Vietnam’s Bac Giang province was one of the nation’s poorest. Now officials in the rural area north of Hanoi host representatives from Apple…
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Apple’s new iPhone swings LG Display to profit
Helped by shipments for Apple’s new iPhone, South Korea’s LG Display on Thursday reported a profit for July-September…
TSMC’s strong guidance bodes well for Apple
Chip manufacturing giant TSMC raised both its full-year revenue and cap-ex guidance, as it continues seeing strong orders from smartphone…
Apple supplier TSMC Q3 profit surges 36%, well ahead of analysts’ forecasts
Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reported a 36% surge in quarterly net profit, boosted by robust demand…
Trump administration presses tech supply chain to cut ties with China
The Trump administration is making a concerted effort to press non-U.S. suppliers to move production out of China …
Foxconn Chairman: China can no longer be the world’s factory
Foxconn posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit. The company’s chairman discussed China with investors…
Sharp reports 38% drop in June quarter profit, beats analyst estimates
Japan-based Apple supplier Sharp on Wednesday reported a 37.8% drop in first-quarter operating profit as the COVID-19 shutdowns weighed on sales of…
Apple iPhone assembler eyes major production shift out of China to India
In a major production shift out of China as part of global business’ efforts to diversify supply chains following the COVID-19 debacle, a contract…
Apple makes iPhone 11 at Foxconn plant in India
Apple has started making its iPhone 11 at the Foxconn plant in India near Chennai. This marks the first time Apple has manufactured a top-line model…
Investigators find no evidence of any forced labor at Apple suppliers in China
Nanchang O-film Tech, whose tech helps power phones, tablets and wearables, was on Monday accused by the U.S. Department of Commerce of human rights …
U.S. government accuses Apple supplier of human rights abuses
Nanchang O-film Tech, whose tech helps power phones, tablets and wearables, is accused by the U.S. of human rights abuses for helping China’s campaign…
Growth of Taiwan export orders hits two-year high on strong tech demand
As the COVID-19 pandemic forced millions of people around the world to work from home, Taiwan’s export orders grew at their fastest pace in nearly two…
Apple iPhone assembler Pegatron joins tech Investment wave in India
Adding to a large wave of foreign tech investments in India this year, Apple assembler Pegatron is making preparations for its first plant in India…
Apple supplier Foxconn to invest $1 billion in India
Foxconn plans to invest up to $1 billion to expand a factory in southern India where the Taiwanese contract manufacturer assembles Apple iPhones…
Foxconn’s revenue begins to recover from COVID-19 shutdown
Major Apple supplier Foxconn’s revenue appear to be recovering broadly in line with the company’s forecast, following the COVID-19 shutdown…
Apple supplier Foxconn says Indian customs clearing procedures now resolved
Apple supplier Foxconn said on Friday customs clearing procedures in India have been resolved. All local regulatory procedures have been complied with…
iPhone assembly hit hard in India badly as border tensions with China escalate
India’s additional scrutiny of imports from China has disrupted iPhone assembly at plants owned by Apple supplier Foxconn in southern India…
Apple pushes suppliers to reduce 5G iPhone production delays
Apple is said to be pushing their suppliers in China to work overtime in order to reduce COVID-19-induced production delays for their first 5G iPhone line…
Apple supplier Foxconn eyes further India investment, sees bright outlook
Taiwan-based Apple supplier Foxconn plans further investment in India and may announce details in the next few months as the world’s largest contract…
TSMC: We could fill order gap if unable to sell chips to Huawei due to U.S. ban
TSMC could quickly fill any order gap should U.S. restrictions against Huawei prevent sales of chips to the Chinese firm, the company…
Apple to launch iPhone 12 in October – supply chain sources
Although the planned launch of Apple’s iPhone 12 lineup, said to consist of four models with three display sizes, is likely to be roughly one month…
Little-known data show signs of a tech rebound from COVID-19 shutdown
