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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 31 May 2013
Acer, Asustek to showcase the latest innovations at Computex 2013
At Computex 2013, Acer will showcase two Windows 8 tablets, the 8-inch W3 810 and 11.6-inch Bulgari, while Asustek Computer reportedly will display its new Zenbooks featuring reinforced...
Friday 31 May 2013
Global tablet shipments to grow 62% in 2013, says MIC
There will be 182 million notebooks shipped globally in 2013, decreasing 5.3% on year, while tablet shipments will increase 62.2% to 228 million, according to the Market Intelligence...
Friday 31 May 2013
EETI launches single-chip touchscreen ICs for notebooks, tablets and all-in-one devices
Egalax-empia Technology (EETI) has rolled out a single-chip touchscreen IC solution which has been adopted by a number of desktop and notebook companies for their new models slated...
Friday 31 May 2013
Digitimes Research: Global 2Q13 handset touch panel shipments to show 5% sequential growth
The second quarter is the beginning of the traditional boom season for the touch panel market and demand from handset makers has been reviving. Digitimes Research predicts that global...
Wednesday 29 May 2013
Notebook supply chain sees trouble satisfying downstream demand in China
As Lenovo's PC manufacturing joint venture in Hefei, eastern China is set to ship 10 million products in 2013, sources from the notebook supply chain are concerned that they may have...
Wednesday 29 May 2013
PC outlook falls as market increasingly looks to tablets, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments are now expected to fall by 7.8% in 2013 according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. The new forecast reflects a shift in PC buying trends as users...
Wednesday 29 May 2013
Notebook vendors to defer shipments for 60 days, say Taiwan makers
Notebook vendors will wait till July before ramping up their orders in preparation for the back-to-school demand, a delay of about 60 days as compared to the usual practice in previous...
Thursday 23 May 2013
One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
Driven by falling prices and a major initiative from Intel, shipments of touch-enabled mobile PCs are expected to enjoy rapid growth in 2013 and the coming years, rising to about 25%...
Tuesday 21 May 2013
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
Samsung Electronics has been developing a line up of notebooks for launch in June and the second half of 2013 ranging from consumer to business use and from entry-level to high-end,...
Tuesday 21 May 2013
TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13
TPK's market share for touch screen solutions used in notebook products is expected to drop to below 50% in the second quarter of 2013, according to industry sources.
Monday 20 May 2013
Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
Seeing the notebook industry suffering from weak demand, Taiwan-based keyboard maker Chicony Electronics has turned to its non-notebook businesses such as external keyboards and camera...
Monday 20 May 2013
Taiwan component makers conservative about growth in 2H13 notebook shipments
While many vendors and ODMs expect notebook shipments in the second half of 2013 to significantly increase from the first, Taiwan-based component makers generally hold conservative...
Thursday 16 May 2013
Windows 8.1 estimated to launch in late October
Notebooks featuring Microsoft's new Windows 8.1 (Windows Blue) will start volume production in mid-September with the official launch of the operating system estimated to be around...
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Notebook vendors pessimistic about 3Q13 outlook, say Taiwan makers
Notebook vendors originally thought that Microsoft would launch Windows Blue in September 2013 and the new operating system could pair with Intel's Haswell platform, to be unveiled...
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Fujitsu considers hike in domestic in-house production due to yen depreciation
Japan-based Fujitsu is considering increasing the proportion of domestic in-house production because the depreciation of the Japanese yen means production costs in Japan have decreased,...