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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 21 April 2009
Asustek choice of 1.3-megapixel CMOS image sensor for CULV notebook questioned by CIS makers
Asustek Computer has decided to adopt a 1.3-megapixel CMOS image sensor (CIS) for its consumer ultra-low voltage (CULV) notebook models to be launched in the second half of 2009, but...
Tuesday 21 April 2009
Epistar reportedly receives rush orders for blue LEDs from Samsung
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar's clients in Taiwan may see supply shortage for the company's blue LED chips, as the newly formed Samsung LED reportedly has placed a large amount...
Tuesday 21 April 2009
Intel to launch only three Clarksfield processors in 2009
Intel will debut its new notebook platform (Calpella) in the third quarter of 2009, but will launch only three new processors (Clarksfield) to accompany the new platform this year,...
Tuesday 21 April 2009
Asustek to showcase ultra-thin notebook lineup at Computex, says paper
Asustek Computer plans to showcase three ultra-thin notebook series at Computex 2009 – the UX, U and Edge series, targeting the high-end, mid-range and entry-level market, respectively...
Tuesday 21 April 2009
MSI ships four million motherboards in 1Q09, says paper
First-tier motherboard maker Micro-Star International (MSI) shipped 4.05 million motherboards and two million graphics cards in the first quarter of 2009, according to a Chinese-language...
Monday 20 April 2009
PCB makers more aggresive in notebook/netbook market
PCB makers HannStar Board, Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE), Tripod Technology, Dynamic Electronics and Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) all expect to see shipment growth in notebook...
Monday 20 April 2009
VIA to see limited benefit from OLPC refresh
One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) announced a hardware refresh for its XO-1 notebooks on April 17, but VIA Technologies, CPU and chipset supplier of the new XO-1 Gen 1.5, is unlikely to...
Monday 20 April 2009
LCD equipment maker Kenmec enhancing EMS business
Kenmec Mechanical Engineering recently announced its investment in Loyalty Founder Enterprise (LFE), a Taiwan-based PC and system chassis manufacturer. The TFT-LCD equipment maker...
Monday 20 April 2009
Foxconn to land Apple netbook order, says paper
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is in the running to land orders for a netbook from Apple, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report citing...
Friday 17 April 2009
Finetech Japan 2009: 30- to 39-inch LCD TVs remain mainstream in 2009, says LG Display
The 30- to 39-inch segment remains the LCD TV mainstream because emerging markets favor smaller-size LCD TVs, while 30-inch-and-smaller models continue to replace CRT sets because...
Friday 17 April 2009
Tight supply of ultra-thin LCD panels may undermine Acer CULV notebook shipments
Tight supply of 16:9 aspect ratio ultra-thin LCD panels could undermine Acer's efforts in trying to unseat rival vendor Hewlett-Packard (HP) from the number one spot in the global...
Friday 17 April 2009
Samsung may launch RGB LED-backlit notebook panel in 2H09
Samsung Electronics is considering launching an 15.6-inch RGB LED-backlit notebook panel in the second half of 2009 for high-end ultra-thin notebooks, according to market sources....
Friday 17 April 2009
Large-size panel shipments up 27.8% sequentially in March, says WitsView
Global large-size LCD panel shipments (8.9-inch and above) reached 35.56 million units in March, up 27.8% sequentially, but down 4.2% on year, according to WitsView.
Friday 17 April 2009
LG Display 1Q09 losses narrow; expects strong shipment growth in 2Q09
LG Display (LGD) has posted narrowed losses for the first quarter and forecast strong shipment growth for the second quarter amid signs of a recovery in demand.
Friday 17 April 2009
HP takes the lead in the US PC market, says IDC
While the economic crisis continues to unfold, low-cost portable PCs continue to appeal to consumers and support growth in the PC market. Worldwide PC shipments (including desktop...