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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 7 October 2008
HP to focus on 13-inch class 16:9 aspect ratio notebooks in 2009, say sources
Hewlett-Packard (HP) plans to push sales of 13-inch class (13.0-13.9-inch) notebooks with 16:9 aspect ratio panels before the end of this year, making 13-inch models mainstream items...
Monday 6 October 2008
IT LCD panel prices stable in 1H October; price drops persist in TV segment, DisplaySearch says
Latest DisplaySearch figures for large-size LCD panel prices show that prices for IT applications will remain stable in the first half of October, while prices for TV applications...
Monday 6 October 2008
Radiant September sales driven by LED BLUs for notebooks
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has reported strong consolidated revenues for September at NT$3.38 billion (US$104.54 million), up 3.34% on year due to strong...
Friday 3 October 2008
Taiwan market: Dell launches Latitude E-series notebooks for enterprise market
Dell has launched a series of Latitude E notebooks in Taiwan targeting the enterprise market.
Friday 3 October 2008
Hinge maker Jarllytec benefiting from Samsung notebook shipments, says paper
Taiwan-based notebook hinge maker Jarllytec has became the major supplier of Samsung Electronics this year, supplying components for 80-90% of the notebooks shipped by Samsung in...
Thursday 2 October 2008
Taiwan market: HP launches six new enterprise notebooks
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has launched six new enterprise EliteBook notebooks featuring Magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis and longer battery runtime.
Wednesday 1 October 2008
Kenmos notebook-use LED BLU shipments to pick up in 4Q08
Kenmos Technology expects LED backlight unit (BLU) shipments for notebooks to hit a record in the fourth quarter, after slumping for the past few quarters, as the replacement of cold...
Tuesday 30 September 2008
Taiwan notebooks – 2Q 2008
Taiwan shipped 29.4 million notebook PCs in the second quarter of 2008, up 5.2% sequentially and 48.2% from the same period one year earlier, with the key growth driver being Netbook,...
Tuesday 30 September 2008
Toshiba to offer new 1.8-inch HDDs for use in notebooks in December
Toshiba's subsidiary Toshiba Digital Media Network (Toshiba DMN) will begin shipments of its new 1.8-inch MKxx29GSG series HDDs to notebook makers and notebook peripheral distributors...
Tuesday 30 September 2008
Asustek notebook shipments growth to be reflected in outsourcing volumes to outside makers in 2009, says paper
Expecting notebook shipments to grow 50% alongside an Eee PC shipments increase of 60% on year in 2009, Asustek Computer has decided to outsource the extra shipments to outside makers,...
Tuesday 30 September 2008
HannStar Board aggressively targeting low-cost notebook market
For sales of PCBs for notebooks in the third quarter, HannStar Board is expected to see 20-30% sequential growth with its aggressive market share capture while Gold Circuit Electronics...
Tuesday 30 September 2008
Notebook related IC houses worries about weak demand in 4Q
With the back-to-school peak season not meeting expectations, IC design houses focusing on the PC segment including Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), Ene Technology and Integrated...
Monday 29 September 2008
Singatron expects increasing gross margin in 3Q08
Benefiting from peak season effects, dropping material prices, and a recovery in currency exchange rates, Taiwan-based connector maker Singatron expects a rebound in its gross margin...
Monday 29 September 2008
Acer chairman discusses performance in 2008
Acer shipped 13.9 million PCs in the first half of 2008, of which, desktop PCs accounted for around 3.8 million units and notebooks 9.7 million units, according to data from IDC.
Monday 29 September 2008
Radiant sees strong demand for notebook-use LED BLUs, paper says
Order visibility for backlight units (BLUs) is getting shorter and shorter, barely reaching beyond one month's time. The only segment seeing continued strong demand is the notebook-use...