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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 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...
Monday 16 November 2009
Asustek considering acquisition to achieve goal of becoming top-3 notebook vendor, in talks with Toshiba, says paper
Asustek Computer is considering plans to aid its goal of ranking as the global top-three notebook vendor in 2011 through acquisitions; Toshiba's notebook business has been identified...
Monday 16 November 2009
Wistron expects to land more than 90% of 3D notebook orders in 2010, says paper
Wistron expects to manufacture more than 90% of the global 3D notebooks in 2010, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily report citing Brian Chong, chief of product planning...
Monday 16 November 2009
Taiwan market: Netbooks account for more than 40% of total notebook sales in 1-3Q09
Taiwan's netbook sales in the first three quarters of 2009 accounted for more than 40% of total notebook sales. As a result local PC vendors' 2009 revenues and profits are expected...
Monday 16 November 2009
Taiwan ODD makers optimistic about global demand for slim-type drives in 2010
Taiwan-based ODD makers expect to see on-year growth in global slim-type ODD shipments mainly due to the trend of notebooks replacing desktops as well as increasing demand for all-in-one...
Friday 13 November 2009
Intel to launch four Arrandale CPUs for mainstream notebooks in January 2010
Intel plans to launch four 32nm dual-core Arrandale CPUs (Calpella platform), the Core i5-520M, Core i5-430M, Core i3-350M and Core i3-330M, in the first half of January 2010 for the...
Friday 13 November 2009
Asustek to launch a 17.3-inch 3D notebook in 1Q10
Asustek Computer plans to launch a 17.3-inch 3D notebook (G72GX) in the first quarter of 2010 that features the Intel Core i7 CPU, Nvidia GeForce GTM 160M GPU, 4GB of memory and two...
Friday 13 November 2009
Connector maker Simula expects further growth for notebook solutions in 2010
Taiwan-based connector maker Simula Technology expects the ratio of its revenues generated by related notebook solutions will increase to 30-40% in 2010 compared to 20-30% in 2009,...
Friday 13 November 2009
Notebook HDI board shipments expected to drop in 4Q09 due to weak sales of ultra-thin models
PCB suppliers expect their fourth-quarter shipments of HDI boards used in ultra-thin notebooks to drop sequentially because sales of ultra-thin notebooks have been weaker than expected,...