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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 8 May 2009
Radiant April consolidated revenues remain flat sequentially
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.89 billion (US$87.16 million) for April, down from NT$2.96 billion for April...
Friday 8 May 2009
Notebook PCB maker HannStar Board expects 25-30% sequential shipment growth in 2Q09
HannStar Board expects its notebook PCB shipments to grow 25-30% sequentially to 15-16 million units in the second quarter, thanks to the launch of CULV-based notebooks, according...
Thursday 7 May 2009
Panel makers conservative toward 3D notebooks
Panel makers are conservative about the market demand for 3D notebooks and believe the products will face difficulty in the market despite optimism from notebook makers, according...
Thursday 7 May 2009
Notebook makers to launch touchscreen models in 2H09
Taiwan-based notebook players are working with touch panel makers to launch touchscreen notebooks in the second half of the year in preparation for the launch of Windows 7, according...
Thursday 7 May 2009
Taiwan makers undercutting 802.11n single-chip prices to grab orders
Some Taiwan-based makers are offering 802.11n single-chip solutions at prices below US$2 per unit, compared to US$3-4 offered by players such as Broadcom, Atheros and Marvell, in an...
Thursday 7 May 2009
Acer starts selling ultra-thin notebook
Acer has started selling its first CULV-based ultra-thin notebook – the 13.3-inch Timeline 3810T. The notebook adopts Intel's Core 2 Solo SU3500 CPU and GS45 chipset, along with...
Thursday 7 May 2009
Western Europe PC market saw flat growth in 1Q09, says Gartner
PC shipments in Western Europe totaled 15.3 million units in the first quarter of 2009, a 0.7% increase from the same period in 2008, according to Gartner.
Thursday 7 May 2009
China market: Holiday sales help to reduce TV and IT inventory in the channel
Significant May Day holiday sales in China have reduced inventories of IT (monitor and notebook) and TV products in the local channel and have helped increase LCD panel quotes for...
Thursday 7 May 2009
LCD TV and monitor panel prices return to cash cost levels in 1H May, says DisplaySearch
LCD monitor and TV panel prices for the first half of May have risen back to cash cost levels or even beyond, mainly driven by demand from China, according to latest pricing data released...
Wednesday 6 May 2009
Quanta Computer to expand notebook production base in Shanghai area
Quanta Computer plans to set up additional production lines at its existing notebook production base close to Shanghai, eastern China, to meet an expected increase in orders, according...
Wednesday 6 May 2009
Unimicron expects 2Q09 growth driven by HDI boards
PCB maker Unimicron Technology has estimated improved revenues throughout the second quarter, with sales generated from high-density interconnect (HDI) boards driving up the growth...
Wednesday 6 May 2009
Large-size panel revenues down 17% sequentially in 1Q09, but 47% growth likely for 2Q09, says DisplaySearch
Large-size TFT-LCD panel (10-inch and larger) shipments reached 91.5 million units in the first quarter of 2009, a decline of 3% sequentially and 18% on year, according to DisplaySearch...
Tuesday 5 May 2009
Six Taiwan-based notebook makers preparing white-box CULV shipments
Six Taiwan-based notebook makers are preparing to launch CULV-based ultra-thin notebooks for the white-box market, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Monday 4 May 2009
Compal and Inventec to see around 15% notebook shipment growth in 2Q09
Compal Electronics is expected to see its notebook shipments increase around 16-18% in the second quarter this year, according to sources at market watchers.
Monday 4 May 2009
Innolux to ship notebook panels to Dell, paper says
Innolux Display will start shipping 15.6-inch notebook panels to Dell later this month, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.