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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 10 July 2009
PCB makers optimistic about 2H09 despite slow 3Q09
Taiwan PCB makers HannStar Board, Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE), Tripod Technology and Dynamic Electronics all expect order volumes of notebook PCBs to remain flat in July, and revenues...
Friday 10 July 2009
Asustek, Pegatron and MSI see revenues up sequentially in June
First-tier motherboard makers Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International (MSI) have posted sequential revenue growth for June 2009.
Friday 10 July 2009
Compal ships 7.9 million notebooks in 2Q09
Compal Electronics saw its notebook shipments increase 8% sequentially to 2.7 million units in June, bringing its second-quarter notebook shipments to 7.9 million units, according...
Friday 10 July 2009
Acer expected to ship two million ultra-thin notebooks in 3Q09, say sources
Acer's ultra-thin notebook shipments are expected to top two million units during the July-September period as its plans to push sales of the lineup in the third quarter, according...
Thursday 9 July 2009
Notebook vendors slowing down on mobile TV
Notebook vendors have slowed the launch of notebooks with built-in mobile TV modules due to the launch of low-cost netbooks, economic concerns, tariffs and after-sales service, according...
Thursday 9 July 2009
Quanta and Wistron post growth in June revenues
Quanta has announced consolidated revenues of NT$65.08 billion (US$1.97 billion) for June, increases of 29.72% on month and 4.96% on year, while Wistron saw consolidated revenues...
Thursday 9 July 2009
NAND flash price hike undermines notebook SSD market, says iSuppli
Surging prices for NAND flash memory have diminished the previously-promising market for solid state drive (SSD) storage technology in notebooks in 2009, according to iSuppli.
Wednesday 8 July 2009
Mitac Technology sees June revenues highest in 2009
Taiwan-based second-tier notebook ODM Mitac Technology generated revenues of NT$1.624 billion (US$49.6 million) in June, the highest monthly level so far in 2009 and rising by 46.6%...
Wednesday 8 July 2009
Inventec posts revenues growth for June
Inventec has announced revenues of NT$36.34 billion (US$1.1 billion) for June, growths of 27.2% on month and 61.2% on year.
Wednesday 8 July 2009
Notebook PCB makers expect sales to grow by double-digits in 3Q09
Notebook PCB specialists Tripod Technology and Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) are expected to manage double-digit sales growth sequentially in the third quarter, according to market...
Wednesday 8 July 2009
Quanta to appeal US$52 million fine for patent infringement
A US federal court in Texas has ruled that Taiwan-based Quanta Computer infringed optical disc drive patents owned by Japan-based LaserDynamics and awarded compensation of US$52 mi...
Wednesday 8 July 2009
Radiant ships more than 2 million notebook LED BLUs in June
Taiwan-based Radiant Opto-Electronics shipped 2.03 million LED backlight units (BLUs) for notebooks in June 2009, up from 1.88 million units in May, according to the company.
Tuesday 7 July 2009
Taiwan market: Dell to offer NT$20,000 coupons after second pricing mistake
Dell Taiwan will offer cash coupons worth NT$20,000 (US$606) to each customer affected by a glitch discovered on its online store on July 5 which lead to notebook pricing errors,...
Tuesday 7 July 2009
Inventec expected to see 5% sequential notebook shipment growth in 3Q09
First-tier notebook maker Inventec is expected to see stable notebook shipments in the third quarter of 2009 reaching 5.5 million units, a growth of 5% sequentially, according to...
Monday 6 July 2009
Efun subsidiary DFO sees 2Q09 shipments up 50%
A China subsidiary handling back-end production for Taiwan-based optical film supplier Efun Technology saw its shipments increase by 50% sequentially in the second quarter of 2009,...