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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 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.
Friday 12 February 2010
Some notebook makers to maintain production over the Lunar New Year
Compal Electronics will remain operational during the Lunar New Year due to strong demand, and will maintain a workforce of 30-50% on new year's eve and the first day of the lunar...
Friday 12 February 2010
Taiwan notebooks – 4Q 2009
Global quarterly notebook shipments hit a record 50.23 million units in the fourth quarter of 2009, as economic recovery continued.
Friday 12 February 2010
Quanta and Compal notebook shipments in 2010 to surpass HP and Acer shipments
Notebook shipments from the top-two makers, Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics, are expected to reach 50 million and 46-48 million units, respectively, in 2010, according to estimates...
Thursday 11 February 2010
China market: HP introduces cheap notebook to compete for market share
Hewlett-Packard (HP) recently launched a mainstream traditional notebook, the Compaq 516, with a price of 3,599 yuan (US$527), less than China's average notebook ASP of 4,500-5,000...
Wednesday 10 February 2010
Compal announces growth in January 2010 revenues
Compal Electronics shipped 4.36 million notebooks, 275,000 LCD TVs and 134,000 LCD monitors to bring in consolidated revenues of NT$73.41 billion (US$2.29 billion) in January 2010,...
Wednesday 10 February 2010
ODMs developing frameless-screen notebooks, say Taiwan makers
Taiwan's major ODM notebook makers have been cooperating with panel makers to develop slim models equipped with frameless screens which are expected to hit the market in second half...
Tuesday 9 February 2010
Quanta, Wistron and Inventec see on-month drops in January 2010 revenues
Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$80.13 billion (US$2.5 billion) for January 2010, a drop of 12.24% on month, but an increase of 86.1% on year.
Tuesday 9 February 2010
Notebook related IC designers Ralink and GMT post sequential revenue growth in January 2010
Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) saw January 2010 revenues hit a record high of NT$428 million (US$13 million) thanks to strong demand from the notebook segment, especially from...