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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 26 June 2009
Foxconn lands AMD-based notebook orders from HP, says paper
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has recently landed AMD-based 15-inch notebook orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP) and will ship around two million units over five quarters...
Friday 26 June 2009
Quanta notebook shipments picking up
Notebook shipments from Quanta Computer in June 2009 are picking up momentum due to increasing orders from Apple, according to market sources in Taiwan.
Friday 26 June 2009
Shortage of 1.8-inch HDDs may hamper ultra-thin notebook and netbook shipments in 3Q09
Supplies of 1.8-inch hard disk drives (HDDs) have become increasing tight recently as Samsung Electronics has suspended development of such products, according to sources at notebook...
Thursday 25 June 2009
Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy expected to turn profitable in 2Q09
Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy are expected to turn profitable starting in the second quarter of 2009 due to increasing demand for backlighting and general...
Thursday 25 June 2009
Cando to convert 4.5G CF production line to touch panels
Taiwan-based Cando will convert its 4.5G color filter (CF) line to a capacitive touch panel line amid surging demand for notebook touch panels, according to the company. The company...
Thursday 25 June 2009
Quanta clarifies rumor of Foxconn headhunting from the company, reports paper
Quanta Computer has clarified rumors that Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has recruited a 30-person notebook R&D team from Quanta, according to a Chinese-language...
Thursday 25 June 2009
AMD aims to gain back 15% share of notebook market
AMD has set an internal guidance to gain back a 15% share of the global notebook market, according to sources at notebook vendors.
Wednesday 24 June 2009
AMD to unveil new open platform strategy with Tigris launch in September
AMD is scheduled to announce a new open platform strategy dubbed "AMD Vision Technology" in September, along with the launch of its next-generation notebook platform (Tigris),...
Wednesday 24 June 2009
Inventec expected to ship two million notebooks in June
Inventec received increased orders for 13.3-inch ultra-thin notebooks from Acer and new orders for netbooks from Hewlett-Packard (HP) in June, and is expected to ship a total of two...
Wednesday 24 June 2009
Shortage of notebook components will remain in 2H09, says Wistron
Short supply of key notebook components will continue into the second half of 2009, according to chairman Simon Lin for ODM maker Wistron.
Wednesday 24 June 2009
SSD penetration in PC market remains low
The replacement from traditional hard drives to solid state drives (SSDs) will not take off in 2009, as the ratio of SSDs used in PCs remains low due to higher per GB costs, according...
Tuesday 23 June 2009
Asustek and Acer chairmen hold differing views on ultra-thin notebooks, says paper
Asustek Computer chairman Jonney Shih has recently expressed his conservative attitude toward the future potential of ultra-thin notebooks, while Acer chairman JT Wang is optimistic...
Tuesday 23 June 2009
Taiwan analog IC designers foresee revenues increase in 3Q09
Analog IC design houses Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), Richtek Technology and Anpec Electronics expect their third-quarter revenues to grow on quarter based on orders from notebook...
Tuesday 23 June 2009
Taiwan market: HP to maintain PC market share of 11% in 2Q09
Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) PC market share in Taiwan reached 11.5% in first-quarter 2009 and the company expects to maintain the share in the second quarter, according to Monty Wong,...
Tuesday 23 June 2009
CMO to ship 23.6-inch 3D LCD monitor panel in 3Q09
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) will start shipping 23.6-inch 120Hz full HD 3D LCD monitor panels in the third quarter, and 18.4-inch 120Hz full HD 3D LCD notebook panels in the fourth...