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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 10 April 2013
Taiwan market: Touchscreen notebooks to enjoy 20-25% price drops
Taiwan-based first-tier notebook brand vendors will drop their touchscreen notebook prices around 20-25% for the upcoming Softex consumer trade show in Taiwan, thanks to Microsoft's...
Wednesday 10 April 2013
Digitimes Research: Notebook players see combined growth of about 20% in March shipments
First-tier notebook brand vendors and ODMs saw their shipments grow significantly on month with the top-five brand vendors together enjoying a shipment growth of 20% and the top-three...
Tuesday 9 April 2013
Wistron reports rising March revenues
Notebook ODM firm Wistron saw March consolidated revenues reach NT$60.88 billion (US$2.02 billion), showing a sequential increase of 37.07% and an on-year increase of 11.18%. The...
Tuesday 9 April 2013
Gigabyte sees growth in March revenues
Gigabyte Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$4.43 billion (US$147.54 million) for March, up 30.3% on month and 8.96% on year, while revenues reached NT$12.4 billion...
Tuesday 9 April 2013
Asustek March revenues show 29% sequential growth
Asustek Computer reported March revenues of NT$41.847 billion (US$1.39 billion), representing an on-month growth of 29.49% and an on-year growth of 24.30%. Accumulated revenues in...
Tuesday 2 April 2013
Nvidia introduces new GeForce 700M GPUs for notebook
Nvidia has announced five new notebook GPUs, featuring the company's latest technologies - GPU Boost 2.0, Optimus and GeForce Experience software.
Tuesday 2 April 2013
IC suppliers see sluggish 1H13
Taiwan-based PC related IC suppliers have been hit by sluggish sales as demand for conventional PCs and notebooks has been slow, and their buisness will likely remain stagnant throughout...
Tuesday 2 April 2013
Digitimes Research: Androidbook may show up in 3Q13
Google has already been in the notebook industry for almost three years with its Chromebook. Although the device's shipments are still small, the volume should be able to surpass...
Monday 1 April 2013
Commentary: Labor shortages, rising wages in China push notebook component firms toward automation
China continues to increase minimum wages but labor shortages along the coast continue sending the notebook supply chain moving inward to central China. The lack of labor is notebook...
Thursday 28 March 2013
Notebook brand vendors to secure touch panel supply with security deposits
As touchscreen notebooks are expected to account for a double-digit share of the global notebook market in 2013, up from only a single-digit percentage in 2012, notebook brand vendors...
Wednesday 27 March 2013
Intel to separate 3rd-generation ultrabooks into 3 price groups
Intel has unveiled its plans for third-generation ultrabooks to downstream partners and is separating the segment into three major price levels, hoping to satisfy different consumer...
Wednesday 27 March 2013
Worldwide smart connected device shipments cross one billion units in 2012, says IDC
Worldwide shipments of smart connected devices grew 29.1% on year in 2012, crossing one billion units shipped with a value of US$576.9 billion, according to IDC. The market expansion...
Tuesday 26 March 2013
ODMs see weaker profits from tablet business
As Google and Amazon reportedly will release their next-generation 7-inch entry-level tablets in the near future, sources from the upstream supply chain have estimated that related...
Monday 25 March 2013
Brand vendors cautious about Microsoft when it comes to hardware design
Notebook brand vendors have turned cautious about revealing their new products' industrial designs for next-generation Windows as they are concerned that Microsoft may use their designs...
Friday 22 March 2013
Simplo reports 2012 EPS of NT$10.71
Battery pack maker Simplo Technology reported fourth-quarter 2012 financial performance with revenues reaching NT$16.62 billion (US$556 million). The firm reported gross profits of...