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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 18 December 2013
Inventec to push cloud computing and solar businesses for 2014-2016, says chairman
Seeing difficulties achieving further growth in the notebook business, Inventec is planning to switch its focus to the cloud computing and solar industries for 2014-2016, according...
Monday 16 December 2013
HP to take lead in 4Q13 notebook shipments
Hewlett-Packard (HP) is expected to be the largest notebook brand vendor in the fourth quarter with shipments of 7.6 million units, leading Lenovo at 7.2 million, Dell (5.2 million),...
Monday 16 December 2013
HP and Dell surprisingly turn to lower-priced products, says the supply chain
Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell have both been trying to increase their sales through releasing more low-price products recently and with Acer also taking the same approach, sources...
Monday 16 December 2013
Some notebook vendors consent to panel price hikes, say Taiwan makers
In view of growing demand for notebooks in emerging markets and business-use models, notebook panel makers have asked for price hikes and a few notebook vendors, including Hewlett-Packard,...
Monday 16 December 2013
Notebook supply chain sees strong December orders thanks to Lunar New Year holidays
The notebook supply chain is expected to see strong orders in December as brand vendors are preparing extra inventories to avoid possible supply shortages caused by the upcoming Lunar...
Wednesday 11 December 2013
Compal acquires new enterprise notebook orders for 2014 from HP
Compal Electronics reportedly has landed orders for Hewlett-Packard's (HP) enterprise notebooks and will start shipments in June 2014, according to sources from the upstream supply...
Wednesday 11 December 2013
Brand vendors to back down from releasing touchscreen conventional notebooks in 2014
Some first-tier notebook brand vendors have recently adjusted their notebook roadmaps for 2014 and will delay the releases of touchscreen conventional notebooks to focus on non-touchscreen...
Tuesday 10 December 2013
Quanta November notebook shipments up 19%
Quanta Computer shipped 4.4 million ODM notebooks in November, increasing 18.9% on month, according to the company.
Tuesday 10 December 2013
Sonix November sales rise 11%
Consumer IC design houses Sonix Technology saw its November revenues increase 10.8% sequentially to NT$333 million (US$11.24 million), thanks to a pick-up in orders for notebook webcam...
Tuesday 10 December 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to see 2014 touch panel shipments up for smartphones, notebooks, down for tablets
Taiwan-based makers together will ship 242.72 million smartphone touch panels, 51.81 million tablet touch panels and 17.76 million notebook touch panels in 2014, respectively increasing...
Friday 6 December 2013
Growth in mobility trend spells further decline for PC market in MEA, says IDC
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC market continued to experience a steep decline during the third quarter of 2013, decreasing 15% in volume on year, according to research firm IDC...
Thursday 5 December 2013
2014 global notebook demand forecast
Digitimes Research estimates that global notebook shipments in 2014 will reach around 160 million units, down from a peak of over 200 million in 2011, but the drop in 2014 will be...
Wednesday 4 December 2013
Digitimes Research: Notebook vendors and ODMs post shipment gains in November
Notebook shipments by the top-five brand vendors and the top-three ODMs increased 14% and 12%, respectively, on month in November, partly driven by shipments of up to three million...
Wednesday 4 December 2013
Global notebook demand to remain weak in 1H14, say Taiwan makers
Viewing that notebook vendors have taken conservative attitudes in developing new models for launch in 2014, global demand for notebooks is expected to remain stagnant in the first...
Tuesday 3 December 2013
Tablets and smartphones drive demand for SCDs in Western Europe, says IDC
The smart connected device (SCD) market continued to post strong growth in the third quarter of 2013, with combined shipments of PCs, tablets, and smartphones reaching almost 55 million...