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.
Last update: Wednesday 19 June 2013 [2496 news items]
Inhontech joins branded notebook and smartphone competition
Mar 21, 14:08
Taiwan-based Inhon Technologies Group (Inhontech), an ODM maker of glass fiber handset and notebook cases, chassis and other plastics parts, has recently entered the branded smartphone...
Most notebook component makers expect 5-10% sequential drops in 1Q13 revenues
Mar 20, 12:10
Due to weak global demand for notebooks, most Taiwan-based notebook component makers expect their revenues for the first quarter of 2013 to decrease sequentially by 5-10%. But their...
First-tier vendors to supply more notebook models with no OS
Mar 18, 21:28
Several first-tier notebook brand vendors including Lenovo have reportedly been raising their shipment proportions of models without an operating system (OS) to attract consumers,...
Mobility is reshaping consumer gadget spending and behavior, says Gartner
Mar 18, 15:11
Household adoption and spending on consumer technology products is shifting faster than expected in favor of gadgets and services that are portable or mobile and those that deliver...
A Google OS would struggle to compete with Windows for 1-2 years, say Taiwan notebook platers
Mar 15, 12:22
While Google is likely to integrate Chrome OS with Android, such a Google OS would struggle to compete with Windows in the global notebook market at least for one to two years, according...
PC-related IC designers likely to post disappointing 1Q13 results
Mar 15, 12:19
IC design houses including Elan Microelectronics, Realtek Semiconductor, and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) are likely to report disappointing revenue results for the first quarter...
PC supply chain sentiment remains weak despite Microsoft price cuts
Mar 13, 13:46
Despite price breaks offered by Microsoft on its Windows 8 and Office software, sentiment in the PC supply chain still remains weak, in view of orders received in March and second-quarter...
Quanta February notebook shipments down 12.1% sequentially
Mar 12, 10:40
Quanta Computer shipped 2.9 million notebooks in February, decreasing 12.1% sequentially, according to the company. Notebook shipments for the first two months of 2013 reached 6.2...
HP, Acer, Asustek to ship 2.0, 1.7, 1.1 million notebooks in March, say Taiwan makers
Mar 8, 11:23
Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer and Asustek Computer will ship two million, 1.7 million and 1.1 million notebooks in March, growing over 27%, nearly 20% and 17-18%, respectively, according...
Elan, EETI likely to hit record revenues for March
Mar 7, 21:52
Taiwan-based IC design houses Elan Microelectronics and Egalax-Empia Technology (EETI) are likely to see March revenues hit record monthly levels due to growing demand for touch ICs...
Digitimes Research: Notebook brand vendors and ODMs see shipments drop in February
Mar 7, 16:06
Due to fewer working days in February and persistently weak demand in the notebook market, the top-3 notebook ODMs saw their combined shipments for the month drop 18% sequentially...
Touchscreen notebooks to enjoy at least 10% price cut after Windows 8 discount
Mar 7, 13:49
Touchscreen notebook prices are expected to drop at least 10% when the recently reported Windows 8 licensing fee discounts provided by Microsoft go into effect, while some entry-level...
Monitor and notebook panel prices expected to drop further in March
Mar 6, 21:49
Large-size IT panels used in monitor applications are expected to drop as much as US$0.50 during the first half of March 2013 while notebook panels are expected to drop the same amount,...
Acer, HP seeking breakthroughs in notebook design
Mar 6, 13:45
Hoping to regain their momentum in the IT market, Acer and Hewlett-Packard (HP) are developing new chassis and hinge designs for their upcoming Haswell-based notebooks, according...
Notebook battery makers see decreased February revenues
Stockwatch - Mar 6, 11:24
Notebook battery makers Simplo Technology, Dynapack international Technology and Celxpert Energy have reported decreased consolidated revenues for February.
Pegatron expects decreases in 1Q13 notebook, desktop, motherboard shipments
Mar 5, 18:57
Pegatron Technology expects notebook shipments during the first quarter of 2013 to slip on quarter by 20-25% and desktop and motherboard shipments by 30-35%, company CEO Jason Cheng...
Touchscreen models may account for 10% of 2Q13 notebook shipments
Mar 5, 15:40
Touchscreen notebooks are estimated to account for 5-6% of total notebook shipments in the first quarter and with the launch of new models, the percentage may reach 10% in the second...
Penetration rate of notebook touch panels to exceed 15% in 2013, says TPK chairman
Mar 4, 15:10
Despite weak sales of Microsoft's Windows 8, Michael Chiang, chairman of Taiwan-based touch panel maker TPK Holding, continues to be optimistic about the growth of large-size touch...
New notebook models to boost shipments in 2Q13
Mar 4, 14:49
Notebook brand vendors are expected to see strong sequential shipment growth in the second quarter due to launches of their new Haswell-based models, according to sources from the...
Acer to shift 90% notebook production to Chongqing, China
Mar 1, 15:09
Acer recently decided to increase the percentage of notebook production in Chongqing, China to 90%, beginning in the second quarter of 2013, according to industry sources. Due to...
Notebook shipments stagnant in Brazil due to tax dispute
Mar 1, 12:31
With production capacity for notebooks rising fast in Brazil, state governments in the South American country have run into a dispute between themselves over tax rates for notebook...
Mobile device market to reach 2.6 billion units by 2016, says Canalys
Feb 26, 15:56
Worldwide mobile device shipments (notebooks, tablets, smartphones and phones) will reach 2.6 billion units by 2016, according to the latest forecasts from Canalys. Tablets will be...
Samsung launches Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet
Feb 26, 11:23
Samsung Electronics has launched its 8-inch tablet, the Galaxy Note 8.0 with functions including multi-window options to split the portable 8-inch screen and allow access to a number...
