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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 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...
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...
Thursday 2 July 2009
Quanta expected to ship over 3 million notebooks in June
Quanta Computer is expected to ship around 3.3 million notebooks in June, up 43% from 2.3 million units in May thanks to orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP), Lenovo and Apple, according...
Thursday 2 July 2009
Intel Calpella and Windows 7 to slow down notebook demand in 3Q09
Demand for notebooks is expected to drop significantly in the third quarter due to consumers waiting for Intel's next-generation Calpella platform to be launched in September, and...
Thursday 2 July 2009
Windows 7 will not help SSD sales much, say notebook vendors
Windows 7's support for SSDs will not do much to boost sales because the price gap with HDDs is still too high, according to sources at notebook vendors.
Thursday 2 July 2009
LG Chemical ranks first for global large-size LCD polarizer in 1Q09, says Displaybank
LG Chemical ranked first in the global large-size TFT-LCD polarizer market with a 30% share in the first quarter of 2009, according to Displaybank. Japan-based Nitto Denko was second...
Thursday 2 July 2009
Component makers optimistic ultra-thin notebooks will boost sales
Notebook component makers are optimistic about the business potential of ultra-thin notebooks and expect the products to increase their revenues in the third quarter, according to...
Wednesday 1 July 2009
Weltrend readies to ship motor drivers for notebooks
Microcontroller unit (MCU) design house Weltrend Semiconductor is sampling its three-phase motor drivers for notebook applications with customers, with volume shipments slated for...
Wednesday 1 July 2009
Driver IC designer ILI says margin improved in 2Q09
ILI Technology has estimated a gross margin of 20-25% for the second quarter, up from 18% in the first. The LCD driver IC designer said it expects clearer order visibility through...