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China suppliers, new enemies of the Taiwan IT industry?
As China-based OEMs/ODMs and component suppliers are gradually achieving improvements in their technologies and are outmatching Taiwan players in terms of costs and flexibility, Taiwan's IT industry is now facing a serious threat from the China supply chain.
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Wednesday 14 August 2013
China-based IC designer Allwinner lands orders from Taiwan
China-based Allwinner Technology has won orders for its processors for use in tablets from Taiwan-based Micro-Star International (MSI) and expects to land similar orders from Asustek...
Monday 12 August 2013
Lenovo-Compal joint venture to outsource front-end manufacturing to China OEMs
Lenovo and Compal Electronics' joint venture in China has recently started outsourcing its front-end manufacturing to China-based notebook OEMs, aiming to quickly raise its capacity,...
Wednesday 7 August 2013
China-based BYD lands Intel 7-inch educational tablet orders
After having landed smartphone orders from Nokia, Samsung Electronics, Huawei, BlackBerry and High-Tech Computer (HTC), China-based EMS provider BYD has recently acquired orders for...
Tuesday 6 August 2013
China component suppliers to join Intel 2-in-1 supply chain
In addition to Taiwan-based component suppliers, Intel is now also inviting China-based suppliers to join its 2-in-1 product supply chain, hoping to leverage their cost advantages...
Monday 22 July 2013
China PC supply chain competing for orders with cheaper quotes
China-based component makers have recently started competing for orders from PC ODMs with their advantages in product quote, which is about 10-20% lower than the market's average,...
Wednesday 10 July 2013
China-based BYD strengthening presence in global OEM/EMS smartphone, tablet markets
China-based BYD Electronic has strengthened its presence in the global OEM/EMS smartphone and tablet markets, posing increased competition to Taiwan-based handset ODMs and component...
Monday 8 July 2013
Taiwan component makers worried about drops in Samsung global smartphone market share
Samsung Electronics, currently the world's largest smartphone vendor, has continually downwardly adjusted its shipment targets by 10-20% during the past two quarters, causing Taiwan-based...
Friday 28 June 2013
China stringent money policies expected to benefit Taiwan component factories
As the China government has enforced very stringent money supply policies, small China-based notebook component makers have faced operational problems due to difficulty obtaining...