Mobo and graphics card makers prone to withdraw from Computex 2020
Monica Chen, Taipei; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES
International distributors together with Intel, AMD and Nvidia are unlikely to take part at Computex this 12 months as a result of coronavirus pandemic, prompting main motherboard and graphics card producers to contemplate withdrawing from the annual occasion, in response to sources aware of the matter.
Computex 2020 has been postponed from June 2-6 to September 28-30.
Asustek Computer mentioned it’s at present nonetheless following its current plans for the occasion. But Gigabyte Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI), Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), TUL and Chaintech have all determined to be absent from the tradeshow.
Intel solely famous that its staff, purchasers and their households in addition to the ecosystem’s well being and advantages are the highest precedence in the course of the pandemic.
Some motherboard/graphics card gamers are contemplating internet hosting on-line product launches in the course of the time as an alternative.
So far, many essential tradeshows worldwide have been both cancelled or postponed. Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2020, which was scheduled from February 24-27, was cancelled, whereas Semicon China 2020 has been postponed from March 18-20 to June 27. IFA, which is ready to be hosted from September 4-9 has additionally been cancelled.
Several smartphone and pocket book manufacturers have aborted their new product launch conferences with Google, Amazon and Microsoft all stopping their expertise boards.
Nvidia’s GTC shall be hosted on May 14 through an internet keynote speech by firm CEO Jensen Huang.
TSMC’s expertise discussion board has been postponed from April 29 to August 24, whereas Apple’s WWDC20 shall be hosted on-line utilizing Apple Developer app and web site.
Taiwan motherboard and graphics card manufacturers to be absent from Computex 2020
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