Apple A-series chip supplier TSMC has said that production in its Chinese facilities remains on track despite the coronavirus outbreak impacting output at a number of factories in the country…
Digitimes carries the report.
Some other companies are indicating a 5-10% hit to production as they keep workers away after the Chinese new year holiday in order to limit the spread of the virus.
Despite the foundry houses’ reassuring revelations, many Taiwanese IC designers have turned cautious about their first-quarter 2020 performances, with some already lowering their sales guidance. For the displays industry, the virus-imposed lockdown of Wuhan may have serious consequences, as the Chinese city is home to several major LCD and OLED panel fabs of China-based makers.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) have both said that production at their fabs in China stays on track and has not been affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
The coronavirus is serious, the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring it a global health emergency, but some are using the outbreak to promote stupid conspiracy theories and other misinformation. Facebook says it is now taking down coronavirus hoaxes, like a particularly dangerous one suggesting people should drink bleach.
There’s a lot we don’t know yet, but the facts as they are currently understood is that this new coronavirus is somewhat more dangerous than flu but far less dangerous than SARS.
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