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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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Friday 19 September 2014
Amazon announces new tablets
Amazon has introduced its latest tablet products, the new Fire HDX 8.9, Fire HD, Fire HD Kids Edition and two Kindles.
Thursday 18 September 2014
Asustek aiming to achieve 15% on-year PC shipment growth
Asustek Computer is looking to achieve 15% on-year growth in its PC shipments each year starting 2014 and expects its annual desktop and notebook shipments together to reach 50 million...
Friday 12 September 2014
Demand for notebook components in 3Q14 short of expectations
Despite seeing strong second-quarter performance, demand for notebook components in the second half of 2014 has so far fallen short of expectations, according to sources from supply...
Thursday 11 September 2014
Market demand for lower-priced notebooks buoyant in 3Q14, says MIC
Shipment volumes of Taiwan's notebook industry stood at around 36.06 million units in the second quarter of 2014, up 4.7% sequentially and 0.4% on year, according to MIC. "Shipment...
Thursday 11 September 2014
Digitimes Research: Top-5 notebook vendors and top-3 ODMs see 5-10% on-month shipment growth in August
Although the IT market has already started preparing for back-to-school demand, the global top-five notebook vendors' combined shipments and top-three ODMs' combined shipments only...
Thursday 11 September 2014
Notebook ODMs see mixed revenue performances in August
Notebook ODMs Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec have announced mixed performances in their August revenues.
Wednesday 10 September 2014
Quanta lands half of Acer notebook orders for 2015
Quanta Computer has landed orders for Acer's 15-inch notebooks for 2015, which will account for 45-50% of Acer's overall orders. Quanta will become Acer's largest ODM partner and...
Tuesday 9 September 2014
Compal, Wistron August notebook shipments up sequentially, Inventec sees drop
ODMs Compal Electronics and Wistron saw August shipments of 3.9 million notebooks up on month by 8.3% and 1.8 million units by 5.9% respectively, while fellow maker Inventec shipped...
Thursday 4 September 2014
IFA 2014: Asustek unveils new innovations at pre-IFA conference
Asustek Computer has unveiled the ZenWatch and a low-cost 11.6-inch notebook, the EeeBook X205 at a pre-IFA launch conference, both priced at EUR199 (US$262). The x205 is part of...
Thursday 4 September 2014
IFA 2014: Acer unveils new touchscreen products
Acer hosted a pre-IFA press conference to unveil its theme, A Touch More Connected, and announced a series of touchscreen products. IFA 2014 will be hosted from September 5-10 in...
Wednesday 3 September 2014
PC IC vendors look to better order visibility in 3Q14
Order visibility for Taiwan-based PC and notebook related IC vendors for the third quarter of 2014 is better than expected due to a rebound in demand for notebooks and other PC products,...
Wednesday 3 September 2014
Clevo chairman to develop innovation park in northern Taiwan
Chairman Kent Hsu for notebook maker Clevo has signed with the government of New Taipei City, northern Taiwan, to invest NT$5.84 billion (US$195 million) to develop an innovation...
Tuesday 2 September 2014
Notebook panel supply expected to see 20% shortage in 3Q14
Notebook panel supply is expected to see a 20% shortage in the third quarter of 2014 as panel makers have shifted production capacity to other applications.
Tuesday 2 September 2014
Digitimes Research: Bit-growth of DRAM chips lower in 2014 on weak PC demand
Although global notebook shipments are seeing less impact from tablets, PC shipments in the second half of 2014 are still expected to suffer an on-year drop, which will cause DRAM...
Thursday 28 August 2014
Global notebook shipments may drop 20-30% in 4Q14, say component makers
As notebook vendors deceased orders in late August, global notebook shipments are likely to slip 20-30% on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to component makers.