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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 10 June 2009
Display Taiwan 2009: Global glass market to increase 5-10% in 2009, says Corning
Corning Display Technologies Taiwan (CDTT) president Alan Eusden, speaking at Display Taiwan 2009 that kicked of today, updated Corning's outlook for 2009, indicating that the LCD...
Wednesday 10 June 2009
Passive component makers report sequential revenue drops for May
Taiwan's passive component makers Yageo, Cyntec and Polytronics Technology have posted slight sequential revenue drops for May and expect revenues to continue to decline in June, as...
Wednesday 10 June 2009
BLU makers Coretronic and Radiant report sequential revenue growth for May
Backlight unit (BLU) makers Coretronic and Radiant Opto-Electronics both saw their May revenues increase amid rising demand from LCD panel makers, and both companies expect BLU shipments...
Wednesday 10 June 2009
Most PCB makers expect weak June sales due to decreasing demand from notebook and handset clients
Demand for notebook and handset PCBs is weakening, with manufacturing lead time reduced from 4 weeks to 2-4 weeks, as notebook and handset customers are starting inventory correction,...
Tuesday 9 June 2009
Wistron reports strong on-year sales growth for May
Wistron has announced consolidated revenues of NT$38.73 billion (US$1.18 billion) for May 2009, down 4.89% from NT$40.72 billion for April, but up 31.37% from NT$29.48 billion for...
Tuesday 9 June 2009
Acer to launch 11.6-inch ultra-thin notebook in July
Acer will launch a Timeline series of ultra-thin notebooks with a screen size of 11.6 inches in July, with Quanta Computer to undertake OEM production, according to industry sources...
Monday 8 June 2009
Acer to launch 3D notebook at the end of October, new netbook for 3Q10
Acer plans to launch a 15.6-inch 3D notebook, which the company jointly developed with Wistron, at the end of October 2009, according to Campbell Kan, vice president of Acer's mobile...
Monday 8 June 2009
Pegatron chairman refutes rumors of Asustek share release
TH Tung, chairman of Pegatron Technology, has refuted recent market rumors that Asustek Computer plans to release its share holdings in Pegatron to a private equity firm, noting that...
Monday 8 June 2009
AMD CEO reveals Atom-beater expected for 2010
Dirk Meyer, CEO of AMD has revealed the company is currently developing a platform that features lower-power, smaller-sizes, more complete functionality, and a cheaper price than Intel's...
Monday 8 June 2009
HannStar Board says order visibility extends to end of June
Notebook PCB specialist HannStar Board has seen order visibility extend to the end of June, according to the company, which has estimated a 15-25% sequential shipment growth for the...
Friday 5 June 2009
Sonix to volume produce touchscreen solutions in 4Q09
Consumer IC design house Sonix Technology has said its optical touchscreen solutions are expected to be available for volume production in the fourth quarter of 2009.
Friday 5 June 2009
Computex 2009: Booth tour of IT players Part 1
With ultra-thin notebooks and netbooks taking up most of the spotlight at Computex Taipei 2009, several Taiwan IT players have added innovations to their products to show their unique...
Friday 5 June 2009
Compal to maintain notebook shipments guidance for 2Q09 despite component shortages, says president
Compal Electronics president Ray Chen has said the company will not change its guidance of a 15-20% sequential increase in notebook shipments for second-quarter 2009, despite component...
Thursday 4 June 2009
Microsoft to use a new term for netbook
Microsoft plans to redefine mini-notebooks that Intel has categorized as netbooks with a new term – low cost small notebook PC, according to Steven Guggenheimer, corporate vice...
Thursday 4 June 2009
Computex 2009: Acer unveils ultra-thin business notebook
Acer has unveiled an ultra-thin business notebook, the TravelMate 8371, at the ongoing Computex 2009. The 13.3-inch TravelMate 8371 is built with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and...