CONNECT WITH US
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
Monday 10 August 2009
Compal and Inventec see increases in July 2009 revenues
First-tier notebook makers Compal Electronics and Inventec have both announced increases in revenues and notebook shipments for July 2009.
Monday 10 August 2009
Western Europe PC market sees 3% decline in 2Q09, says Gartner
PC shipments in Western Europe totaled 13.3 million units in the second quarter of 2009, a 3.3% decline from the same period in 2008, according to Gartner.
Monday 10 August 2009
Acer has a chance to surpass HP in global consumer notebook market in 3Q09
Acer will have a chance to surpass Hewlett-Packard (HP) to become the leader in the global consumer notebook market in the third quarter of 2009 as the two companies' shipments gap...
Friday 7 August 2009
Taiwan notebook makers see shipments to Acer fluctuate in July
Wistron increased its shipments of notebooks to Acer to over 900,000 units in July 2009 compared to 800,000 units shipped in June as the Taiwan-based PC vendor began pushing sales...
Thursday 6 August 2009
Mitac Technology posts on-year growth for July revenues
Taiwan-based second-tier notebook maker Mitac Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$1.55 billion (US$47.38 million) for July, up 11.74% on year but down 4.26% on mon...
Thursday 6 August 2009
HP notebook outsourcing to Taiwan makers drops in July 2009
Notebook outsourcing from Hewlett-Packard (HP) to Taiwan makers dropped from above three million units in June 2009 to around 2.7-2.9 million units in July despite that the third quarter...
Wednesday 5 August 2009
Foxconn to establish plant in China to make HP notebooks, says report
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has recently signed a contract with Hewlett-Packard (HP) and the Chongqing municipality agreeing to establish a notebook production...
Wednesday 5 August 2009
Wistron expected to ship seven million notebooks in 3Q09
Taiwan-based Wistron is expected to ship seven million notebooks during the third quarter of 2009 and reach its target of 25 million units for the year, according to market watcher...
Wednesday 5 August 2009
Acer expected to ship 8-9 million notebooks in 3Q09
Acer shipped an estimated 2.5-2.7 million notebooks, including netbooks and ultra-thin models, in July 2009, and is expected to ship a total of 8-9 million units in the third quarter...
Tuesday 4 August 2009
PCB maker HannStar Board expects strong growth in 3Q09
Taiwan PCB maker HannStar Board, due to increasing demand for PCBs used in notebooks, is expected to see its revenues for the third quarter rise by over 20% on quarter and its capacity...
Tuesday 4 August 2009
Acer performs well in North America and Western Europe in 2Q09, says IDC
Acer shipped 2.56 million notebooks in Western Europe during the second quarter of 2009, a sequential growth of 8.6% in contrast to a 10.2% decrease for the whole market, according...
Tuesday 4 August 2009
Wistron receives notebook orders from Sony
Sony has added Wistron as a notebook manufacturing, accord to industry sources.
Tuesday 4 August 2009
Demand for ultra-thin notebooks falling short of expectations
Notebook players originally expected demand for ultra-thin notebooks to heat up in July and August of 2009, but the Windows 7 upgrade coupon promotion is stimulating limited demand...
Tuesday 4 August 2009
3M to increase purchases from Taiwan by 10% in 2009, says company executive
US-based 3M is switching more of its purchase budget to Taiwan, with purchases from Taiwan expected to increase by 10% in 2009, according to 3M Taiwan managing director George Chao...
Monday 3 August 2009
Acer market share rises to 18.5% in 2Q09, says IDC
Acer shipped 6.65 million notebooks in the second quarter of 2009, pushing its share in the global notebook market to 18.5%, compared to 17% in the first quarter, according to data...