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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 26 September 2014
Asustek struggling to stay competitive in IT market, say Taiwan ODMs
Compared to Lenovo which is supported by large demand in the domestic market as well as Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell which have gained the upper hand in the enterprise segment by...
Thursday 25 September 2014
Gigabyte Technology may still see losses from non-motherboard businesses in 2014
Despite having strong performance in the motherboard business, Gigabyte Technology's notebook and handset businesses are still having trouble picking up and may still suffer losses...
Wednesday 24 September 2014
AMD, Nvidia to see shrinking GPU demand in 4Q14 due to launch of low-cost notebooks
Notebook vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell, Lenovo, Asustek Computer, Acer and Toshiba, will launch low-cost models with CPUs with integrated graphics in the fourth quarter...
Tuesday 23 September 2014
LCD monitor, notebook panel pricing increases in September
LCD monitor panel pricing has increased in September by roughly US$0.10-0.30 for units sized 19- to 23-inch, according to statistics from DisplaySearch.
Tuesday 23 September 2014
Notebook demand undermined by new Apple devices
Demand for notebooks slightly picked up in early 2014, prompting optimism among firms in the supply chain about sales in the second half of the year. However, notebook vendors' performances...
Monday 22 September 2014
Notebook touch panel makers expect limited shipment growth in 2H14
Orders for touch panels used in notebook applications are expected to be limited in the second half of 2014 as vendors aim to release low-priced products in order to further compete...
Monday 22 September 2014
Japan firms in new push for OLED
Following the announcement that Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ), Japan Display (JDI), Sony, and Panasonic have executed a definitive agreement to establish a new company,...
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 also...
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...