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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 22 November 2010
Acer notebook supply chain conservative about 4Q10 performance
Despite that Hewlett-Packard (HP) is expected to see 18-19% sequential growth in shipments and deliver 10.5-11 million notebooks in fourth-quarter 2010, competitor Acer is currently...
Monday 22 November 2010
HP sees strong notebook shipments in November and December
Hewlett-Packard (HP) is expected to see its notebook shipments surpass four million units in both November and December 2010, up from only three million units in October as consumer...
Monday 22 November 2010
Realtek reportedly ramping up orders at TSMC, UMC
IC design company Realtek Semiconductor has recently raised wafer starts at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), due to...
Thursday 18 November 2010
Pegatron voids treasury stock to reduce capital
Pegatron Technology has announced plans to void its treasury stock, which will reduce the company's paid-in capital from NT$22.86 billion (US$750.49 million) to NT$22.56 billion. Outstanding...
Thursday 18 November 2010
Asustek and ASRock place orders for USB 3.0 host chips from Fresco Logic
Asustek Computer and ASRock have recently placed orders to chip maker Fresco Logic for its FL1000 USB 3.0 host chip, which was recently certified by USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF),...
Thursday 18 November 2010
Quanta, CHT to start testing new cloud computing platform
Quanta Computer and Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) are scheduled to test their new cloud computing platform at CHT's R&D center in Taoyuan, Taiwan with Quanta to invite several software...
Wednesday 17 November 2010
CMI will not reach shipment goals in 2010
Based on Chimei Innolux's (CMI's) current shipment status, the panel maker is not expected to reach its shipment goals for LCD TV panels, LCD monitor panels and notebook panels in...
Tuesday 16 November 2010
Regional notebook vendors facing pressure in Latin America
Notebook shipments in Latin America had an annual growth of 33% in the third quarter of 2010 with Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer and Dell saw 40%, 31%, and 21% growth, respectively; however,...
Tuesday 16 November 2010
First-tier notebook brands target emerging markets to clear inventory
First-tier notebook brands have recently started digesting their Calpella- and Montevina-based notebook inventory, selling them mainly to emerging markets such as Latin America, Southeast...
Monday 15 November 2010
Intel updates Sandy Bridge processor lineup
Intel is set to launch several Sandy Bridge-based low-power processors under its Huron River platform, Core i7-2640LM, 2620LM, 2630UM and 2610LM, as well as Core i5-2530UM, in addition...
Friday 12 November 2010
Taiwan notebooks – 3Q 2010
Taiwan notebook shipments decreased 1.6% to 44.20 million units in the third quarter of 2010, well below the 49.88 million total predicted previously by Digitimes Research.
Friday 12 November 2010
IC design houses project revenues slide in 4Q10
Although Taiwan-based notebook manufacturers are expecting a 5-10% sequential rise in fourth-quarter 2010 shipments, related IC design houses, which have already entered their off...
Thursday 11 November 2010
Compal considers supporting Acer with plant in Chengdu, China
As Acer recently announced plans to invest in Chongqing, China, Compal Electronics is considering supporting Acer's new site with its recently planned new plant in Chengdu, China,...
Thursday 11 November 2010
EMS providers will create less impact on notebook ODMs in 2011, says Compal president
Compal Electronics president Ray Chen, at a forum in Taiwan, pointed out that EMS providers have started showing their weakness over notebook manufacturing and brand vendors have recently...
Wednesday 10 November 2010
Smaller component makers in China quitting IT market
As raw material prices, Taiwan's exchange rate, and labor costs are rising rapidly, several smaller upstream component makers, that mainly accept orders from large component makers,...