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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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Wednesday 27 April 2011
Taiwan notebooks – 1Q 2011
Impacted by Intel's defective 6 series chipsets (Cougar Point), Taiwan's notebook shipments to downstream brand vendors saw an obvious shipment drop in February.
Wednesday 27 April 2011
Compal lowers 2011 target notebook shipments from 55 million to 48 million units
Compal Electronics has downward adjusted its target notebook shipments for 2011 from 55 million units to 48 million units, according to company president Ray Chen at an investors...
Tuesday 26 April 2011
AMD said to be looking to ship three million Llano APUs in 3Q11
AMD is ready to start selling its new Llano-based APUs as soon as June or July and has set a goal of shipping three million units in the third quarter of 2011, accounting for 40%...
Tuesday 26 April 2011
Samsung sees growth in 1Q11 notebook shipments, the only vendor among top-10
Top-10 notebook brand vendors worldwide saw their notebook shipments in the first quarter of 2011 drop sequentially with the only exception being Korea-based Samsung Electronics,...
Monday 25 April 2011
Acer to launch notebook with ultra-thin Shuriken panel from LG
Taiwan-based notebook brand Acer is set to launch a 14.1-inch notebook featuring LG Display's ultra-thin Shuriken panel as soon as May 2011 and the model will be manufactured by Compal...
Monday 25 April 2011
Wistron to set up TV, notebook factories in Malaysia, China
Taiwan-based ODM Wistron will invest MYR110 million (US$37 million) to establish a wholly owned subsidiary maker of LCD TVs in Malaysia, Wistron Technology (Malaysia), as well as...
Friday 22 April 2011
Toshiba unveils a glasses-free 3D notebook
Toshiba has unveiled the dynabook Qosmio T851/D8CR, which the company claims is the world's first glasses-free 3D notebook able to display 3D and 2D content at the same time on one...
Thursday 21 April 2011
Despite strong 1Q11 performance, partners concerned about Intel impact from tablet PC
Intel announced first-quarter revenues of US$12.8 billion, up 24% on year with net profits of US$3.2 billion, up 21% on year, both new historical records. However, sources from PC...
Thursday 21 April 2011
Asustek remains optimistic about 2Q11, despite Acer dropping forecast
Although Acer recently reduced its PC shipment forecast for the second quarter, Asustek Computer remains optimistic about its revenue performance for the quarter as the company was...
Tuesday 19 April 2011
Digitimes Insight: Taiwan notebook shipments to increase over 6% sequentially in 2Q11
After three consecutive quarters of unsatisfactory performance, Taiwan's notebook shipments in the second quarter of 2011 are expected to remain weak and as shortages of components...
Monday 18 April 2011
HP fine-tunes new notebook orders to ODMs, say sources
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has reportedly fine-tuned again the release of its new notebook orders, raising the ratios of orders to Compal Electronics and Wistron, while lowering the portions...
Friday 15 April 2011
Lenovo to venture into smart TV segment
Lenovo plans to venture into the smart TV segment leveraging its PC system retail channels. The company reportedly is in talks with a number of OEMs, including Wistron and Compal...
Friday 15 April 2011
Compal looks to 10% sequential notebook shipment growth in 2Q11
Compal Electronics expects its notebook shipments to grow 10% sequentially in the second quarter of 2011, according to company president Ray Chen. The company shipped 10.4 million...
Thursday 14 April 2011
Digitimes Insight: Taiwan notebook shipments drop in 1Q11
Taiwan's notebook shipments dropped 9.8% sequentially and 2.6% on year to only 41.42 million units in the first quarter of 2011. Global notebook shipments also dropped 8.9% sequentially...
Thursday 14 April 2011
Intel pushes Android plans
Intel, in the third quarter of 2011, is set to announce a new plan for tablet PCs – PRC Plus, pushing an Intel/Android 3.0 platform, after nearly half of year of negotiations...