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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 7 May 2014
Asustek sees profit drop in 1Q14; ships 4.9 million notebooks
Asustek Computer has announced net profits of NT$4.36 billion (US$144.69 million) for the first quarter, down 23% on quarter and 28% on year with EPS reaching NT$5.87. Asustek shipped...
Wednesday 30 April 2014
Acer debuts new products
Acer held a global launch event themed A Touch More Connected in New York on April 29, unveiling four new notebooks, two tablets, two AIO (all-in-one) PCs and a notebook/tablet 2-in-1...
Tuesday 29 April 2014
Cando approves capital reduction amid lower-than-expected shipments of touch notebook panels
Touch panel maker Cando's board of directors have passed a decision that will decrease the company's capital by NT$2.88 billion (US$95.32 million).
Tuesday 29 April 2014
Notebook makers brace for minimum wage hike in eastern China
The minimum wage in Jiangsu Province, eastern China, is expected to hike by 14.86% from CNY1,480 (US$239) currently to CNY1,700 in July 2014, which will affect Taiwan-based notebook...
Monday 28 April 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan to see decreased 2Q14 notebook ODM shipments
Taiwan-based ODMs will ship a total of 33.476 million notebooks in the second quarter of 2014, accounting for 83.91% of global total. The volume will represent a sequential decrease...
Friday 25 April 2014
Coretronic expects TV and notebook BLU shipments increase in 2014
BLU maker Coretronic expects to see 15% on-year shipment growth for products used in TVs, up from original estimates of 10%, and also expects its notebook BLU shipments to grow 15%,...
Thursday 24 April 2014
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments drop 5.5% on year in 1Q14; HP, Asustek, Apple enjoy growth
Taiwan and worldwide notebook shipments dropped 13.8% and 14.2% sequentially, and 6.8% and 5.5% on year, respectively in the first quarter of 2014, according to Digitimes Research's...
Thursday 24 April 2014
Taiwan notebooks – 1Q 2014
Seasonality and high inventories at clients undermined Taiwan notebook makers' first-quarter 2014 shipments, which dropped following three consecutive quarters of sequential growths...
Wednesday 23 April 2014
Panel supply chain expects performance to increase in 2Q14
The panel supply chain expects performance to increase in the second quarter of 2014, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 22 April 2014
TPK reports 1Q14 financial results
TPK has reported that its net income for first-quarter 2014 totaled NT$129 million (US$4.26 million) while EPS was NT$0.39.
Monday 14 April 2014
Notebook vendors taking cautious attitude on orders
Notebook component suppliers saw clients placing short-term orders in March, showing that vendors are still conservative about the notebook market and are taking a cautious approach...
Thursday 10 April 2014
Quanta ships 3.6 million notebooks in March
Quanta Computer shipped 3.6 million notebooks in March, growing 9.09% sequentially. First-quarter shipments were 10.5 million units, according to the company.
Wednesday 9 April 2014
Notebook makers report on-month revenue growth for March
Compal Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$67.58 billion (US$2.25 billion) for March 2014, representing a 36.5% increase on month and 4.37% increase on year. Compal...
Tuesday 8 April 2014
Wistron ships 1.8 million notebooks in March
Wistron shipped 1.8 million notebooks in March, increasing 38% on month, according to the company.
Tuesday 8 April 2014
Acer CTO retires
Acer CTO David Lee has retired, and the notebook business will be fully handled by business general manager Jackson Lin, according to sources familiar with Acer's personnel changes...