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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 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, according...
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 sources...
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,...
Friday 3 July 2009
Morgan Stanley increases PC shipment forecast for 2009, says paper
Investment bank Morgan Stanley has recently adjusted its global annual PC shipment forecasts for 2009 and 2010, commenting that notebooks will still be the major growth driver for...
Friday 3 July 2009
Short supply of notebook HDDs may continue in 3Q09
The tight supply of notebook hard drives is expected to continue throughout the third quarter, according to IC distributor GMI Technology and Weikeng Industrial, sales agents for Toshiba,...
Thursday 2 July 2009
China IC designer Pixcir to supply capacitive touch controllers to Taiwan notebook vendors
China-based TFT-LCD driver IC and capacitive touch controller supplier Pixcir Microelectronics said it will supply capacitive touch controllers to Taiwan-based notebook vendors soo...
Thursday 2 July 2009
DDR3 contract prices to grow on launch of ultra-thin notebooks, says DRAMeXchange
Contract prices for DDR3 chips seen in more ultra-thin notebooks are expected to rise 5-10% in July, according to DRAMeXchange. The research firm expects promotions of Intel-based...
Thursday 2 July 2009
Compal ships 7.7 million notebooks in 2Q09, says paper
Compal Electronics is expected to have shipped 2.5 million notebooks in June 2009, holding level on month, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.
Thursday 2 July 2009
Yageo unveils 1044 SMD LP patch antenna for GPS applications
Yageo has announced 1044 SMD LP patch antenna catering to GPS applications for smartphones, PNDs and notebooks. Yageo's 1044 SMD LP patch antenna is capable of delivering up to 80%...
Thursday 2 July 2009
Taiwan-based notebook vendors under pressure of falling prices while component costs rise
Taiwan-based notebook vendors, despite a better-than-expected business outlook for the latter half of 2009, are still suffering drops in product pricing and increased costs for some...
Thursday 2 July 2009
LED packaging house Unity Opto expects double-digit growth in 3Q09
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology expects revenues in the third quarter to see a double-digit growth sequentially as notebook LED backlight units (BLUs) are becoming...