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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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Thursday 21 January 2010
HP to launch mini-projectors; integration into notebooks a future possibility
Hewlett-Packard (HP) is planning to push two major product lines for 2010 - tablet PCs and mini-projectors, according to Monty Wong, vice president and manager of personal computing...
Thursday 21 January 2010
Notebook IC houses revise upward revenue projections for 1Q10
Taiwan-based IC design houses, including Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), Richtek Technology, Anpec Electronics, Ene Technology and Integrated Technology Express (ITE), have recently...
Wednesday 20 January 2010
Quanta to build third manufacturing site in China
Quanta Computer has announced it will build a new production base in Chongqing, in addition to its two existing plants located in Songjiang and Changshu, China, according to a filing...
Tuesday 19 January 2010
MSI introduces USB 3.0 motherboard and new ultra-thin notebook
Micro-Star International (MSI) has announced its USB 3.0-ready motherboard, the P55-GD85.
Tuesday 19 January 2010
China investors interested in Taiwan notebook and panel industries, says paper
China-based qualified domestic institutional investors (QDIIs) have shown their interest in Taiwan's panel and notebook industries, according to a Chinese-language report on Economic...
Tuesday 19 January 2010
Taiwan notebook, panel related IC designers to see double-digit growth in January, 1Q10
Taiwan-based IC design houses are expected to see their January and first-quarter 2010 revenues both grow by at least 10% sequentially with increasing orders from notebook and panel...
Monday 18 January 2010
APCB expects 30% growth in 2010 on PCB demand from notebook segment
Advence Printed Circuit Board (APCB) expects to see 30% on-year revenue growth at both of its Taiwan and China plants in 2010 on demand for notebook related PCBs, according to the...
Monday 18 January 2010
Compal aims to become number one in LCD TV manufacturing
Compal Electronics is targeting to become the largest maker of LCD TVs globally after having become the number one notebook manufacturer in 2009, according to company president Ray...
Friday 15 January 2010
Shuttle featured by ABC News 10 as reinventing the notebook
Shuttle was featured on ABC News 10 and was highlighted as "reinventing the notebook computer" in ABC News 10's coverage of the latest products and technologies.
Wednesday 13 January 2010
Quanta expected to ship 3.5-3.7 million notebooks in January 2010
Quanta Computer is expected to ship 3.5-3.7 million notebooks in January 2010 mainly benefiting from shipments of one million MacBooks to Apple, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 13 January 2010
AMD notebook market share expected to reach 15% by the end of 2010
AMD is expected to see its market share in the notebook segment increase to more than 10% by mid-2010 and reach 15% at the end of the year as more notebook vendors are adopting its...
Tuesday 12 January 2010
MCU supply falling short of demand on tight backend capacity
Supply of 8-bit microcontroller units (MCUs) is falling short of demand due to tight capacity in backend houses, according to industry sources. Worldwide first-tier MCU makers have...
Tuesday 12 January 2010
Metal chassis to account for 30-35% of global notebook market in 2010
Demand for metal notebook chassis is expected to increase, driving shipments to reach 30-35% of global notebook shipments in 2010, from 20% in 2009, as notebook vendors start to adopt...
Tuesday 12 January 2010
Ultra-thin notebooks expected to account for 15% of global notebook shipments in 1H10
Ultra-thin notebooks are expected to account for only 15% of global notebook shipments in the first half of 2010 due do their awkward market position and pricing, according to sources...
Tuesday 12 January 2010
ECS sees drop in December 2009 revenues
First-tier motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$73.27 billion (US$2.23 billion) for 2009, down 17.67% from 2008, with consolidated...