More bad news for the smartphone market because of the zoonosis epidemic which started in Wuhan a few weeks ago. This time it's the companyInnotekwhich is forced to shut down production at one of its industrial premises, located in Gumi. The reason? An employee has just contracted COVID-19.
To prevent him from contaminating more of his employees, his company therefore decided to spend the day of this Mondaydisinfectthe entire building in which he worked. The patient's state of health remains unknown, but we of course wish him a good recovery. As a reminder, this disease is only lethal for around 2% of the affected population so far.
The photo sensor late?
Innotek (LG) is a subcontractor partner ofApplefor several years. Their commercial relationship sees this South Korean supplier sell photo sensors to the American phone manufacturer, some models of which equip the iPhone 11 Pro. Their effectiveness has alsobeen compared to that of the Galaxy S20 Ultra a few days ago.
We do not know when employees will be able to return. But oneretardadditional delivery of components would not be surprising. Indeed, bad news of this type accumulates to the point ofdoubt whether the potential March keynote will hold.
Finally, on the competition side, the situation is not looking good either:Samsungalso had to announce the closure of an establishment in the same city, due to the same factor. This should not be accessible until tomorrow.
