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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 30 July 2009
Mitac Technology reportedly lands notebook orders from the US, says paper
Taiwan-based second-tier notebook maker Mitac Technology reportedly has landed procurement orders from the US department of defense for its rugged notebooks with the total volume...
Wednesday 29 July 2009
Quanta fully loaded for 2H09, says chairman
Quanta Computer has filled its ODM production capacity for the second half of 2009 and is confident of maintaining its leading position among Taiwan's top-four notebook makers, according...
Wednesday 29 July 2009
Quanta and Inventec to produce HP netbooks
Quanta Computer will begin ODM production of a new 11.6-inch netbook in August and a new 10.1-inch model at the end of 2009 for Hewlett-Packard (HP), while Inventec will begin producing...
Wednesday 29 July 2009
Pegatron starts ODM notebook shipments to Toshiba
Pegatron Technology reportedly began ODM production on a notebook for Toshiba starting in June of 2009, at a volume of about 50,000 units, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 29 July 2009
ECS to supply WiMAX and 3G modules
Taiwan-based motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has extended its production to include WiMAX and 3G modules targeting telecom service providers, according to the...
Tuesday 28 July 2009
Acer to finalize first-round 2010 notebook outsourcing soon
Acer is expected to finalize its first-round notebook outsourcing orders for 2010 by the end of the month (July), according to industry sources.
Tuesday 28 July 2009
No new netbooks from Asustek, Acer in 2H09; Acer pushes back Android netbook
Asustek Computer and Acer will not offer any new netbooks in the second half of 2009, as Intel plans to push the launch of its entry-level products including the Pine Trail-M platform...
Tuesday 28 July 2009
Asustek facing component shortages, but no plans for notebook price increase
Asustek Computer will not increase prices of its notebook PCs for the time being, despite increased components cost due to tight supply, according to the company.
Tuesday 28 July 2009
Acer may see 20-30% growth in 3Q09 notebook shipments
Acer's third-quarter global shipments will increase at least 15-20% on quarter with demand for notebooks in Western Europe significantly improving since the beginning of July, and...
Monday 27 July 2009
Wistron lands Toshiba notebook orders for 2010
Wistron has landed consumer notebook orders from Toshiba, according to industry sources. This is the first time Toshiba has used the Taiwan-based manufacturer.
Monday 27 July 2009
Siano debuts CMMB mobile-TV chip with conditional access and descrambling
Siano Mobile Silicon has announced the SMS1186 CMMB TV receiver chip, a drop in replacement to its SMS1180, which adds on-chip decoding support for Pay-TV services which are emerging...
Friday 24 July 2009
Inventec leads top-four notebook makers with highest shipment growth rate in 1H09
Inventec led Taiwan's top-four notebook makers with the highest on-year growth rate, at 50-60%, in notebook shipments in the first half of 2009, although its first-half shipments...
Thursday 23 July 2009
Shuttle reportedly to close factory in northern Taiwan
Shuttle reportedly plans to shut down its PC manufacturing plant in Taoyuan, Taiwan and will completely outsource its small form factor PC barebone and system manufacturing to outside...
Thursday 23 July 2009
TCA expects Computer Application Show to create business opportunities
The Taipei Computer Association (TCA) expects its upcoming Taipei Computer Application Show (TCAS), which will be held from July 30 to August 3 at Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition...
Thursday 23 July 2009
Large-size panel shipments reach record levels in June, says DisplaySearch
Global large-size TFT-LCD panel shipments reached 46.7 million units in June 2009, up 8% sequentially and 24% on year, according to DisplaySearch. This sets a new record for the...