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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 31 March 2009
Foxlink forms join venture for notebook and netbook production in China, says paper
Taiwan-based connector maker Foxlink (Cheng Uei Precision Industry) has formed a 50-50% joint venture with a China-based company for OEM production of notebooks and netbooks in China,...
Monday 30 March 2009
Compal Vietnam notebook plant to begin trial production in June, says paper
Compal Electronics' notebook plant in Vietnam will begin trial production for one model in June, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report, citing sources at...
Friday 27 March 2009
CMO gears up notebook panel development to grab market share
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) is gearing up the development of its notebook-use LCD panels this year in order to increase its market share in the segment, according to market sourc...
Friday 27 March 2009
Notebook hinge maker SZS to see sequential double-digit growth in March revenues
Taiwan-based notebook hinge maker Shin Zu Shing (SZS) expects its revenues to grow by a double-digit rate sequentially in March due to an influx of short lead time orders, according...
Friday 27 March 2009
Akustica and Knowles vying for MEMS microphone orders for ultra-thin notebooks
MEMS microphone makers Akustica and Knowles both have entered the ultra-thin notebook segment. Akustica is expected to begin supplying small volumes to notebook makers in the second...
Friday 27 March 2009
LitePoint to focus marketing on smartphone, MID and notebook sectors
Wireless testing solutions provider LitePoint will focus its marketing on the smartphone segment, which is expected to grow 25-30% worldwide in 2009 despite a projected slowdown for...
Thursday 26 March 2009
Notebook LCD panel prices expected to start increasing in April
Notebook LCD panel prices are expected to start rising in April with an initial increase of around US$1-2 due to vendors in Europe starting to restock inventory plus increasing demand...
Thursday 26 March 2009
Notebook vendors expected to push 13.3-inch segment initially for ultra-thin notebooks
The 13.3-inch panel segment is expected to become the mainstream size pushed by global notebook vendors for consumer ultra low voltage-based (CULV-based) ultra-thin notebooks, according...
Wednesday 25 March 2009
Intel aggressive in promoting CULV CPUs, say notebook makers
Intel is aggressively promoting sales of its upcoming consumer ultra low voltage (CULV) platform offering steep discounts to leading notebook vendors, according to notebook makers.
Wednesday 25 March 2009
PCB makers gear up for HDI boards used in low-cost notebooks
The upcoming launch of Intel's consumer ultra-low voltage (CULV) CPUs, which target ultra-portable notebooks priced between US$699-899, will help significantly increase demand for...
Wednesday 25 March 2009
Paragon to expand vacuum sputtering capacity in China
Paragon Technologies, a Taiwan-based provider of vacuum sputtering processing to prevent EMI (electromagnetic interference) in notebooks, will expand its capacity in China by setting...
Wednesday 25 March 2009
Compeq, GCE and Unimicron land PCB orders for Dell Adamo notebook
Taiwan-based PCB makers Compeq Manufacturing, Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) and Unimicron Technology have secured orders of high-density interconnect (HDI) boards for Dell's Adamo...
Tuesday 24 March 2009
Dell CEO pays private visit to Taiwan
Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell has paid a private visit to Taiwan, raising speculation among local suppliers that the company will try to negotiate lower prices with its OEM/ODM...
Tuesday 24 March 2009
Inventec to strength mobile communcation and software product lines in 2009
Taiwan-based Inventec will strength its mobile communication and software service product lines in 2009, believing that the two areas will become the company's growth driver apart...
Friday 20 March 2009
Global notebook players to gain back market share with ultra-thin notebooks
The market shares of Taiwan-based notebook vendors Acer, Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International (MSI) are expected to be impacted as first-tier notebook vendors such as Dell...