Quanta mulling stopping assembly for Apple Watch in 2020, say sources

Apple is mulling shifting more assembly orders for its new models slated for launch in the first half of 2020 to factories in Taiwan mainly to diversify production risks associated with the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, according to industry sources......»»

Quanta Computer will not serve as a production partner for Apple's next-generation Apple Watch to be launched in 2020, and instead Compal Electronics and Foxconn Electronics will share the orders, according to industry sources familiar with the matter......»»

Pegatron and Quanta Computer are still vying for final assembly orders for Apple's AR/VR headsets, while Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai) is set to supply parts modules, according to industry sources......»»

ASE Technology Holding is expected to see its core IC assembly, testing and material (ATM) business register flat sequential revenue growth in the first quarter of 2020, thanks to robust SiP orders for Apple devices, according to industry sources......»»

Quanta Computer will see shipments for Apple's new iMac series boost its total AIO (all-in-one) PC shipments this year, market sources believe. Hewlett-Packard (HP) is another major AIO PC customer of the Taiwan-based ODM......»»

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is considering launching a new Apple Watch with a rugged casing aimed at extreme sports athletes, according to a report by Bloomberg that cited people familiar read more.....»»

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Crystal Cox/Business Insider Apple Watch sales grew in the first quarter of 2020, even as many people around the world begun to spend more time at home toward the end o.....»»

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......»»

Apple may have to defer the launch of its new AirPods Pro to the second half of 2020 or even 2021, according to sources at related suppliers......»»

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, market watchers remain upbeat about the market for 5G mobile chips in 2020. Nevertheless, major chip suppliers have been mulling reducing prices in order to secure more orders, according to industry sources......»»

Apple has not revised downward its shipment forecast for AirPods devices, and is expected to stick its goal of shipping 90 million units in 2020, an increase of 50% from a year earlier, according to sources from the supply chain......»»

Ben A. Pruchnie / Stringer Apple has scaled back Apple Watch try-ons at some of its retail stores as the coronavirus spreads, according to sources familiar wi.....»»

Crystal Cox/Business Insider Apple has scaled back Apple Watch try-ons at some of its retail stores as the coronavirus spreads, according to sources familiar with the mat.....»»

Production of an entry-level version of Apple's AirPods device is expected to resume momentum by the end of first quarter or early in the second quarter of 2020, according to upstream component suppliers for TWS devices......»»

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Production of an entry-level version of Apple's AirPods Pro now looks unable to kick off in early second-quarter 2020 as planned due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to sources from supply chain makers......»»

Taiwan notebook ODM Quanta Computer is reportedly moving to accelerate volume production at its new assembly lines in northern Taiwan to fulfill rush shipments to US brand vendors amid the coronavirus outbreak, according to industry sources......»»

Uncertainties in employee returns due to the coronavirus outbreak have become a challenge for Foxconn Electronics, a key Apple supplier with assembly facilities in Chinese cities of Zhengzhou, Shenzhen and Taiyuan, according to industry sources......»»