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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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Wednesday 8 April 2009
Acer announces growth in March revenues
Acer has announced unconsolidated revenues of NT$42.45 billion (US$1.25 billion) for March this year, up 37.68% on month and up 23.9% on year. The company's unconsolidated revenues...
Wednesday 8 April 2009
Large-size LCD panel shipments to increase more than 20% in 2Q09, says WitsView
Global large-size TFT-LCD panel shipments in the second quarter of 2009 are expected to increase by 20.9% sequentially to 91.46 million units, according to WitsView. First-quarter...
Wednesday 8 April 2009
Increased outlook for low-price all-in-one PCs not enough to lift desktop display market, says DisplaySearch
The LCD monitor market is projected to show negative growth on a yearly basis from 2008 to 2009 for the first time, according to DisplaySearch.
Tuesday 7 April 2009
Taiwan market: Asustek sees on-year notebook shipment growth of 15% in 1Q09
Asustek Computer's notebook shipments for the first quarter of 2009 grew 15% on year in the Taiwan market despite the economic decline. The company forecast Eee PC shipments in Taiwan...
Tuesday 7 April 2009
Simplo sees revenue growth in March and 1Q09
Taiwan-based notebook battery maker Simplo Technology has announced revenues of NT$2.66 billion (US$79.43 million) for March this year, increases of 19.28% on month and 13.46% on...
Tuesday 7 April 2009
LCD makers gear up for CULV notebook panel development
LCD panel makers are gearing up to develop ultra-thin panels to go alone with Intel's consumer ultra low voltage-based (CULV-based) platform for notebooks, according to market sour...
Monday 6 April 2009
Touch panel maker Mildex to raise NT$400 million via private placement
Taiwan-based touch panel maker Mildex Optical has announced a plan to raise NT$400 million (US$12.06 million) by issuing new shares via private placement. Mildex is eyeing the notebook...
Monday 6 April 2009
Prices for smaller TV and 15.6-inch LED-backlit notebook panels rise in 1H April, DisplaySearch says
Some LCD panel segments, including smaller-size TV and 15.6-inch LED backlit notebook applications, have increased for the first half of April, according to the latest pricing data...
Monday 6 April 2009
Passive component maker Cyntec sees March revenues up more than 50%
Cyntec has reported revenues of NT$427 million (US$12.89 million) for March, up 54.7% amid strong shipments to the notebook segment including current sensing resistors and power ch...
Monday 6 April 2009
Softex Taipei: Fujitsu to push notebooks with discrete graphics cards
Fujitsu will push two notebooks with built-in discrete graphics cards during Softex Taipei (April 9-13)– the 13.3-inch LifeBook S6420 and 14.1-inch Fujitsu L1010.
Monday 6 April 2009
Catcher and Foxconn Technology see increasing chassis shipments, says paper
Taiwan-based chassis makers Catcher Technology and Foxconn Technology have seen their shipments increase since March due to increasing shipments for ultra-thin notebooks, according...
Monday 6 April 2009
EMS and PCBA companies expected to increase investment in testing equipment as notebook HDI demand picks up
EMS and PCB assembly (PCBA) companies are purchasing testing equipment including AOI and AXI equipment in anticipation of increased demand for notebook-use high-density interconnect...
Friday 3 April 2009
Netbooks eroding Intel's lucrative notebook market, says The Information Network
Netbook manufacturers are adding bells and whistles to their products that are blurring the lines between a netbook and a notebook, but the problem is the netbook market is migrating...
Friday 3 April 2009
Taiwan market: Vendors to clear out old notebook inventories at Taipei computer fair
Notebook vendors plan to clear out their inventory of old notebooks and netbooks with aggressive pricing strategies during the upcoming Softex Taipei show, to pave the way for the...
Thursday 2 April 2009
LED backlit notebook panel prices may increase in April
LED backlit panels for notebooks will have a chance to see prices increase in April as major PC vendors, including Acer and Asustek Computer, are aggressively expanding their LED...