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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 1 November 2010
Acer aims to ship 70 million terminal devices in 2011
Acer aims to ship 70 million terminal devices in 2011, increasing by 20-25% from 2010, according company CEO Gianfranco Lanci at an investors conference on October 29.
Friday 29 October 2010
MSI launches 3D notebook
Micro-Star International (MSI) has rolled out the FR600 3D multimedia notebook equipped with 3D graphics technology and cinema-quality THX TruStudio Pro smart wrap around sound. Pairing...
Thursday 28 October 2010
Pegatron sees sequential growth in 3Q10 revenues
Pegatron Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$115.4 billion (US$3.57 billion) for the third quarter of 2010, up 11.1% sequentially, but down 21.6% on year, with gross...
Thursday 28 October 2010
Simplo to see slight drop in 4Q10 results
Taiwan-based notebook battery maker Simplo Technology expects its revenues in the fourth quarter of 210 to drop slightly by 4.04% sequentially to reach about NT$9.75 billion (US$317.05...
Thursday 28 October 2010
Darfon expects to see slight growth in 4Q10
Taiwan-based notebook keyboard maker Darfon Electronics expects its fourth-quarter 2010 consolidated revenues to grow between 0-5% as the company's notebook keyboard as well as external...
Thursday 28 October 2010
Compal announces 3Q10 results; expects 20% on-year growth in 2011
Compal Electronics has announced revenues of NT$203.7 billion (US$6.62 billion) for the third quarter of 2010, down 6% sequentially, while gross margin dropped from 4% to 3.8%, with...
Thursday 28 October 2010
Taiwan notebook shipments to grow only 3.3% in 4Q10, says Digitimes Research
Despite the fact that notebook demand from consumers remains weak, Taiwan makers' notebook shipments in the fourth quarter of 2010 are expected to rebound as worldwide brand vendors'...
Wednesday 27 October 2010
DRAMeXchange sees strong SSD growth in 2011
Driven by a higher penetration of solid-state drives (SSD) in storage systems currently dominated by hard disks, and rising retail demand, the market for SSDs in terms of shipments...
Wednesday 27 October 2010
Alltop Technology aims to increase non-notebook connector orders
Connector maker Alltop Technology plans to increase orders for non-notebook applications to diversify product portfolio and improve profit margin, according to the Taiwan-based company...
Tuesday 26 October 2010
Notebook industry outlook for 2011
Global notebook brand vendors have recently finished their order distributions for 2011 with total volumes surpassing 200 million units, while Taiwan-based makers have landed more...
Tuesday 26 October 2010
Monitor, notebook panel prices stable, TV panel prices continue to drop in 2H October, says DisplaySearch
Monitor and notebook panel price have been stable in the second half of October as LCD makers are giving priority to their finances over market share. Notebook panel inventories at...
Tuesday 26 October 2010
SZS to establish new plant in Sichuan, China
Taiwan-based notebook hinge maker Shin Zu Shing (SZS) has announced it will invest US$10 million to establish new plants in Sichuan province, China, and the company plans to gather...
Tuesday 26 October 2010
Hard drive shortage may persist through 1Q11
As notebook brand vendors are starting to prepare their shipments for the end-of-year holidays, hard drive makers, which had conservative production plans for the fourth quarter due...
Tuesday 26 October 2010
Chicony to see better-than-expected 4Q10 results
Taiwan-based notebook component maker Chicony Electronics expects its fourth-quarter consolidated revenues to grow 5-10% sequentially, better than market watchers' expectations, as...
Monday 25 October 2010
Notebook component makers Alltop and Simplo to announce 3Q10 results
Connector maker Alltop Technology and notebook battery manufacturer Simplo Technology will announce third-quarter 2010 results soon.