CONNECT WITH US
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.
IN THE NEWS
Monday 21 June 2010
Acer counters Samsung notebook advance by shifting component orders
Acer has recently started shifting some of its notebook component orders such as panels and DRAM out from Samsung Electronics to counter Samsung's aggressive advancement in notebook...
Friday 18 June 2010
Sunrex expects June revenue to remain flat
Taiwan-based notebook keyboard maker Sunrex Technology expects its June 2010 consolidated revenues to remain flat or increase sequentially amid stable shipments. However, despite downstream...
Friday 18 June 2010
Kenmos expects 20-30% revenue growth for 2Q10
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Kenmos Technology expects its revenues in the second quarter of 2010 to increase 20-30% sequentially and its monthly revenues to continue to...
Friday 18 June 2010
HannStar Board and Gold Circuit positive about June notebook PCB sales but uncertain for 3Q10
Notebook PCB makers HannStar Board and Gold Circuit Electronics both expect to post sequential revenue gains in June 2010 but are conservative about the outlook for the third quart...
Thursday 17 June 2010
Wistron and Inventec expect price competition for 2011 notebook orders should soften for 2010, says paper
As notebook brand vendors have recently started their request for quotation (RFQ) process, notebook makers Wistron and Inventec believe price competition for 2011 notebook orders should...
Thursday 17 June 2010
Notebook makers see strong 3Q10
First-tier notebook makers Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron expect channel demand during the back-to-school season to be very strong and will push up their shipment...
Thursday 17 June 2010
Pegatron lands Acer notebook orders for 2011
Pegatron Technology has landed notebook orders from Acer for 2011 and with the reports its has also received CDMA iPhone orders, the company is expected to see growth in revenues in...
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 for...
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 Technology...
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 account...
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.