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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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Tuesday 22 February 2011
Retail channel hoping for Sandy Bridge-based MacBook Pro by end of February
Apple may launch an upgraded version of MacBook Pro notebooks before the end of February with the possibility of adopting Intel's Sandy Bridge processor, according to sources from...
Friday 18 February 2011
Intel begins shipping fixed B3 stepping 6-series chipsets to first-tier makers
Intel has begun shipping its fixed B3 stepping 6-series chipsets to first-tier notebook and motherboard makers and a number of brand-name notebook vendors are expected to unveil their...
Thursday 17 February 2011
Apple secures 60% of global touch panel capacity, causing tight supply
In order to achieve its internal goal of shipping 40 million iPad products in 2011, Apple has occupied close to 60% of the global touch panel capacity causing tight supply among Apple's...
Thursday 17 February 2011
Compal to see notebook shipments reach 4-4.5 million units in March, says paper
Compal Electronics reportedly will ship 4-4.5 million notebooks in March, benefiting from Acer starting to ship its new Intel-based notebooks, according to a Chinese-language Economic...
Thursday 17 February 2011
Entrance of Android tablet PCs will weaken dominance of iPad, says Acer chairman
As Android 3.0-based tablet PCs will start appearing in March and April, Acer chairman JT Wang pointed out that the entrance of the tablet PCs will inhibit Apple's dominance in the...
Thursday 17 February 2011
Acer, Asustek cutting into tier-4 to 6 cities in China
Acer and Asustek Computer have recently been aggressively cutting into China's tier-4 to tier-6 cities as both players are optimistic about these cities' potential in the future.
Thursday 17 February 2011
Acer signs contract with China-based Sunning to further cut into China market
Acer announced on February 16, that the company has signed contracts with China-based IT channel vendor Sunning Appliance for a two year, US$500 million worth sales agreement. Acer...
Wednesday 16 February 2011
Apple expected to achieve strong shipments in 1Q11
Apple is expected to see its notebook shipments remain strong in the first quarter of 2011 since Intel's defective chip incident did not impact the company, according to sources from...
Wednesday 16 February 2011
Intel chipset problem to bring pressure on pricing Core i3, i5, i7 notebooks
The original launch schedules for new notebook models have been disordered due to Intel's defective 6 series chipsets, and consequently the high-end Core i7-based models originally...
Wednesday 16 February 2011
Notebook component makers rather than ODMs facing labor shortages
Notebook ODMs in China have not suffered labor shortages since the end of the 2011 Lunar New Year, but makers of components/materials have, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 16 February 2011
Chicony to invest in LED chipmaker Genesis
Taiwan-based EMS provider Chicony Electronics will acquire 13.3 million new shares issued by Genesis Photonics, a Taiwan-based maker of LED epitaxial wafers and chips, for private...
Tuesday 15 February 2011
MWC 2011: Acer announces new products under Iconia line
In addition to the previously revealed Iconia Tab A500 tablet PC, Acer, at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011, announced several new products under its Iconia lines including tablet...
Tuesday 15 February 2011
Motherboard players to see sequential revenue drop in 1Q11, but growth in 2Q11
Motherboard and notebook players expect their revenues to drop 10% sequentially because of Intel's defective chip incident; however, as supply of Intel's fixed 6 series chipset will...
Tuesday 15 February 2011
Notebook shipments may see a sequential growth of 15-20% in 2Q11
Upstream notebook supply chain players predict that notebook shipments in the second quarter of 2011 will have a chance to grow 15-20% sequentially benefiting by Intel's fixed notebook...
Tuesday 15 February 2011
High copper price damaging profitability of notebook component makers
Taiwan-based makers of notebook components such as connector, cable, power supply and cooling modules are seeing their profitability drop as the recent global copper price is hovering...