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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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Thursday 23 December 2010
HP raises 1Q11 notebook shipment forecast by 10%
Hewlett-Packard (HP) recently raised its notebook shipment forecast for the first quarter of 2011 by 10% to 9.4-9.6 million units, up from the original forecast of 8.5-9 million units,...
Thursday 23 December 2010
Intel, Microsoft may face strong challenge from ARM/Android
With rumors that Microsoft will announce a Windows operating system designed specifically for ARM-based platforms at CES 2011, plus the fact that Intel has been working aggressively...
Wednesday 22 December 2010
LED TV panel prices see significant drop, monitor and notebook panel prices remain flat in 2H December, says DisplaySearch
Prices for LCD TV panels continue to drop in the second half of December with more significant price drop for LED-backlit models, while prices for monitor and notebook panels remain...
Wednesday 22 December 2010
Notebook vendors concerned that bad weather will affect demand in Europe
As severe blizzards have recently hit Europe, Taiwan-based notebook vendors have pointed out that their distribution channels in Europe were fully prepared for the year-end holidays,...
Wednesday 22 December 2010
FIC trims notebook manpower
First International Computer (FIC), a second-tier Taiwan-based ODM of PCs and consumer electronics, has downsized its notebook business group personnel by nearly 100 employees to...
Tuesday 21 December 2010
Connector maker Cvilux expects to see 50% on-year growth in 2010 revenues
Taiwan-based connector maker Cvilux expects its revenues in 2010 to grow 50% on year and is aiming to challenge 30% on-year growth in 2011.
Tuesday 21 December 2010
Acer, Asustek, Lenovo to launch new notebooks with ultra-thin design in 1Q11
As Apple's new MacBook Air notebook has seen a strong demand in the channel, notebook brands including Acer, Asustek Computer and Lenovo are all set to follow suit and launch 13.3-...
Tuesday 21 December 2010
Unity Opto forecasts strong 1Q11
With demand from TV, tablet PC and notebook backlight applications on the rise, LED chip packager Unity Opto Technology expects monthly revenues for the first quarter of 2011 to hit...
Monday 20 December 2010
Notebook makers to see slight growth or flat performance in January shipments, says paper
Benefiting from strong orders, Taiwan-based notebook maker Quanta Computer is expected to see its notebook shipments rise to 4.6 million units in January 2010, while fellow competitor...
Monday 20 December 2010
Cooling module maker Auras sees revenue share of non-notebook business rise
Taiwan-based cooling module maker Auras Technology is already seeing its revenue share from non-notebook cooling modules increase to about 30% in the second half of 2010 and the share...
Friday 17 December 2010
Acer appoints new head of Pan American operations
Acer has announced that it has appointed Emmanuel Fromont, currently vice president of the EMEA Packard Bell Division, to serve as its new president of Acer Pan America operations...
Thursday 16 December 2010
Dynapack and Celxpert cancel merger plans
Taiwan-based notebook battery makers Dynapack International Technology and Celxpert Energy, on December 15, announced the cancellation of their merger plans and will void their stock...
Thursday 16 December 2010
Quartz component makers expect 1Q11 sales to beat seasonality
Taiwan-based quartz component makers including TXC, Harmony Electronics and Siward Crystal Technology expect their revenues for the first quarter of 2011 to remain flat or drop by...
Thursday 16 December 2010
Rising Taiwan exchange rate to pose significant risk for IT industry in 2011, says Wistron chairman
Wistron chairman Simon Lin, at TecMall Forum in Taiwan, pointed out that the notebook manufacturing industry will continue to face rising labor and material costs in 2011, but these...
Wednesday 15 December 2010
Asustek internally aiming to ship 25 million notebooks in 2011, says paper
Taiwan-based notebook brand vendor Asustek Computer, at its global sales meeting, has set its internal notebook shipment goal for 2011 at 25 million units, up 48% from 16.9 million...