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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 4 May 2009
Asustek to launch 11.6-inch Eee PC later this month
Asustek Computer plans to launch an 11.6-inch Eee PC later this month, but will still consider 10-inch the mainstream specification for 2009, accounting for 50% of total shipments,...
Monday 4 May 2009
Asustek and Acer differ on ultra-thin notebook forecasts, says paper
Asustek Computer and Acer hold differing outlooks for ultra-thin notebooks, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily report.
Monday 4 May 2009
Wistron forecasts notebook shipments to reach 6.1 million units in 2Q09
Wistron forecasts its notebook shipments for the second quarter of 2009 to grow 10-15% sequentially to 5.8-6.1 million units, up from 5.3 million units in the first quarter, according...
Monday 4 May 2009
Pegatron turns to second-tier brand and local channel vendors for notebook orders
Pegatron Technology has turned its focus from targeting first-tier brand notebook vendors to second-tier and local channel vendors in each region, according to sources at channel v...
Monday 4 May 2009
Netbook growth might end when economy recovers, says iSuppli
As consumers' disposable incomes dwindle, they are flocking to buy low-cost netbook PCs, driving global shipments up by 68.5% in 2009 and by a 2,424% in 2008, according to iSuppli.
Thursday 30 April 2009
Atom market on track, says Intel
While recent market reports have some makers claiming that demand for the Intel Atom processor is slowing while other players, notably in the China market, are saying that supply is...
Thursday 30 April 2009
Gigabyte, ECS and Flextronics roll out Intel white-box notebooks
Taiwan-based motherboard and notebook makers Gigabyte Technology and Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) as well as Singapore-based EMS firm Flextronics International have launched Intel-designed...
Thursday 30 April 2009
Netbooks to see the fastest growth among all other notebooks, says Quanta chairman
Barry Lam, Chairman of Quanta has commented that netbooks will continue to see the fastest growth among all types of notebooks in 2009 and beyond.
Thursday 30 April 2009
Coretronic sees on-quarter profit increase of 169% in 1Q09
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) and projector maker Coretronic has announced consolidated revenues of NT$13.33 billion (US$399.82 million) for the first quarter, a drop of 19.9%...
Thursday 30 April 2009
Acer chairman confirms Timeline ultra-thin notebook production problems
Acer chairman JT Wang has confirmed that the company's new Timeline ultra-thin notebook product line is facing a panel shortage.
Thursday 30 April 2009
Radiant 1Q09 revenues up 11% sequentially
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has reported first-quarter consolidated revenues of NT$7.21 billion (US$214.01 million), up 11% compared to the fourth...
Wednesday 29 April 2009
Ultra-thin notebooks to drive Inventec shipment growth in 2009
Taiwan-based Inventec has landed several CULV-based ultra-thin notebooks orders from Acer including 13.3-inch models, which will start shipping in May-June this year, 15.6-inch models,...
Wednesday 29 April 2009
CMO says it remains top LCD panel supplier to China TV vendors
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) remained the biggest LCD TV panel supplier to China vendors in the first quarter, with one third of its total TV panels shipped to the China market, according...
Wednesday 29 April 2009
PCB maker Unimicron sees growing orders for notebooks and consumer electronics devices
Unimicron Technology has said demand for notebook and consumer electronics applications has been strong so far this quarter and order visibility has improved. The company's second-quarter...
Tuesday 28 April 2009
Vendors to drop 16:10 notebook prices in 2Q-3Q09 to clear inventory
Global notebook vendors such as Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell are expected to start dropping their 16:10 aspect ratio notebook prices later this quarter and in the third quarter to...