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 8 March 2010
Hinge maker SZS says shipments not affected by plant fire
Taiwan-based notebook hinge maker Shin Zu Shing (SZS) has said shipments for March will not be affected by a fire at its Taiwan plant on March 7 and has already increased its outsourcing...
Monday 8 March 2010
Acer to launch a frameless-screen ultra-thin notebook with touch keyboard in 2H10
Acer plans to launch a new ultra-thin notebook that will feature a touch keyboard and use the back of the panel's glass substrate as the cover in the second half of 2010, according...
Monday 8 March 2010
Compal and Quanta face declining gross margins
Compal Electronics is expected to see its gross margin to drop in 2010, according to the company. Market sources close to Quanta Computer have said it will also see a decline.
Friday 5 March 2010
CeBIT 2010: Gigabyte showcases ultra-thin notebooks
Despite its weaker-than-expected performance in the global notebook segment in 2009, Gigabyte Technology has showcased ultra-thin notebooks and Intel Pine Trail-M based netbooks at...
Friday 5 March 2010
Taiwan market: Sony launches new ultra-thin notebooks
Sony has launched two new Z- and Y-series notebooks in the Taiwan market, with the Z-series targeting the high-end business segment and the Y-series for the ultra-thin segment.
Thursday 4 March 2010
Acer CEO expects flat sequential notebook shipment growth in 1Q10
Acer expects its notebook shipments in the first quarter of 2010 to stay flat sequentially, but increase 40-45% compared to the same period a year ago. Meanwhile, the company expects...
Wednesday 3 March 2010
CeBIT 2010: Nvidia introduces new Ion platform
Nvidia has introduced the next-generation Ion graphics processor, which it claims will offer 10 times the graphics performance of standard netbooks and enable up to 10 hours of battery...
Wednesday 3 March 2010
Taiwan-based notebook component makers expect increased orders from Samsung
Samsung Electronics' Taiwan-based component suppliers, including those for connectors, cooling modules, keyboards and chassis, expect to obtain increased orders as Samsung aims to...
Tuesday 2 March 2010
CeBIT 2010: MSI showcases three new gaming notebooks
Micro-Star International (MSI) is showcasing the latest members of MSI G-series notebooks, the GX640, GX740 and GT660, at CeBIT 2010.
Tuesday 2 March 2010
SZS expects all-in-one PC hinge and plastic components to drive up 2010 revenues
Taiwan-based notebook hinge maker Shin Zu Shing (SZS) expects its orders for all-in-one PC hinge and plastic components to become its revenues growth driver in 2010.
Tuesday 2 March 2010
Frameless-screen notebooks expected to hit market in 2Q10 or 3Q10, say Taiwan makers
Branded notebook vendors are expected to deliver frameless-screen notebooks to the market in the second or third quarter of 2010, according to sources at Taiwan's ODM notebook make...
Monday 1 March 2010
Acquiring Fujitsu notebook business fastest way for Acer to surpass HP, say watchers
An acquisition would be the fastest way for Acer to surpass Hewlett-Packard (HP) in terms of global notebook shipments, since Acer will need to see more than 40% on-year growth in...
Monday 1 March 2010
Notebook component shortages mainly created by double booking, say sources
Notebook component shortage in China is not as serious as most market watchers believe since the strong market demand is mainly created by notebook makers double booking or over booking...
Friday 26 February 2010
Acer to launch ultra-thin Calpella-based notebook series in 2Q10
Acer is preparing to launch Intel Calpella platform-based notebooks featuring ultra-thin designs in the second quarter, of which, Wistron will manufacture 13-inch models and Quanta...
Friday 26 February 2010
New plants in Vietnam and China to raise Compal monthly notebook capacity to 7 million by 3Q10
Compal Electronics expects to have a monthly capacity of seven million notebooks by the end of the third quarter of 2010 once its fifth production plant in Kunshan, China and the...