Last update: Wednesday 15 May 2013 [359 news items]
Dell warns Taiwan notebook ODMs against producing white-box servers
Nov 7, 16:04
As Taiwan-based notebook ODMs such as Quanta Computer and Wistron have stepped into producing white-box servers targeting the Internet data centers of clients such as Google and Facebook,...
Commentary: Notebook ODMs face uncertainties in tablet market
Nov 6, 16:16
The rise of tablets and smartphones, plus the economic downturn in the US and Europe, have been causing PC brands such as HP, Dell and Acer to report unsatisfactory sales results...

Quanta Computer sees sequential improvement in 3Q12 operations
Nov 1, 14:58
Quanta Computer saw consolidated revenues, net operating profit and net profit for the third quarter of 2012 increase significantly on quarter, according to its third-quarter financial...
Quanta, Wistron may see over 30% growth in 2013 white-box data center server shipments
Oct 16, 22:01
Quanta Computer and Wistron have produced servers for use in the Internet data centers of Google, Facebook and Amazon on a white-box basis and are likely to see such shipments in...
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments decline 4.5% sequentially in 3Q12
Oct 15, 10:41
The global notebook market suffered rather poor shipment performance - 4.5% drop sequentially and 11.6% drop on year in the third quarter of 2012, according to Digitimes Research...

Quanta September notebook shipments up, revenues down sequentially
Oct 9, 01:00
Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer shipped 4.7 million notebooks in September, growing by 11.9% on month, but the corresponding consolidated revenues of NT$83.495 billion (US$2.83 billion)...
Quanta estimated to ship 5.2-5.5 million notebooks in September
Oct 5, 01:00
Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer is estimated to ship 5.2-5.5 million notebooks in September, increasing 23-30% sequentially, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Taiwan ODMs seek cooperation with software providers to offer cloud computing solutions
Oct 2, 14:09
With more and more companies outsourcing data center operations to cloud computing service providers, Taiwan-based hardware ODMs have been seeking cooperation with cloud computing...
Notebook ODMs expect surging growth in cloud computing business in 2013
Sep 25, 01:25
As cloud computing business opportunities are expanding, several notebook ODMs have been aggressively pushing their related business segments and expect strong revenue growth from...
HP, Acer raise notebook shipment proportion from Chongqing to 60% in 2013
Sep 11, 01:20
Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer have reportedly notified their upstream supply chain partners that they will raise their Chongqing, China, plants' shipment proportions to 60% in 2013...
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,...
Taiwan makers need to consider transformation, says Quanta chairman
Sep 5, 16:07
Chairman Barry Lam for Taiwan-based notebook ODM Quanta Computer on September 4 commented that Taiwan-based hardware ODM/OEMs are at a turning point and should consider transforming...
Quanta announces 2Q12 results; details future planning
Aug 31, 01:20
Quanta Computer has announced its financial report for the second quarter with net profit after tax of NT$5.99 billion (US$200.06 million) and EPS at NT$3.80, helping the company's...
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...
Notebook chassis makers expand capacity at Chongqing plants in 2H12
Aug 27, 15:52
As notebook ODMs have recently started accelerating their expansion of production capacity in Chongqing, their upstream chassis suppliers – Zhanyun Chongqing Electronics, Ju...
Quanta to offer procurement management cloud computing services
Aug 22, 16:01
Quanta Computer has begun offering cloud computing services with its in-house-developed TEAMS system to manage idle materials at factories, and will launch PPM, a procurement management...
Quanta aiming to move all notebook production lines to Chongqing by 2014
Aug 16, 01:25
Quanta Computer is aiming to move all its notebook production lines except those for Apple's products to Chongqing, China within two years and estimates that its notebook shipments...
HP to outsource more than 50% of 2013 orders to Quanta
Aug 14, 01:25
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has just recently finished its request for quotation (RFQ) for 2013 notebook orders with Quanta Computer landing more than 50% of the orders, up from only 40%...
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...
Quanta July notebook shipments down 16.7% sequentially
Aug 10, 12:15
Quanta Computer shipped 4.5 million notebooks in July, dropping 16.7% on month, according to the company.
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...
Quanta chairman reportedly may invest in VMware
Jul 31, 01:25
Quanta Computer chairman Barry Lam has recently sold shares totaling a 1.67% stake in Quanta through global depositary receipts (GDR) for a price of US$150 million, accounting for...
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...
PC players need to consider selling smart services in the post-PC era, says Quanta chairman
Jul 19, 01:10
Quanta Computer chairman Barry Lam, at a cloud computing forum, pointed out that the PC industry will need consider how to sell smart services in the post-PC era, instead of focusing...

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.
Quanta lands HP 2013 orders for 18 million notebooks, says newspaper
Newswatch - Jul 18, 11:19
Taiwan-based Quanta Computer has obtained ODM orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP) for 18 million notebooks to be shipped in 2013, according to Chinese-language newspaper Economic...
Chassis makers Ju Teng and Catchers expected to benefit from 7-inch tablet PCs
Jul 17, 01:25
Ju Teng and Catcher Technology are expected to see strong performances in the second half of the year since Ju Teng is reportedly the chassis supplier of Google's Nexus 7 and strong...
Notebook makers see mixed result in 2Q12 shipments
Jul 10, 01:50
Notebook ODMs have shown mixed result for their shipment performance in the second quarter of 2012 with both Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics achieved growth sequentially, while...

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...
Quanta to manufacture Toshiba notebooks at Chongqing plants from July
Jun 28, 01:15
Toshiba, the sixth-largest notebook vendor worldwide, will have its notebooks from Quanta Computer shifted from Quanta's Songjiang plants to plants in Chongqing starting July, according...
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...
Quanta Computer expected to ship 12-15 million tablet PCs in 2012
Jun 25, 11:30
Quanta Computer is expected to ship 12-15 million tablet PCs to become the largest ODM maker of non-iPad tablet PCs in 2012, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.

Quanta vice chairman expects strong shipment growth in 2H12
Jun 22, 16:51
Quanta Computer vice chairman CC Leung expects the company to see a 30% growth in its second-half notebook shipments compared to the first with shipment proportion for the first and...

Google, Asustek expected to unveil 7-inch Nexus tablet PC at Google I/O
Jun 19, 01:45
Google and Asustek Computer's jointly developed 7-inch Nexus tablet PC is set to be unveiled at Google I/O, a developer event that will be hosted from June 27-29 at San Francisco's...

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,...
Supplies of NAND flash to be tight in July-August, says Phison
Before Going to Press | May 22, 20:16
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013; develops Retina display technology, says chairman
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
- Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
- Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
- Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
- Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
- Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
- UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
- E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- China Labor Day LCD TV sales surge by double-digit percentage, says IHS
- E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
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- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News

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Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.






















