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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
Friday 25 September 2009
HP cutting notebook prices; gross margins at ODM makers to be affected
Looking to maintain its top ranking position in the global notebook market, Hewlett-Packard (HP) has launched an aggressive pricing strategy in the retail channel, a move which is...
Thursday 24 September 2009
Tripod to see revenues high in September
PCB maker Tripod Technology is expected to see its revenues hit a record high of NT$3.2-3.3 billion (US$98.77-101.85 million) in September due to strong demand for optoelectronics...
Thursday 24 September 2009
IDF San Francisco: Intel unveils new mobile chips and technologies
David Perlmutter, executive vice president and general manager, Architecture Group of Intel has debuted three new Intel Core i7 processors for notebooks based on Intel's Nehalem microarchitecture...
Thursday 24 September 2009
Windows 7 may not spur PC replacement until 2H10
Windows 7 is unlikely to have any obvious impact on PC demand in the tail-end of 2009, according to sources at notebook players, who believe demand should not be expected to pick...
Thursday 24 September 2009
HannStar to launch FSC-OCB panels in 1Q10
Taiwan-based LCD panel maker HannStar Display plans to launch in-house developed FSC-OCB (field sequential color-optical compensated birefringence) panels in the first quarter of...
Wednesday 23 September 2009
China market: Lenovo leads in August notebook sales
China-based vendor Lenovo sold 600,000 notebooks in the China market in August 2009, followed by Hewlett-Packard (HP) with 420,000 units, Asustek Computer with 300,000 units, Acer...
Wednesday 23 September 2009
EMS providers could pressure notebook ODMs in 2010, says Flextronics president
Although EMS providers have not been competitive against ODMs for notebook orders, the former will eventually be able to compete with the latter due to advantages in global logistics...
Tuesday 22 September 2009
LCD monitor panel prices start to drop in 2H September, says DisplaySearch
LCD panel prices remain mostly unchanged for the second half of September, except for monitor panels, which are reversing to oversupply with prices beginning to drop modestly, according...
Tuesday 22 September 2009
Catcher to start volume production of plastic notebook chassis
Catcher Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of magnesium-alloy notebook chassis, is installing mold-injection equipment in order to start production of plastic chassis in the fourth...
Tuesday 22 September 2009
Foxconn needs to be careful about joining notebook ODM business, says Stan Shih
Acer founder, Stan Shih, has responded to questions about Foxconn Electronics' ambitions to step into ODM notebook production and the retail market in China, saying that Foxconn has...
Monday 21 September 2009
LED chipmakers and packaging houses expect strong demand in 4Q09
LED chipmakers and packaging houses are unlikely to see seasonal decline in the fourth quarter, expecting revenues to remain at the levels seen in the third-quarter peak season due...
Monday 21 September 2009
Notebook camera chip price to decline 17-18% on year in 3Q09
The price of image sensors and controller ICs used in notebook cameras in 2009 is likely to drop 3-4% on quarter and 17-18% on year due to increased penetration of notebook cameras,...
Monday 21 September 2009
Quanta revises upward notebook shipments for 3Q09, says paper
Quanta Computer will see sequential growth close to 30% in its notebook shipments in the third quarter of 2009 compared to a 20% growth projected previously, the Chinese-language...
Monday 21 September 2009
VIA hopes to create NetNote segment between netbooks and notebooks
VIA Technologies has announced a new mobile computing device category, NetNote, that combines the company's Surfboard motherboard along with turnkey system design.
Friday 18 September 2009
Wistron lands 3D notebook orders from HP and Dell, says paper
Wistron has landed 3D notebooks orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell, and is currently negotiating with Lenovo and Sony, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times...