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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 2 June 2009
Computex 2009: White-box notebook maker Anadem offers customized designs
Taking a look at notebook offerings at Computex Taipei 2009, much of the media attention will be focused on global top-10 notebook vendors Acer and Asustek Computer and their latest...
Tuesday 2 June 2009
Computex 2009: Notebook becoming a major business line for MSI
Thanks to the success of its Wind netbook, first-tier motherboard makers Micro-Star International (MSI) has been able to successfully transition from motherboards to notebook production,...
Tuesday 2 June 2009
Nvidia's 5-year plan coming to fruition as GPU compute goes mainstream, Q&A with Ujesh Desai, vice president of product marketing
Nvidia built its name around satisfying PC gamers' desire for better graphics, higher resolutions, and higher frame rates, from one GPU generation to the next. But around five years...
Tuesday 2 June 2009
Gemtek expects WiMAX shipments to see strong growth from 3Q09
Network equipment maker Gemtek Technology expects its WiMAX equipment shipments will start picking up in the third quarter, and the company still expects to hit its guidance of one...
Monday 1 June 2009
Rising notebook and TV sales send large-size panel prices up, says iSuppli
Average pricing for large-size TFT-LCD panels rose at a stronger-than-expected rate in May due to a rebound in notebook PC demand and surprisingly robust television sales, according...
Wednesday 27 May 2009
PCB makers seeing limited order visibility from notebook segment
Taiwan's PCB manufacturers may see a sequential drop in orders from the notebook segment in June, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 27 May 2009
Inventec to see notebook shipments grow over 20% in 2Q09
Inventec is expected to see its notebook shipments increase over 20% in the second quarter from the 4.5 million units shipped in the first thanks to orders from Acer, Hewlett-Packard...
Wednesday 27 May 2009
HP to launch CULV-based notebooks using old chassis designs
Hewlett-Packard (HP) plans to launch CULV-based notebooks using chassis designs from existing notebooks before introducing ultra-thin designs in the fourth quarter, according to sources...
Tuesday 26 May 2009
MediaTek eyeing China white-box notebook market
MediaTek, following its success tapping the white-box handset market in China, is planning to promote its TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, GPS and Bluetooth chips and other handset IC solutions to...
Tuesday 26 May 2009
Wistron makes Lenovo ultra-thin notebook and 12.1-inch netbook, says paper
Wistron is the manufacturer of Lenovo's new 13.3-inch CULV-based ultra-thin notebook and 12.1-inch Nvidia Ion-based netbook, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily re...
Tuesday 26 May 2009
Compal chairman optimistic upcoming peak season will drive up demand
Taiwan's IT industry will still see a traditional hot sales season in the third quarter of 2009 despite the unfavorable global economic climate. As in previous years, companies will...
Monday 25 May 2009
APCB supplying small PCBs for CULV notebooks
Advence Printed Circuit Board (APCB) has received small traditional PCB orders for CULV notebooks. APCB began volume shipments in April, with Wistron one of its major customers, said...
Friday 22 May 2009
Wintek to supply panel modules for upcoming Apple e-book form factor netbook
Wintek has been selected as the panel module supplier for Apple's upcoming e-book form factor netbook product, according to Taiwan notebook related IC designers.
Friday 22 May 2009
Ultra-thin notebook proportion to reach 20%, says Acer manager
Acer expects CULV-based ultra-thin notebooks will account for around 20% of its total notebook shipments in the future as consumer reaction toward the product line are mostly positive,...
Thursday 21 May 2009
Optical drive issue reported in Acer 15.6-inch ultra-thin notebook
The optical drive of Acer's upcoming 15.6-inch CULV-based ultra-thin notebook, which is manufactured by Wistron, reportedly had a defect that could have caused the drive to stop running,...