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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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Friday 18 September 2009
Netbooks salvage PC volumes, but take a toll on shipment value, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments fell 2.4% on year in the second quarter of 2009, while shipment value was down 19.1% over the same period, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker.
Thursday 17 September 2009
Vendors to push 13.3-inch ultra-thin notebook segment
13.3-inch models are expected to become the major focus for ultra-thin notebook vendors in the future, according to market sources.
Wednesday 16 September 2009
Taiwan PC makers to benefit from new HP products
Hewlett-Packard (HP), at the Nothing But HP for Me event in Singapore on September 15, unveiled more than 20 new PCs ranging from netbooks, ultra-thin and traditional notebooks, and...
Tuesday 15 September 2009
Taiwan Nano expects LED notebook BLUs to boost September sales
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Taiwan Nano Electro-Optical Technology saw the largest revenue increase of all BLU makers in Taiwan in August due to increased shipments of notebook LED...
Tuesday 15 September 2009
Asustek aims to ship 1 million ultra-thin notebooks by end of 2009
Asustek Computer expects to ship 600,000 ultra-thin notebooks by the end of 2009, and the volume has a chance to hit one million units according to president Jerry Shen. Ultra-thin...
Tuesday 15 September 2009
Compal expects Toshiba orders to boost netbook shipments to over 1 million units per month
Compal Electronics expects netbook orders from Toshiba to boost its monthly notebook shipments to over one million units, according to market sources. Toshiba's orders are estimated...
Monday 14 September 2009
PC market takes first step toward recovery in 2Q09, says iSuppli
The PC market made one small step away from the abyss in the second quarter of 2009 as it achieved sequential growth in shipments for the first time in six months, according to iSu...
Monday 14 September 2009
Players hold different views on netbook shipments in 2010
Global netbook shipments are expected to reach 25-30 million units in 2009, but opinions are divided over the outlook for 2010 with some netbook players forecasting volumes to grow,...
Monday 14 September 2009
Notebook component suppliers suffering labor shortages in China
Taiwan-based notebook component suppliers are reportedly suffering from labor shortages as workers return home for the holidays while orders are increasing, according sources at the...
Monday 14 September 2009
AMD readies more ATI Radeon 5000 series GPUs for 4Q09
AMD is preparing to launch ATI Radeon HD 5700 series (Juniper XT/LE) GPUs – the Radeon HD 5770 and 5750 – in October of 2009 and 5870 X2 (R800) in November after the launch...
Monday 14 September 2009
VIA Adopts Sequans mobile WiMAX chip technology for new VIA eNote turnkey solution
VIA Technologies has announced the availability of the new VIA eNote turnkey solution, a thin and light notebook that adopts Sequans Communications' mobile WIMAX chip and strikes...
Friday 11 September 2009
Clevo notebook shipments hit high in August
Taiwan-based second-tier notebook maker Clevo saw its monthly notebook shipments hit a record high of 200,000 units in August 2009, pushing its revenues for the month to NT$1.88 billion...
Friday 11 September 2009
ECS revenues and motherboard shipments down in August
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$6.08 billion (US$185.93 million) for August 2009, down 2.8% sequentially and 10.4% on year.
Friday 11 September 2009
PCB capacity to be tighter in 4Q09
Taiwan-based PCB makers are seeing tight capacity mainly due to increasing demand for notebook and optoelectronics boards, and the situation is expected to become even more serious...
Thursday 10 September 2009
Asustek sees on-month increase, while MSI and Gigabyte see decline in August 2009 revenues
Motherboard makers Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Gigabyte Technology have announced revenue results for August 2009, with Asustek seeing an on-month increase...