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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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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...
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...
Thursday 4 June 2009
MSI expects notebook shipments to double in 2H09, says paper
Joseph Hsu, chairman of Micro-Star International (MSI) expects the company's notebook shipments in the second half of 2009 to grow 50-100% compared to the first half. The company...
Thursday 4 June 2009
Gigabyte to ship more notebooks than expected in 2009, says paper
Gigabyte Technology expects to ship more notebooks in 2009 than its guidance of 500,000 units, according to a Chinese-language Economical Daily News (EDN) report citing sources...
Thursday 4 June 2009
Notebook component shortages to persist throughout 2Q09
The notebook industry will continue to suffer component shortages, especially of LCD panels and optical drives through the end of the second quarter, according to sources with notebook...
Wednesday 3 June 2009
Computex promises to deliver on the mobile front
While Intel appears to be stepping away from the netbook market for the moment, ARM-based competitors are stepping in.
Tuesday 2 June 2009
Computex 2009: Intel introduces new CPUs, chipset, and wireless technology
Intel has introduced four new processors, including a low-power version, and a value chipset, to usher in mainstream ultra-thin notebooks. Intel CULV processors will enable new consumer...
Tuesday 2 June 2009
Quanta and Compal ship similar notebook volumes in May, says paper
Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics are estimated to have shipped around 2.5 million and 2.45 million notebooks in May 2009, but with the figures so close, Compal may have chance...
Tuesday 2 June 2009
Acer leads CULV notebook competitors by 6-9 months, claims chairman
Acer's global notebook market share is expected to grow further since the company is leading its competitors by six to nine months in the CULV notebook market, according to company...