Buried in a set of little-known data are early signs that the hardware side of the tech sector may be showing a rebound from the pandemic-driven plunge…
Taiwan’s 2020 GDP expected to drop to 5-year low amid pandemic
Taiwan’s economic growth is likely to drop to its lowest point in five years in 2020 as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic hurts domestic consumption and…
Apple helps suppliers reconfigure factories to mitigate COVID-19 spread
In Apple’s annual supplier responsibility report released Thursday, the company said it’s helping suppliers to reconfigure factories in order to…
Apple urges Chinese supplier to challenge Foxconn in bid to step up competition
Apple has made a move the company hopes will create a formidable alternative to another of its longtime suppliers, Taiwan’s Foxconn …
Apple considering major shift of iPhone production from China to India
Apple is seriously examining the feasibility of shifting nearly a fifth of its production capacity from China to India and scaling up its…
In shift away from China, Apple to produce millions of AirPods in Vietnam
Accelerating its diversification of production out of China amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Apple will produce millions of AirPods in Vietnam…
Chip technology firm Arm Inc. to ease fees for startups, join incubator
Arm Inc, owned by Japan’s Softbank Group Corp, whose chip technologies power most smartphones, said on Wednesday it was easing fees for startup…
Apple supplier AMS AG gives upbeat outlook, shares up 22%
Shares in sensor producer AMS AG jumped 22% after the Apple supplier gave an upbeat forecast for the current quarter and the remainder of the year…
Tim Cook confident Apple will emerge strongly from COVID-19 crisis
A confident Tim Cook led an Apple companywide virtual meeting on Thursday to address concerns about the impact of COVID-19 and discuss…
Apple steps up orders for 5nm chips from TSMC
A report today out of Taiwan reveals that TSMC has cut 5nm wafer production for Huawei due to slowing smartphone sales and that production capacity…
Apple supplier Foxconn revenue slides 7.7% in March
Revenue at Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry, a key supplier of Apple Inc’s products known by its trade name Foxconn, slid 7.7% in March due to effects…
Deep, but short: What Apple’s production recovery tells us about COVID-19 recession
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic black swan, we’re now dealing with a significant global recession. The duration is the most important factor…
Apple supplier Japan Display finalizes deal to raise $200 million from Apple
Japan Display said on Tuesday it has finalized a deal to raise $200 million from “an overseas customer,” which sources have told…
Apple’s next-gen 5G iPhones remain on schedule to launch this autumn
Apple’s Chinese-centric manufacturing is slowly getting back on track and that Apple’s next-gen 5G iPhones remain on schedule to launch this autumn…
Apple supplier Foxconn’s profit down 24% in Q419
Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn reported a 23.7% fall in profit in the last three months of 2019 on Monday as the company prepares…
More than ever, the world needs Apple’s annual iPhone cycle
Apple might delay the release of its upcoming 5G iPhone by several months, disrupting what’s become an annual iPhone cycle, because of the COVID-19…
Coronavirus speeds Apple assemblers’ plans to move beyond China
COVID-19 is expediting Apple assemblers’ move out of China that has been underway since the President Trump began deploying U.S. import tariffs on China…
iPhone assembly stops in India as country goes into 21-day lockdown
iPhone assembly has stopped in India due to an order to comply with a 21-day countrywide COVID-19 lockdown ordered by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Apple’s next-gen 5G iPhones remain on schedule to launch this fall
Apple’s next-gen 5G-capable flagship iPhones are still on schedule to launch in the fall as mass production isn’t set to begin until May…
Apple suppliers regain confidence, see bright 2020
Apple suppliers, specifically IC backend and verification specialists in Apple’s supply chain, have regained confidence in their revenue performances…
Terry Gou: Foxconn factory restarts in China have ‘exceeded expectations’
Terry Gou, founder of Apple supplier Foxconn, said on Thursday that Foxconn factory restarts in China have “exceeded expectations.”
