Compal to decrease notebook production capacity

Nov 21, 15:30

Compal Electronics will reduce its total capacity from 60 million notebooks a year to 50 million units through stopping production at two factories in Kunshan, eastern China, as soon...

Notebook ODMs offer extra services to attract tablet orders

Nov 19, 22:55

With notebook shipments estimated to only have a single-digit percentage growth on year in 2013, notebook ODMs including Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron, are aggressively...

Notebook brands turn conservative about accumulating orders to inland plants

Nov 12, 22:40

While notebook ODMs become aggressive about building up their production capacities at plants in inland China to save costs, notebook vendors taken a more conservative stance about...

Notebook ODMs post mixed sequential growth in October revenues

Nov 12, 11:31

Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec, the largest Taiwan-based notebook ODMs, saw revenues for October increase 18.86%, decrease 6.71%, slip 5.12% and rise 6.84%...

Compal announces profit for 3Q12

Oct 31, 22:08

Compal Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$173.03 billion (US$5.92 billion) for the third quarter of 2012, up 4.94% sequentially, with net profit reaching NT$1.63...

Workers strike at Compal factory in Chengdu

Oct 25, 20:37

Around 2,000 workers at the factory of notebook ODM Compal Electronics in Chengdu City, western China, went on strike early this week in protest because they were not allowed to be...

Compal Electronics lays off tablet R&D, testing personnel

Oct 23, 21:07

Taiwan-based notebook and tablet ODM Compal Electronics has laid off more than 100 employees responsible for tablet R&D and testing.

Compal September revenues up almost 25%

Oct 11, 10:55

Taiwan-based notebook ODM Compal Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$64.52 billion (US$2.18 billion) for September, growing by 24.66% on month and by 12.91% on yea...

Quanta, Compal, Inventec see sequential drops in August revenues

Sep 10, 11:19

Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Inventec, three Taiwan-based notebook ODMs, saw consolidated revenues for August decrease on month by 6.05%, 7.71% and 13.70% respectively,...

Compal/Lenovo joint venture expected to output 3-5 million notebooks in 2013

Sep 4, 01:35

The notebook manufacturing joint venture of Compal Electronics and Lenovo in Hefei, China was reported by local media to enjoy more than 10 million units of notebook production volume...

Notebook ODMs pushing production capacity in inland China for higher profit

Sep 4, 01:05

Taiwan-based notebook ODMs have recently been accelerating the process of moving production lines into inland China (western China) for the purpose of raising their profits, as they...

Intel may need to adjust roadmap for PC-use Atom processors

Sep 3, 12:37

Intel may be forced to adjust its roadmap for PC-use Atom processors as the top-2 netbook vendors – Asustek Computer and Acer – both plan to stop manufacturing related...

Compal lowers 2012 notebook target shipments

Sep 3, 10:42

Taiwan-based ODM Compal Electronics has downward adjusted its 2012 target notebook shipments from 47 million units, to around the same level as the 40.5 million units shipped in 2011...

Compal nets NT$0.79 per share in 1H12

Aug 30, 15:39

Taiwan-based notebook ODM maker Compal Electronics has released its financial report for the first half of 2012, recording consolidated revenues of NT$326.186 billion (US$11.06 billion),...

Notebook shipments unlikely to achieve strong growth in 4Q12

Aug 28, 01:35

Notebook ODM shipments in the fourth quarter are unlikely to achieve their original goal of seeing double-digit percentage growth despite the fact that Microsoft will launch its latest...

Asustek to release component purchasing authority to notebook ODMs

Aug 14, 01:20

Asustek Computer, which used to handle most component purchasing itself, is currently considering to release the authority to its upstream ODM partners such as Quanta Computer and...

Compal notebook shipments unlikely to suffer setback in 2012, says chairman

Aug 10, 01:30

Compal Electronics is unlikely to suffer a setback in notebook shipments in 2012 although it is facing mounting pressure in the second half of the year due to conservative attitudes...

Notebook ODMs to push for double-digit percentage growth in 3Q12

Aug 6, 16:01

After estimating on-month drops in their July shipments, notebook ODMs are expected to start seeing their shipments in August rise on month with volumes to grow even higher in September...

HP and Dell to launch Windows RT tablet PCs at the end of October

Aug 2, 01:00

Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell are both set to launch Windows RT-based tablet PCs after the release of the new operating system. HP will adopt chip solutions from Texas Instruments...

Digitimes Research: Notebook ODMs to see mixed shipment performance in 2H12

Jul 26, 14:08

Although global notebook shipments in the second half of 2012 are only estimated to grow 12% compared to the first, several notebooks ODMs are expected to see their shipment growth...

Quanta, Compal, Wistron expected to see sequential drops in July notebook shipments

Jul 18, 15:34

Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron are expected to see notebook shipments in July decrease on month by 10%-15%, according to industry sources.

Compal expects strong shipment performance in 2H12

Jul 5, 01:40

Compal Electronics expects its notebook shipments to achieve a sequential growth of a double-digit percentage in the third quarter with the volume to continue rising in the fourth,...

Compal lands 70% of Dell 2013 notebook orders

Jul 2, 11:13

Compal Electronics has obtained orders from Dell accounting for 70% of Dell's total notebooks to be shipped in 2013, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.

Notebook ODMs expect significant sequential growth in June shipments

Jun 29, 01:15

Wistron is expected to see its notebook shipments in June increase 24-40% on month, while fellow makers Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics will see on-month growth of 19% and...

Notebook ODMs expected to see strong shipment growth in June

Jun 27, 16:20

With low comparison bases set in May, notebook makers are expected to see their shipments increase significantly on month in June with Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron...

Compal lowers sequential growth in 2Q12 notebook shipments, says report

Newswatch - Jun 25, 14:57

Compal Electronics has downward adjusted its forecast on-quarter growth in notebook shipments for the second quarter of 2012 from 15% originally to 7.9-10%, the Chinese-language Commercial...

Quanta, Compal May revenues up sequentially

Jun 11, 11:29

Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics saw consolidated revenues of NT$72.678 billion (US$2.45 billion) for May increasing 6.83% on month and NT$51.581 billion up 2.17% respectively,...

HP launches several ultrabooks and ultra-like notebooks

May 10, 01:40

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has announced several ultrabooks including the Envy Spectre and EliteBook Folio 9470m, featuring Intel's latest Core i7 processors, as well as ultra-like notebook...

Compal reports revenue decline in April

May 10, 01:35

Compal Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$50.48 billion (US$1.72 billion), down 14.78% on month and 14.71% on year, with combined consolidated revenues from January...

Wistron, Compal focus on touchscreen technologies

May 8, 01:30

Notebook ODMs Wistron and Compal Electronics are optimistic Windows 8 will bring a new trend for touchscreen control, and the companies have been working aggressively in the touchscreen...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD TV shipments to grow 11% on quarter in 2Q12

May 3, 01:15

Shipments of LCD TVs by Taiwan makers are expected to grow 11% sequentially to 9.65 million units in the second quarter of 2012, according to Digitimes Research. The US will remain...