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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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Friday 4 December 2009
Acer takes number two PC rank in 3Q09, says iSuppli
Acer rose to second place in the worldwide PC business in the third quarter of 2009, up from third place during the previous quarter. The company supplanted Dell, which declined to...
Friday 4 December 2009
IT Month 2009: Asustek, Acer and MSI see strong ultra-thin notebook sales
Asustek Computer, Acer and Micro-Star International (MSI) all expect their ultra-thin notebook sales at the IT Month 2009 consumer trade show in Taiwan to be higher than in 2008,...
Friday 4 December 2009
Vendors to launch Atom N450-based netbooks on January 11, 2010
Asustek Computer, Acer, Lenovo and even Micro-Star International (MSI), which originally planned to launch in December, are all set to launch their Atom N450-based netbooks on January...
Friday 4 December 2009
Notebook and STB IC design houses to enjoy sequential shipment growth in 1H10
Most Taiwan-based notebook related and STB IC design houses, including Ene Technology, Integrated Technology Express (ITE), Richtek Technology, Anpec Electronics, Global Mixed-mode...
Friday 4 December 2009
Foxconn purchase of Dell PC plant unlikely to impact notebook makers in the short term
Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry's) acquisition of Dell's PC plant in Poland is unlikely to help boost its notebook shipments significantly in the short term since...
Thursday 3 December 2009
Intel says marketing strategy not determined by AMD settlement
Sources in Taiwan's notebook industry are claiming that one consequence of the recent agreement between Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to end all outstanding legal disputes...
Thursday 3 December 2009
Micron sampling 6Gbps SATA SSD
Micron Technology has introduced what it claims is the industry's fastest solid-state drive (SSD) for notebook and desktop PCs. The new RealSSD C300 drive is the first to leverage...
Tuesday 1 December 2009
Ultra-thin notebooks may share the same fate as netbooks, say market watchers
Some market watchers have recently expressed their concern that ultra-thin notebooks may share the same fate as netbooks since players ranging from first-tier vendors to white-box...
Tuesday 1 December 2009
Quanta and Pegatron to benefit from LG quitting in-house notebook production
Taiwan-based notebook makers Quanta Computer and Pegatron Technology are expected to benefit from LG Electronics' orders as the company has recently announced plans to stop in-house...
Tuesday 1 December 2009
GPS chip makers eyeing notebook market
GPS IC makers and distributors will expand their territory in the notebook market as Windows 7 enables built-in GPS platform, according to IC distributors in Taiwan.
Monday 30 November 2009
Asustek expected to upward adjust notebook shipment target for 2010
Asustek Computer is expected to increase its combined shipments target for notebooks and netbooks in 2010 from originally 16 million units to 17-17.5 million units, contributed mainly...
Monday 30 November 2009
Acer in talks with Foxconn for notebook production, says chairman
Acer chairman JT Wang has revealed that Acer is in talks with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) for contract production of notebooks in the future. With regards to...
Monday 30 November 2009
Acer considering new acquisition for PC business, maybe Japan-based vendor, says chairman
Acer chairman JT Wang recently revealed that the company is currently thinking of a new acquisition to strengthen its PC business and is in talks with several vendors, in particular...
Friday 27 November 2009
Dell expected to see its gap against Acer widen to 10pp in 4Q09
Dell is expected to see its share in the global notebook market continue to decline in the fourth quarter of 2009 and its gap against rival Acer widen to over 10pp as demand for enterprise...
Thursday 26 November 2009
IT Month 2009: Gigabyte gives away netbook with ultra-thin notebook purchase
Gigabyte Technology will offer a netbook give-away with purchases of its recently launched 13.3-inch M1305 ultra-thin notebook at the IT Month 2009 consumer trade show in Taiwan....