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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 28 April 2009
Price for 14.1-inch 16:10 notebook panels to increase
Prices for 14.1-inch 16:10 aspect ratio notebook panels are expected to increase in the following months because of short supply, as panel makers are actively transferring capacity...
Tuesday 28 April 2009
Global netbook shipments to reach 50 million units in 2010, says Acer chairman
Global notebook shipments are expected to reach 200 million units in 2010, of which, netbooks will account for 25% or 50 million units, according to Acer chairman JT Wang.
Tuesday 28 April 2009
Wistron to manufacture Nvidia GeForce 3D Vision notebook for HP, says paper
Wistron has developed a notebook solution adopting Nvidia's GeForce 3D Vision technology for Hewlett-Packard (HP) which will start shipping later this quarter, according to a Chinese-language...
Tuesday 28 April 2009
More use of HDI for TFT-LCD panels happening in notebooks, say Taiwan makers
More notebook makers are starting to adopt high-density interconnect (HDI) boards for the TFT-LCD panels in their notebooks, and the use of HDI boards in notebooks is expected to reach...
Tuesday 28 April 2009
Acer ultra-thin notebook suffering from low panel yields, says paper
Wistron is having trouble meeting orders for Acer's new Timeline notebooks this month due to low yield rates of ultra-thin panels, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily...
Tuesday 28 April 2009
Innolux reports profits for 2008
Taiwan-based LCD panel and system maker Innolux Display has reported profits of NT$4.85 billion (US$143.85 million) for 2008. The company had profits of NT$6.87 billion through the...
Monday 27 April 2009
Touchscreen penetration in notebooks no more than 5% this year, says AUO president
LJ Chen, president of TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO), has indicated that touchscreen penetration in the notebook market will only reach 2-5% this year globally, as it may take...
Monday 27 April 2009
Quanta aims to ship 40 million notebooks in 2009
Quanta Computer's notebook shipments should be able to grow 10% on year to reach 40 million units in 2009, assuming that the global notebook market also expands at an annual rate of...
Monday 27 April 2009
MSI to ship 4.5 million notebooks in 2009, says paper
Micro-Star International (MSI) is expected to ship 4.5 million notebooks in 2009, up 50% from its upward-revised figure of three million units for 2008, according to a Chinese-language...
Monday 27 April 2009
Gigabyte lands netbook motherboard orders from China-based vendor
Gigabyte Technology has received orders for netbook-use motherboards from a China-based branded netbook vendor, and the company is approaching other white-box vendors for more orders,...
Monday 27 April 2009
Demand for Intel Atom processors slowing
Demand for Intel's Atom netbook processors has begun to slow down as the netbook market faces price-cut competition from low-end notebooks as well as the launch of CULV-based notebooks,...
Friday 24 April 2009
Compal notebook order visibility increases, says chairman
Compal Electronics' notebook order visibility has extended to June this year, as inventory in the channel begins to clear, according to company chairman Rock Hsu.
Friday 24 April 2009
Mitac Technology to deal out NT$1 cash dividend for 2008
Taiwan-based military and ruggedized notebook maker Mitac Technology has decided to deal out a cash dividend of NT$1 for its 2008 operations. The company recorded net profits of NT$1.2...
Friday 24 April 2009
AUO expects LED notebook panel penetration to reach 80% in 2Q09
AU Optronics (AUO) estimates its LED notebook panel shipment share will increase to 80% of total notebook panel output in the second quarter from 60% in the first quarter, driven by...
Friday 24 April 2009
AUO to increase 2009 capex to bring forward 8.5G volume production
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) is optimistic about the current panel industry and will increase its 2009 capex to NT$50-60 billion (US$1.48-1.78 billion) from...