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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 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 early...
Thursday 15 January 2009
Compal reportedly receives Lenovo netbook orders
Compal Electronics has reportedly received netbook orders from Lenovo, according to the Chinese-language Commercial Times. The paper did not indicate the volume of Lenovo's...
Thursday 15 January 2009
Global PC industry suffers weakest shipment growth in 4Q08, says Gartner
In the fourth quarter of 2008, the worldwide PC industry suffered its worst growth rate since 2002, according to Gartner Dataquest. The worldwide shipments totaled 78.1 million units,...
Thursday 15 January 2009
Acer introduces TravelMate enterprise notebooks with one-step docking capabilities
Acer America has introduced two new notebook PC platforms - TravelMate 6593 and TravelMate 6493 - designed for the mobile professional. The new TravelMate notebook series are available...
Thursday 15 January 2009
PC market growth evaporates in 4Q as financial crisis hits home, IDC says
Despite market optimism early in the fourth quarter, the pace at which the economic environment unraveled and the extent to which PC purchases were affected was faster than anticipated...
Wednesday 14 January 2009
IC designers cut prices 10% after seeing rush orders for 1Q09
IC design companies have begun cutting prices in order to vie for an recent influx in orders from the handset and notebook segments. The cuts are expected to increase shipment volumes...
Monday 12 January 2009
Compal aspiring to become top notebook maker in 2009
Although Compal Electronics' consolidated revenues dropped 3% on year to NT$427.68 billion (US$12.88 billion) in 2008, the company's notebook shipments grew 11% to 25.5 million notebooks,...
Monday 12 January 2009
First-tier motherboard makers see on-year drop in December revenues
Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$16.1 billion (US$484.74 million) for December 2008, NT$67.6 billion for the fourth quarter of 2008, and NT$266.9 billion...
Monday 12 January 2009
Gigabyte plans to launch three 10-inch netbooks in 2Q09
Gigabyte Technology is still optimistic about the potential of the notebook market despite the economic crisis and is planning to launch three 10-inch netbooks in the second quarter...