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Thursday 1 October 2009
Notebook component supply returning normal
Notebook component supplies, including optical drives, have recently started to return to normal and price increases should not be seen in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to...
Monday 14 September 2009
Notebook component suppliers suffering labor shortages in China
Taiwan-based notebook component suppliers are reportedly suffering from labor shortages as workers return home for the holidays while orders are increasing, according sources at the...
Tuesday 1 September 2009
Compal increases stake in China notebook chassis joint venture
Compal Electronics on August 31 announced an indirect additional investment of NT$498.6 million (US$15.1 million) in Compal Precision Module, a notebook chassis production joint venture...
Friday 28 August 2009
PCB makers HannStar Board and GCE to see utilization rates stand high in 2H09
Notebook PCB makers HannStar Board and Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) both expect to see their utilization rates stand high in the second half due to shipment outlooks released by...
Tuesday 25 August 2009
Samsung aims at 20% notebook CIS market share in 2009, say IC distributors
Samsung Electronics has set an internal goal of attaining a 20% share in the global notebook CMOS image sensor (CIS) market in 2009 and an over 30% share in 2010, according to Taiwan-based...
Thursday 20 August 2009
Taiwan inductor makers see increasing demand for 4Q09
Taiwan niche inductor makers Cyntec and Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics are likely to enjoy strong sales through December driven by increasing demand for new notebook and smartphone...
Tuesday 18 August 2009
Cyntec to expand power choke capacity to 150 million units in 2010
Taiwan passive component maker Cyntec will invest NT$400 million (US$12.2 million) to expand its monthly capacity of power chokes from 70 million units in the first quarter to 100...
Monday 17 August 2009
Notebook PCB makers more optimistic about 3Q09
Taiwan notebook PCB makers HannStar Board and Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) have lifted their third-quarter notebook PCB shipment goals to 15% growth due to the launch of ultra-thin...
Friday 14 August 2009
First-tier makers to ship around 14 million notebooks in September
Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron, Inventec and Pegatron Computer are expected to ship around 13-14 million notebooks in September 2009, according to industry sources.
Thursday 6 August 2009
HP notebook outsourcing to Taiwan makers drops in July 2009
Notebook outsourcing from Hewlett-Packard (HP) to Taiwan makers dropped from above three million units in June 2009 to around 2.7-2.9 million units in July despite that the third...
Monday 20 July 2009
Foxconn cuts connector pricing in attempt to win back notebook clients, says paper
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is reportedly offering price cuts on its connectors to gain back orders that were lost from first-tier notebook makers due to the...
Wednesday 15 July 2009
Dell to procure US$18-20 billion worth of Taiwan-made components in 2009
Dell will procure IT components produced by Taiwan-based makers with a projected total value of US$18-20 billion in 2009, growing from US$13 billion in 2006, US$15 billion in 2007...
Monday 13 July 2009
Notebook component makers see growth in June revenues
Notebook component makers Chicony Electronics, Sunrex Technology and Darfon Electronics have all seen growth in their June 2009 revenues.
Friday 3 July 2009
Short supply of notebook HDDs may continue in 3Q09
The tight supply of notebook hard drives is expected to continue throughout the third quarter, according to IC distributor GMI Technology and Weikeng Industrial, sales agents for...
Thursday 2 July 2009
Taiwan-based notebook vendors under pressure of falling prices while component costs rise
Taiwan-based notebook vendors, despite a better-than-expected business outlook for the latter half of 2009, are still suffering drops in product pricing and increased costs for some...