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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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Friday 13 January 2012
GBM to start production at new China plant in July-August
Notebook PCB maker Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) will start volume production at its new plant in Chongqing, China in July-August 2012, with plans to ramp up the monthly capacity...
Friday 13 January 2012
Notebooks becoming increasingly important for Samsung, says top executive
The strategic position of the notebook product line has become increasingly important to the overall product mix of Samsung Electronics, and the company's ultimate goal is to capture...
Thursday 12 January 2012
Notebook connector maker Aces inaugurates new product center
Notebook connector maker Aces Electronics will inaugurate its new precision product center in Chungli, northern Taiwan soon, and the company will dedicate its R&D efforts to the...
Thursday 12 January 2012
Digitimes Research: Taiwan ODM notebook shipments to slide 9.4% on quarter in 1Q12
Notebook shipments by Taiwan-based ODMs are expected to slip 9.4% on quarter and 3.2% on year to below 40 million units in the first quarter of 2012 due to seasonal factors in the...
Thursday 12 January 2012
Asustek expects notebook shipments in the US to grow 30% in 2012
Despite seeing the PC market experiencing decline, and economies of the US and Europe are weakening, Asustek Computer still expects its notebook shipments in the US to grow 30% in...
Tuesday 10 January 2012
Commentary: Could automation solve labor issues for Foxconn?
China has always given the impression of having a large and cheap labor force. But as the country's population structure and social values are starting to change, Foxconn Electronics...
Tuesday 10 January 2012
Asustek announces revenues for 2011; conservative about 1Q12 performance
Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$30.5 billion (US$1.01 billion) for December of 2011, down 25% on month, while consolidated results reached NT$100 billion...
Monday 9 January 2012
CES 2012: Acer presents Aspire Timeline Ultra
Since Acer rolled out the first ultrabook in September 2011, the company has extended the product's unique features across its mainstream line of notebooks with 14-inch and 15-inch...
Monday 9 January 2012
Digitimes Research: Taiwan notebook shipments sink 5.7% on quarter in 4Q11
Shipments of notebooks by Taiwan makers posted a decline of 5.7% on quarter and 4.4% on year in the fourth quarter of 2011, affected by a downturn in the global economy and shortage...
Monday 9 January 2012
CES 2012: Acer unveils Aspire S5 ultrabook
Acer has unveiled its latest ultrabook with the Aspire S5, an ultra-slim device that measures only 15mm at the maximal point. It weighs less than 1.35kg (less than 3 lbs) and is built...
Friday 6 January 2012
Acer asks suppliers to keep production during Lunar New Year holidays, say sources
Acer reportedly has asked its partners in the supply chain, mostly in China, to keep their operations and shipments normal during the Lunar New Year holidays except taking one day...
Tuesday 27 December 2011
Darfon looks to increase share in notebook keyboard market
Darfon Electronics expects its share in the global notebook keyboard market to continue to grow in 2012 along with the launch of ultrabook models by branded vendors, according to...
Tuesday 27 December 2011
Intel Thunderbolt to be more widely available in April
Intel has recently notified its partners that the company will fully release its Thunderbolt technology in April of 2012 with several first-tier PC players already preparing to launch...
Friday 23 December 2011
Quanta expected to see 20% sequential decrease in December notebook shipments
Mainly Due to short supply of hard disk drives (HDD) arising from the impact of flooding in Thailand, Taiwan-based ODM maker Quanta Computer's shipments of notebook PCs in December...
Thursday 22 December 2011
MSI unveils gaming notebook with Intel Core i7 CPU
Micro-Star International (MSI) has announced its latest gaming notebook - GT780DX, featuring quad-core Intel Core i7 CPU and the latest Nvidia GeForce GTX 570M discrete graphics card...