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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 29 November 2012
Quad-core microprocessor notebook shipments set to nearly quadruple in 2016, says IHS
Notebooks during the next four years increasingly will adopt quad-core microprocessors, with all types of models bulking up their computing power amid the rising competitive challenge...
Wednesday 28 November 2012
Intel updates CPU roadmap for 1Q13
Intel is set to upgrade its entry-level desktop Pentium and Celeron product lines in the first quarter of 2013 with the launch of Ivy Bridge-based 22nm Pentium G2130, G2020 and G2020T...
Tuesday 27 November 2012
Asustek wins recognition from North America consumers: Q&A with Asustek North America president Steven Chang
Asustek Computer's Zenbooks, Transformer tablets and the Nexus 7 have helped expand its brand recognition, raising its share in the North America notebook market from 7% in the second...
Monday 26 November 2012
GBM to open new plant in China
PCB manufacturer Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) is scheduled to inaugurate a new plant in Chongqing, western China on November 28, according to the company. Capacity at the facility...
Monday 26 November 2012
Notebook ODMs compete aggressively for sporadic orders
Although notebook brand vendors have finished most of their order placements for 2013, they are currently still releasing some sporadic orders, accounting for 5-8% of their total...
Monday 26 November 2012
Google to launch own-brand touch-control notebook, says paper
Google will launch a 12.85-inch Chrome OS touch-controlled notebook for own-brand sale, with Taiwan-based Compal Electronics responsible for OEM production and Wintek supplying touch...
Monday 26 November 2012
Shipments of ultrabooks, ultra-like models to double in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Shipments of ultrabooks and ultra-like notebooks are expected to double in 2013 as compared to the previous year as brand vendors are adjusting their product mix to cope with falling...
Wednesday 21 November 2012
Compal to decrease notebook production capacity
Compal Electronics will reduce its total capacity from 60 million notebooks a year to 50 million units through stopping production at two factories in Kunshan, eastern China, as soon...
Wednesday 21 November 2012
Black Friday to be crucial market test for convertible notebooks, say Taiwan makers
The Black Friday peak sales period starting from November 23 in the US is seen as a crucial market test for convertible notebooks which combine features of ultrabooks and tablets,...
Monday 19 November 2012
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments to surpass that of notebooks in 2013
Digitimes Research expects global tablet shipments to reach 210 million units in 2013, up 38.3% on year and surpass those of notebook for the first time, with branded tablet shipments...
Monday 19 November 2012
Windows 8 may not start a PC replacement trend for enterprises until after 2014
Demand for Microsoft's Windows 8 is unlikely to start emerging until 2013 for the consumer market, while for the enterprise market, demand is expected to come at an even later time...
Monday 19 November 2012
Notebook ODMs offer extra services to attract tablet orders
With notebook shipments estimated to only have a single-digit percentage growth on year in 2013, notebook ODMs including Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron, are aggressively...
Monday 19 November 2012
Demand for notebook PCBs remains weak in 4Q12
Demand for notebook PCBs still remains weak in the fourth quarter of 2012 despite the launch of Windows 8, making 2012 a year in which total sales of notebook PCBs will be lower than...
Monday 19 November 2012
Notebook vendors headhunt R&D talent from ODM partners
As notebook brand vendors grow more interested in-house R&D and manufacturing to promote their brand image, sources from the upstream supply chain have seen some notebook vendors...
Thursday 15 November 2012
11.6-inch becomes niche-market size for notebooks, say Taiwan makers
As global sales of netbooks have been decreasing due to competition from tablets, 11.6-inch has become niche-market size, according to Taiwan-based notebook supply chain makers.