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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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Thursday 20 December 2012
Notebook panel prices expected to decline throughout the beginning of 1Q13
Notebook panel prices are expected to decline throughout the end of 2012 into the beginning of 2013 due to rising inventory as a result of the increasing popularity of tablets, according...
Thursday 20 December 2012
Acer, Wistron to cooperate to set up notebook factory in Brazil, say Taiwan makers
Acer an Wistron will cooperate to establish a factory in Brazil to assemble 14-inch notebooks, with Wistron to operate the factory and volume production to begin in May 2013, according...
Wednesday 19 December 2012
Compal, Inventec to increase notebook shipments from inland China in 2013
Facing strong pressure from rising labor costs in China, notebook ODMs will accelerate their pace in shifting production to inland China in 2013 with Compal set to move all its notebook...
Wednesday 19 December 2012
Samsung unlikely to increase notebook ODM orders in 2013, say Taiwan makers
In response to reports that Samsung Electronics plans to increase notebook ODM orders to Taiwan in 2013, Taiwan-based supply chain makers indicated that this is quite unlikely since...
Wednesday 19 December 2012
Notebook demand expected to be weak in 1Q13
As sales of Windows 8 notebooks have been short of expectations, and competition from iPad and Android tablets is increasing, the global market for all types of notebooks is expected...
Monday 17 December 2012
Compal to enter server ODM business in 2013
Compal Electronics reportedly plans to enter server the ODM business in 2013 and will establish a new department to handle all related services and sales, according to sources from...
Wednesday 12 December 2012
Acer pushing tablet shipments
Acer originally believed that tablets would soon lose their attractiveness to consumers helping notebooks to regain their influence; however as market watchers and IT players mostly...
Wednesday 12 December 2012
Touchscreen notebooks helping to maintain notebook ASPs during the year-end holidays, says Acer
Due to demand for touchscreen notebooks, Acer has seen ASPs during the year-end holidays, rise from US$433 originally to US$477, according to company chairman JT Wang.
Wednesday 12 December 2012
Windows 8 promoting decreased ODD penetration in notebooks, say Taiwan makers
While the proportion of notebooks equipped with slim-type optical disc drives (ODDs) is on the decline due to demand for thinner devices, Windows 8 is increasing the reduction because...
Tuesday 11 December 2012
Third-generation ultrabooks may be able to achieve 40% of notebook shipments, say players
As Intel failed to achieve its goal of having ultrabooks account for 40% of total notebook shipments with its Ivy Bridge platform, and the proportion only reached about 10%, sources...
Tuesday 11 December 2012
Notebook panel prices drop by US$2-3 in 4Q12
Notebook panels sized 13- to 17-inch have dropped in price by 2-3% or US$1 so far in the fourth quarter of 2012 due to declining sales.
Monday 10 December 2012
Asustek achieves record November revenues; Pegatron, ASRock see growth
Asustek Computer has announced revenues of NT$39.64 billion (US$1.36 billion) for November, a new monthly record with growths of 11.5% on month and 32.7% on year, while the company's...
Monday 10 December 2012
Notebook ODMs saw mixed revenue results in November
Notebook ODMs saw mixed performances in their November consolidated revenues with Quanta Computer suffering an on-month drop of 13.29% and an on-year drop of 11.16%, while Compal Electronics...
Monday 10 December 2012
Digitimes Research: Brands and ODMs see less than 10% on-month drop in November notebook shipments
The global top-5 notebook brands together suffered a 4% on-month drop in November, but Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer, which had deep on-month drops in October, saw rather stable performance...
Thursday 6 December 2012
Lenovo to set up desktop and notebook assembly lines in the US, say Taiwan makers
Lenovo will establish assembly lines to produce desktops and notebooks in small volumes in the US to prepare for the business-use PC market and for government procurement orders, according...