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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 29 December 2009
HannStar Board and GCE expect 20% notebook PCB shipment growth in 2010
Notebook PCB makers HannStar Board and Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) both have forecast 15-20% on-year shipment growth in 2010, based on Compal Electronics' and Quanta Computer's...
Monday 28 December 2009
Vendors turn to push ultra-thin notebooks to business market
Notebook vendors including Acer, Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International (MSI) have recently switched their targeting for ultra-thin notebook products from consumer to business,...
Friday 25 December 2009
Compal expects notebook shipments of up to 3.9 million in December
Compal Electronics expects December notebook shipments to reach 3.8-3.9 million units benefiting mainly from strong netbook sales by Acer and Toshiba, according to market watchers.
Friday 25 December 2009
HannStar Board expects notebook PCB shipments to decline slightly in 1Q10
HannStar Board expects its shipments of notebook PCBs see have a single-digit decline in the first quarter of 2010 compared to declines of 10-20% during the same quarter in previous...
Friday 25 December 2009
ECS retail subsidiary in China to apply for listing on TSE in 2011
Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) expects its subsidiary, the China-based channel retailer Orbbit, to apply for listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) in 2011, according to Orbbit...
Thursday 24 December 2009
Taiwan market: Netbook sales through 3G carriers to drop 20% sequentially in 4Q09
Netbook sales through bundling with 3G services in Taiwan are expected to drop more than 20% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2009 due to the rapid drop in netbook retail prices,...
Thursday 24 December 2009
Inventec to set up second production base in China
Taiwan-based notebook maker Inventec will establish a second production base in China, at a location yet to be chosen, in order to meet expected demand for the next three to five...
Wednesday 23 December 2009
Shuttle plans to establish notebook alliance
Second-tier PC maker Shuttle plans to establish an alliance, the Shuttle New NB Ecosystem, to integrate supply chain resources and increase the second-tier notebook industry's 7%...
Tuesday 22 December 2009
Samsung expected to stay as eighth-largest global notebook brand in 2010
Samsung Electronics, the eighth largest global notebook brand since the second quarter of 2009 is expected to expand its shipment gap with the ninth largest brand Sony in 2010 and...
Tuesday 22 December 2009
PC market returns to growth with double-digit gains through 2013, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments returned to positive growth in the third quarter of 2009 buoyed by strong back-to-school demand with an increase of 2.3% after three consecutive quarters of...
Monday 21 December 2009
LCD monitor panel prices up in 2H December, says DisplaySearch
LCD monitor panel prices are higher in the second half of December than in the first half, as clients have started replenishing their inventories, according to DisplaySearch. Notebook...
Friday 18 December 2009
Asustek to launch three new business notebook series and one all-in-one lineup in 2010
Asustek Computer plans to introduce three additional business notebook lineups, the B, PL and P series, as well as one series of business all-in-one PCs in 2010, according to the...
Thursday 17 December 2009
LCD makers shifting notebook, netbook panel production to 5G, says DisplaySearch
Driven by increased competition and taking advantage of new fab capacity, TFT LCD panel makers have increased the use of 5G fabs to produce netbook and notebook PC panels. In the...
Thursday 17 December 2009
Quanta and Compal benefit from strong Toshiba sales in the US
Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics are expected to benefit from Toshiba's strong notebook and netbook sales in the US, according to sources from notebook players.
Thursday 17 December 2009
Notebook players secure LED supply to prevent possible shortage in 1H10
Some notebook makers have recently worked aggressively to secure LED supply to prevent possible shortages in the first half of 2010 amid high demand from both LCD TV and notebook...