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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 31 January 2012
Acer to go into attack mode in 2012
Acer has already adjusted its strategy from purely defending its position in the market in 2011 to attacking the market in 2012 and the company will push four major product segments...
Monday 30 January 2012
Wistron looks to 20% notebook shipment growth in 2012, says paper
Wistron expects its shipments of notebooks, servers and hand-held devices to grow 20% on year in 2012, while LCD TV shipments will stay flat for the year, the Chinese-language Economic...
Thursday 19 January 2012
Ultrabooks to account for 25-35% of total notebook shipments in 2012, says Acer chairman
Acer plans to launch its second-generation ultrabook models in the second quarter of 2012 and more new models in the third, with ultrabooks to account for 25-35% of its total notebook...
Wednesday 18 January 2012
Panel makers hope new 39- and 50-inch products will spur demand
Panel makers have been anticipating new sizes such as 39- and 50-inch panels that were introduced in December 2011. Panel makers believe the two new sizes of panels will have shipments...
Tuesday 17 January 2012
AMD to launch ultrabook platform with lower cost
As Intel is ready to launch its next-generation Ivy Bridge platform for ultrabooks in April, hoping to bring down the average price of ultrabooks to US$799-999 with enhanced performance,...
Tuesday 17 January 2012
Asustek expected to suffer 20% on-quarter decline in 1Q12 revenues
Asustek Computer is expected to see on-quarter revenues drop of 20% in the first quarter of 2012 with the amount drop to only NT$80 billion (US$2.67 billion) from about NT$100 billion...
Friday 13 January 2012
MSI focuses notebook business on gaming models
Micro-Star International (MSI) has focused its notebook business on more profitable gaming models because consumer models are already in keen competition, according to senior vice...
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...