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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 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 c...
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 fourth...
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 backlighting,...
Thursday 17 December 2009
Pegatron seeking orders from Acer, Dell, Gigabyte, MSI; Asustek considers outsourcing to ECS
Pegatron Technology recently paid visits to first-tier notebook makers Acer and Dell, as well as first-tier motherboard makers Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI)...
Wednesday 16 December 2009
Notebook panel prices expected to stabilize in January 2010
The current downward trend in prices for notebook panels is expected to stabilize for a while in January, as panel makers are shifting more capacity to the monitor segment due to better...
Tuesday 15 December 2009
CPT to expand 6G LCD panel, color filter capacity, says president
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) aims to expand its 6G LCD panel plant, as well as its 6G color filter (CF) capacity, but has yet to work out a specific schedule, according to company...
Monday 14 December 2009
Inventec to invest in Japan-based speaker maker Onkyo
Inventec has announced plans to invest 600 million yen (US$6.77 million) in Japan-based speaker maker Onkyo.
Monday 14 December 2009
Pegatron expected to use ASRock for brand business
Pegatron Technology is expected to use its motherboard brand name ASRock to compete against first-tier motherboard makers and vendors including Asustek Computer after the company is...
Friday 11 December 2009
Acer announces AMD-based Ferrari One notebook
Acer America has debuted the new 11.6-inch Ferrari One notebook to the US market.
Thursday 10 December 2009
Asustek and Pegatron see on-month drops in November 2009 revenues
Asustek Computer posted revenues of NT$26.93 billion (US$834.65 million) for November 2009, down 6.04% on month, while Pegatron Technology had consolidated revenues of NT$48.55 billion,...
Thursday 10 December 2009
Lenovo expected to ship more than 13 million notebooks in 2009
Lenovo's notebook shipments in 2009 are expected to surpass 13 million units as demand for enterprise notebooks is rising. The company will also have a chance to surpass Toshiba to...