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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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Tuesday 10 July 2012
Notebook makers see mixed result in 2Q12 shipments
Notebook ODMs have shown mixed result for their shipment performance in the second quarter of 2012 with both Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics achieved growth sequentially, while...
Monday 9 July 2012
Tablet shipments to surpass notebook shipments in 2016
Tablet PCs, such as Apple's iPad, are expected to be the growth driver for the mobile PC market over the next few years. Tablet shipments will surpass notebook shipments in 2016, according...
Thursday 5 July 2012
Digitimes Research: Non-Apple brand vendors unlikely to surpass Apple in ultra-thin battle in 2012
Although many notebook brand vendors have been aggressively investing resources into the development of notebook products that feature ultra-thin design (ultrabook) as well as support...
Thursday 5 July 2012
Compal expects strong shipment performance in 2H12
Compal Electronics expects its notebook shipments to achieve a sequential growth of a double-digit percentage in the third quarter with the volume to continue rising in the fourth,...
Thursday 5 July 2012
China labor shortage may drag down notebook shipment performance in peak season
With China's labor shortage issues seriously impacting notebook makers' shipment performance in June, notebook makers are concerned that the problem will only become more serious as...
Wednesday 4 July 2012
Capella to benefit from Intel plans to make ambient-light sensors a standard IC part for Haswell ultrabooks, says paper
Intel is expected to include ambient-light sensors as standardized IC parts for third-generation, Haswell-based ultrabooks, which will benefit Taiwan-based IC design house Capella...
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Supply chain reportedly to start volume shipping products for new iMac in July
Apple's supply chain reportedly will start supplying components for the mass production of Apple's upcoming new iMac all-in-one PC in July with the device's official launch possibly...
Monday 2 July 2012
High resolution displays for notebooks, tablet PCs becoming tight, say sources
The supply of high resolution displays has been falling short of demand recently, since more and more notebook and tablet vendors have followed Apple to adopt high resolution panels...
Monday 2 July 2012
Compal lands 70% of Dell 2013 notebook orders
Compal Electronics has obtained orders from Dell accounting for 70% of Dell's total notebooks to be shipped in 2013, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Friday 29 June 2012
Notebook ODMs expect significant sequential growth in June shipments
Wistron is expected to see its notebook shipments in June increase 24-40% on month, while fellow makers Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics will see on-month growth of 19% and 20%,...
Thursday 28 June 2012
Pegatron turns conservative about 3Q12
Pegatron Technology, seeing the weak global economy, while consumers have halted their purchase plans to wait for Windows 8, has turned conservative about the PC market in the third...
Thursday 28 June 2012
Notebook battery makers to enjoy 30-50% shipment growth in 2H12
Notebook battery makers are expected to see shipment growths of 30-50% in the second half of 2012 as the notebook industry is entering the third quarter, the traditional peak season,...
Thursday 28 June 2012
Quanta to manufacture Toshiba notebooks at Chongqing plants from July
Toshiba, the sixth-largest notebook vendor worldwide, will have its notebooks from Quanta Computer shifted from Quanta's Songjiang plants to plants in Chongqing starting July, according...
Wednesday 27 June 2012
Notebook ODMs expected to see strong shipment growth in June
With low comparison bases set in May, notebook makers are expected to see their shipments increase significantly on month in June with Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron...
Tuesday 26 June 2012
Auras passes 2011 financial report; optimistic about 2H12
Taiwan-based notebook cooling module maker Auras Technology at a recent shareholders meeting, passed its financial report for 2011 with consolidated revenues of NT$4.03 billion (US$134.5...