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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 15 March 2012
DSLR camera lenses become major shipment force for Kinko Optical
With camera brand vendors including Canon, Nikon, Panasonic and Sony aggressively pushing into the DSLR camera and mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera (MILC) industries, upstream...
Thursday 15 March 2012
Asustek, Inventec push into cloud computing business
Asustek Computer has been aggressive about cloud computing and is set to launch its private cloud service for the National Taiwan University (NTU) in March, while Inventec, seeing...
Tuesday 13 March 2012
Acer looks to regain lost market share
Acer is on pace to recover some of its lost market share, eyeing a return to the world's number three notebook brand by the end of 2012, according to company corporate president Jim...
Tuesday 13 March 2012
Compal notebook shipments up 38% in February
Notebook ODM Compal Electronics enjoyed shipment growth of more than 30% sequentially in February 2012, outperforming fellow firms including Quanta Computer, Wistron and Inventec...
Tuesday 13 March 2012
Notebook component makers slow down pace of relocating China facilities
Some component makers in the ODM notebook supply chains have apparently slowed down their moves for relocation of their production bases to Chongqing or Chengdu in western China on...
Friday 9 March 2012
Quanta Computer sees sequential growth in notebook shipments, drop in February revenues
Quanta Computer shipped 4.5 million notebooks in February, increasing 18.4% sequentially, but consolidated revenues slipped 10.59% on month, according to the company.
Thursday 8 March 2012
Notebook connector maker ANT Precision to debut on OTC market in March
Taiwan-based notebook connector maker ANT Precision Industry plans to debut on the Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) securities market with an initial price of NT$22-24 (US$0.74-0.81)...
Thursday 8 March 2012
Apple launches new iPad
Apple has introduced its third generation iPad, which features a Retina display, Apple's new A5X chip with quad-core graphics and a 5-megapixel camera with advanced optics. The new...
Thursday 8 March 2012
Tablet PCs may surpass desktops in demand in 2013, say Taiwan makers
In view of increasing popularity, global demand for tablet PCs of all types will rise to 130 million units in 2013, possibly exceeding that for desktops, according to Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 6 March 2012
BIOS maker Insyde expected to benefit from Windows 8
Taiwan-based BIOS maker Insyde Software is expected to be one of the players to benefit most from Windows 8 as the company is currently the fastest player to adopt UEFI BIOS and was...
Saturday 3 March 2012
Wistron Chengdu plants to enter production in March, Compal in May
Wistron expects its plants in Chengdu, western China to start production in March, according to company chairman Simon Lin, while Compal Electronics plans to start production at its...
Friday 2 March 2012
Taiwan market: Samsung unveils 2 ultrabooks
Samsung Electronics on March 1 unveiled two Series 5 ultrabooks equipped with Intel Core i5 processors for launch in the Taiwan market at recommended retail prices of NT$30,900 (US$1,047)...
Thursday 1 March 2012
Getac to push rugged PC and notebook component businesses in 2012
Getac Technology, after stopping its notebook OEM business, is turning its focus to the rugged PC industry, and is also pushing its car electronics and fiberglass chassis businesses...
Thursday 23 February 2012
Catcher to see revenue contribution from notebooks surpass 50% in 2012
Chassis maker Catcher Technology expects revenue contributions from its notebook business reach over 50%, surpassing its smartphone business, which was the major revenue contributor...
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Asustek to host investors conference on February 24
Asustek Computer is set to host an investors conference on February 24. The company's motherboard and notebook shipments as well as tablet PC plans will be the focuses of the meeting,...