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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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Tuesday 23 June 2009
LCD backlight LEDs to reach 34 billion units in 2012, says DisplaySearch
In 2012, 34 billion LEDs will be used in TFT-LCD backlights, in sizes ranging from 1-inch to more than 70-inch, up more than 300% from eight billion units in 2008, according to Dis...
Monday 22 June 2009
HannStar Board optimistic about notebook PCB market in 2H09
Notebook PCB maker HannStar Board expects to see sequential revenue growth in June as well as monthly revenue growths in the second half of 2009 amid strong shipments for netbooks...
Monday 22 June 2009
Notebook connector maker Alltop to see revenues up 25% sequentially in 2Q09
Alltop Technology expects its consolidated second-quarter 2009 revenues to sustain 25% sequential growth as projected, although its revenues for May were down 17.5% from the previous...
Monday 22 June 2009
Global PC shipments plunge at historic rate in 1Q09, says iSuppli
Worldwide PC shipments in the first quarter of 2009 fell by the largest historic rate in the seven years iSuppli has been tracking the market, as weaker-than-expected desktop sales...
Monday 22 June 2009
Quanta to invest NT$6 billion in R&D, says paper
Quanta Computer plans to budget NT$6 billion (US$182.37 million) in research and development for 2009, higher than the NT$5.4 billion from 2008, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...
Monday 22 June 2009
Ultra-thin notebooks could take off in 2010, says Compal chairman
Intel-based ultra-thin notebooks will account for 10% of global notebook shipments in 2009, while the market will have a better chance to take off in 2010, according to Rock Hsu, chairman...
Monday 22 June 2009
Acer expects notebook shipments to pick up in September, says chairman
Acer chairman, JT Wang, recently forecast that the company's notebook shipments will remain flat through July and August 2009 and chance to pick up in September with help from Windows...
Friday 19 June 2009
Quanta gains back Apple MacBook orders, says paper
Quanta Computer has recently gained back manufacturing orders for Apple's MacBook, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report citing component makers.
Friday 19 June 2009
Inventec Multimedia begins to ship notebook camera modules to Toshiba
Inventec Multimedia & Telecom, a member of the Inventec group, has started shipping camera modules for notebooks to Toshiba and the company expects its products to also receive...
Friday 19 June 2009
China market: Acer and Asustek cut notebook prices
Acer and Asustek Computer have both lowered the prices of their netbooks and notebooks on sale in the China market due to strong competition from white-box netbook vendors and declining...
Thursday 18 June 2009
EMS provider BYD entering white-box netbook market in China
EMS provider BYD recently began shipping a white-box netbook in the China market priced around 1,500 RMB (US$219), according to notebook industry sources. The price is expected to...
Thursday 18 June 2009
MSI lands ultra-thin notebook orders from LG, says paper
Micro-Star International (MSI) recently landed ultra-thin notebook orders from Korea-based LG and will start shipping in the second half of 2009, according to a Chinese-language Economic...
Thursday 18 June 2009
Panel prices will continue rising until the end of 3Q09, says CMO vice chairman
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) expects price momentum for panels to last to the end of the third quarter as the company's order visibility has already extended to that point, according...
Thursday 18 June 2009
Micron samples low-voltage DDR3 notebook modules
Micron Technology has introduced a new low-power memory solution, and is working to validate the modules with Nvidia's notebook processors. The modules are available in densities up...
Wednesday 17 June 2009
AUO takes helm of BLU maker Forhouse
AU Optronics (AUO), following its investment to become the largest shareholder of backlight unit (BLU) maker Forhouse, on June 16 took a majority on the latter's board of directors...