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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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Wednesday 11 November 2009
Taiwan market: Fujitsu launches new tablet PC and ultra-thin notebooks
Japan-based PC vendor Fujitsu has launched the 12.1-inch LifeBook T4310 tablet PC priced at NT$52,800 (US$1,625) in Taiwan along with the 11.6-inch LifeBook P3110 and 12.1-inch LifeBook...
Wednesday 11 November 2009
Notebook related IC designers see 20% decline in October; expect rebound in December
Notebook related IC design houses saw sequential revenue declines of around 20% in October 2009 due to fewer working days. However, they expect revenues to rebound slightly in December...
Wednesday 11 November 2009
PCB maker Dynamic 4Q09 revenues to drop 10% sequentially
PCB maker Dynamic Electronics expects revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 to slide 10% sequentially, as demand from the notebook and TFT LCD sectors has slowed down on seasonality,...
Wednesday 11 November 2009
LED backlighting, 16:9 ratio remain mainstream technologies for notebook panels in 2010
LED-backlighting and 16:9 aspect ratio will remain as the mainstream technologies for notebook panels in 2010 with some models featuring touchscreen and 3D functions, according to...
Tuesday 10 November 2009
First-tier notebook makers see sequential growth in October, except Inventec
First-tier notebook maker Quanta Computer shipped 3.9 million notebooks to bring in record consolidated revenues of NT$86.02 billion (US$2.65 million) in October 2009, while Compal...
Friday 6 November 2009
Wistron lowers 4Q09 notebook shipment forecast
Wistron has lowered its projected on-quarter notebook shipment growth for the fourth quarter of 2009 from 10% originally to 5%, resulting in projected shipments of 7.2-7.3 million...
Friday 6 November 2009
PC demand did not grow significantly after Windows 7 launch, say PC vendors
Demand for PCs and hardware did not turn strong after the launch of Windows 7 in late October and is unlikely to do so in 2009 due to most Windows Vista users not needing to replace...
Thursday 5 November 2009
ECS expects to ship 7-8 million own-brand motherboards in 2009; 20% growth in 2010
First-tier motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) expects its own-brand motherboard shipments for 2009 to remain flat at 7-8 million units and will see growth of 20% to...
Thursday 5 November 2009
Notebook makers expected to see growth in October shipments, except Inventec
First-tier notebook makers are estimated to have achieved close to 10% on-month shipment growth in October 2009, except Inventec which saw a slight drop.
Tuesday 3 November 2009
Cando, Pixcir provide touchscreen solution for Acer notebook
Taiwan-based color filter (CF) maker Cando and China-based TFT-LCD driver IC and capacitive touch controller supplier Pixcir Microelectronics are providing touch panels and touch...
Monday 2 November 2009
ECS reportedly looking for talent to help depleted notebook team
Although Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has seen an exodus of talent from its notebook division, the company has responded by aggressively seeking out R&D talent from Taiwan-based...
Friday 30 October 2009
Compal notebook shipments to grow more than 20% in 2010, says chairman
Compal Electronics has forecast that its notebook shipments in 2010 will grow more than 20% on year, to about 44 million units, from its expected shipments of 36.5 million units for...
Friday 30 October 2009
Asustek aims to increase revenues by about 30% in 2010
Asustek Computer expects that its 2010 revenues will have a chance to approach NT$300 billion (US$9.23 billion), which would represent on-year growth of about 30%. The company is...
Friday 30 October 2009
All AUO large-size panels to be LED-backlit by 2015, says chairman
AU Optronics (AUO) vice chairman HB Chen has indicated that the company's large-size panels will all be LED-backlit by 2015. In 2011, all AUO notebook panels will be LED-backlit,...
Thursday 29 October 2009
Acer expects BRIC to boost its PC shipments in 2010
Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci has said that strong demand from Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) markets will be major contributors to the company's PC shipment growth in 2010.