Pegatron to Invest up to $1 Billion in Indonesian iPhone Chip Factory

[Indos]

Tuesday May 28, 2019 3:31 AM PDT by Tim Hardwick

Apple supplier Pegatron plans to invest up to $1 billion in an Indonesian factory to produce chips for Apple smartphones, an Indonesian ministry official said on Tuesday (via Reuters).

The Taiwan manufacturer made the pledge in a signed letter to the Indonesian government, in which it said the chips would be produced in partnership with Indonesian electronics company PT Sat Nusapersada, according to Deputy Minister Warsito Ignatius.

Pegatron expects the investment to come somewhere between $695 million and $1 billion, although the variables influencing the exact amount have not been disclosed.

In December 2018, Apple was said to be looking to shift production of older iPhones to Pegatron in an effort to avoid losing billions in revenue as a result of its patent dispute with Qualcomm. That dispute has since been resolved, however rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China has put manufacturers in both countries on alert. Pegatron has assembly plants in China, which suggests its pledge of Indonesian investment could be a contingency plan.

According to today's report, the new Indonesian factory might also be used to produce MacBook components, although that operation "would not be in the short term," Ignatius told Reuters.

A DigiTimes rumor in May 2018 tipped Pegatron to pick up orders from Apple to produce a MacBook powered by an ARM processor, although the information it was based on may have been misconstrued with the Touch Bar on Apple's MacBook Pro, which is already powered by an ARM-based T1 chip as a companion processor. Apple said in 2017 that it had no plans for Macs powered solely by ARM chips, rather than Intel processors.

https://www.macrumors.com/2019/05/28/pegatron-invest-in-indonesian-iphone-factory/

 

[Brainsucker]

Tuesday May 28, 2019 3:31 AM PDT by Tim Hardwick

Apple supplier Pegatron plans to invest up to $1 billion in an Indonesian factory to produce chips for Apple smartphones, an Indonesian ministry official said on Tuesday (via Reuters).

The Taiwan manufacturer made the pledge in a signed letter to the Indonesian government, in which it said the chips would be produced in partnership with Indonesian electronics company PT Sat Nusapersada, according to Deputy Minister Warsito Ignatius.

Pegatron expects the investment to come somewhere between $695 million and $1 billion, although the variables influencing the exact amount have not been disclosed.

In December 2018, Apple was said to be looking to shift production of older iPhones to Pegatron in an effort to avoid losing billions in revenue as a result of its patent dispute with Qualcomm. That dispute has since been resolved, however rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China has put manufacturers in both countries on alert. Pegatron has assembly plants in China, which suggests its pledge of Indonesian investment could be a contingency plan.

According to today's report, the new Indonesian factory might also be used to produce MacBook components, although that operation "would not be in the short term," Ignatius told Reuters.

A DigiTimes rumor in May 2018 tipped Pegatron to pick up orders from Apple to produce a MacBook powered by an ARM processor, although the information it was based on may have been misconstrued with the Touch Bar on Apple's MacBook Pro, which is already powered by an ARM-based T1 chip as a companion processor. Apple said in 2017 that it had no plans for Macs powered solely by ARM chips, rather than Intel processors.

https://www.macrumors.com/2019/05/28/pegatron-invest-in-indonesian-iphone-factory/

Well, we are not bragging for this. Because We're Indonesian, not Vietnam. This is just business as usual.

 

[Viet]

Well, we are not bragging for this. Because We're Indonesian, not Vietnam. This is just business as usual.

You connect Vietnam with bragging? Man, this section is full of people bragging. If you don’t brag, some will believe you are sick.

 

[Viva_Viet]

You connect Vietnam with bragging? Man, this section is full of people bragging. If you don’t brag, some will believe you are sick.

Pegatron shift to ID cos VN ran out of workers due to huge CN investment.

Google and we will see, Pegatron first plan was VN, but VN is short of workers now due to huge CN investment, so they had to shift to ID and Pegatron keep praying God that CN will not stop exporting Rare earth to kill Apple ( CN will still sell rare earth to VN cos we r commie nations)

 

[Viet]

Pegatron shift to ID cos VN ran out of workers due to huge CN investment.

Google and we will see, Pegatron first plan was VN, but VN is short of workers now due to CN investment, so they had to shift to ID and Pegatron keep praying God that CN will not stop exporting Rare earth to kill Apple ( CN will still sell rare earth to VN cos we r commie nations)

All just speculations yet
Wait and see if intent turns to reality.

 

[nufix]

Pegatron shift to ID cos VN ran out of workers due to huge CN investment.

