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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.
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Monday 11 December 2023
Acer's first carbon-neutral notebook puts thought into chips and appearance design
On December 6, Acer announced that its environmentally-focused Aspire Vero will begin implementing carbon neutrality. Besides following international standards for calculating carbon...
Monday 11 December 2023
Auden's Vietnam factory begins volume production, boosting antenna shipment in 2024
Auden Techno Corp., an RF and testing specialist, announced that its Vietnam facility has commenced mass production. Currently, with three production lines, the site is gradually...
Monday 11 December 2023
Acer promotes new notebook products in line with ESG business opportunities
At the 28th UN climate change conference (COP28) in Dubai, Acer revealed its "technological awakening" vision on December 6, showcasing product designs and manufacturing with a sustainable...
Wednesday 6 December 2023
As inflation and wars rage, notebook sales in Dubai remain unaffected
Recent geopolitical tensions and high inflation have had little impact on Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as Michele Montecchio, general manager of Acer Middle East, noted...
Wednesday 6 December 2023
Huawei's 5nm chip in L540 NB could be inventory made by TSMC before US ban
The latest report by Wccftech pointed out that Huawei's new notebook (NB) PC L540 is equipped with the 5nm Kirin 9006C, an SoC with 8 cores. Chinese media ITHome...
Monday 4 December 2023
Global top-5 notebook brands experience over 20% on-month shipment drop in October, says DIGITIMES Research
The global top-5 notebook brands, not including Apple, saw their combined shipments decelerate in October and slip 20% month-on-month after their keen shipments in September for the...
Friday 1 December 2023
Global notebook shipments rise in 3Q23 but to slip in 4Q23, says DIGITIMES Research
Global notebook shipments performed better than expected in the third quarter of 2023. After enjoying an over 20% sequential increase in the second quarter, the volumes went up further...
Wednesday 29 November 2023
Notebook shipment update, October 2023
The global top-5 notebook brands not including Apple saw their combined shipments decelerate on month in October, while the top-3 ODMs also suffered the same decline rate in their...
Monday 20 November 2023
India notebook imports soar in September as vendors eager to avoid supply disruptions
As PC vendors prepared for the festive season amid the Indian government's policy to impose a management system on imported computers, PC imports and shipments rose strongly to meet...
Tuesday 14 November 2023
ODMs see growth for notebooks in 2024 as the worst appears to be over
After more than a year of wandering at the bottom, the notebook sector is finally looking to rebound. Both major notebook ODMs, Quanta and Inventec, have stated that notebook shipments...
Wednesday 8 November 2023
Samsung reportedly plans to launch AI notebooks as early as end of 2023
With Intel's latest processor Core Ultra (codenamed Meteor Lake) set to launch soon, Samsung Electronics is reportedly going to launch a notebook equipped with an AI engine as early...
Tuesday 7 November 2023
Chromebooks, business NBs, and especially AI to drive notebook rebound in 2024
With the traditional year-end peak season in 2023 not living up to expectations, all eyes in the notebook industry supply chain are looking toward promising growth in 2024. Industry...
Thursday 2 November 2023
Notebook supply chain forecasts bleak winter
With PC inventories gradually returning to normal levels, all signs point increasingly to an imminent recovery in the market. Yet these effects remain to be seen in downstream supply...
Wednesday 25 October 2023
Slow migration from China impacting Southeast Asia notebook supply chains
Slow migration from China impacting Southeast Asia notebook supply chains
As the trade war between China and the US continues to escalate, electronics manufacturers and suppliers...
Monday 23 October 2023
India to monitor notebook and tablet imports without resorting to licensing or quotas
After multiple policy adjustments, India has implemented an import management system for computers and notebooks without resorting to licensing or quota restrictions, while imported...