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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 29 October 2014
Elitegroup Computer Systems nets NT$1.67 per share for January-September
Motherboard, desktop, notebook and tablet maker Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) on October 28 released its financial report for the third quarter of 2014, with consolidated revenues...
Tuesday 28 October 2014
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments to drop 1.7% in 2015
Global notebook shipments, which are expected to decline 2.1% on year in 2014, will further drop 1.7% in 2015 to reach 168 million units, despite Microsoft's attempts to stimulate...
Monday 27 October 2014
Competition from China PC supply chain to remain strong in 2015
Although demand for PCs has started recovering recently and shipments in 2015 are expected to remain at the same level as in 2014, Taiwan's supply chain is still facing fierce competition...
Tuesday 21 October 2014
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments to drop in 4Q14
Despite Intel and Microsoft subsidies, Digitimes Research expects global notebook shipments, not including 2-in-1 models, to drop 4.4% on year and 2.6% sequentially in the fourth...
Friday 17 October 2014
Apple introduces iPad Air 2 and new iPad mini
Apple has introduced the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3. The iPad Air 2, which is 6.1mm thin, and the iPad mini 3 both offer Touch ID.
Friday 17 October 2014
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments in 3Q14 estimated at over 45 million units
Third-quarter 2014 global notebook shipments are estimated at 45.198 million units (not including 2-in-1 models), increasing 6.4% sequentially and 2.6% on year, according to Digitimes...
Thursday 16 October 2014
HP dismisses Taiwan supply chain concerns about decline in its global notebook market share
Hewlett-Packard's (HP) decision to split itself into two companies has caused makers in the Taiwan supply to worry that HP's global notebook market share may drop significantly. HP...
Wednesday 15 October 2014
Acer CEO sees good sales during China National Day holidays; expects flat performance in 2015
Commenting on the company's recent performance, Acer CEO Jason Chen said the company enjoyed strong sales in China during the country's National Day holidays starting October 1, but...
Tuesday 14 October 2014
Quanta ships 4.8 million notebooks in September; Compal 4.4 million
Quanta Computer shipped 4.8 million notebooks in September and a total of 13.7 million units in the third quarter, up from 11.5 million units in the second quarter. Meanwhile, Compal...
Monday 13 October 2014
Gaming notebook vendors start new competition in 4Q14
Despite weak sales of traditional notebooks, vendors are still aggressively releasing new gaming models and are expected to trigger a new wave of competition in the fourth quarter...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Wistron, Inventec announce growth in September revenues
Wistron has reported consolidated revenues of NT$61.45 billion (US$2.01 billion) for September 2014, representing a 27.99% increase on month and 4.89% increase on year.
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Taiwan ODMs say little impact from HP split in short term
Hewlett-Packard (HP) will split into two companies, HP Enterprise and HP Inc., but this will not cause a substantial change to its ODM orders in the short term. But if this is the...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Demand for non-Apple notebooks, tablets may remain weak until 2Q15, say Taiwan makers
Under large pressure due to booming sales of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, and new iPad models possibly to be launched in the fourth quarter and Apple Watch expected to be launched...
Tuesday 7 October 2014
Notebook component makers turn to niche markets for survival
Makers of internal notebook components are currently experiencing a wave of elimination as competition for orders has grown fierce and many small makers have reportedly quit the market,...
Tuesday 7 October 2014
AMD prepares to release next-generation notebook APUs
AMD is planning to announce next-generation Carrizo APUs in March 2015 to replace its existing Kaveri APUs for the mainstream performance notebook segment and will release Carrizo-L...