China makers reportedly enter MacBook chassis supply chain

Production disruption in China is everyone's nightmare in the IT supply chain in the wake of the coronavirus. Many makers are raising their production outside of China, and Apple reportedly is shifting its oreders to assembly lines in Taiwan for an a.....»»

Apple reportedly has deepened its cooperation with China-based supply chain makers for not only ramping up its shipments to China but also further reducing its overheads, according to Taiwan-based handset supply chain makers......»»

China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), a LFP (lithium ferrous phosphate) battery maker in the supply chain of Tesla, reportedly will raise its quotes by 10% to reflect increased costs for LFP materials, according to industry sources......»»

Taiwan's handset components supply chain is likely to feel the pinch of inventory corrections by Chinese handset vendors starting third-quarter 2021 at the earliest amid their sales shrinkages in China and India markets, according to industry sources......»»

As China-based BOE Technology will soon begin to supply flexible OLED panels for iPhones, its Taiwan-based partner General Interface Solution (GIS) will supply corresponding integrated touch modules, according to industry sources......»»

US-based II-VI is expected to supply VCSEL chips, which will be used in ToF LiDAR scanners for the next-generation iPhones set to be released next year, to Apple. Meanwhile, Taiwan server makers' s.....»»

Taiwan's flexible PCB makers in the supply chain of Apple devices have seen demand turn strong in the second quarter of 2020 to support robust sales of second-generation iPhone SE, new iPad and MacBook models, according to industry sources......»»

Chassis maker, as an importan.....»»

Apple is still working on augmented reality (AR) glasses, with more to be known about their development in the next one or two years, according to sources from the supply chain makers......»»

Electronics supply chain makers with operations i.....»»

Taiwan-based Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), a unit of ASE Technology, is likely to obtain system-in-package (SiP) orders for AirPods Pro Lite, which may also benefit Taiwanese makers of SiP substrates, according to industry sources......»»

Getty Apple is still reportedly planning to release a low-cost iPhone next month despite supply chain setbacks caused by the coronavirus outbreak, according to Bloomberg. The.....»»

First the trade war, now the coronavirus. Japan’s machinery makers show why the world needs a bigger shop floor......»»

China-based OEM Huaqin has reportedly been vying keenly for new notebook orders from Asustek Computer for 2020, facing competitions mainly from Quanta Computer and Pegatron, according to sources from the upstream supply chain......»»

Nintendo is reportedly planning to release in mid-2020 a new model of Switch, which will begin volume production at the end of first-quarter 2020, according to sources from the related upstream supply chain......»»

Huawei reportedly will outsource a major portion of the production of 5G phones to Taiwan-based handset ODMs in 2020, as it aims to make a preemptive presence in the segment in China, according to sources from Taiwan's handset supply chain......»»

Huawei reportedly plans to launch its next-generation Mate X foldable smartphone in the second half of 2020, seeking to maintain its leading position in the segment, according to sources from Taiwan's supply chain makers......»»

Handset vendors and related supply chain makers in China are accelerating their push to build up production capacities outside Chin.....»»

With capital expenses by semiconductor firms in Taiwan and China set to regain expansion momentum in 2020, equipment supply chain players are expected to see a bright year for their operations in 2020, according to industry sources......»»

China has instructed system integrators associated with defense, networking, finance and transportation sectors to adopt homegrown chips as much as possible, prompting Taiwan-based IPC makers to adjust their operations, according to industry sources......»»