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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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Friday 23 January 2009
AUO large-size LCD panel shipments to drop 15-20% in 1Q
AU Optronics (AUO) has estimated a 15-20% drop in its large-size LCD panel shipments in the first quarter this year, with TV panel shipments remaining flat, and IT (monitor and notebook)...
Friday 23 January 2009
Quanta to target ultra-thin notebook market
Quanta Computer has completed the development of a notebook with a thickness of 1-2cm and an entry-level price, according to industry sources.
Friday 23 January 2009
AUO expects 30% drop in small- to medium-size panel shipments in 1Q
AU Optronics (AUO) expects its small- to medium-size LCD panel shipments to drop 30% in the first quarter because of seasonality.
Friday 23 January 2009
Demand from traditional notebooks is recovering, say CMOS image sensor makers
CMOS image sensor makers have seen a warming up of image sensor orders for low-end traditional notebooks mostly from Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell. Order visibility extends until...
Thursday 22 January 2009
Asustek is facing three major risks that could damage its profitability, says paper
Asustek Computer is currently facing three major risks that could damage its profitability in the future, according to a Goldman Sachs' report as cited by the Chinese-language Commercial...
Thursday 22 January 2009
Wistron chairman expects the company to achieve 2009 shipment goal, says paper
Simon Lin, chairman of Wistron expects the company can still achieve its goal of shipping 25-28 million notebooks in 2009 despite the dropping economy, according to a Chinese-language...
Thursday 22 January 2009
Taiwan market: Acer to step up promotion of Gateway PCs
Acer plans to allocate a monthly budget of NT$2 million (US$59,426) to promote its sub-brand Gateway in Taiwan. An all-in-one PC and some new notebooks will be introduced to the market...
Wednesday 21 January 2009
PCB makers see rush orders from notebook and optoelectronics
PCB makers have seen an increase in rush orders in particular to the notebook segment during the past one to two weeks. Demand for optoelectronics PCBs is also better than expected...
Wednesday 21 January 2009
Foxconn lands JDM notebook orders for Dell Adamo notebooks, say sources
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has reportedly landed JDM (joint design manufacture) orders for a 13-inch Adamo series ultra-thin notebook from Dell, with mass production...
Tuesday 20 January 2009
Kingston enters SSD market, targeting enterprise servers and notebooks
Memory module maker Kingston Technology recently announced its entry in the solid-state drive (SSD) market. The products reportedly will be marketed in a a co-branding partnership...
Tuesday 20 January 2009
Asustek introduces new consumer entertainment notebooks
Asustek Computer has announced the F50 and F70 notebook series targeting the consumer entertainment market.
Monday 19 January 2009
Large-size panel shipments drop almost 24% on year in December 2008, says WitsView
Global large-size panel shipments reached 25.15 million units in December 2008, down slightly by 2.6% sequentially, and down 23.9% on year, according to research firm WitsView.
Monday 19 January 2009
Asustek details reorganization plans
Asustek Computer plans to announce a series of business reorganization plans after the Lunar New Year break, according to Jerry Shen, president of the company.
Monday 19 January 2009
Intel to target ultra-portable notebook market with CULV platform
Intel plans to push a new consumer ultra-low voltage (CULV) platform into the market for ultra-portable notebooks priced between US$699-899 in the second quarter of 2009. The move...
Friday 16 January 2009
Demand for mainstream-size notebook LED backlights may come later than expected in 3Q09
Taiwan-based makers of LED backlight units (BLUs) used in notebook panels originally estimated that demand for LED BLUs for mainstream-size (12-15-inch) notebooks would emerge in...