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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 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 HP...
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.
Tuesday 13 July 2010
Chip foundries and backend firms to operate under tight schedules in 3Q10
Taiwan-based wafer foundries and IC packaging and testing houses, which have seen their in-house capacity fall short of customer demand since early 2010, will continue to operate under...
Tuesday 13 July 2010
Wistron 2011 notebook shipments expected to reach 35 million units, says paper
Wistron is expected to ship 35 million notebooks in 2011, up close to 20% compared to 2010, benefiting mainly from shipments from Acer, Hewlett-Packard (HP) Lenovo and Sony, according...
Tuesday 13 July 2010
Notebook cooling module makers see growth in June revenues
Taiwan-based notebook cooling modules makers Chaun-Choung Technology (CCI), Forcecon Technology, Thermaltake, Auras Technology and Asia Vital Components (AVC) all saw on-month growth...
Tuesday 13 July 2010
Clevo to adjust notebook operational strategies
Taiwan-based second-tier notebook maker Clevo, in view of much smaller than expected shipments of 320,000 and 330,000 notebooks in the first and second quarter, respectively, will...
Monday 12 July 2010
Compal posts revenue growth in June
Compal Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$73.63 billion (US$2.3 billion) for June, holding level on month, but up 72% on year. The company's revenues in the first...
Monday 12 July 2010
First-tier motherboard makers see mixed results in June
First-tier motherboard makers Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI), Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and ASRock have announced mixed results in their...
Monday 12 July 2010
Entrance of first-tier notebook brands in emerging markets hurting second-tier makers
As first-tier notebook brands Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer have both recently turned their sales focus to emerging markets such as China and Brazil, and are competing mainly over...
Friday 9 July 2010
Chicony and Darfon report growth in June revenues
Notebook keyboard makers Chicony Electronics and Darfon Electronic saw their June consolidated revenues increase 5.6% and 5.2%, respectively, on month to NT$5.31 billion (US$165.42...