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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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Thursday 16 April 2009
GCE eyes 10-15% sequential notebook PCB shipment growth in 2Q09
Taiwan-based PCB maker Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) expects its notebook PCB shipments to grow 10-15% sequentially to 6.3 million units in the second quarter of 2009 with order visibility...
Wednesday 15 April 2009
IC design firms Ene and GMT monthly sales to hit records
IC design houses Ene Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) will likely see monthly sales score historic highs between April and May amid notebook-related shipments, market...
Wednesday 15 April 2009
Compal reportedly to make ultra-thin notebook for Dell, says paper
Compal Electronics has landed ultra-thin notebook orders using Intel's CULV CPUs from Dell which are expected to start shipping in August, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...
Wednesday 15 April 2009
Taiwan market: Netbook sales to reach 37% of total notebook market in 2009
Netbooks are estimated to reach 37% of the total sales in Taiwan's notebook market in 2009, and over 40% by the end of 2012, according to BenQ Taiwan president Danny Yao.
Wednesday 15 April 2009
Netbooks and 3G handsets seen as growth driver for foundry sector in 3Q09
Orders from the netbook and 3G handset segments will help drive foundry growth for the third quarter of 2009, sources at semiconductor makers have commented. The sector already hit...
Wednesday 15 April 2009
Passive component utilization rates climbing on resumed orders for notebooks
Chip resistor maker Ta-I Technology and power choke specialist Cyntec have enjoyed rising utilization rates since March, thanks to resumed orders from the notebook segment. Ta-I noted...
Wednesday 15 April 2009
Intel CULV platform to help push LED-backlit notebook penetration to 70-80% in 2009
The launch of CULV (consumer ultra low voltage) ultra-thin notebooks is expected to boost the penetration rate of LED-backlit notebooks to 70-80% at the end of 2009 from 40% in early...
Wednesday 15 April 2009
PCB maker 2Q09 revenues expected to grow 20% on notebook demand
PCB makers Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE), HannStar Board, Tripod Technology and Unitech Printed Circuit Board will likely enjoy 15-20% revenue growth sequentially in the second quarter,...
Tuesday 14 April 2009
China market: Notebook shortage helps white-box notebook sales, says paper
Local channel vendors in China are turning to white-box notebook makers for supply due to the continuing shortage of branded entry-level to mid-range notebooks, according to a Chinese-language...
Tuesday 14 April 2009
Taiwan notebook maker rankings may shuffle in 2Q09
The ranking of Taiwan notebook makers in terms of shipments may see changes in the second quarter, according to market watchers.
Monday 13 April 2009
HP and Acer to push metal chassis notebooks, says paper
First-tier PC vendors expect the shipment proportion of notebooks with a magnesium-aluminum alloy or aluminum chassis to increase by the end of the year, according to a Chinese-language...
Monday 13 April 2009
Sonix notebook webcam chip order visibility extends to May
IC designer Sonix Technology's order visibility of notebook webcam chips has extended to May, having recently added Samsung Electronics to its client list and received more orders...
Monday 13 April 2009
ECS and ASRock see revenues grow in March
Taiwan-based motherboard makers Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and ASRock both saw on-month revenue growth in March, according to the two companies.
Friday 10 April 2009
Protective component maker Thinking seeing full utilization
Taiwan-based protective commponent maker Thinking Electronic Industrial saw March revenues increase 22.6% to NT$141 million (US$4.18 million) driven by demand from PC and notebook...
Friday 10 April 2009
Softex Taipei: Show attracts fewer visitors on first day
The number of visitors to the first day of the five-day Softex Taipei show totaled about 53,000, down slightly from comparable figures from last year, according to the show organiz...