Taiwan and China-based OEM makers of Blu-ray Disc (BD) players in October and November 2008 actively shipped entry-level BD player models, planned for sale at US$199-229, to retail...
Sony has announced measures to cut costs and improve operating efficiency as a direct response to the sudden changes in the global economy. Plans include workforce reductions, a realignment...
As inexpensive digital cameras have been selling well worldwide, vendors have put more emphasis on ODM/OEM makers' economies of scale in an attempt to minimize production costs, according...
According to Asustek Computer CEO Jerry Shen, manufacturing of the 15.6-inch Eee Top has been outsourced to Quanta Computer. 20- and 22-inch models expected to be launched in the...
Asustek Computer's plans to outsource 30% of notebook production have been pushed back to second-quarter 2009, according to company president, Jerry Shen.
Netbooks will continue to ruffle the traditional notebook OEM market in 2009 with Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics both expected to reduce manufacturing quotes by double-digit...
With Qisda and AU Optronics (AUO) announcing a joint venture for LCD TV assembly in September, Qisda has now stated that all aspects of its LCD TV OEM business will be transferred...
Asustek Computer will outsource the production of 15.4-inch X-series notebooks to Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), with shipments expected to start in January or...
Lite-On IT has reportedly obtained orders from Japan-based Plextor to manufacture a 20x DVD burner, the PX-806SA, with shipments to begin in the fourth quarter of 2008, according...
CMC Magnetics and Ritek will increase OEM quotes for DVD+R/-R discs for the fourth quarter of 2008, with CMC to raise prices by 10-15% while Ritek will look at order volumes before...
Qisda started shipments of Samsung OEM LCD TVs in the third quarter, and the company also has orders from LG Electronics, Phillips and BenQ, market sources indicated.
Weak seasonal demand is not weighing on Elite Material (EMC) at all as the company sees extending synergy from its new Kunshan, China copper clad laminate (CCL) plant. Thanks to growing...
Hard economic times actually may be a boon for contract manufacturers serving the LCD TV market, as brand names increasingly outsource production to reduce risk, according to iSupp...
PC vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell, Acer and Asustek Computer want a considerably large reduction in ODM/OEM prices of Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo and BD-ROM drives, but...
Although CMC Magnetics, the largest Taiwan-based OEM maker of blank optical discs, has raised its OEM quotes for CD-R and DVD+R/-R discs by 10% on average and some fellow makers in...
