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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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Friday 5 November 2010
Notebook vendors urge keyboard suppliers to start preparing for Lunar New Year
Notebook vendors are requesting keyboard suppliers start preparing for possible labor shortages following the 2011 Lunar New Year holidays.
Friday 5 November 2010
CPT expects utilization rate to exceed 80% in 4Q10
As IT (notebook and monitor) panel prices started to rebound due to returning demand, Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has recently started to see orders to return, and expects its utilization...
Thursday 4 November 2010
Gigabyte introduces new Booktop T1125 3-in-1 notebook
Gigabyte Technology has introduced its latest notebook, the Booktop T1125, featuring a 11.6-inch touchscreen panel. The notebook can be instantly turned into a tablet PC and is able...
Thursday 4 November 2010
Quanta may lose 3-5 million notebook shipments due to new profit-preservation strategy
Quanta Computer has recently started to negotiate with its largest client Hewlett-Packard (HP) about its new profit-preservation strategy and the company may abandon some notebook...
Wednesday 3 November 2010
AUO presents 14-inch solar-powered touch keyboard notebook solution
LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has introduced a 14-inch solar-powered touch keyboard solution for notebook. The thickness of the solar module used in the solution is reduced to...
Wednesday 3 November 2010
Chip-resistor makers expect 10% decline in 4Q10 revenues
Taiwan-based chip-resistor makers in general saw October revenues fall 5-10% sequentially due to fewer working days in the month, and the fourth quarter could see a revenue decline...
Wednesday 3 November 2010
Samsung aims at 30-40% growth in 2011 global notebook shipments
Samsung is expected to ship 10-11 million notebooks globally in 2010 and, based on orders released to Taiwan, expects the global shipment volume in 2011 to increase 30-40%, much higher...
Wednesday 3 November 2010
Notebook PCB orders rebound in November
PCB orders from notebook makers have rebounded in November, prompting a more positive outlook for December and early 2011, according to notebook PCB makers HannStar Board and Gold...
Tuesday 2 November 2010
Dynapack-Celxpert merger postponed
Taiwan-based notebook battery makers Dynapack International Technology and Celxpert Energy were originally planning to complete their merger on December 31, but as the two firms are...
Tuesday 2 November 2010
AMD claims to have extended market share lead in notebook discrete graphics
Mercury Research has just released its "PC Graphics Market Share Update" report for the third quarter of 2010 and for the second consecutive quarter, AMD is the market share...
Tuesday 2 November 2010
Lenovo to build operating center in Chengdu, China
China-based notebook vendor Lenovo has recently signed a contract with the government of Chengdu, China to invest US$100 million to establish an operating center in Western China,...
Tuesday 2 November 2010
Lenovo ships 5.46 million notebooks in 3Q10
China-based notebook vendor Lenovo shipped 5.46 million notebooks worldwide in the third quarter of 2010, making it the fourth largest vendor in the quarter and only 600,000 units...
Tuesday 2 November 2010
Vendors to debut Chrome-featured smartbooks later in November
Global brand vendors are expected to launch their new generation smartbooks featuring the Google Chrome operating system (OS) later this month (November), while Google also plans...
Monday 1 November 2010
Intel reveals Chief River platform for notebooks
Intel recently notified its partner about its latest platform Chief River that adopts 22nm Ivy Bridge processors with native support of USB 3.0, according to sources from motherboard...
Monday 1 November 2010
Notebook makers expect strong 1Q11 shipments; abandoning price competition
Despite the fact that the first quarter is normally the slow season, Taiwan-based notebook makers expect PC demand in the first quarter of 2011 will be strong as Intel is set to launch...