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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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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...
Tuesday 3 December 2013
PC shipments to fall by double digits in 2013, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments are expected to fall by 10.1% in 2013, slightly below the previous projection of 9.7%, and by far the most severe yearly contraction on record, according to...
Monday 2 December 2013
ODMs to see TV shipments sink in 2013
Some ODMs will see their shipments of TVs decline sharply in 2013 due to decreasing global TV demand, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 27 November 2013
Analog IC suppliers look to slight rebound in orders in November-December
Taiwan-based analog IC vendors expect orders from the notebook sector to increase 5% sequentially in November and another 5% in December as supply chains in Taiwan and China replenish...
Wednesday 27 November 2013
Prolonged Ivy Bridge life-cycle affects Intel 2014 CPU roadmap
Intel's slow transition from Ivy Bridge to Haswell has impacted the CPU maker's original roadmap for 2014 as Ivy Bridge remains the mainstream platform of the notebook industry and...
Wednesday 27 November 2013
Tablets to make up 50% of PC market in 2014, says Canalys
In 2014 tablets will almost out-ship all other PC form factors combined, forming almost 50% of the total client PC market (desktops, notebooks, and tablets), according to a prediction...
Tuesday 19 November 2013
Automation becomes latest trend in notebook ODM industry
Facing rising labor costs, several notebook ODMs such as Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics are starting to push automation across their production lines in China for 2014. Compal...
Tuesday 19 November 2013
Time ripe for development of smart peripherals: Q&A with Arima Communications president Owen Chen
Smartphone ODM Arima Communications has decided to expand its product lines to include tablets, smart accessories and other new products, optimizing its platform development expertise...
Monday 18 November 2013
Europe expected to see notebook shipment rebound
Notebook shipments in Europe are expected to rebound in the near future as many brand vendors have recently started preparing inventory for the market's year-end shopping season. Among...