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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 10 September 2009
Dell may see notebook shipments gap widen with HP and Acer in 3Q09
Dell is expected to see notebook shipments of only 5-6 million units in the third quarter of 2009 due to declining demand for enterprise models. Dell's shipments gap with Hewlett-Packard...
Thursday 10 September 2009
Coretronic posts on-month growth in August revenues
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.94 billion (US$181.68 million) for August, a growth of 11.62% from NT$5.32 billion for July, but...
Thursday 10 September 2009
Compal scores high in August notebook shipments
Compal Electronics has announced notebook shipments of 3.3 million units for August 2009, a record high for Compal, and which surpassed Quanta Computer's three million units.
Thursday 10 September 2009
PC vendors turning optimistic toward touchscreen notebooks, touch panel makers say
PC vendors are turning positive about the potential of touchscreen notebooks for 2009 as they prepare to launch touchscreen notebooks next month, along with the aggressive entrance...
Wednesday 9 September 2009
Quanta, Wistron see August revenues down, while Inventec up on month
Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer shipped three million notebooks and brought in consolidated revenues of NT$60.05 billion (US$1.83 billion) in August 2009, respectively decreasing...
Monday 7 September 2009
Notebook power cord quotes to rise along with copper pricing in 2H09, says paper
The price of notebook power cords is expected to rise 5-10% in the second half of 2009 as global copper prices continues to increase, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...
Monday 7 September 2009
Compal to see over 20% notebook shipments growth in 3Q09, says president
Compal Electronics will achieve an over 20% sequential growth in notebook shipments in the third quarter of 2009, and 10% for the fourth as demand in Europe recovers, according to...
Monday 7 September 2009
LCD component makers Wah Hong, Radiant report record revenues for August
Taiwan-based LCD optical film maker Wah Hong Industrial and backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics (ROEC) have reported record consolidated revenues for August.
Friday 4 September 2009
Compal plans to establish second notebook manufacturing facility in Kunshan, China, says paper
Compal Electronics plans to invest US$180 million to establish a second notebook manufacturing site in Kunshan, China, with a scale similar to its first site, according to a Chinese-language...
Friday 4 September 2009
China market: Hasee launches two ultra-thin notebooks
China-based PC maker Hasee Computer has launched two 13-inch ultra-thin notebooks, the CV13 and CV17.
Friday 4 September 2009
Acer likely to see notebook shipments top 30 million units in 2009
Acer is expected to see its notebook shipments for 2009 top 30 million units, surpassing its original target of 28 million units, according to sources at Taiwan OEM makers, who cited...
Thursday 3 September 2009
Inventec expected to see growth, Compal flat in August notebook shipments
Inventec is expected to have shipped 2.2 million notebooks in August 2009, an around 10% growth compared to two million units shipped in July, while Compal Electronics is expected...
Wednesday 2 September 2009
Wistron possibly to partner with Catcher Technology, say Taiwan makers
Wistron chairman Simon Lin recently noted during a conference that the company is talking with a Taiwan-based Magnesium-alloy notebook chassis maker over a potential partnership....
Wednesday 2 September 2009
Acer expects 35% sequential growth in 3Q09 revenues, says CEO
Acer is optimistic about its operating performance in the second half of 2009 and has estimated a 35% sequential growth in consolidated revenues for the third quarter and 10% for...
Wednesday 2 September 2009
HP expected to order 3.5 million notebooks from Taiwan in September
Hewlett-Packard (HP) ordered an estimated 3.2-3.3 million notebooks from Taiwan's top-four ODMs in August 2009, rising by 15% on month, and the volume will rise further to 3.5 million...