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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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Tuesday 27 July 2010
Slim-type ODD prices likely to fall in 3Q10, say Taiwan makers
With global sales of notebooks in the second quarter of 2010 falling short of original expectations, OEM makers of slim-type optical disc drives (ODDs) are expected to lower their...
Monday 26 July 2010
Compal lands about 50% of Acer 2011 notebook orders, says paper
Taiwan-based notebook maker Compal Electronics has landed close to 50% of Acer's notebook orders for 2011 and the fact will make Compal the largest notebook supplier for Acer for...
Monday 26 July 2010
Notebook shipments from Taiwan makers to grow 11.3% sequentially in 3Q10, says Digitimes Research
Despite that the euro depreciation is stabilizing, Taiwan notebook makers' shipments in the third quarter are expected to grow only 11.3% sequentially to 49.88 million units and will...
Friday 23 July 2010
Catcher announces 2Q10 results
Taiwan-based magnesium-alloy chassis maker Catcher Technology has posted consolidated revenues of NT$5.28 billion (US$164.31 million) for the second quarter, increasing 48% sequentially...
Friday 23 July 2010
Taiwan market: Toshiba introduces R700 and W100 notebooks
Toshiba, on July 22, introduced two of its 25-year-anniversary notebooks in Taiwan, of which the high-end 13-inch Portege R700 will cost NT$46,000-58,000 (US$1431.5-1804.9) depending...
Friday 23 July 2010
Acer to end notebook partnership with Inventec in 2011
Acer will exclude Inventec as a notebook OEM partner in 2011, ending their three-year cooperation as the two companies were unable to reach a consensus on various OEM details, according...
Thursday 22 July 2010
Wistron, Compal still top-2 notebook suppliers for Dell in 2011; Foxconn advances to third
Dell has recently completed its notebook order distribution for 2011 with Wistron and Compal Electronics the top-two suppliers, receiving 10-11 million and 7-8 million units. Meanwhile,...
Wednesday 21 July 2010
Taiwan component makers benefiting from growing shipments of Samsung notebooks
Samsung Electronics expects its monthly shipments of notebooks to increase from nearly one million units in the second quarter of 2010 to more than one million in the third, and therefore...
Tuesday 20 July 2010
MSI to launch 3D notebooks in mid-September
Micro-Star International (MSI) will launch a 3D notebook using polarized glasses in mid-September 2010 with a price below NT$30,000 (US$934), according to sources from notebook component...
Monday 19 July 2010
Foxconn becomes the second-largest notebook supplier of HP in 2011
With first-tier notebook brand Hewlett-Packard (HP) getting close to finalizing its notebook outsourcing plans for 2011, sources from notebook players pointed out that the volume...
Thursday 15 July 2010
Taiwan notebook shipments grow 5.4% sequentially in 2Q10, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan-based notebook makers' shipments to notebook brands worldwide in the second quarter reached a volume of 44.81 million units, up only 5.4% sequentially, lower than the growth...
Thursday 15 July 2010
Tablet PCs to affect 40% of the notebook demand in 2010 and 2011, says paper
Global shipments of tablet PCs in 2010 and 2011 are expected to reach 16.4 and 35 million units with 93% and 75% of the shipments, respectively, will be contributed by Apple's iPad...
Thursday 15 July 2010
PC rebound continues with growth over 22%, says IDC
Despite rising worries over sovereign debt and the pace of economic recovery, the global PC market grew 22.4% in the second quarter of 2010, in-line with forecast growth of 22.9%,...
Thursday 15 July 2010
Partners will not increase 3Q10 forecasts on Intel strong 2Q10 performance
Intel's strong revenue performance in the second quarter helped most of its Taiwan-based notebook and motherboard partners see increases in their stock prices on July 14; however,...
Thursday 15 July 2010
Demand for large-size panels may turn weak in 3Q10
Demand for large-size LCD panels may turn weak in the third quarter as retail channels in China still have a high level of panel inventory, sources with panel makers have warned.