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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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Thursday 28 August 2008
Lite-On still optimistic about LED penetration in notebooks
Lite-On Technology is confident that about 15% of new notebooks will feature LED backlights, according to company CEO KC Terng, despite that some industry players believe the penetration...
Thursday 28 August 2008
Flexium doubtful about penetration of LED-backlit notebooks
Flexible PCB (FPCB) maker Flexium Interconnect has expressed its doubts about the penetration of LED-backlit notebooks as it is seeing poor yields, according to company sources. Flexium...
Wednesday 27 August 2008
Inventec to ship 1.5 million notebooks monthly in 2H08
Inventec announced revenues of NT$137.33 billion (US$4.36 billion) in the first half of this year, an increase of 31% on year, with earning per share (EPS) of NT$0.77. The company...
Wednesday 27 August 2008
Simplo reports strong 1H08 profits, expects robust notebook battery market in 2H08
Notebook battery module maker Simplo Technology has reported strong profit growth the first half of 2008, with the company expecting demand to remain robust in the second half.
Wednesday 27 August 2008
HannStar Board expects 3Q08 PCB shipments to rise at least 10%
HannStar Board expects its PCB shipments to grow at least 10% sequentially in the third quarter as a result of a seasonal upturn in the notebook market.
Tuesday 26 August 2008
HP and Dell notebook demand to benefit GTM, ITE and Ene in 3Q08
Taiwan-based notebook related IC design houses Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), Integrated Technology Express (ITE), and Ene Technology are expected to see stronger sales growth...
Monday 25 August 2008
Foxconn reportedly lands notebook orders from HP
Foxconn Electronics was reported to be expected to soon land orders for a 13-inch consumer notebook from Hewlett-Packard (HP) and once the order is confirmed, Foxconn's notebook clients...
Friday 22 August 2008
Notebook connector maker Alltop predicts 30% sequential revenues growth in 3Q08
Notebook connector maker Alltop Technology expects its revenues to grow 30% sequentially in the third quarter of this year amid increasing shipments in the traditional peak season,...
Thursday 21 August 2008
Intel shifts future Core processors into turbo mode
Pat Gelsinger, senior vice president and general manager of Intel's Digital Enterprise Group discussed new features of the company's next-generation processor family including a new...
Thursday 21 August 2008
Asustek prepares launch of 10.2-inch notebook, say distributors
Sources at Taiwan IT distributors have indicated that Asustek Computer will unveil a 10.2-inch N-series notebook powered by Intel's Atom processor in September. The speculated launch...
Wednesday 20 August 2008
Taiwan market: External slim DVD burners selling due to fast growing sales of low-cost notebooks
External slim-type DVD burners offered by Sony, Pioneer, LG, Asustek, BenQ and other international brands have been selling in the Taiwan market since the second quarter of 2008 due...
Tuesday 19 August 2008
Notebooks with 12- to 14-inch 16:9 aspect ratio panels will not mature until 2Q09, according to ODMs
Although notebook vendors have started to adopt 16:9 aspect ratio panels for upcoming notebooks, sources at notebook ODMs pointed out that notebooks with 12- to 14-inch 16:9 aspect...
Tuesday 19 August 2008
Chicony to maintain annual capacity of 20 million notebook camera modules until 2010
Chicony Electronics, the largest Taiwan-based maker of USB 2.0 camera modules for being built in notebook PCs, will maintain its annual production capacity of such product at a minimum...
Friday 15 August 2008
Taiwan notebook OEMs to increase in-house CMOS image sensor investment
Driven by attempts to enhance competitiveness, leading notebook OEMs in Taiwan, including Quanta Computer, are said to be growing their in-house CMOS image sensor development, according...
Monday 11 August 2008
First-tier motherboard makers announce July performance
Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$22.1 billion (US$708.55 million) for July 2008, increases of 15% on month and 36% on year due to recovering demand in Europe...