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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 1 September 2011
Gross margins for PC ODMs expected to turn healthy in 2012
Gross margins of PC ODM players are expected to return healthy in 2012 as the notebook supply chain has already reached a mutual consensus to refuse low-margin orders in the future,...
Wednesday 31 August 2011
Acer 2012 notebook orders to Pegatron below expectations
Pegatron Technology originally expected Acer's orders for notebooks in 2012 to reach five million units, but so far Acer has released orders for only 600,000 units, according to industry...
Wednesday 31 August 2011
Kenmos expects better sales in 2H11 due to new clients
Backlight module (BLU) maker Kenmos Technology recorded consolidated revenues of NT$3.74 billion (US$128 million) in first-half 2011, with pretax income of NT$35 million.
Tuesday 30 August 2011
Ultrabooks may push down mainstream notebook prices
As several first-tier notebook vendors are set launch sub-US$1,000 Ultrabook models in the near future, sources from channel retailers believe the appearance of Ultrabooks is likely...
Tuesday 30 August 2011
PC accessory player Razer to launch own-brand notebook
PC accessory player Razer has announced it will enter the notebook market and will launch a high-end model - Razer Blade, priced at US$2,799.99 to compete against first-tier brand...
Friday 26 August 2011
Asustek reports strong performance for 2Q11
Asustek Computer saw its net earnings grow 5% on quarter to NT$3.6 billion (US$124 million) in the second quarter of 2011, translating into an EPS of NT$4.78. For the first half of...
Thursday 25 August 2011
Taiwan notebook players place hopes on Wintel for recovery
Seeing that total sales of non-Apple tablet PCs cannot even reach 10 million units, while Apple has been filing patent lawsuits against its competitors, disrupting their strategies,...
Thursday 25 August 2011
Tablet PC fever is already cooling down, says Acer chairman
Acer chairman JT Wang, commenting on tablet PC's impact on the notebook industry, pointed out that tablet PC fever is already starting to cool down and consumers are also being attracted...
Thursday 25 August 2011
Acer reports losses for 2Q11
Acer has announced preliminary financial results for the second quarter of 2011 with consolidated revenues of NT$102.1 billion (US$3.5 billion), down 32% on year, while operating...
Tuesday 23 August 2011
HannStar Board and GBM notebook PCB orders unlikely to be affected by HP spin-off
Sales of notebook-use PCBs at HannStar Board and Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) are unlikely to be affected by Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) plans to spin-off its PC unit, according to...
Tuesday 23 August 2011
HP spin-off plan undermining peak-season effects for IC parts in 3Q11
Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) intention to spin off its PC unit will further undermine the already weaker-than-expected peak-season effects for the third quarter of 2011 and even drive...
Tuesday 23 August 2011
Samsung reportedly contacted Taiwan OEMs for evaluating notebook outsourcing
Korea-based notebook brand vendor Samsung Electronics has reportedly contacted Taiwan-based notebook makers Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Pegatron Technology in August to...
Tuesday 23 August 2011
HP PC spin-off plan may cause fierce PC price competition in 4Q11
Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) plan of spin off its PC business has already caused a great impact to the PC industry and with the company reportedly already started working on plans to...
Monday 22 August 2011
Development of electronics manufacturing bases in China's central and western regions
The recently published 12th Five Year Plan clearly states the government's intention to reform the country's industrial structure, meaning there will be a shift in focus from eastern...
Friday 19 August 2011
Taiwan market: Notebooks seeing better sales than desktops during back-to-school season
Back-to-school demand in Taiwan's PC market has already started to appear, and demand from students for notebooks is much stronger than for desktops with a sales ratio of 6:4, according...