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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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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...
Monday 11 August 2008
First-tier notebook makers see on-month revenue growth in July
First-tier notebook makers Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec all saw on-month revenues growth in July 2008.
Friday 8 August 2008
Quanta sees revenue growth in July, says paper
Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$65.12 billion (US$2.1 billion) for July this year, an increase of 5% on month, while accumulated consolidated revenues for...
Thursday 7 August 2008
Asustek notebook shipments fail target in 1H08; preps outsourcing in 4Q
Since shipments of notebooks failed to meet expectations in the first half of 2008, Asustek Computer has said meeting its annual shipments target will be hard. In order to shrink...
Wednesday 6 August 2008
Netbooks and handsets to drive up PPT sales in 3Q08
Seeing its July sales sustain an upward trend, Phoenix Precision Technology (PPT) has delivered an optimistic outlook for the third quarter, with flip-chip (FC) and chip-scale packaging...
Tuesday 5 August 2008
Micron introduces next-generation SSD for enterprise servers and notebooks
Micron Technology has announced the introduction of its next-generation RealSSD solid-state drives (SSDs) for enterprise computing (P200) and notebook applications (C200).
Tuesday 5 August 2008
Intel to launch Calpella notebook platform in 3Q09
Intel's next-generation notebook platform (Calpella) is scheduled to launch in the third quarter of 2009. As with other Nehalem generation products, Capella will abandon the current...
Tuesday 5 August 2008
Growth will vary in Taiwan's IC design sector in 3Q
While the third quarter is the peak season for the Taiwan IC design market, this year expectations are not high, with players in the PC related field being more optimistic than those...