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PCB makers look for new sources of water
MANY FACTORS: Raw material price hikes are likely to dent PCB makers’ Q2 earnings, but not so much if Asian currencies fall against the US dollar, Yuanta analysts said
By Chen Cheng-hui / Staff reporter
Local printed circuit board (PCB) makers are planning alternative water sources such as using recycled water, preparing water storage facilities or hiring water trucks to transport water from remote areas in anticipation of more stringent water rationing as the nation’s most severe water shortage in 56 years worsens.
PCB production in Taiwan is somewhat clustered in the Taoyuan region, where the water shortage alert was on Friday raised from “yellow” to “orange,” resulting in reduced water supplies for households and industrial users.
Synnex Technology looks to book gain after unloading of Concentrix shares
By Lisa Wang / Staff reporter
Synnex Technology International Corp (聯強國際), the nation’s second-biggest electronics distributor, yesterday said that it expects to book a gain of NT$727 million (US$26 million) from the disposal of some Concentrix Corp shares listed on the NASDAQ Composite.
The Taipei-based company said in a statement that the transaction is part of its financial management.
Synnex distributes a wide range of electronic products, from Fitbit Inc’s wearable devices to Asustek Computer Inc’s (華碩電腦) notebook computers.
The logo of Synnex Technology International Corp is displayed on the facade of the company’s headquarters in Taipei on March 8, 2019.
Pegatron worker tests positive for COVID; PC makers on alert
05/17/2021 08:37 PM
For illustrative purposes only. CNA file photo
Taipei, May 17 (CNA) Pegatron Corp., one of Taiwan s largest contract PC makers, said Monday that one of its employees has tested positive for COVID-19 as an alert among PC producers has been raised to contain the disease.
Pegatron said it was informed by health authorities on Sunday that the employee, who worked in the company s headquarters in Guandu in the northwestern part of Taipei, was a weak positive for the disease and a second test is being done to confirm the result.