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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 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. Industry...
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 the...
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...
Wednesday 2 September 2009
PCB maker Tripod upbeat about demand for notebooks and panels
Tripod Technology expects to see revenue growth of its notebook HDI boards and optoelectronics PCBs to outperform other segments in the second half of 2009, according to the company...
Tuesday 1 September 2009
Taiwan market: Sony launches W series netbook
Sony recently launched its Vaio W series netbook in the Taiwan market and is cooperating with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to bundle the netbook with 3G services.
Tuesday 1 September 2009
Netbook shipments grow at twice the rate of notebooks in 2Q09, says DisplaySearch
The total notebook market posted strong on-quarter and on-year growth as shipments surged past the 38 million mark in the second quarter of 2009, according to figures from DisplayS...
Tuesday 1 September 2009
Compal increases stake in China notebook chassis joint venture
Compal Electronics on August 31 announced an indirect additional investment of NT$498.6 million (US$15.1 million) in Compal Precision Module, a notebook chassis production joint venture...
Monday 31 August 2009
Wistron expects business diversification to take effect in 2010
Wistron's business diversification strategy will start affecting the revenues proportion of the company's business lines in 2010, according to company chairman Simon Lin.
Monday 31 August 2009
DTS-equipped notebooks and netbooks will be ready for 2010, says CEO
DTS has recently announced that its audio solutions will be adopted by Asustek Computer on its motherboards, while company president and CEO Jon Kirchner has further noted that DTS-equipped...
Monday 31 August 2009
Asustek set to launch ultra-thin notebooks using new Intel CPUs
Asustek Computer plans to launch two new ultra-thin notebooks using Intel's upcoming 45nm Celeron 743 and SU2300 CPUs on September 7, 2009, according to industry sources.
Friday 28 August 2009
PCB makers HannStar Board and GCE to see utilization rates stand high in 2H09
Notebook PCB makers HannStar Board and Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) both expect to see their utilization rates stand high in the second half due to shipment outlooks released by...