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Outbreak impact: Display panels
Some of the major panel fabs are located in the epicenter of Covid-19
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Thursday 27 February 2020
Taiwan PC monitor shipments to decline 15% in 1Q20, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan's PC monitor shipments are expected to drop 15% sequentially in the first quarter of 2020, as some clients had demanded advanced shipments a quarter earlier and the effects...
Tuesday 25 February 2020
Demand growing for UV-C LED disinfection applications
LED firms have seen a rise in demand for using UV-C LED technology to disinfect bathroom equipment and drinking water as well as purify air from Taiwanese and Chinese potential clients...
Tuesday 25 February 2020
Light + Building show postponed to September
Light + Building tradeshow, originally due to be kicked off in Frankfurt in March, has been rescheduled for September in response to the coronavirus outbreak, according to the orga...
Monday 24 February 2020
LED makers concerned about virus impact on SID 2020
As new micro LED products are expected to be unveiled at SID Display Week 2020 to take place in San Francisco during July 9-11, LED makers are worried that the coronavirus outbreak...
Friday 21 February 2020
PCB maker Apex cautious about revenue prospect for 2020
Taiwan-based PCB maker Apex International with manufacturing operations in Thailand saw its net profits register nearly flat growth in 2019, and has expressed caution about its outlook...
Friday 21 February 2020
TPK expects 30% sales drop in 1Q20
TPK Holding expects its revenues to fall 30% sequentially in the first quarter of 2020 resulting mainly from the impacts of seasonality and the coronavirus outbreak, according to...
Wednesday 19 February 2020
Handset brands, ODMs, component makers facing challenges in supply chain, marketing management
Handset brands, ODMs and component makers are facing mounting challenges over their supply chains and marketing management arising from the coronavirus outbreak, according to industry...
Wednesday 19 February 2020
BLU maker Coretronic warns about shipment declines for 1Q20
Coretronic has warned that its shipments of energy-saving devices, mainly backlight units (BLUs) for IT products, OEM devices and TVs, are likely to fall by 50% on year in the first...
Wednesday 19 February 2020
Driver IC backend houses expect demand to rebound in 2H20
Taiwan-based handset display driver IC backend specialists have seen customer orders slow down, with poor order visibility for the next several months, but they expect demand to rebound...
Wednesday 19 February 2020
LCD panel supply chain to remain tight in next 2 months
Supplies of components and raw materials within the display industry are expected to remain tight in the next two months as a full-scale resumption of operations of related supply...
Monday 17 February 2020
China LED makers to see weak 1H20 due to outbreak
China-based LED makers who have resumed production in mid-February have only seen 50% of workers return amid the coronavirus outbreak in China, according to industry sources.
Monday 17 February 2020
Young Optics production in China delayed by coronavirus
Optical component and module maker Young Optics has resumed production at its factory in Suzhou, eastern China, but only about 20% of employees have returned to work amid the coronavirus...
Friday 14 February 2020
Coronavirus to deal a heavy blow on panel demand
Demand for TV and handset panels is expected to take a hit from the coronavirus outbreak, which is likely to dampen significantly consumer demand for TVs and handsets in the end market,...
Friday 14 February 2020
Digitimes Research examines health of four major ICT sectors in China amid outbreak
IC design houses in Taiwan and China will see the coronavirus outbreak impact their revenues for the first quarter of 2020, and foundry and backend houses may take clearer hits starting...
Friday 14 February 2020
Innolux to see double-digit fall in panel shipments in 1Q20
Innolux has said that its panel shipments for all sizes are likely to fall by a double-digit rate in the first quarter of 2020 due to decreased working days during an extended Lunar...