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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.
IN THE NEWS
Thursday 10 February 2011
Asustek, Gigabyte announce on-year revenue drops in January
Taiwan-based motherboard players Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology have announced their results for January 2011.
Thursday 10 February 2011
HP, Dell to debut latest tablet PCs
Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell are both set to announce their latest tablet PCs shortly with mixed platforms as well as operating systems, according to sources from notebook players...
Thursday 10 February 2011
Rising exchange rates of Asia currencies benefits US PC vendors
US-based PC vendors such as Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell and Apple are gaining advantages as exchange rates of Asia Pacific currencies to the US dollar are rising quickly, according...
Wednesday 9 February 2011
HP and Acer to see 3-6% of notebooks affected by Intel chip defect in 1Q11
Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer internally expect 5-6% and 3-4% of their total notebook shipments will be affected by Intel's reported chip defect in the first quarter of 2011 and the...
Tuesday 8 February 2011
Acer sees notebook shipments stabilize in 1Q11
Acer has seen its shipments move forward steadily in the first quarter of 2011 after an unexpected decline in the previous quarter, and expects notebook shipments as well as consolidated...
Tuesday 1 February 2011
China market: Clevo acquires real estate for expanding retail chain
Taiwan-based second-tier notebook maker Clevo on January 31 announced the acquisition of a land parcel located in Suzhou, eastern China, at US$36 million and an existing building...
Tuesday 1 February 2011
Rising copper price to trigger competition for securing component supply
As London Metal Exchange (LME) spot quotes for copper are expected to steadily climb to a new record level of nearly US$10,000 per metric ton after the Lunar New Year, sources from...
Tuesday 1 February 2011
China market: Motherboard shipments affected by booming notebook, netbook and tablet sales
Sales of motherboards in China's DIY channels have been eroded by booming sales of notebooks with improved performance and the increasing popularity of tablets and netbooks, with...
Tuesday 1 February 2011
HP conservative about 1Q11 global notebook shipment growth due to expected decline in China market
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has set a conservative target global shipment volume of 10.1-10.4 million notebooks for the first quarter of 2011, an increase of only 7-10% on year due to expected...
Tuesday 1 February 2011
Proportion of 3D notebook shipments to rise to 2% in 2011
The global shipment volume of 3D notebooks, active-shutter and polarized glasses models together, as a percentage of total shipments will increase from below 1% in 2010 to 2% in 2011,...
Monday 31 January 2011
Taiwan notebooks – 4Q 2010
Although Taiwan's notebook shipments saw a sequential growth of 4% in the fourth quarter of 2010, Digitimes Research believes the growth should not be seen as an indication of recovery...
Friday 28 January 2011
Global PC market grows 19% in 4Q10 with Apple climbing to third place if pads are counted, says Canalys
Canalys has announced strong PC industry growth of 19% in the fourth quarter of 2010, with Apple climbing to third place in the market, thanks to impressive iPad and Mac sales, as...
Friday 28 January 2011
NEC-Lenovo PC joint venture unlikely to affect order status at Taiwan contract makers
The Lenovo-NEC PC joint venture is unlikely to affect current order status at the two companies' PC contract makers in Taiwan, with Micro-Star International (MSI) in particular having...
Friday 28 January 2011
ASRock mulls giving up notebook business
ASRock is planning to gradually phase out from the notebook segment, while concentrating on its core motherboard and small-form-factor PC business, according to industry sources.
Thursday 27 January 2011
Pegatron to invest US$49 million in Chongqing
Taiwan-based notebook maker Pegatron Technology, on January 26, officially announced it will invest US$49 million to establish a new company, Shi-Shao Technology in Chongqing, China...