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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 3 July 2013
Microsoft SST program not attracting brand vendors
Microsoft's Small Screen Touch (SST) program, which offers Windows licensing discounts on touchscreen devices with a display size of 11.6-inch or below, is struggling to attract notebook...
Tuesday 2 July 2013
Notebook component makers worried about tight schedules to meet shipments in August-September
Notebook shipments mainly based on Haswell to international vendors are expected to drastically increase in August and peak in September, according to Taiwan-based ODMs. In response,...
Tuesday 2 July 2013
Digitimes Research: Notebook players enjoy on-month growth in June
Major notebook brand vendors and ODMs enjoyed on-month shipment growths in June with brand vendors together seeing a growth of 19% and ODMs 16%. Among the brand vendors, Hewlett-Packard...
Monday 1 July 2013
Notebook brand vendors conducting product R&D directly with component makers
Notebook brand vendors have started conducting product R&D themselves and are directly discussing with hinge makers about development ideas, skipping ODMs, which used to do R&D...
Monday 1 July 2013
Taiwan component makers increase subcontract orders to China makers
Viewing that their profits are being impacted by weakened notebook demand, some Taiwan-based notebook component makers have increased subcontracting their orders to China-based makers...
Monday 1 July 2013
Notebook players conservative about placing IC orders for 2H13
Notebook brands and ODMs have become more conservative about placing IC orders for the second half of 2013 amid rising uncertainty over their business outlook for the rest of the year,...
Wednesday 26 June 2013
Asustek may fail to reach 2013 notebook shipment goal; could also see drop in profits
Asustek Computer may have difficulty achieving its shipment goal of 20 million notebooks for 2013 and its tablet shipments may only reach 12 million units, at most, as its second-quarter...
Wednesday 26 June 2013
AUO and Innolux see steady notebook touch panel orders
Innolux and AU Optronics (AUO) are continuing to receive orders from notebook vendors for touch panels, which will likely push the two companies to hold a 10% combined notebook touch...
Tuesday 25 June 2013
HP unveils latest products in Beijing
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has unveiled several new notebooks, tablets, convertibles, Chromebooks and all-in-one PCs at its WorldTour conference in Beijing, China.
Monday 24 June 2013
Price gap between Haswell and Ivy Bridge notebooks may reach 40% in July
Notebook brand vendors have mostly priced their Ivy Bridge-based models 20-30% cheaper than Haswell-based models to help digest their inventories and the price gap is expected to have...
Monday 24 June 2013
Quanta targets 3S as the new business directions
Quanta Computer is targeting the 3S - software, system and solution - as the company's new business directions for the future and is set to bring the revenue contribution of its notebook...
Monday 24 June 2013
Compal Electronics expects 2H13 notebook shipments to take up 55% of 2013 total, says president
Compal Electronics expects notebook shipments in the second half of 2013 to account for 55% of the total for the year, company president Ray Chen said at a 2013 shareholders meeting...
Friday 21 June 2013
ECS to downsize capital by 38%
Elitegroup Computer Systems' (ECS) proposed reduction in its paid-in capital of 38% from NT$11.83 billion (US$394 million) to NT$7.34 billion was passed at its 2013 shareholders meeting...
Wednesday 19 June 2013
Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
Seeing better-than-expected performances in both April and May, Pegatron Technology expects its notebook and motherboard shipments in the second quarter to meet its forecasts and grow...
Wednesday 19 June 2013
Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
Taiwan-based notebook vendors and ODMs originally expected shipments in the first and second halves of 2013 to be in a ratio of 40:60 or 45:55, but have started turning conservative...