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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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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...
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,...
Thursday 12 November 2009
MSI, ECS, Gigabyte see October revenues drop on month
While Asustek Computer reported on on-month increase in revenues in October, other first-tier motherboard makers Micro-Star International (MSI), Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS)...
Thursday 12 November 2009
LG Chemical remains top supplier of large-size polarizers in 2Q09, says Displaybank
LG Chemical recorded 29% market share in the global large-size TFT-LCD polarizer market in the second quarter of 2009, ranking first for three consecutive quarters, according to Di...
Thursday 12 November 2009
Foxconn launches series of investments in China
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced a series of investments in China with the total amount reaching US$393 million, according to company posts on the Taiwan...
Thursday 12 November 2009
Taiwan market: Acer unveils 3D notebook in Taiwan
Acer on November 11 unveiled its 15.6-inch Aspire 5738DG 3D notebook and the company has already prepared 3,000 units to sell at the IT Month consumer trade show in Taiwan. The show...
Thursday 12 November 2009
Intel to launch three Arrandale CPUs for ultra-thin notebooks in 1H10
Intel plans to launch three 32nm dual-core Arrandale CPUs (Calpella platform), the Core i7-640UM (1.2GHz), Core i7-620UM (1.06GHz) and Core i5-520UM (1.06GHz) with price in thousand-unit...
Thursday 12 November 2009
AMD reveals future platform lineups
AMD has announced new details on its platform roadmap at the 2009 Financial Analyst Day, where senior executives, including president and Chief Executive Officer Dirk Meyer, discussed...
Wednesday 11 November 2009
CPT to supply panel for Asustek 3D notebooks
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is expected to supply the panel for Asustek Computer's reported 15.6-inch 3D notebook, which will be launched before the end of 2009, according to industry...