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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 11 February 2009
ECS and MSI see sharp on-year revenue decline in January
First-tier motherboard makers Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) and Micro-Star International (MSI) both suffered a revenue decline in January this year, according to the companies.
Wednesday 11 February 2009
Pegatron to regain notebook OEM orders from Toshiba
Pegatron Technology is expected to obtain OEM orders from Toshiba, according to sources at Taiwan-based notebook component makers.
Wednesday 11 February 2009
Global PC processor market to decline through 1H09, says IDC
Worldwide PC processor shipments fell significantly in the fourth calendar quarter of 2008, according to IDC. A further demand decline in the first quarter of 2009 points to a very...
Wednesday 11 February 2009
iSuppli downgrades forecast for contract manufacturing
Conditions in the global electronics contract manufacturing business are continuing to deteriorate due to the recession and the weakening high-tech industry, prompting iSuppli to further...
Tuesday 10 February 2009
Intel notifies partners not to expect any notebook price cuts before the end of May
Intel has notified its partners that it will not reduce prices for any of its notebook lineup before the end of May this year, according to market sources. The company acted to clear...
Tuesday 10 February 2009
Asustek, Pegatron and Gigabyte see revenues drop on year in January
Market watchers have estimated Asustek Computer's consolidated revenues in January at around NT$13.5 billion (US$398.7 million), drops of 16.15% on month and 38.91% on year mainly...
Tuesday 10 February 2009
LCD monitor panel prices up, others flat in February, DisplaySearch says
Prices for most LCD panel segments remain unchanged in the first half of February, as most panel makers are reluctant to increase production at the current low prices. However, monitor...
Tuesday 10 February 2009
Netbook-use CIS module shipments increasing
Taiwan-based makers of CMOS image sensor (CIS) modules have increased their shipments since the beginning of February 2009, mainly because of large orders from leading international...
Monday 9 February 2009
Acer and Asustek continue expanding shares in US notebook market in 4Q08, says IDC
Despite a drastic slowdown of global PC shipments in the fourth quarter of 2008, Taiwan-based Acer and Asustek Computer managed to continue expanding their shares in the US notebook...
Friday 6 February 2009
Acer to restructure its business by brands instead of products
Acer has decided to overhaul its corporate structure into four segments based on its brands Acer, Gateway, Packard Bell and eMachines instead of the previous business units classified...
Friday 6 February 2009
Passive component maker Cyntec reports sales growth in January
Cyntec saw slight sequential sales growth in January, much better than its earlier expectations of a 20% decline, thanks to rush orders from notebook makers. Consolidated January sales...
Friday 6 February 2009
Intel to bring forward Atom N280 CPU launch to second half of February, say notebook makers
Intel has decided to bring forward the launch of its single-core Atom N280 processor bundled with GN40 chipset to the second half of February instead of in the second or third quarter...
Thursday 5 February 2009
Notebook component makers conservative about 1Q09 despite rush orders, says paper
Notebook vendors' rush orders that have helped component shipments so far this year are unlikely to last beyond February, with component makers expecting a poor first quarter, according...
Wednesday 4 February 2009
Top-four makers shipped around six million notebooks in January
Although Taiwan's top-four notebook makers saw their shipments drop by around 30% on month in January this year, total shipments for the four makers (notebooks and netbooks combined)...
Wednesday 4 February 2009
Large-size TFT-LCD panel shipments grow but revenues fall in 2008, says DisplaySearch
Large-size TFT-LCD panel shipments in the fourth quarter 2008 reached 93.5 million units, a decline of 19% on quarter and 17% on year, according to research firm DisplaySearch. Due...