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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 14 October 2009
Korea panel makers still dominate notebook panel market in 3Q09, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan LCD panel makers only accounted for 38.48% of the total notebook panel shipments in the third quarter, while Korean makers Samsung Electronics and LG Display dominated the...
Wednesday 14 October 2009
PCB makers HannStar Board and GCE upbeat about 4Q09
PCB makers HannStar Board and Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) have estimated better fourth-quarter 2009 results compared to the previous quarter thanks to strong demand for notebook...
Tuesday 13 October 2009
Acer eyes 30 million notebook shipments for 2009
Acer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$167 billion (US$5.19 billion) and net profits of NT$3.45 billion (US$107.14 million) for the third quarter of 2009, both records for...
Tuesday 13 October 2009
Acer recall is production issue, not ultra-thin notebook issue, say sources
In light of the recent Acer recall for certain ultra-thin notebook models, Taiwan notebook makers have been pointing out that the recall is a is a production issue involving specific...
Monday 12 October 2009
3Q09 sales up on year for rugged notebook maker Mitac Technology
Rugged notebook specialist Mitac Technology Corporation (MTC) has posted consolidated revenues of NT$5.01 billion (US$156.07 million) for the third quarter, up 17.2% sequentially...
Monday 12 October 2009
Compal sees both revenues and shipments increase in September
First-tier notebook maker Compal Electronics has posted consolidated revenues of NT$67.35 billion (US$2.09 billion) and notebook shipments of 4.15 million units for September of 2009...
Friday 9 October 2009
Gigabyte September revenues up on year, but mobo shipments will drop in 4Q09
Gigabyte Technology has reported revenues of NT$4.7 billion (US$146.42 million) for September, up 17.9% on month and 4% on year, bringing its revenues for the first nine months of...
Friday 9 October 2009
As netbook shipments grow, notebook revenues decline, says DisplaySearch
The value of the total notebook PC market was US$26.4 billion in the second quarter of 2009, up 10% on quarter, but down 5% on year, according to DisplaySearch.
Friday 9 October 2009
Forecasts on Inventec 2010 notebook shipments vary
Some market watchers in Taiwan have revised upward their notebook shipment forecast for Inventec for 2010 to 28-30 million units, from 24-26 million units projected previously, as...
Friday 9 October 2009
Quanta and Wistron September revenues up more than 15% sequentially
Quanta Computer saw its monthly revenues grow 21.2% sequentially to a year-high of NT$72.81 billion (US$2.27 billion) in September on shipments of 3.6 million notebooks, whereas rival...
Friday 9 October 2009
Tripod reports high September 2009 revenues due to strong demand from optoelectronics and notebook segments
PCB maker Tripod Technology has reported record consolidated revenues of NT$3.33 billion (US$103.59 million) for September 2009, up 6% on month and up 12% on year, driven by demand...
Friday 9 October 2009
All major LCD segments see panel prices drop in 1H October, says DisplaySearch
Panel prices for LCD TVs as well as other applications have started to drop in the first half of October 2009, as clients have become cautious about their inventory levels, according...
Thursday 8 October 2009
Catcher posts revenue growth for September and 3Q09
Taiwan-based chassis maker Catcher Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$1.69 billion (US$52.59 million) for September, up 16.35% on month, and NT$4.49 billion for...
Thursday 8 October 2009
Back-to-school sales down but not out, says NPD
Back-to-school sales followed a downward trend like most of 2009, but there were a few bright spots for the US consumer technology and school and office supply industries, according...
Wednesday 7 October 2009
Compal invests US$20 million to set up new subsidiary in China
Taiwan notebook ODM Compal Electronics has announced an investment of US$20 million to establish a new subsidiary, Compal Digital Technology, in Kunshan, China later this quarter...