ODMs Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics remain cautious about their near-term shipment prospects, as the notebook market is still in the doldrums.

Wistron has become wary of server shipment prospects this year but has expressed optimism about notebook shipments in the second half.

Notebook ODMs will soon see their shipments bottom out and recover from the second quarter, according to industry sources in Taiwan.

Notebook-related IC design houses have seen short lead-time orders emerge recently, which may indicate positive signs for end-market demand momentum.

Chromebook sales have started to stabilize in the first quarter of 2023, with demand for educational models expected to pick up in the second quarter, according to notebook industry...

The global top-5 notebook brands, not including Apple, saw their combined shipments plunge 29% on month and nearly halve from a year ago in January due to a slow channel inventory...

Ability Opto-Electronics Technology (AOET), a manufacturer that specializes in optical lens modules for notebooks, saw orders from brand vendors decrease in January and expects global...

Year-end holiday demand in the fourth quarter of 2022 was seriously undermined by the economic downturn brought by rising global inflation and mature markets' interest rate hikes...

Notebook ODMs including Compal Electronics, Inventec, and Wistron are expected to see their shipments hit bottom for 2023 in the first quarter, according to industry sources.

ODM Compal Electronics has warned its notebook shipments may suffer a decline this year, but shipments for non-notebook applications such as servers, automotive electronics, and wearables...

Taiwan-based notebook ODMs Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, and Wistron all saw their notebook shipments register double-digit decreases in 2022, while Inventec's shipments dropped...

With China significantly easing its COVID-19 restrictions, some notebook supply chain companies in China have seen infections in their plants affect up to 50% of their workers, resulting...

Alongside assembly orders, notebook brands have been cutting orders for notebook chassis molds for 2023, which is expected to lead to a dramatic decline in the number of new notebook...

Brand PC vendors are bracing for fierce price-cutting competition as inventories held by their channel distributors remain high, according to industry sources.