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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 1 December 2008
JP Morgan expects global PC shipments to drop 5% in 2009, says paper
JP Morgan has lowered its global PC shipment growth forecast for 2009 to a 5% decline, with the first three quarters next year all seeing negative growth, according to the Chinese-language...
Monday 1 December 2008
Asustek expects IT market to recover in 3Q09, says paper
Affected by the weak global economy, Asustek Computer is conservative about its performance in the first half of 2009, but it expects demand in the IT market to recover in the third...
Friday 28 November 2008
Intel denies rumored Calpella platform delay, says paper
Due to the price of Intel's current Centrino 2 notebook platform being too high – making it difficult for vendors to drop their notebook pricing – sources at notebook vendors...
Friday 28 November 2008
Goldman Sachs trims 4Q08 notebook shipment growth to 1%, says paper
A latest report from Goldman Sachs has reduced its forecast on quarterly notebook shipment growth in the fourth quarter of 2008 from 6% to only 1%, while shipments in the first quarter...
Friday 28 November 2008
Toshiba to increase 2009 purchases from Taiwan by 20%, says paper
Toshiba is expected to increase its annual purchases from Taiwan in 2009 by 20% on year, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report citing market wat...
Wednesday 26 November 2008
Taiwan market: HP to launch Compaq Mini Q nettop with dual-core Atom processor
Hewlett-Packard (HP) will launch the Compaq Mini Q nettop featuring Intel's dual-core Atom processor during IT Month 2008 in Taiwan, Nov 29 - Dec 7, according to the company.
Wednesday 26 November 2008
Gigabyte discusses performance in 2008; to launch 3.5G netbooks next year
Although Gigabyte Technology recently reduced its annual motherboard shipments goal from 20 million to 19 million units, shipments from the company's branded segment will still reach...
Wednesday 26 November 2008
FPCB maker Flexium business stable despite economic downturn
Flexible PCB (FPCB) maker Flexium Interconnect has had significant sales growth since September and continues to have strong orders in November, according to the company. Flexium estimates...
Tuesday 25 November 2008
Why not both ARM and Intel processors in notebooks
While UK-based IP firm ARM is aggressively targeting Intel's turf in the netbook market with its ARM-based processors, notebook makers and vendors are considering offering hybrid solutions...
Tuesday 25 November 2008
Acer to launch 10-inch Aspire One as early as February next year
Acer plans to launch 10-inch Aspire One netbooks in February or March next year, according to Scott Lin, Acer Taiwan president.
Tuesday 25 November 2008
120Hz panel shipments up 57% in 3Q08, says DisplaySearch
Shipments of 120Hz LCD TV panels reached 3.6 million units in the third quarter this year, which is 57% growth from 2.3 million units in the second quarter this year. In the third...
Tuesday 25 November 2008
Taiwan ODD shipments to continue falling in 4Q08, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan makers shipped 18.6 million optical disc drives (ODDs) in the third quarter, down 3% sequentially and down 17% on year, as the Taiwan sector felt the impact from the global...
Monday 24 November 2008
Taiwan market: Acer targets entry-level segment with eMachines PCs
Acer has launched products from its sub-brand eMachines targeting the entry-level market, with average selling prices (ASPs) below NT$20,000 (US$598.24), according to sources at Taiwan's...
Thursday 20 November 2008
Magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis makers to be impacted by dropping notebook demand in 4Q08
Demand for mid-range and high-end enterprise notebooks is expected to see a sharp drop in the fourth quarter as the dropping global economy has impacted spending among enterprises,...
Thursday 20 November 2008
MSI expects notebook shipments to reach three million this year
Micro-Star International (MSI) originally expected its notebook shipments to only reach two million units in 2008. But the company has revised its figures and is now expecting shipments...