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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 15 June 2010
ECS hires ex-Inventec VP to form a new business unit for notebooks
Taiwan-based motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has hired an ex-Inventec notebook business vice president as the leader of its newly formed seventh business unit...
Monday 14 June 2010
Notebook cooling module makers report mix results for May
Taiwan-based notebook cooling module maker Chaun-Choung Technology (CCI) saw its consolidated revenues in May 2010 increase 2.3% sequentially, while Auras Technology and Forcecon...
Monday 14 June 2010
Quanta lands notebook orders from Asustek, says paper
Quanta Computer has started preparing to manufacture Asustek Computer's notebook orders including both traditional notebooks and Eee PCs at its plant in Shanghai, China and is aiming...
Friday 11 June 2010
Acer sees over 30% growth in May revenues, says paper
Acer had revenues of NT$50.49 billion (US$1.56 billion) in May 2010, with an on-month growth of 36.38% and on-year growth of 45.31%, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...
Thursday 10 June 2010
China salary raises to benefit Clevo
Clevo expects the recent salary raises started by Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), will benefit the company's retail store business, and since labor costs do not...
Tuesday 8 June 2010
Elan continues monthly revenue record in May
Touch panel IC designer Elan Microelectronics has seen its revenues hit an all-time high for the second straight month to reach NT$577.74 million (US$17.79 million) in May 2010.
Tuesday 8 June 2010
More PC makers say they are not considering following Foxconn's pay hikes
In response to the Foxconn Group's plan to raise monthly salary to 2,000 yuan (US$293) for employees at its production bases in Shenzhen, China, on the condition that they pass performance...
Monday 7 June 2010
Toshiba announces a notebook supporting Blu-ray 3D
Toshiba has announced a notebook featuring playback of 3D content in the Blu-ray 3D format, the dynabook TX/98MBL, which will be available at the end of July in the Japan market.
Monday 7 June 2010
HP notebook shipments in May fall short of expectations
Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) notebook shipments in May 2010 reached only 2.6-2.7 million units, lower the company's original expectation of 3.2-3.4 million units due to dropping shipments...
Friday 4 June 2010
Computex 2010: China-based white-box PC makers seek to improve company image
China-based white-box PC makers such as CZC Technology and Malata are showcasing their notebooks and branded products at Computex 2010 hoping to improve their company and product...
Friday 4 June 2010
Asustek adopts audio IP from Virage Logic
Asustek Computer has licensed Virage Logic's new Sonic Focus PC audio enrichment IP for its new N-series notebooks, according to Virage Logic.
Thursday 3 June 2010
First Chrome OS notebook to be available in fall of 2010, says Google VP
The first notebook equipped with the Google-developed Chrome OS is expected to be launched in the fall of 2010, according to Sundar Pichai, vice president of product management at...
Thursday 3 June 2010
Computex 2010: Taiwan IT players should focus on software development, says Inventec chairman
Inventec chairman and CEO Richard Lee at a cloud computing forum at Computex 2010 said that Taiwan-based IT players are focusing too much on hardware manufacturing, which will only...
Thursday 3 June 2010
Notebook shipments return normal in June
Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics expect their notebook shipments in June 2010 to see a significant on-month growth as their downstream brand partners are turning aggressive...
Thursday 3 June 2010
Computex 2010: MSI gets serious about goal to become top-10 global notebook brand by 2011
Established 23 years ago, MSI has become a leader in the global motherboard and graphics cards market, producing both OEM and own-brand products. The company has also accumulated...