China market: 4Q12 smart device shipments up 7.2% sequentially, says IDC
Feb 25, 11:57
There were 90.65 million smart terminal devices shipped in the China market during the fourth quarter of 2012, increasing 7.2% sequentially, according to IDC China.
Top notebook manufacturers start 2013 on a weak note, says IHS
Feb 22, 11:40
The world's leading notebook ODMs will endure a bleak first quarter and slow first half in 2013, before ultra-thin PC sales help revive the market later in the year, according to...
Taiwan PC industry at a critical moment: An interview with Wistron chairman
Feb 22, 11:16
As the PC Industry is having trouble achieving growth, transformation has become a new trend among the industry players, Wistron chairman Simon Lin has told Digitimes in a recent...
Wintel camp mulls measures to rekindle weakening notebook industry
Feb 21, 11:52
Suppliers within the Wintel camp are mulling to launch a series of measures, including price cuts for their products, in the second quarter of 2013 to rekindle the stymied notebook...
Quartz component maker TXC to post 10-15% sales drop in 1Q13
Feb 20, 22:28
Quartz component manufacturer TXC is expected to report a 10-15% sequential decrease in consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2013, due to a seasonal slowdown in orders,...
Acer expects shipment growth for tablets, notebooks and smartphones in 2013
Feb 19, 18:48
Acer will focus on pushing its tablet, notebook and smartphone shipments in 2013 and is aiming to ship more than five million tablets in the year, according to company president Jim...
Quanta ships 3.3 million notebooks in January
Feb 19, 15:36
Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$70.24 billion (US$2.38 billion) for January with notebook shipments reaching 3.3 million units, down from 3.8 million in...
Asustek reports strong January sales
Feb 19, 12:28
Asustek Computer has announced revenues of NT$40.11 billion (US$1.35 billion) for January, up 35.78% on year, mainly due to strong tablet and notebook shipment growth. However, the...
Lenovo may be largest notebook vendor in 1Q13, say Taiwan makers
Feb 7, 19:46
Lenovo is likely to ship the most notebooks in the global market during the first quarter of 2013, according to estimates by Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Wistron to lower notebook revenue contribution to below 40% by 2015, says chairman
Feb 6, 22:20
Wistron will gradually shift its focus from notebook to non-notebook businesses with its after-sales service business starting to see rapid growth in 2013, and its IT product recycling...
Inventec to have 90% notebook orders made in Chongqing, China in 2014
Feb 4, 22:04
Inventec will accelerate its pace over shifting notebook production capacity to plants in Chongqing, China in the second half of 2013 with more than 90% of the company's total orders...
Upstream supply chain sees good profit from Intel Classmate PC shipments
Feb 4, 21:39
Despite fierce competitions within the notebook and the tablet markets, netbook and tablet products are currently still seeing good demand in the education segment, especially Intel's...
Samsung PCIe SSD for ultra-slim notebooks
Samsung Electronics has started to mass produce PCI-Express (PCIe) solid state drives (SSD) for ultra-slim notebooks. The new Samsung SSDs are shipped to major notebook makers starting...
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Asustek showcased the ZenBook, an ultrabook with a high definition display at Computex 2013. The 13.3-inch ZenBook weighs 1.4kg and uses fourth generation Intel Core i7/i5 processor...
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Nvidia has announced five new notebook GPUs, featuring the company's latest technologies - GPU Boost 2.0, Optimus and GeForce Experience software. Incorporating all three of these...
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Google Chromebook Pixel notebook
Google has announced its latest notebook product - the Chromebook Pixel, featuring a 12.85-inch display with a density of 239 pixels per inch and touchscreen function, and an anodized...
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Acer has announced its latest Aspire V5 series touchscreen notebook, featuring a 10-point touch display and a large trackpad, designed to enhance multi-gesture content consumption...
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Make good products and growth will come naturally: Q&A with Gigabyte notebook team
Despite being one of the market leaders in the motherboard and graphics card industries, Gigabyte Technology is relatively unknown as a notebook player. Digitimes recently sat down...
Taiwan PC industry at a critical moment: An interview with Wistron chairman
As the PC Industry is having trouble achieving growth, transformation has become a new trend among the industry players, Wistron chairman Simon Lin has told Digitimes in a recent...
Touchscreen offers new opportunity for PC brands: An interview with Acer president
The PC industry saw several major developments in 2012, such as the rise of ARM-based products that greatly weakened the influence of the Wintel platform and Microsoft's launch of...
Asustek Computer's Zenbooks, Transformer tablets and the Nexus 7 have helped expand its brand recognition, raising its share in the North America notebook market from 7% in the second...
From hardware vendor to turnkey solution provider: Q&A with Shuttle
The PC hardware industry has begun to evolve rapidly in recent years. The emergence of various hardware and software solutions and platforms has enabled hardware players to differentiate...
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
- Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
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- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- FIC partners with Cluster Wireless to deliver Intelligent M2M Solutions
- 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
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- Nvidia to license its graphics technology to device makers (June 18) - CNET
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- Huawei open to Nokia deal but says Windows mobile remains weak (June 18) - The Financial Times
- AMD slates first ARM server chip for 2014 (June 17) - PC World
- Rockchip launches tablet SoCs on Globalfoundries 28nm HKMG process (June 17) - Company release
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- Intel's technology chief says CEO wants new products faster (Jun 18) - Bloomberg
- Google settles shareholder lawsuit over company control (Jun 17) - CNET
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Make good products and growth will come naturally: Q&A with Gigabyte notebook team
Despite being one of the market leaders in the motherboard and graphics card industries, Gigabyte Technology...
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