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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 26 September 2012
Taiwan-based component makers in China decrease working times for employees
Notebook component factories established by Taiwan-based enterprises in China have reduced working times from 12 hours a weekday and overtime work on two weekend days in the past,...
Wednesday 26 September 2012
Notebook panel prices decrease due to over anticipation for Windows 8
Notebook panels have slightly decreased in price during September 2012 due to over anticipation for the release of Windows 8 and various ultrabook models, according to industry sou...
Tuesday 25 September 2012
Notebook ODMs expect surging growth in cloud computing business in 2013
As cloud computing business opportunities are expanding, several notebook ODMs have been aggressively pushing their related business segments and expect strong revenue growth from...
Friday 21 September 2012
Notebook inventory levels may be high in Europe, China, say Taiwan makers
Due to lower than expected demand and increasing competition from tablets as well as the launch of Windows 8 notebooks, inventories of notebooks in Europe and China are likely to...
Thursday 20 September 2012
Insyde conservative about revenue performance in 2H12
PC BIOS designer Insyde Software chairman Jeremy Wang expects the company's third-quarter revenues to only see a sequential growth of less than 5% due to weaker-than-expected notebook...
Wednesday 19 September 2012
IMR will not be adopted until 2013, say chassis makers
While Taiwan-based notebook chassis makers have been promoting IMR (in-mold roller) decorative coatings for fiberglass-reinforced plastic chassis, notebook vendors have not been willing...
Thursday 13 September 2012
Tablet PCs expected to push down e-book reader and notebook sales in 2H12
Tablet PCs are expected to push down e-book reader and notebook sales throughout the rest of 2012 as ultra-mobile tablet products such as the Kindle Fire HD, Nexus 7 and reported...
Wednesday 12 September 2012
Component makers face increasing costs of molds due to decreased product life of notebooks
As product life of notebooks has decreased and the proportion of customized notebook designs is increasing, notebook component makers have indicated that they face increasing pressure...
Wednesday 12 September 2012
RFQ drop suggests 1H13 notebook shipments may decrease, say Taiwan component makers
Viewing that significantly fewer requests for quotation (RFQ) have, so far, been received from notebook ODMs than in previous years, Taiwan-based notebook component makers have commented...
Tuesday 11 September 2012
Acer, Asustek up and Wistron down in August revenue performance
Notebook brand vendors Acer and Asustek Computer, and notebook maker Wistron have announced their August revenue performances with both vendors seeing on-month growth, while Wistron...
Tuesday 11 September 2012
HP, Acer raise notebook shipment proportion from Chongqing to 60% in 2013
Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer have reportedly notified their upstream supply chain partners that they will raise their Chongqing, China, plants' shipment proportions to 60% in 2013...
Monday 10 September 2012
Supply chain to face challenges preparing for Windows 8 notebooks
Windows 8-based notebook shipments are expected to start increasing in September as the launch date of the operating system approaches, but because most orders are scheduled for shipping...
Thursday 6 September 2012
Lenovo acquires CCE in Brazil
Lenovo Group has announced the acquisition of CCE, which is a leader in PCs and consumer electronics in Brazil. The acquisition is expected to expand Lenovo's presence in the world's...
Wednesday 5 September 2012
Samsung Windows 8 notebook remarkably similar to Asustek Taichi
Samsung Electronics is showcasing a Windows 8 notebook prototype at the 2012 IFA exhibition. The model is very similar in appearance to the Taichi, an ultrabook with dual touch screens...
Wednesday 5 September 2012
Henghao to start production of notebook touch panels
Henghao Technology, a glass projected capacitive touch panel subsidiary maker of Taiwan-based Compal Electronics, has obtained Microsoft certification for touch panels for 11.6-inch...