'Famine' laptop battery will last 3 months

Battery power for laptops is missing

Simplo Technology has warned that the shortage of laptop battery supply will last at least 3 more months than previously forecast.

According to the world's largest laptop battery manufacturer, the main reason for this situation is that manufacturers have failed to accelerate the supply of products to meet market demand. .

Mr. Jackie Ding - CFO of Simplo Technology - said that at least until the second quarter of 2009, laptop battery manufacturers could fully meet the market's demand. Previously, Simplo Technology had predicted that only in the first quarter of 2009, the shortage of laptop batteries in the global market would be solved thoroughly.

The shortage of laptop battery supply has also caused PC makers to struggle. Last May, Compal Electronics - the famous laptop maker - had to decide to reduce its product growth target.

Industry experts predict the shortage of laptop products will also negatively affect the price, delivery time as well as the laptop business in the global market.

Chairman Simplo Sung Fu-hsang at a conference with investors in May said that the battery incident of LG Chem is one of the causes of power shortage. laptop battery supply.

Meanwhile, the battery manufacturing plants invested by Sanyo and Matsushita must not be available until 2009 or 2010. Matsushita insists the company will invest at least $ 927 million to triple its production capacity.