Apple, Intel, Nvidia, Samsung suppliers hit by COVID lockdowns in China Hardware CRN Australia


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The manufacturing hub of Shenzhen, China - home to Apple supplier Foxconn and other major tech manufacturers - faced a partial lockdown this week after a spike in COVID-19 cases. Taiwan-based Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer and a top supplier to Apple , Samsung , Google, and Amazon was forced to shut two of its Shenzhen factories after 60 new infections were reported Sunday. In keeping with China’s strict COVID-19 protocols, businesses providing non-essential services were ordered to shut down and more than 17 million will be tested for the virus, according to news service Nikkei Asia. The Shenzhen...