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Friday 7 October 2011
Taiwan share of global LCD TV outsourcing on the decline due to competition from China
Global production outsourcing of LCD TVs in 2011 is forecast at 68 million units and Taiwan-based ODM/OEMs will turn out 52.5 million units for a share of 77.2%, lower than 84.3%...
Thursday 6 October 2011
Demand from vendors for new manufacturing process affecting notebook ODM profits
Notebook brand vendors such as Asustek Computer, Acer and Lenovo, which originally outsourced the assembly of their ultrabook panels and panel-bezels to their notebook ODM partners,...
Wednesday 5 October 2011
Taiwan notebook ODMs expected to see sequential growth in September shipments
ODMs Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec are expected to see September notebook shipments increase on month due to vendors taking increased deliveries for the...
Thursday 29 September 2011
Compal may lose Acer orders
Commenting on revelations that Acer's major ODM partner Compal Electronics will establish a joint venture with Lenovo for manufacturing PC products, Acer vice president Scott Lin...
Wednesday 21 September 2011
Pegatron poised to compete for ultrabook ODM orders
While many Taiwan-based ODMs are conservative about the prospects of ultrabooks, Pegatron Technology thinks they are worth investment and has prepared to compete for more ODM orders...
Friday 16 September 2011
PC ODMs to increase R&D expenses to develop multi-platform products in 2012
PC ODMs are likely to be required to increase their R&D expenses substantially in 2012 to cope with demand from branded PC vendors, including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer, Dell...
Friday 9 September 2011
ODM orders for business-use networking equipment to Taiwan on the rise, say Accton president
International vendors have released increasing ODM orders for business-use networking/communication equipment to Taiwan-based makers, according to Samuel Chang president of Accton...
Thursday 1 September 2011
Gross margins for PC ODMs expected to turn healthy in 2012
Gross margins of PC ODM players are expected to return healthy in 2012 as the notebook supply chain has already reached a mutual consensus to refuse low-margin orders in the future,...
Friday 22 July 2011
Kodak 1H11 ODM orders to Taiwan digital camera makers down 8% on year
Taiwan-based ODMs Altek and Asia Optical received orders for 37.4 million digital cameras from Eastman Kodak during the first half of 2011, decreasing 8% on year, according to industry...
Wednesday 20 July 2011
Foxconn notebook team reportedly shift to Compal
Foxconn's R&D team of 100-200 staff responsible for developing Dell notebooks have reportedly left and joined Compal Electronics due to Foxconn making adjustments in its notebook...
Monday 4 July 2011
Notebook vendors take back chassis purchasing rights from ODMs
Global first-tier notebook vendors Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer, Dell and Asustek Computer have all recently retrieved back their purchasing rights for notebook chassis from their notebook...
Wednesday 29 June 2011
Chicony starts development of production base in western China
Taiwan-based EMS provider Chicony Electronics on June 28 held a groundbreaking ceremony for its production base in Chongqing City, western China, with production in the first phase...
Friday 17 June 2011
ODM prices for entry-level digital cameras may fall to below US$30
As international digital camera vendors continue to lower retail prices to increase or maintain global market shares, they have asked Taiwan-based partners to reduce ODM quotes and...
Friday 17 June 2011
Handset vendors and ODMs switching focus back to 4- to 5-inch high-end smartphones
Branded handset vendors as well as ODM/OEM handset makers, who have ventured into the tablet PC segment, have recently switched their focus back to the development of 4- to 5-inch...
Friday 17 June 2011
Notebook ODMs becoming conservative over 2H11 outlook
Notebook ODMs including Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron have become more conservative about the business outlook for the second half of 2011 due to drastically changing...