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Apple supplier TSMC reports March sales increase of 33.2% year-over-year
Apple supplier TSMC on Friday reported March sales of T$171.97 billion (US$5.95 billion), up 33.2% year-over-year…
China’s quixotic quest for ‘Zero-COVID’ is a concern for Apple
Apple’s bet on China looks increasingly risky, especially amid the country’s lockdowns in a quixotic quest for “Zero-COVID.”
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple is testing a device with a 9-inch foldable display
Apple is testing a device with a 9-inch foldable display, but the company’s long-rumored foldable iPhone is unlikely to launch until…
Apple reportedly developing MacBooks and iPads with foldable OLEDs
Apple supplier LG Display is collaborating with Apple to develop foldabe OLED panels for MacBooks and iPads…
Apple supplier Japan Display unveils new display tech that can significantly extend mobile devices’ battery life
Japan Display on Wednesday revealed plans to begin production of new display panel components it says can significantly lower power…
Apple unveils $50 million ‘Supplier Employee Development Fund’
Apple today announced a $50 million Supplier Employee Development Fund that will expand access to learning opportunities and skills…
Apple to invest aggressively in America to diversify production amid globalization’s end – analyst
Shifting away from a focus in China, the global supply chain will likely change rapidly over the next decade. Apple saw it coming in 2018…
Apple reportedly cuts iPhone SE production by 20% amid rising inflation, war
Apple plans to make about 20% fewer iPhone SE units next quarter than originally planned, in one of the first signs that rising inflation…
Taiwan to join ‘democratic countries’ in sanctions on Russia; Apple supplier TSMC ready to comply
Taiwan will join “democratic countries” in imposing sanctions on Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, the government said on Friday…
Apple supplier Luxshare seeks to raise $2.1 billion for device, EV expansion
Apple supplier Luxshare Precision Industry Co. is seeking to raise up to 13.5 billion yuan ($2.1 billion) through a private share placement…
ISS supports Apple shareholder proposal on forced labor
ISS urged Apple shareholders to vote for a resolution demanding greater transparency in Apple’s efforts to protect against forced labor …
Apple averts supply chain crisis, but others not so fortunate
Apple’s stunning triumph over the global chips supply chain shortage has signaled good news amid troubled markets around the world…
Apple shares get big target price boost; supply chain issues improving – analyst
Wells Fargo raised its price target on Apple shares to $205 from $165, implying some 25% upside from Thursday’s closing levels, as analyst…
Apple supplier TSMC profit rises 16.4%; sees multi-year growth ahead; to boost chip spending in 2022
Taiwan-based major Apple supplier TSMC expects strong growth to accelerate in coming years due to booming semiconductor demand…
Analyst: Apple resolves iPhone production bottlenecks
Apple appears to have resolved the production bottlenecks that limited its supply of iPhones during the holiday shopping season, an analyst…
Apple supplier TSMC sales set sixth quarterly record on strong chip demand
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s largest foundry, reported a sixth straight quarter of record sales, thanks to…
Foxconn iPhone factory in India temporarily shut over rats, worms in food, crowded dorms
Six women who worked at the Foxconn iPhone assembly factory in India near Chennai described rats, worms in food, crowded dorms, and more…
TSMC in talks with German government about potential new chip plant
Major Apple supplier TSMC is in early talks with the German government about potentially establishing a plant in Germany …
Apple supplier Foxconn beats estimates in Q3
Taiwan’s Foxconn, a major Apple supplier, reported a better-than-expected third-quarter profit on Friday, helped by strong demand…
Apple adds more clean-energy suppliers on road to 2030 carbon neutral goal
Apple today announced it has more than doubled the number of suppliers committed to using 100 percent clean energy over the last year…
Analyst: Apple best positioned during global chip crunch, gets preferential treatment from suppliers
The global chip crunch may be starting to affect Apple’s iPhone 13 supplies, but analysts think the Cupertino Colossus can weather the…
The global chip crisis is a but a mere blip for mighty Apple
That even Apple is feeling the global chip crises causes by the various and sundry responses to COVID-19, rational and irrational, reveals…
Apple adds China’s BOE for 6.1-inch iPhone 13 OLEDs
Apple has added China’s BOE Technology to its list of 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR display (OLED) suppliers for iPhone 13, adding competitive…
Taiwan component makers give priority to Apple on strong iPhone 13 demand
Amid strong demand for Apple’s new iPhone 13 lineup worldwide, Taiwan-based makers of VCMs (voice coil motors), wire winding and other…
China power crunch hits some Apple suppliers
Widening power shortages in China have halted production at numerous factories including many supplying Apple and Tesla, while some stores…
Chinese Apple supplier Luxshare reports record revenues
Chinese Apple supplier Luxshare Precision Industry reported Tuesday record revenues and a large jump in profits for the first half…
These Apple suppliers are likely to profit from new ‘iPhone 13’ models
As Apple iPhone fans pore over “iPhone 13” rumors, investors in Apple suppliers, too, are scrutinizing the rumor mill’s output. On Tuesday…
Apple call center workers face pressure to accept home surveillance, cameras to monitor work performance
Apple call center workers are being pressured to sign a contract that lets their employer install surveillance cameras in their homes to…
Apple assemblers in China scramble for workers ahead of iPhone 13 launch
Apple assemblers in China are scrambling for workers ahead of iPhone 13 launch. Foxconn is dangling hiring bonuses and Lens Technology…
TSMC reports gas contamination at key chip plant supplying Apple; no ‘obvious impact’ on operations
Apple’s chip supplier TSMC said on Friday that some of its production lines in southern Taiwan were hit by a contamination of gases…
Apple supplier TSMC to begin mass production of 5nm chips at new Arizona plant in 2024
C.C. Wei, CEO of TSMC, on Thursday confirmed for the first time that the $12 billion factory that TSMC is building in Arizona will start…
Apple supplier Foxconn posts 20% quarterly revenue surge
Apple supplier Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., trading as Foxconn Technology Group and better known as Foxconn, reported a 20% surge…
Taiwan Apple supplier says global chip shortage will worsen without COVID-19 vaccines
A Taiwan Apple supplier has warned that the global chip shortage will worsen without a large and timely increase in COVID-19 vaccinations in…
Apple makes progress in supply chain responsibility; releases 2021 progress report
Apple reported progress among its supply chain during a year dominated by a worldwide hodgepodge of responses to COVID-19 as it…
Vietnam COVID-19 outbreak threatens to disrupt tech supply chain
A rapidly spreading COVID-19 outbreak has left factories operating below capacity in Vietnam’s industrial northern provinces, where…
TSMC plans up to five additional chip fabs for Arizona
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) is planning to build several more chipmaking factories in Arizona beyond the one currently…
Apple’s massive California solar farm will store power in Tesla’s ‘megapack’ batteries
Apple announced Wednesday that it’s building a massive battery storage project at a Northern California solar farm. The battery packs will come from Tesla…
Over 110 of Apple suppliers move to 100 percent renewable energy for their Apple production
Apple today announced over 110 of its manufacturing partners around the world are moving to 100 percent renewable energy for their Apple…
Apple supplier O-Film has lost ‘particular overseas client’
China’s O-Film, an Apple supplier which makes camera modules, told investors that it received a notification from a “particular overseas…
Morgan Stanley: Buy Apple and ignore the ‘noise’
Apple stock has lagged behind the broader market in recent weeks, but Morgan Stanley says buy Apple and ignore the “noise.”
Apple slashes iPhone 12 mini production orders
Apple is slashing its planned production of the iPhone 12 mini for the first half of this year as part of a broader adjustment to output
