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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 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...
Monday 14 February 2011
Acer, Asustek, Lenovo to launch new ultra-thin notebooks starting 2Q11
Brand notebook vendors Acer, Asustek Computer and Lenovo will launch new ultra-thin notebooks beginning the second quarter of 2011 with product performance and prices more competitive...
Friday 11 February 2011
Pricing is key for ultra-thin notebooks, says Taiwan brands
In the wake of reports that Dell will terminate its Adamo ultra-thin notebook product line, Taiwan-based notebook brand vendors have pointed out that they will continue to push ultra-thin...
Friday 11 February 2011
Samsung, Apple to see notebook shipments remain strong in 1Q11
With the exception of Samsung Electronics and Apple, first-quarter 2011 shipments of notebooks from brand-name vendors will be lower than expected, according to sources from Taiwan's...
Friday 11 February 2011
Compal and Wistron see notebook shipments decline on month in January
ODM notebook makers Compal Electronics and Wistron both saw their January 2011 notebook shipments decline as compared to the previous month. In January, Compal shipped 3.3-3.4 million...
Thursday 10 February 2011
Notebook component makers waste efforts hiring extra manpower for the holidays
As Intel's defective chip incident caused notebook brands and makers to delay their orders for new models to the second quarter, Taiwan-based notebook component makers, which had...
Thursday 10 February 2011
Quanta announces drop in January revenues
Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$76.67 billion (US$2.66 billion) for January 2011, down 20.2% on month and 4.3% on year with notebook shipments in the month...
Thursday 10 February 2011
Optical lens makers to see revenue contributions from tablet PCs in 2Q11
Taiwan-based optical lens makers Largan Precision, Genius Electronic Optical and Newmax Technology will start seeing revenue contributions from tablet PC products in the second quarter...