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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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Monday 3 January 2011
Clevo to increase notebook shipments to Brazil
Clevo expects its monthly notebook shipments to rise to 150,000 units during the first quarter of 2011 mainly due to orders from three new channel clients in Brazil, according to...
Friday 31 December 2010
Notebook ODMs postpone parts and components orders to January
Some ODM notebook makers have postponed their orders for parts and components to January 2011 as their shipments have been affected by continued blizzards in Europe and the US, according...
Thursday 30 December 2010
Simplo expects production at new plants to start in August 2011
Chairman of notebook battery maker Simplo Technology, Sung Fu-Hsin, at a forum in China, has said labor shortages in 2011 are expected to be very serious, but Simplo's new plant in...
Thursday 30 December 2010
Notebook makers do not rule out supporting upstream partners to avoid labor shortages
As labor shortages in coastal areas of China in 2011 are expected to be even more serious than in previous years, sources from notebook makers said that they will not rule out the...
Wednesday 29 December 2010
Tai Twun expanding connector lineup
Tai Twun Enterprise, a Taiwan-based maker of connectors used in card readers for notebooks which account for 80% of its revenues and have a global market share of 60%, is diversifying...
Wednesday 29 December 2010
Notebook vendors seeing R&D delays for Android 3.0 tablets
Notebook vendors have expressed concerns about the launch schedule of their Android 3.0 tablet PCs as Google is currently giving priority for Android 3.0 support mainly to smartphone...
Wednesday 29 December 2010
Handset vendors prefer notebook to handset makers for outsourcing tablet PCs, say Taiwan handset makers
With handset vendors stepping into tablet PCs, priority is being given to notebook ODMs rather than handset makers for outsourced production, according to Taiwan-based handset make...
Wednesday 29 December 2010
MSI to outsource some notebook production beginning 2011, says chairman
Micro-Star International (MSI) will outsource a portion of its notebooks to Taiwan-based ODMs beginning 2011 mainly due to unstable labor supply in China. It will not consider EMS...
Tuesday 28 December 2010
CES 2011: MSI prepares to showcase tablet PCs and notebooks
MSI will showcase an array of notebooks as well as tablet PCs at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011, which will be hosted from January 6-9 January 2011 in Las Vegas, at South Hall...
Tuesday 28 December 2010
Taiwan market: Netbook price dropping to a new low
Strong tablet PC demand continues to impact netbook market and several brand vendors in Taiwan have dropped their netbook price further to attract consumers.
Tuesday 28 December 2010
Compal to ship up to 150,000 notebooks to Asustek each month in 1Q11
Taiwan-based notebook maker Compal Electronics will start shipping notebooks to its new client Asustek Computer in the first quarter of 2011 with an initial shipment volume of 100,000-150,000...
Friday 24 December 2010
ODM notebook makers developing tablet PCs with thermal modules or fans
ODM notebook makers including Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics are reportedly developing tablet PCs that will include thermal modules or PC fans in order to meet market demand,...
Thursday 23 December 2010
Clevo sees strong notebook shipments in 4Q10
Taiwan-based second-tier notebook maker Clevo expects its notebook shipments in the fourth quarter of 2010 to reach a new historical record at 560,000-570,000 units, benefiting from...
Thursday 23 December 2010
SZS to establish a joint venture in China for metal product manufacturing
Taiwan-based notebook hinge maker Shin Zu Shing (SZS) has announced plans to establish a joint venture with its partners in Tianjin, China for manufacturing and selling metal products...
Thursday 23 December 2010
Weak year-end holiday PC sales may affect Huron River promotion in early 2011
Notebook brands are concerned that the weak demand from the year-end holidays may reduce their downstream channel retailers' willingness to promote the upcoming Huron River platform-based...