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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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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 ICs...
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 also...
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, and...
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.
Thursday 29 October 2009
Compal and Wistron both see double-digit growth in 3Q09 revenues
Compal Electronics and Wistron have both reported growth in their third quarter revenues with Compal seeing sequential growth of 41.8% and Wistron 15.1%.
Thursday 29 October 2009
Acer to target shipments of 40 million notebooks in 2010, says chairman
Acer looks set to comfortably achieve its notebook shipments goal of more than 30 million units for 2009, and is looking to mark two major milestones in 2010, shipping more than 40...
Wednesday 28 October 2009
Inventec confident of meeting 2009 notebook shipments target
Inventec recently said it is confident it will reach its shipments goal of 21 million notebooks in 2009 despite an anticipated drop in fourth-quarter shipments, according to company...
Tuesday 27 October 2009
MSI and Gigabyte expect strong notebook shipment growth in 2010
Micro-Star International (MSI) and Gigabyte Technology recently revealed that their notebook shipments picked up in the second half of the year and both companies are optimistic about...
Tuesday 27 October 2009
CMO expects further profit growth in 4Q09
Having swung back to profits in the third quarter 2009, Taiwan-based LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) expects a further improvement in profitability in the fourth quarter...
Tuesday 27 October 2009
Corning expects worldwide LCD glass market to grow 15% in 2010
Corning has reported that display business revenues rose slightly sequentially to US$679 million in the third quarter, as sales were impacted by an earthquake that affected production...
Monday 26 October 2009
Asustek aims to ship more than 16 million notebooks and netbooks combined in 2010
Asustek Computer expects its notebook shipments (including netbook)s will increase from 12 million units in 2009 to over 16 million units in 2010, and global notebook shipments will...
Monday 26 October 2009
Camera chassis maker AVY Prevision enters notebook chassis business, says paper
AVY Precision Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of aluminum alloy casings for digital cameras, recently entered the notebook segment and the company has already landed orders for its...