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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 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...
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,...
Wednesday 5 December 2012
Lite-On IT pushes for 3.5-4 million SSD shipments in 2013
Optical disc drive maker (ODD) Lite-On IT has been aggressively expanding its solid state drive (SSD) business and expects its annual capacity for 2013 to reach 3.5-4 million units,...
Tuesday 4 December 2012
2013 worldwide notebook market and industry forecast
The global notebook market will continue to face challenges in 2013. Although the launch of Windows 8 is supposed to give a boost to the notebook market, challenges including tablets,...
Monday 3 December 2012
SZS to expand MIM capacity in 2013
Taiwan-based notebook hinge maker Shin Zu Shing (SZS) is set to expand its metal injection molding (MIM) capacity in 2013, increasing the number of its MIM sintering furnace from...
Monday 3 December 2012
Asustek expects strong tablet shipments for 2013
Asustek Computer at its global sales meeting (GSM) on December 3, set the annual shipments goals for its three major product lines for 2013 with the notebook shipments expected to...
Monday 3 December 2012
Brand vendors kick-off in-house notebook R&D for high-end models
As notebook brand vendors have recently started up in-house R&D, sources from notebook ODMs expect such a strategy will only be applied for high-end models and should have a limited...
Thursday 29 November 2012
Notebook vendors gearing up for touchscreen devices
Acer, Asustek Computer and Lenovo are gearing up to promote their new touchscreen-based notebooks in 2013. Touchscreen devices are expected to account for 10-15% of overall notebooks...
Thursday 29 November 2012
Notebook ODMs seeking price cuts from component suppliers in 2013, say sources
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs are requiring related chipset vendors and other component suppliers to lower their quotes for 2013 because of sharply declining notebook prices and high...