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.
The penetration rate of LED backlighting in notebook PCs with may reach 15% this year as the cost difference between LED-based backlight units (BLUs) and those of cold-cathode fluorescent...
Taiwan shipped 28 million notebooks in the fourth quarter of 2007, up 9% sequentially and 32% from the same period one year earlier. However, notebook shipments will fall 7% sequentially...
Taiwan shipped 24 million notebooks in the third quarter of 2007, an increase of 20.9% from the previous quarter and 36.8% from the same period one year earlier.
Taiwan shipped 19.83 million notebooks in the second quarter of 2007, a sequential increase of 6%. Although there were predictions that consumers would delay their notebook purchases...
In the fourth quarter of 2006, first-tier notebook vendors advanced their orders in preparation for launch of the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system (OS) in January 2007. However,...
At the start of the fourth quarter 2006, the notebook industry was permeated with worries that shortages in CPUs, DRAM, batteries and other components might drive down notebook shipments...
The notebook market had a strong third quarter due to several factors: Intel’s CPU inventory issue was solved, demand in Europe picked up, Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating...
Taiwan notebook shipments experienced only single-digit sequential growth in the second quarter of 2006, due to unexpectedly weak demand in Europe. In addition, Intel’s push...
Although Computex Taipei 2006 will feature notebook offerings from major Taiwan vendors including Acer, Asustek Computer and BenQ, few Taiwan companies that actually make notebooks...
Taiwan notebook makers shipped 13.8 million units in the first quarter of 2005, down 12% from the previous quarter, as inventory and supply issues served to further weaken a traditional...
With notebooks becoming the choice replacement for desktop PCs, Taiwan’s 14 notebook makers shipped a total of 15.31 million units in the fourth quarter of 2005, climbing 14%...
With notebooks fast replacing desktop PCs, Taiwan’s 14 notebook makers shipped a total of 13.55 million units, up 52% on-year in the third quarter of 2005. While Taiwan’s...
Despite the tight supply of Intel chipsets, the worldwide notebook market continued to grow in the second quarter. With its domination of the worldwide market, Taiwan shipped 11.48...
Bidding farewell to the low season in the first quarter of 2005, Taiwan’s notebook sector expects a shipment rebound in the second quarter to set a quarterly record of 10.91...
