
The outbreak is sending manufacturers rethinking their global deployments
Qisda constructing factory in Vietnam
Monday 22 June 2020EMS provider Qisda is constructing a factory in Vietnam to cope with the impact of US-China trade disputes, with completion scheduled for October 2020, according to company chairman...
Tightening trade freedom in China to accelerate supply chain relocation, says think tank
Monday 22 June 2020The 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...
Taiwan makers still investing in China
Monday 22 June 2020Although some Taiwan-based makers with factories in China have been moving or plan to relocate production lines out of China to cope with the US-China trade disputes, others are still...
EMC lands new orders for servers
Wednesday 17 June 2020CCL maker Elite Material (EMC) has gained validation from server brands and datacenter clients with their orders gradually picking up recently, according to the company.
Delta Electronics sees uncertainty in 2H20
Thursday 11 June 2020Power supply maker and energy management solution provider Delta Electronics sees uncertainty in the market in second-half 2020, according to company chairman Yancey Hai.
Amazon, Google looking to set up R&D centers in Taiwan
Thursday 21 May 2020The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has disclosed it is in talks with international enterprises, such as Amazon and Google, about setting up high-tech R&D centers in Taiwan...
Industry 4.0 driving demand for pneumatic automation components: Q&A with Taiwan Chelic chairman Barton Yu
Friday 15 May 2020As pneumatic automation components are essential parts of automated equipment, demand for them is expected to be on the rise along with ongoing development of Industry 4.0-based industrial...
Advantech expects significant revenue surge in 2Q20
Thursday 7 May 2020Industrial PC maker Advantech expects to post revenue growth of 20-25% sequentially in the second quarter of 2020, thanks to recovery in labor return rates and factory utilization...
Catcher reportedly mulling setting up factory site in Southeast Asia
Wednesday 6 May 2020Chassis maker Catcher Technology with manufacturing operations mainly in China reportedly is evaluating the feasibility of setting up a new plant in Southeast Asia to cope with Apple's...
Kinpo Electronics to produce ventilators
Monday 4 May 2020EMS provider Kinpo Electronics, in view of growing demand due to coronavirus pandemic, will produce ventilators at its factories in Thailand and the Philippines in response to the...
AUO setting up new production lines for automotive panels in Taiwan
Friday 17 April 2020AU Optronics (AUO) is installing two new production lines for the manufacture of automotive panel modules in Taiwan, with volume production slated to kick off in the second quarter...
Makers in Kunshan, China face rising costs
Friday 27 March 2020Manufacturers with plants in China's Kunshan have restarted production, but face rising operating costs in the second quarter, according to industry sources.
Foxconn sees no major impact from India lockdown
Friday 27 March 2020India has been locked down since March 24 to fight the coronavirus, stalling operations at factories run by manufacturers such as Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry),...
Wistron set to grow revenues from non-China production
Thursday 26 March 2020Wistron is looking to grow revenues generated from its factories outside of China, and expects to lower revenues from its China-based sites to about 50% of company revenues in 2021,...
PCB partners unkeen on following Apple relocation
Thursday 26 March 2020Apple is reportedly moving more of its production out of China, but Taiwanese PCB makers in the supply chain of iOS devices seem to stay conservative in following in the vendor's...
Taiwan PCB makers to stay put in China despite pandemic
Thursday 26 March 2020Taiwanese PCB makers, despite the coronavirus pandemic's impacts, still expect 5G handset demand to pick up later this year, and remain reluctant to move production out of China in...
Apple accelerating production relocation outside China, say sources
Wednesday 25 March 2020Apple is reportedly accelerating plans to diversify its manufacturing risks by removing more of its production out of China, with sources from the supply chain claiming that the vendor...
Tesla may expand EV production in China, says report
Wednesday 25 March 2020Tesla has suspended electric vehicle (EV) production at its two US facilities in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, but may expand the capacity at its Gaigafactory 3 in Shanghai,...
Supply chains fast returning to normal in China
Tuesday 17 March 2020Electronics supply chain makers with operations in China are accelerating production resumption as the coronavirus epidemic there eases, and upstream components suppliers are fulfilling...
Relocating capacity out of China would be mammoth task for Foxconn
Monday 16 March 2020The US-China trade war sent many firms rethinking their global capacity deployments. And the ongoing coronavirus outbreak that has disrupted the supply chain in China has given them...
Delta Electronics expects biz rebound in 2Q20
Thursday 12 March 2020Power supply maker and energy management solution provider Delta Electronics expects business in first-quarter 2020 to be impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, but the deferred demand...
Chicony Electronics to distribute cash dividend
Thursday 12 March 2020Keyboard and power supply maker Chicony Electronics' board of directors has decided to distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$5.90 (US$0.20) for 2019, accounting for 69.82% of...
Optical module maker PCL accelerating capacity build-up in Malaysia
Wednesday 11 March 2020Optical transceiver module maker PCL Technologies is accelerating the deployment of production lines at its joint venture in Penang, Malaysia, as production at its plant in China...
Cooling module makers see sharp declines in February revenues
Wednesday 11 March 2020Taiwan-based cooling module makers including Power Logic, Sunonwealth Electric Machine and Forcecon Tec all saw their February revenues suffer wider declines both monthly and yearly...
ODMs decelerate non-China production expansions as outbreak worsens
Friday 6 March 2020Supply chains have turned cautious about capacity expansion outside of China amid growing economic uncertainites in the wake of the widespeading coronavirus outbreak, according to...