Apple supplier Goertek's sensor unit halts China IPO over COVID

Microelectronics developer cites impact of rising infections on application process

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Goertek Microelectronics had applied to list on Shenzhen's ChiNext board. (Photo by Noriko Okemoto)

NORIYUKI DOI, Nikkei staff writer

SHANGHAI -- Goertek Microelectronics will pause its application for an initial public offering in Shenzhen as a rise in coronavirus cases in China complicates the company's preparations.

A unit of Apple supplier Goertek, Goertek Microelectronics develops microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) -- tiny devices like pressure sensors used in smartphones, drones and wireless earphones.

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