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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 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 backlit...
Thursday 2 April 2009
Taiwan market: HP launches Yukon-based Pavilion dv2 ultra-thin notebook
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has launched its 12.1-inch Pavilion dv2 ultra-thin notebook in the Taiwan market. The notebook adopts AMD's Yukon platform and is manufactured by Flextronics.
Thursday 2 April 2009
Strong netbook demand to buoy notebook market in 2009, says DisplaySearch
Despite what is looking to be a rather dismal year for the PC industry as a whole, netbooks are forecast to grow at more than 65% on year in 2009, while the traditional notebook PC...
Wednesday 1 April 2009
Taiwan makers poised for production of multi-touch notebook panels
Taiwan players are gearing up production for capacitive multi-touch panels for use in netbooks and notebooks in the second half of 2009, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 1 April 2009
TXC leads Taiwan quartz component makers in 2008 EPS
Taiwan-based quartz-component maker TXC has announced a net EPS of NT$3.56 (US$0.11) for 2008, outperforming other domestic peers including Harmony Electronics (HELE), Tai-Saw Technology...
Wednesday 1 April 2009
Notebook PCB ASPs expected to raise on shift to HDI boards
Taiwan's PCB makers expect the shift to high-density interconnect (HDI) boards to help raise the ASPs of notebook PCBs, and are looking forward to the upcoming launch of ultra-thin...
Tuesday 31 March 2009
Compal eyeing CULV notebook market for 2H09, says paper
Compal Electronics president Ray Chen has pointed out that consumer ultra low voltage-based (CULV-based) ultra-thin notebooks will become a major battlefield for Compal in the second...
Tuesday 31 March 2009
TSMT utilization to climb on orders from AUO and CMO
Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TSMT), an LCD SMT production solutions provider, has seen increased orders from its major panel customers AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics...
Tuesday 31 March 2009
HP to launch 13.3-inch CULV notebooks in 2Q09, sources say
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has plans to introduce several 13.3-inch consumer ultra low voltage-based (CULV-based) notebooks in the second quarter, with Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics...