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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 30 June 2011
HP, Acer, Asustek to raise supply proportion from Chongqing in 2H11
Global notebook brand vendors Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer are set to significantly increase their notebook supply proportions from Chongqing, China in the second half of 2011 with...
Thursday 30 June 2011
Acer reportedly planning to launch slide tablet PC in 4Q11
Acer reportedly plans to launch a slide tablet PC in the fourth quarter of 2011, targeting the year-end holiday season, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.
Wednesday 29 June 2011
Chicony starts development of production base in western China
Taiwan-based EMS provider Chicony Electronics on June 28 held a groundbreaking ceremony for its production base in Chongqing City, western China, with production in the first phase...
Tuesday 28 June 2011
Acer reducing 3Q11 shipment forecast; company founder optimistic about inventory clearing progress
Upstream component suppliers of Acer have recently been notified by Acer to reduce their inventory preparation for the third quarter as Acer has reduced its notebook shipment forecast...
Monday 27 June 2011
IT players could benefit from end of traditional seasonality
Most Taiwan-based notebook players have commented that the traditional seasonal pattern, in which the first half of a year is slow followed by a peak in the second half, may not occur...
Friday 24 June 2011
Quanta announces 2010 results
Taiwan-based notebook maker Quanta Computer, at its investors meeting on June 24, announced revenues of NT$1.06947 trillion (US$37.02 billion) for 2010, a new historical high and...
Friday 24 June 2011
Compal is optimistic about its 2H11 shipment performance, says chairman
Chairman of Kinpo-Compal Group Rock Hsu, at Compal Electronics' investors meeting on June 24, pointed out that Compal is optimistic about its shipment performance in the second half...
Friday 24 June 2011
Asustek may have difficulty achieving shipments target for 2011, says paper
Asustek Computer, which estimated to ship 20 million notebooks and netbooks combined in 2011, may have difficulty achieving its goal since the company only shipped about 8.5 million...
Friday 24 June 2011
Pegatron expected to see losses in 2Q11, to start recovering in 3Q11
Pegatron Technology is expected to continue to see losses in its second-quarter results after suffering from a net loss of NT$559 million (US$19.39 million), or NT$0.25 per share,...
Friday 24 June 2011
Quanta reportedly wins major mainstream notebook orders for 1H12 from Asustek
Asustek Computer reportedly has completed the distribution of its notebook orders for the first half of 2012, with Quanta Computer likely to win orders for 40% of mainstream notebook...
Friday 24 June 2011
Apple notebook upstream supply chain to run in full gear starting July
Makers in the upstream supply chain for Apple notebook products will run in full gear starting July preparing needed parts and components for the vendor's new MacBook Air models,...
Thursday 23 June 2011
Ultra-thin notebooks to boost demand for lithium-polymer batteries
Market demand for lithium-polymer batteries, which are used mainly in products such as tablet PCs or notebooks with ultra-thin designs, is expected to increase significantly as ultra-thin...
Thursday 23 June 2011
Hard drive supply gap estimated to widen to 15-20 million units in 3Q11
Global hard drive demand in the third quarter is estimated to reach as high as 180 million units with the five major hard drive makers only capable of supplying 160-165 million units,...
Thursday 23 June 2011
PC industry should be re-evaluated, says Wistron chairman
Wistron chairman Simon Lin, on June 22, commenting on the impact of tablet PCs, described Apple's launch of iPad as a never-seen move, and it will take some time to figure out how...
Thursday 23 June 2011
Asustek takes shipment lead in non-Apple tablet PCs
Asustek Computer has become the largest tablet PC brand in the non-Apple tablet PC group with shipments of 400,000 units in the first half of 2011, according to sources from notebook...