Pegatron expects stable consumer electronics demandBy Angelica Oung / Staff reporterPegatron Corp (和碩) yesterday said that it expects increased demand for consumer electronics products would continue throughout this year, after the company posted a five-year high earnings per share for last year. “Demand for consumer electronics will accelerate,” Pegatron chief executive officer Liao Syh-jang (廖賜政) told an investors’ conference in Taipei. “We can expect people to upgrade their handsets and new technologies to blossom in the automotive electronics sector.”However, Pegatron is cautious about component shortages, Liao said. The long product life cycle of vehicles makes the sector a stable business opportunity for Pegatron, Liao said. “Conventional cars have a life cycle of eight to 10 years, while electric vehicles have a life cycle of five to six years.

Source: Taipei Times March 25, 2021 15:56 UTC