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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
Thursday 26 November 2009
Component makers remain conservative about 1Q10 performance
Component makers remain conservative about shipment performance in the first quarter of 2010 despite notebook makers such as Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics having both estimated...
Thursday 26 November 2009
Ultra-thin notebooks to account for only 10% of Asustek notebook sales by the end of 2009
Asustek Computer has forecast that the proportion of ultra-thin notebook's in its total notebook sales for the end of 2009 will only reach about 10%, according to Tony Chen, Asustek...
Thursday 26 November 2009
Taiwan market: Asustek launches several Ion-based PCs
Asustek Computer has launched Ion-based netbooks, nettops and all-in-one PCs including the Eee Box PC EB1501 and EB1012, Eee PC 1201N, and Eee Top PC ET2002 in Taiwan.
Thursday 26 November 2009
Strong notebook, TV panel demand may cause shortage in 2Q10, says TPO chairman
TPO Displays chairman and Compal Electronics president Ray Chen expects possible panel shortage in the second quarter of 2010 amid strong market demand for notebooks and LCD TVs.
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Global PC shipments to grow 2.8% in 2009, revenues to drop 11%, says Gartner
Accelerating mobile PC shipments will drive the worldwide PC market to grow again in 2009, according to Gartner's preliminary fourth-quarter forecast. The new forecast predicts worldwide...
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Compal increases 4Q09 notebook shipments target, says company president
Compal Electronics has internally upward adjusted its projected on-quarter growth in notebook shipments for the fourth quarter of 2009 from 10% to 20%, resulting in an expected 37-38...
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Broadcom single-board Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combo solution selected by notebook vendors
Broadcom's new Wi-Fi and Bluetooth single-board combo solution has been adopted by Acer, Asustek Computer and Lenovo, which tend to use its Taiwan-based rivals' solutions for entry-level...
Tuesday 24 November 2009
IT Month 2009: Mid-range and entry-level notebooks in the spotlight
Mid-range and entry-level traditional notebooks are expected to be the most demanded PC products at the IT Month 2009 consumer trade show in which will run from November 28 to January...
Monday 23 November 2009
Notebook keyboard maker Sunrex to enter IMR chassis market, says paper
Taiwan-based notebook keyboard maker Sunrex Technology will enter the in-mold roller (IMR) treated chassis market in 2010, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times...
Thursday 19 November 2009
Taiwan market: HP launches Blu-ray equipped high-end notebook
Hewlett-Packard (HP) on November 18 launched a Blu-ray equipped high-end gaming notebook, the Pavilion dv8, manufactured by Quanta Computer in the Taiwan market priced NT$72,900 (U...
Thursday 19 November 2009
Asustek announces 15.6-inch 3D notebook with price at NT$50,000 in Taiwan
Asustek Computer has announced a 15.6-inch 3D notebook, the G51J 3D, featuring Nvidia's 3D Vision solution priced about NT$50,000 (US$1,556), high than Acer's 15.6-inch 3D notebook's...
Wednesday 18 November 2009
Taiwan market: Apple launches MacBook, iMacs and Magic Mouse
Apple has launched its latest MacBook, and 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMac made by Quanta Computer in Taiwan.
Wednesday 18 November 2009
Innolux Display lands NT$48 billion syndicated loan
Innolux Display has signed with 19 banks in Taiwan for a syndicated loan of NT$48 billion (US$1.49 billion), the largest in the local LCD panel industry so far this year.
Wednesday 18 November 2009
Taiwan notebooks – 3Q 2009
Taiwan shipped 41.4 million notebook PCs in the third quarter of 2009, up 26.1% sequentially and 17.4% from the same period one year earlier.
Tuesday 17 November 2009
AMD VP visits Taiwan to seek more support from motherboard makers
AMD senior vice president and general manager for Products Group Rick Bergman arrived in Taiwan on November 16 to talk about AMD's latest roadmap with Taiwan PC, motherboard and graphics...