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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 29 September 2008
Notebook LED backlighting to see 30-40% penetration next year
LED backlight applications will have a 30-40% penetration in the notebook market next year, according to market watchers.
Friday 26 September 2008
Taiwan market: PC shipments increase 5% sequentially in 2Q08, says IDC
PC shipments (including notebooks and desktops) to Taiwan in the second quarter of this year reached 587,200 units, an increase of 5% on quarter, but holding level on year, according...
Friday 26 September 2008
Gigabyte will not cut motherboard prices, says company VP
Gigabyte Technology will not follow recent moves by rival Asustek Computer to cut its motherboard prices, according to Richard Ma, vice president of Gigabyte.
Friday 26 September 2008
Foxconn wins OEM orders for Asustek X-series notebooks
Asustek Computer will outsource the production of 15.4-inch X-series notebooks to Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), with shipments expected to start in January or...
Thursday 25 September 2008
The boundary between netbooks and notebooks may disappear in 2009
As first-tier notebook vendors continue to push the specifications for netbook products set by Intel and Microsoft, notebook industry sources are afraid the boundary between netbooks...
Thursday 25 September 2008
Dell and HP to cut notebook R&D expenditure for 2009, say sources
The ongoing global economic slowdown has affected procurement plans of leading branded notebook vendors and the impact, to a greater extent, is forcing Dell and Hewlett-Packard (HP)...
Thursday 25 September 2008
Asustek expects to ship over six million notebooks and netbooks in Europe this year
Asustek Computer expects its annual notebook shipments including netbooks in Europe will surpass six million units this year and will boost the company's rank to third place. Annual...
Wednesday 24 September 2008
CMO is top LCD TV panel supplier for August, DisplaySearch says
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) beat Samsung Electronics to the top in terms of LCD TV panel shipments in August by shipping 2.2 million units, according to DisplaySearch.
Wednesday 24 September 2008
Notebook keyboard suppliers Chicony and Sunrex upbeat about 4Q08
Notebook keyboard suppliers Chicony Electronics and Sunrex Technology remain upbeat about demand in the fourth quarter, saying orders have been strong, and sales will remain at high...
Tuesday 23 September 2008
HP, Dell and other IT vendors delay sending of RFQs for 2009, say sources
Taiwan IC channel operators are expected to receive RFQs (request for quotations) for related parts and components for 2009 from Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell in October, one month...
Tuesday 23 September 2008
Notebook vendors adjust Blu-ray notebook strategy amid changing economic realities
With the average selling price (ASP) of Blu-ray notebooks remaining at the high-end of the market, several notebook vendors have started to lower their proportion of Blu-ray models...
Monday 22 September 2008
Acer expects to achieve revenues of US$20 billion in 2008
Acer expects strong performance in the third quarter this year, and has forecast a sequential revenues growth of 23-25%, while annual revenues in 2008 will be close to US$20 billion,...
Monday 22 September 2008
Asustek to launch new notebooks and accessories
Asustek Computer is planning to launch N-series notebooks in October to replace its current F-series, according to the company. New accessories for its notebook products are also...
Thursday 18 September 2008
HP remains top vendor with largest notebook shipment volume in 2Q08, says DisplaySearch
Hewlett Packard (HP) completed the second quarter of 2008 with a full two-year run as the world's leading supplier of notebook PCs, according to DisplaySearch. Dell remained number...
Thursday 18 September 2008
Asustek expects Eee PCs to help challenge top-five notebook vendor spot in Japan
With the company planning to cooperate with Japan-based telecommunications vendor NTT Docomo to bundle its Eee PCs this month, Asustek Computer is expecting to use its netbook to...