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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 22 December 2011
Taiwan ODMs facing pressure from Lenovo
Taiwan-based ODMs are expected to face significant pressure from Lenovo's plan of establishing production bases in Japan and South America, according to sources from the upstream...
Thursday 22 December 2011
Intel drops Sandy Bridge CPU prices
Intel has recently notified its partners of plans to reduce prices of the existing Sandy Bridge-based processors with some Core i3 and i5 series processors to see a drop of 10-15%,...
Wednesday 21 December 2011
AMD updates A-series APUs
AMD has updated its A-series lineup of desktop and notebook accelerated processing units (APUs), further improving its family of dual- and quad-core APUs. Along with speed and performance...
Tuesday 20 December 2011
CES 2012 may not help pump up demand
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012, which will be hosted from January 10-13 in 2012, may not help pump up consumer demand afterward as there are not expected to be many new...
Tuesday 20 December 2011
Notebook ODMs picking up the pace in inland China production
Notebook ODMs such as Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics have both recently picked up their pace in production in inland China with Compal's plants in Chengdu set to produce 10...
Thursday 15 December 2011
Compal to start pilot run at plants in Chengdu, China, says paper
Compal Electronics is set to start pilot production at its plants in Chengdu, China on December 19 with initial output to reach more than 1,000 notebooks each month, according to...
Thursday 15 December 2011
Compal dismisses recruitment freeze rumor, says paper
Compal Electronics reportedly froze all recruitment activities in October and November in response to the market uncertainties resulted from the debt crisis in Europe, but company...
Thursday 15 December 2011
Notebook-related IC designers to see revenues decline 10-20% in 4Q11, 1Q12
Notebook-related IC designers including Ene Technology, Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) and ITE Tech are expected to see their revenues decline in a range of 10-20% sequentially...
Tuesday 13 December 2011
Compal sees drop in November revenues
Compal Electronics has announced revenues of NT$52.57 billion (US$1.74 billion) for November, down 24.9% on year. Combined revenues from January to November reached NT$602.51 billion,...
Tuesday 13 December 2011
Cover glass demand rising on increasing large-size touch applications
Demand for cover glass is set to increase significantly as the application of touch-controlled technology has expanded to include large-size panels for outdoor advertising windows,...
Tuesday 13 December 2011
Ultrabook demand to trigger birth of thinner CCMs in 2012
The thickness of compact camera modules (CCM), to satisfy demand of ultrabooks have a thickness of only 0.7- to 0.8-inch, is expected to shrink down from a standard size of 3-4mm...
Tuesday 13 December 2011
Acer expected to turn a profit in 4Q11
Acer is expected to turn a profit in the fourth quarter of 2011 as the company has been aggressive reducing its inventory levels, which should reach 20-25 days by the end of 2011,...
Tuesday 13 December 2011
Notebook supply chain expects to see improving gross margins for 2012
Players in the notebook upstream supply chain expect their gross margin in 2012 to improve as notebook brand vendors are turning their focuses to ultrabooks, which have better profitability...
Monday 12 December 2011
Notebook makers expected to see 10-15% sequential drop in 1Q12 shipments
The notebook ODM industry is expected to see a 10-15% sequential shipment drop in the first quarter of 2012, a stronger decline than the same quarter in previous years, according...
Friday 9 December 2011
Asustek to showcase swivel-screen notebook at 2012 Computex
In line with Intel's ultrabook promotion, Asustek Computer will exhibit a notebook with combined features of ultrabooks and tablet PCs and a swivel screen through cooperation with...