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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.
IN THE NEWS
Tuesday 19 February 2013
Quanta ships 3.3 million notebooks in January
Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$70.24 billion (US$2.38 billion) for January with notebook shipments reaching 3.3 million units, down from 3.8 million in...
Tuesday 19 February 2013
Asustek reports strong January sales
Asustek Computer has announced revenues of NT$40.11 billion (US$1.35 billion) for January, up 35.78% on year, mainly due to strong tablet and notebook shipment growth. However, the...
Thursday 7 February 2013
Lenovo may be largest notebook vendor in 1Q13, say Taiwan makers
Lenovo is likely to ship the most notebooks in the global market during the first quarter of 2013, according to estimates by Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Wednesday 6 February 2013
Wistron to lower notebook revenue contribution to below 40% by 2015, says chairman
Wistron will gradually shift its focus from notebook to non-notebook businesses with its after-sales service business starting to see rapid growth in 2013, and its IT product recycling...
Monday 4 February 2013
Inventec to have 90% notebook orders made in Chongqing, China in 2014
Inventec will accelerate its pace over shifting notebook production capacity to plants in Chongqing, China in the second half of 2013 with more than 90% of the company's total orders...
Monday 4 February 2013
Upstream supply chain sees good profit from Intel Classmate PC shipments
Despite fierce competitions within the notebook and the tablet markets, netbook and tablet products are currently still seeing good demand in the education segment, especially Intel's...
Monday 4 February 2013
Hinge makers expected to benefit from growing demand for convertible notebooks/tablets
Windows 8 will stimulate demand for touchscreen notebooks which will in turn drive demand for convertible notebook/tablet models, consequently bringing business opportunities for...
Monday 4 February 2013
Taiwan-based notebook components makers hesitate about working with Lenovo-Compal joint venture in eastern China
LCFC (Hefei) Electronics Technology, a joint venture established by China-based Lenovo and Taiwan-based Compal Electronics in Hefei, northern China, is speeding up notebook production...
Thursday 31 January 2013
Apple increases iPad with Retina Display to 128GB
Apple has announced a 128GB version of the fourth-generation iPad with Retina display. The 128GB iPad with Wi-Fi and iPad with Wi-Fi plus cellular models provide twice the storage...
Wednesday 30 January 2013
Buynow to open 3 new stores in China in 2013
Buynow, a channel retail subsidiary of notebook maker Clevo, is set to open three new stores in China in 2013, according to Clevo president Simon Tsai and strategic officer Lin Qun...
Monday 28 January 2013
Asustek aims to ship 24 million notebooks in 2013
Asustek Computer has set goals of shipping 24 million notebooks and 12 million tablets in 2013, hiking 26.3% and 90.5% respectively from 2012, according to the company.
Monday 28 January 2013
Exquisitely crafted MSI S30 NB hits market
At the beginning of 2013, MSI, which just brought home 11 awards for products from the 21st Taiwan Excellence Awards, has set its sights on the market for NBs with high portability...
Wednesday 23 January 2013
Notebook component makers striving for orders from Samsung
Several notebook component makers have recently started trying to land orders from Samsung Electronics, and are making the entrance to Samsung's supply chain their priority for 2013,...
Tuesday 22 January 2013
Acer likely to book substantial intangible asset losses in 2012
Acer is expected to book a loss of NT$3.5 billion (US$120.8 million) or NT$1.30 per share for 2012 due to reduced value of its intangible assets amid its process to streamline brand...
Tuesday 22 January 2013
Acer fires employee for fraud
Acer has fired an employee accused of misappropriating company products via fake orders and selling them for personal profit in Taiwan. Acer has also filed a lawsuit against the wo...