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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 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 plant...
Friday 26 February 2010
MSI facing conflict of its brand and OEM businesses
Micro-Star International (MSI) is facing a conflict between its brand and OEM businesses, as the company is seeing its brand business take off but at the same time is losing OEM orders,...
Friday 26 February 2010
PCB maker APCB expects revenues to stay flat in 1Q10
APCB expects its consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2010 to be on par with the level recorded in the fourth quarter of 2009 when revenues hit NT$1.403 billion (US$43.72...
Thursday 25 February 2010
DRAM contract prices go flat in 2H February, says DRAMeXchange
Contract prices for 1Gb DDR2 are at US$2.19-2.38 for the second half of February 2010, flat from the first half of month, according to DRAMeXchange. The 1Gb DDR3 segment also remains...
Thursday 25 February 2010
CeBIT 2010: MSI to showcase notebooks and e-book readers
Micro-Star International (MSI) plans to showcase about 30 of its latest notebook models as well as e-book readers at CeBIT 2010 in Germany, from March 2-6.
Thursday 25 February 2010
Notebook panel prices expected to rise in March 2010
Notebook panel prices are expected to rise by US$1-2 in March 2010 as market demand remains strong. The price has been rising since January, according to sources from notebook make...
Wednesday 24 February 2010
Intel updates notebook and desktop lineups
Intel plans to announce a new notebook platform – Huron River – in the first quarter of 2011 as well as launching several new desktop CPUs later in 2010, according to sources...
Wednesday 24 February 2010
Analog IC shortage will not ease in the short term
Supply of analog ICs has fallen short in the first quarter of 2010 and may not recover in the short term as demand from the notebook and LCD panel segments continues to increase, while...
Tuesday 23 February 2010
HannStar Board, GCE both raise notebok PCB shipment goals for 2010
HannStar Board and Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) have both revised upward their notebook PCB shipment projections for 2010, according to the companies. HannStar Board said it aims...