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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
Thursday 17 November 2011
Compal reportedly receives extra orders from Lenovo and Dell
Compal Electronics reportedly has received extra orders from Lenovo and Dell for 2011 and will become the two notebook vendors' largest ODM partner, according to sources from the upstream...
Wednesday 16 November 2011
HP unveils business ultrabook
HP has introduced its first business ultrabook, which features a thin and light design, strong security options and a solid-state hard drive.
Tuesday 15 November 2011
Taiwan market: Channel retailers conservative about demand during IT Month Show in December
Channel retailers are turning conservative about the IT Month trading show in Taiwan in December, which is a show with promotion products that will usually boost consumer demand, but...
Tuesday 15 November 2011
MacBook shipments to remain stable in 4Q11
Despite rumors about Apple perhaps reducing its shipment forecast for the fourth quarter spreading around in the IT market due to the company's chassis supplier Catcher Technology...
Tuesday 15 November 2011
Components for new 15-inch ultra-thin MacBook to start shipping in November
Upstream suppliers of Apple have recently started shipping a small volume of components for a 15-inch ultra-thin notebook model from Apple in November and the device could be either...
Friday 11 November 2011
Digitimes Research: Branded tablet PC shipments to grow 60% in 2012
Global branded tablet PC shipments in the fourth quarter are not expected to see growth creating concerns among market watchers whether the tablet PC market has already reached saturation,...
Friday 11 November 2011
Notebooks players bid on both Intel and ARM
As ARM has been aggressively cutting into the notebook industry, where Intel has dominated for a while, notebook players are adopting a strategy to bid on both ARM and Intel platforms...
Friday 11 November 2011
Taiwan notebooks – 3Q 2011
Taiwan's notebook shipments in September grew slightly as brand vendors restocked their inventory, but demand in the end market remained weak.
Friday 11 November 2011
Compal October revenues up slightly on month
Compal Electronics on November 10 reported consolidated revenues of NT$56.232 billion (US$1.86 billion) for October, rising 3.57% on month but dipping 27% on year.
Thursday 10 November 2011
Google pushing Chrome OS for PCs; vendors give it the cold shoulder
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt, at speech in Taiwan on November 9, promoted Chrome OS in high-profile for the PC market, but PC players are rather pessimistic about the idea...
Thursday 10 November 2011
Asustek, Acer reduce ultrabook orders by 40%
Asustek Computer and Acer have recently reduced their ultrabook orders from 250,000-300,000 units originally to 150,000-180,000 units by the end of 2011 due to the unsatisfactory sales...
Wednesday 9 November 2011
Growth of DRAM content in notebooks decelerates, says IHS
The growth of DRAM content in traditional notebooks is beginning to decelerate due to the rising popularity of ultrabooks and cloud computing, along with weak near-term economic conditions,...
Tuesday 8 November 2011
Digitimes Research: Smaller first-tier notebook brands to achieve strong performance in 2012
Despite that the global notebook market will remain in the doldrums, several smaller first-tier brands are expected to achieve shipment growth in 2011, and will continue to maintain...
Monday 7 November 2011
Quanta lands increased 2012 ODM orders for notebooks from Acer
Taiwan-based Quanta Computer has obtained ODM orders for 9-10 million notebooks to be shipped in 2012 from Acer, more than double the order volume in 2011, according to Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 1 November 2011
Compal sees decline in 3Q11 revenues
Compal Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$172.81 billion (US$5.77 billion) for the third quarter, down 2% sequentially and 19% on year. The company has recently...