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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.
IN THE NEWS
Monday 4 January 2010
Taiwan-based notebook brands expected to advance in global ranking in 2010
Taiwan-based notebook brands are expected to see further shipment growth in 2010 with a chance to advance their rankings, according to sources from notebook players.
Thursday 31 December 2009
Shuttle notebook alliance lands orders from players in China and Southeast Asia
Shuttle's recently established New Notebook Ecosystem alliance has already landed orders from players in China and Southeast Asia and will start shipping soon after February or March...
Wednesday 30 December 2009
ECS, Clevo cautious about Shuttle notebook alliance
Second-tier notebook makers Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and Clevo have taken a defensive attitude toward the potential impact of Shuttle's announced New Notebook Ecosystem alliance,...
Wednesday 30 December 2009
First-tier IC distributors to enjoy sequential revenue growth through January 2010
Taiwan-based first-tier IC distributors are expected to enjoy revenue growth in December 2009 and January 2010, thanks to orders from the notebook segment, according to industry sources...
Tuesday 29 December 2009
Shuttle announces New Notebook Ecosystem alliance
Taiwan-based second-tier PC and motherboard maker Shuttle on December 29, announced the formation of the New Notebook Ecosystem, an alliance to integrate supply chain resources in...
Tuesday 29 December 2009
China-based white-box netbook vendors evolving
Several China-based white-box netbook vendors are in the process of transforming their business to branded operations and some are even forming partnerships with Taiwan-based notebook...
Tuesday 29 December 2009
Inventec to invest US$800 million for the production base in Chongqing
First-tier notebook maker Inventec will invest US$800 million over five years to establish a second production base in an industrial park developed by the city government of Chongqing,...
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 years,...
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% share...