Taiwan's notebook shipments dropped 7.1% sequentially in the first quarter of 2010. With the economy improving, demand in the market was significant in the traditionally low season.
Taiwan's ODD shipments in the first quarter of 2010 saw a sequential decline 8.3% to 21.9 million units amid component shortages despite a strong notebook market.
Shipments of both networking interface cards (NICs) and wireless routers (WRs) continued to increase in the fourth quarter of 2009 and hit record high levels thanks to strong notebook sales as well as holiday season demand.
Taiwan's DSC shipments more than doubled sequentially in the third-quarter peak season to hit a record at 18.37 million units, as clients increased outsourcing in line with low-price strategies.