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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.
IN THE NEWS
Tuesday 29 May 2012
Notebook ODMs starting to reduce component orders for June
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs, although still maintaining their shipment forecast for the second quarter, have recently started decreasing their orders to upstream component makers and...
Thursday 24 May 2012
Asustek denies lowering notebook shipment targets for 2Q12
Asustek Computer has denied that it plans to lower its notebook shipments target for the second quarter of 2012 after it share prices were dragged down 5.34% on the Taiwan Stock Exchange...
Thursday 24 May 2012
PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
As Dell reported weaker-than-expected results for its fiscal first quarter 2012 (February-April), some PC brand vendors pointed out that their orders from Europe's retail channel have...
Wednesday 23 May 2012
Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
Samsung Electronics has for the first time outsourced notebook production and released initial ODM orders to Compal Electronics, with shipments to begin in June 2012, according to...
Tuesday 22 May 2012
Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
As Microsoft will launch Windows 8 in the third quarter, mainly promoting its touchscreen functions, Asustek Computer and Acer are expected to have 10% of their notebook shipments...
Tuesday 22 May 2012
Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12
Acer and Asustek Computer, seeing as most other vendors have quit the netbook market and netbook shipments are becoming more stable, plans to launch new netbook models with Intel's...
Thursday 17 May 2012
Foxconn says no to rumors of planning to seek strategic investment from clients
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has refuted a rumor the company plans to form strategic alliances via mutual investments with clients such as Apple and Hewlett-Packard...
Wednesday 16 May 2012
Chongqing government offers financial incentives to boost notebook shipments
The local government of Chongqing, western China, has offered financial prizes of CNY150 million (US$23.8 million) in total to encourage notebook shipments, with a recipient required...
Tuesday 15 May 2012
Foxconn sees over 35% on-year growth in 1Q12 revenues; gross margin down to 6.64%
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$1 trillion (US$33.9 billion) for the first quarter of 2012, up 37.3% on year from NT$729.26...
Tuesday 15 May 2012
Power, labor shortage in China may affect notebook shipments in 2H12
As the labor shortage in Eastern China (coastal area) is turning worse and the summer season when powers shortages are common is approaching, notebook component supply in the second...
Monday 14 May 2012
Taiwan notebooks – 1Q 2012
Taiwan notebook shipments decreased 5.7% sequentially but increased 2.5% on year to reach 42.06 million units in the first quarter of 2012.
Monday 14 May 2012
Notebook vendors shifting panel orders from Samsung to CMI
More brand notebook vendors are shifting their orders for notebook panels from Samsung Electronics to Chimei Innolux (CMI) given that Samsung's efforts to promote its own-brand notebooks...
Friday 11 May 2012
Toshiba to have Quanta starting ODM production of notebooks in Chongqing in 2H12
Toshiba will have its ODM partner Quanta Computer begin notebook production at Quanta's factory in Chongqing, western China, in the second half of 2012, according to sources from the...
Friday 11 May 2012
AUO lands notebook touch panel orders from Acer, Lenovo and Asustek
AU Optronics (AUO) has recently landed OGS (one glass solution) touch panel orders for notebooks from Acer and Lenovo, in addition to Asustek Computer, which will purchase over 50%...
Thursday 10 May 2012
HP launches several ultrabooks and ultra-like notebooks
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has announced several ultrabooks including the Envy Spectre and EliteBook Folio 9470m, featuring Intel's latest Core i7 processors, as well as ultra-like notebook...