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Taiwan notebook ODMs
Taiwan notebook Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) account for more than 90% of global notebook production and Digitimes is there to provide daily updates on shipments, supplier contracts and financial data on the more than 10 Taiwan makers involved in notebook manufacturing.
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Wednesday 24 February 2021
Simplo subsidiary AES to go public in March
Simplo Technology's subsidiary AES that focuses on R&D of lithium backup battery unit (BBU) for datacenters and and electric vehicles (EV), will be listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange...
Tuesday 23 February 2021
Top brands and ODMs see January notebook shipments decline
After hitting a new high in monthly shipments last month, the global top-5 notebook brands saw their combined shipments slip more than 10% sequentially in January due to seasonality...
Friday 19 February 2021
Shuttle to boost presence in non-PC sectors
Shuttle has terminated its low-margin notebook OEM business, and is looking to enhance its presence in non-PC offerings, such as medical care IT products, according to company president...
Thursday 18 February 2021
Highlights of the day: Notebook ODMs to see robust 1Q21
With demand remaining robust, ODMs are expected to see their first-quarter 2021 notebooks shipments drop by only 10-15%...
Thursday 18 February 2021
Notebook ODMs to see milder drop in 1Q21 shipments
Notebook ODMs will see their shipments decline 10-15% sequentially in the first quarter of 2021, compared to larger decreases of over 20% during the same period in previous years,...
Tuesday 9 February 2021
Taiwan quartz component makers to embrace strong 1Q21
Taiwan-based quartz component makers including TXC, Siward Crystal Technology, and Harmony Electronics are poised to enjoy a particularly strong first quarter of 2021 due to robust...
Tuesday 9 February 2021
Component shortages may dampen notebook shipments in 1Q21
Shortages of certain components including display panels, LCD driver ICs and passive components may dampen notebook shipments in the first quarter of 2021, according to industry so...
Monday 8 February 2021
Notebook production relocation from China not crucial concern for vendors
Notebook brand vendors are taking a wait-and-see attitude toward whether to have their supply chain partners move production out of China, as the Biden administration is not expected...
Friday 5 February 2021
Lenovo COO Lanci to retire
Gianfranco Lanci, COO and president for Lenovo, will retire from the PC vendor in September 2021. The company also disclosed organization and personnel changes that will become effective...
Thursday 4 February 2021
Notebook chips in tight supply
The supply of notebook-use chips including display driver ICs, power management chips and audio codecs chips continues to fall short of demand in the first quarter of 2021 despite...
Monday 1 February 2021
SSD adoption among notebooks to accelerate in 2021
Falling NAND flash prices will be driving substantially the adoption of SSDs in notebooks this year, which Micron Technology executive VP and chief business officer Sumit Sadana also...
Monday 1 February 2021
Global notebook shipments surge over 10% to record high of 60 million units in 4Q20
Global notebook shipments, excluding detachable models, surged over 10% sequentially to hit a fresh high of 60 million units in fourth-quarter 2020, mainly driven by robust demand...
Monday 1 February 2021
Highlights of the day: Notebook ODMs feel pressure from rising components costs
IC components prices are rising as a result of shortages amid tight foundry capacity, heaping pressure on notebook makers. ODMs are mulling hiking notebook...
Monday 1 February 2021
Notebook ODMs mull hiking quotes to reflect rising components costs
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs plan to raise their quotes to reflect rising component prices that have been heaping pressure on their production costs, according to industry sources.
Thursday 28 January 2021
Chromebook shipments to climb nearly 30% in 2021
Worldwide notebook shipments are forecast to grow 13.1% to 227 million units in 2021, with shipments of Chromebook devices to post the highest on-year growth of nearly 30%, according...