Highlights of the day: Stay-at-home economic system buoys server sector amid outbreak
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The server sector has been nearly unscathed by the coronavirus outbreak that has spurred stay-at-home economic system. There has been robust demand for servers to help e-commerce, video streaming, e-sports, teleconferencing and collaboration platform functions for individuals avoiding leaving dwelling or present process quarantine. Memory demand from the server and datacenter sector has additionally been robust, with distributors anticipating costs to go up this 12 months. For others within the ICT trade, such because the handset trade, the outbreak has wreaked havoc. But Apple reportedly will nonetheless be launching a brand new entry-level LCD iPhone that has already come to its last stage of verification at its producers.
Server sector unscathed by coronavirus outbreak: The PC and handset provide chains are being laborious hit by the continuing coronavirus outbreak, however the server sector has been nearly unscathed, because the epidemic has spurred stay-at-home economic system and in flip fueled demand for servers, in accordance with trade sources.
Memory demand for servers and datacenters surges: DRAM and NAND flash reminiscence demand for server and datacenter functions has began choosing up and surging not too long ago, regardless of weak point in demand for PCs and client electronics merchandise, in accordance with sources at channel distributors.
New entry-level LCD iPhone reportedly enters last verification stage: Apple’s new entry-level LCD iPhone, tentatively dubbed iPhone SE2, has entered the ultimate stage of engineering validation in Zhengzhou, China, the place the seller’s main manufacturing companions Foxconn Electronics and Pegatron run meeting traces, in accordance with trade sources.
