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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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Wednesday 1 September 2010
Acer tops desktop and notebook PC markets in Russia in 2Q10, says IDC
Taiwan-based Acer grabbed top-spot positions in both desktop and notebook segments of the Russian PC market in the second quarter of 2010, said International Data Corporation (IDC)...
Tuesday 31 August 2010
Compal chairman says notebook demand still strong, reports paper
Taiwan-based notebook maker Compal Electronics chairman Rock Hsu at a meeting with Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on August 30 pointed out that notebook demand...
Tuesday 31 August 2010
AUO hiking LED backlight proportion for notebook, monitor panels
AU Optronics (AUO) is increasing its applications of LED backlights for its TFT-LCD panels used in notebooks and LCD monitors, with the LED backlight proportion for the former to...
Monday 30 August 2010
Notebook players taking measures to avoid risk from inland advance
Taiwan-based notebook and upstream components makers, which were originally set to establish plants in inland China, following Hewlett-Packard (HP), have recently started taking measures...
Friday 27 August 2010
Flextronics expected to ship 12-15 million notebooks in 2011, say sources
EMS provider Flextronics International is expected to see its notebook orders in 2011 increase from only six million units in 2010 to 12-15 million in 2011, according to market sou...
Friday 27 August 2010
Samsung tablet PC aims to compete against the mini iPad, say sources
Samsung Electronics is preparing to demonstrate its new tablet PC, the Galaxy Tab at IFA 2010, which will be held from September 3-8 in Berlin, Germany. Sources from upstream component...
Thursday 26 August 2010
Regional vendors impacted by first-tier notebook brands offloading inventory to emerging markets
As first-tier notebook brands including Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer, reportedly are dropping their prices for older models and selling them in emerging markets to digest inventory,...
Wednesday 25 August 2010
Inventec expects all-in-one PCs, tablets, e-book readers to drive revenue growth in 2H10
Inventec foresees that all-in-one PCs, tablet PCs and e-book readers will be the main source of growth in its consolidated revenues for the second half of 2010 while sales revenues...
Monday 23 August 2010
Taiwan notebooks – 2Q 2010
Taiwan's notebook shipments grew 5.4% sequentially in the second quarter of 2010, lower than the average growth for same period in previous years.
Monday 23 August 2010
ECS files lawsuit against Shuttle president and employees
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has filed lawsuits against Shuttle president David Chen and several employees who previously worked for ECS.
Friday 20 August 2010
No significant drop in notebook orders from Asustek, says Pegatron CEO
Pegatron Technology CEO Jason Cheng is optimistic that there will be no significant decrease in notebook orders from Asustek Computer in terms of volumes, despite that Asustek plans...
Thursday 19 August 2010
Acer may delay tablet PC launch for another quarter to wait for Android 3.0
Acer's ARM/Android-based tablet PC is expected to be delayed to the first quarter of 2011, from the fourth quarter of 2010, as the company plans to wait until Google launches Android...
Wednesday 18 August 2010
Inductor makers could feel price pressure in 4Q10
Taiwan-based inductor makers are cautious about the third quarter, which is traditionally the peak season, as orders from notebook clients have slowed since July, according to industry...
Tuesday 17 August 2010
Chicony, Sunrex see August notebook keyboard shipments short of expectations
Taiwan-based Chicony Electronics and Sunrex Technology have seen their shipments of notebook keyboards so far in August fall short of their original expectations mainly because of...
Tuesday 17 August 2010
Toshiba, Sony and Fujitsu to increase notebook outsourcing to Taiwan makers in 2011, sources say
Japan-based brand notebook vendors Toshiba, Sony and Fujitsu are all expected to increase the ratios of outsourced notebooks to Taiwan-based ODM makers in 2011 in order to strengthen...