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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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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...
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,...
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...
Tuesday 23 February 2010
Notebook makers help component suppliers reduce labor shortage problems
Some Taiwan-based notebook makers have begun to lend out their own employees to suppliers to minimize the impact of labor shortage on supply of components, according to JT Wang, Acer...
Tuesday 23 February 2010
Asustek notebook outsourcing plans affected by labor shortage in China
Asustek Computer recently decided to slow down its outsourcing expansion plans and has already switched some of its orders from Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) back...
Monday 22 February 2010
Monitor and notebook panel prices up, TV panel prices flat in 2H February
Prices of LCD panels for monitors and notebooks have increased for the second half of February, while prices for TV and netbook applications remain flat, according to latest pricing...
Monday 22 February 2010
Acer expects sequential notebook shipment drop of only 5% in 1Q10, says chairman
Acer expects its notebook shipments in the first quarter of 2010 to drop 5% sequentially, down from its original expectations of 10%, mainly thanks to strong demand in both Europe...
Monday 22 February 2010
Western Europe PC market grew 4% in 4Q09, says Gartner
PC shipments in Western Europe totaled 20.2 million units in the fourth quarter of 2009, an increase of 4% from the same period in 2008, according to Gartner. In 2009, PC shipments...
Friday 12 February 2010
Chicony, Sunrex see increased shipments of notebook keyboards in January 2010
Notebook keyboard makers Chicony Electronics and Sunrex Technology witnessed increased keyboard shipments in January 2010 due to urgent orders from notebook makers, according to the...
Friday 12 February 2010
Taiwan market: Acer launches WiMAX notebook
Acer has introduced a 13.3-inch ultra-thin notebook with built-in WiMAX module, the Aspire 3810TG-732G64i, and will cooperate with Vmax Telecom to bundle sales in Taiwan.