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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 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 15...
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...
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 volumes,...
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...