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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 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...
Friday 28 August 2009
Simplo expects 15% sequential growth in 3Q09 revenues
Taiwan-based notebook battery maker Simplo Technology expects its third quarter revenues to see around 15% growth sequentially to NT$9.4-9.5 billion (US$285.58-288.62 million), according...
Friday 28 August 2009
Digitimes Insight: Ultra-thin models to account for only 4% of global notebook shipments in 2009
Global ultra-thin notebook shipments in 2009 are estimated to reach only six million units, accounting for only 4% of total notebook shipments worldwide, according to Digitimes Res...
Friday 28 August 2009
ECS sees drop in 1H09 revenues
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has posted consolidated revenues of NT$36.72 billion (US$1.12 billion) for the first half of 2009, a drop of 7% on year, while net profits grew 88%...
Friday 28 August 2009
Acer posts on-year drop in 2Q09 and 1H09 revenues
Acer has announces its financial results for the first half of 2009, with consolidated revenues of NT$238.2 billion (US$7.3 billion) down 6% on year, operating income of NT$5.6 billion...
Thursday 27 August 2009
Inventec notebook shipments may drop to as low as 23 million units in 2010
Inventec's notebook shipment forecast for 2010 has been reduced by market watchers from the previous estimate of up to 27 million units, to only 23-25 million units, since Inventec...
Thursday 27 August 2009
China-based Vimicro losses widen in 2Q09
China-based IC designer Vimicro has posted a net loss of US$8.2 million, or US$0.24 diluted loss per ADS for the second quarter of 2009, compared a loss of US$1 million, or US$0.03...
Thursday 27 August 2009
Quanta and Suyin invest in camera lens maker Ability Opto-Electronics Technology
Quanta Computer has invested NT$35.85 million (US$1.09 million) in the private fund raising of Taiwan-based camera lens maker Ability Opto-Electronics Technology to expand its vertical...