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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 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...
Monday 16 August 2010
Acer expected to ship 3.2 million notebooks in August, say Taiwan makers
Acer shipped under two million notebooks in July 2010, much fewer than expected mainly due to inventory adjustment, according to Taiwan-based component makers.
Friday 13 August 2010
Lenovo to top notebook shipment growth in 1-2 years
Lenovo's notebook shipment growth is expected to be highest among the leading vendors in 1-2 years as China is expected to become the largest PC market in 2012, according to market...
Friday 13 August 2010
Second-tier LCD panel makers bracing for losses throughout 2010
Taiwan-based second-tier TFT-LCD panel makers may not be able to report profits for any of the quarters in 2010 due to significant panel price drops and high inventory levels in the...
Friday 13 August 2010
Intel peak season strategy dampens channel notebook sales
Intel's strategy for the peak season in the third quarter of 2010 is dampening overall notebook sales in the channel, since Intel has decided to provide system upgrades instead of...
Friday 13 August 2010
Simplo hits 2Q10 target, cautiously optimistic about 3Q10
Notebook battery maker Simplo Technology has reported NT$9.753 billion (US$305.56 million) in revenues for the second quarter of 2010, up 18.8% sequentially. The Taiwan-based company...
Thursday 12 August 2010
Integrated GPU-CPUs take over notebook market, says iSuppli
Four out of five notebooks shipped worldwide in 2014 will employ graphics-enabled processors, up from about one out of three in 2010, as computer makers seek to offer smaller and more...
Thursday 12 August 2010
Shuttle sees fruition of business transformation
Shuttle has posted revenues of NT$280 million (US$8.7 million) for July 2010, up 49.27% on month and 261.93% on year, reflecting success in its business transformation, according to...
Thursday 12 August 2010
Notebook component makers conservative about 2H10
Although several notebook players are still expecting performance to pick up in August and September, their upstream component partners are turning conservative as order visibility...