Google and we will see, Pegatron first plan was VN, but VN is short of workers now due to huge CN investment, so they had to shift to ID and Pegatron keep praying God that CN will not stop exporting Rare earth to kill Apple ( CN will still sell rare earth to VN cos we r commie nations)

Lol see? they started the bragging again. @Brainsucker

 

[Nike]

Lol see? they started the bragging again. @Brainsucker

It had been on their DNA

 

[initial_d]

Pegatron shift to ID cos VN ran out of workers due to huge CN investment.

Google and we will see, Pegatron first plan was VN, but VN is short of workers now due to huge CN investment, so they had to shift to ID and Pegatron keep praying God that CN will not stop exporting Rare earth to kill Apple ( CN will still sell rare earth to VN cos we r commie nations)

you hated china, but now you are rooting for their investment lol

 

[Viva_Viet]

you hated china, but now you are rooting for their investment lol

rich Cnese always flee to VN to avoid war and beg for protection since Mongol invasion.

Btw, we see u guys almost knowing Nothing abt VN-CN. So read the history first.

 

[nufix]

rich Cnese always flee to VN to avoid war and beg for protection since Mongol invasion.

Btw, we see u guys almost knowing Nothing abt VN-CN. So read the history first.

Nothing new. It is a normal rich guy - poor guy relationship. The poor guy always criticizes and badmouth the rich guy, but deep down, the poor guy wants to get something from the rich guy and even wants also to be a rich guy.

 

[Nike]

This investment is nothing in value compared to LOTTE chemical investment

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Lotte-launches-3.5bn-petrochemical-project-in-Indonesia

Or one of the largest single source, Toyota

https://www.indonesia-investments.c...tment-realization-in-indonesia-at-70/item7528

 

[nufix]

This investment is nothing in value compared to LOTTE chemical investment

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Lotte-launches-3.5bn-petrochemical-project-in-Indonesia

Or one of the largest single source, Toyota

https://www.indonesia-investments.c...tment-realization-in-indonesia-at-70/item7528

Haha and you dont see Indonesians jumping up making noises here in the PDF for every investment Indonesia gets

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

Haha and you dont see Indonesians jumping up making noises here in the PDF for every investment Indonesia gets

Yep the viet here was proud to buy like 4 airbus planes & it have its own separate thread. Meanwhile we bought like 100 airbus planes with president holande even congratulating lion air & indonesia for the purchases in a youtube videos.

 

[Brainsucker]

Yep the viet here was proud to buy like 4 airbus planes & it have its own separate thread. Meanwhile we bought like 100 airbus planes with president holande even congratulating lion air & indonesia for the purchases in a youtube videos.

It just business at usual, LOL. Nothing special for us

 

[Indos]

Taiwan’s Pegatron opens US$40 million factory in Batam

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  The Jakarta Post
  

Batam, Riau Islands / Tue, July 9, 2019 / 04:25 pm

A factory of PT Pegatron Technology Indonesia at Batamindo Industrial Park in Batam, Riau Island that started operation on July 9. (JP/Fadli)
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PT Pegatron Technology Indonesia, a subsidiary of a Taiwanese electronics giant, has opened its factory in the Batamindo Industrial Park in Batam, Riau Islands, worth US$40 million, marking Pegatron’s first operations in Southeast Asia.

The opening of the factory was kicked off by Riau Islands Governor Nurdin Bairun and attended by Batam Mayor Muhammad Rudi, Batam Indonesia Free Trade Zone Authority (BIFZA) head Edi Putra Irawadi and Pegatron Corporation vice president Jason Cheng.

Governor Nurdin welcomed the opening of Pegatron’s Batam factory, saying that it was an indication that Batam had a good investment climate as it was selected as the first factory of the company in Southeast Asia.

“Batam is an attractive place for investment. I will make a request to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to continuously improve the investment policy to attract more foreign investors,” he said in his speech.

Meanwhile, Jason Cheng said the company planned to employ some 1,800 workers in the Batam factory, which occupied a 1-hectare plot of land.

“Pegatron marks the beginning of our development in Southeast Asia. I’m very thankful for all the support from the government and our partners. Batam offers sufficient manpower and well-established infrastructure,” he said

“We look forward to working closely with the authorities and our partner PT Satnusa. We will collaborate to bring success and prosperity for Batam and Indonesia.”

Based on the data from PT Batamindo Industrial Park, the Pegatron factory in Batamindo produced 2,000 pieces of miniature circuit breaker (MCB) per day.

The MCB devices are then are sent to a factory of Satnusa Persada located in Pelita also in Batam to be assembled into smart home wifi routers. Satnusa Persada exports the products to the United States.

Batamindo Industrial Park general manager Tjaw Hioeng said the establishment of the factory was part of the impact of a trade war between the United States and China. Previously, Pegatron’s factories were located in Shanghai and Shuzoi, China. (bbn)


https://www.thejakartapost.com/news...tron-opens-us40-million-factory-in-batam.html