indoor positioning system with Bluetooth trackers developed by Tracmo and smart thermometer patches produced by iWEECARE to form a solution...
Friday 21 February 2020
Yallvend develops Internet-connected mask vending machine
Smart vending machine solution developer Yallvend has developed an Internet-connected mask vending machine for trial use at some places in Taipei amid the coronavirus outbreak, according...
Wednesday 19 February 2020
China local government to subsidize purchases of new cars
Foshan City in southern China, among local governments around China, takes the initiative to subsidize purchases of new cars with exhaust emissions meeting new control standards in...
Wednesday 19 February 2020
Backend firms see stable demand for memory chips
Taiwan-based backend houses including Powertech Technology (PTI) and ChipMOS Technologies are expected to enjoy stable demand coming from the memory sector in 2020, thanks to brisk...
Tuesday 18 February 2020
Automotive PCB makers in China hit by outbreak
Automotive PCB makers in China have been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, especially those stationed in Hubei Province, the worst-hit province by the epidemic, according to industry...
Tuesday 18 February 2020
Car making cluster in Hubei severely hit by outbreak, says Digitimes Research
Automobile and automotive component factories clustering in Hubei Province, central China, have been severely impacted by coronavirus outbreak, for Wuhan City in the province is the...
Friday 7 February 2020
Outbreak triggers demand for VR/AR solutions, says iStaging
iStaging has seen a surge in inquiries following China's coronavirus outbreak about its VR/AR solutions that can replace person-to-person contact conventionally entailed in general...
Friday 7 February 2020
Brinno little impacted by outbreak
Time-lapse camera maker Brinno has indicated that China-based suppliers for its ODM business will delay resuming production due to coronavirus outbreak but most of the production...
Thursday 6 February 2020
Cobot demand from China to be robust
Factories in China may be avoiding installing collaborative robots at present due to the coronavirus outbreak, but long-term demand will be strong, according to Taiwan-based colaborative...
Thursday 6 February 2020
Outbreak highlights importance of remote management
Traditional industries with plants in China will be most affected by the coronavirus outbreak as they are short of digitalized remote production management capability, according to...
Wednesday 5 February 2020
China car production to be impacted by outbreak
Car production in China is expected to be hit by the coronavirus outbreak, Chinese media cited China-based TF International Securities as indicating.