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Thursday 12 September 2019
Compal turns to Taiwan for making US-bound notebooks
Compal Electronics, in response to its major brand clients' requests, is moving production of their US-bound notebooks from Vietnam to Taiwan, which is expected to turn Taiwan into...
Wednesday 12 June 2019
Notebook component makers taking actions to cushion US-China trade war impact
Taiwan-based notebook component makers at the moment have come up with two different approaches to shipping their products to ODMs, as they closely monitor the development of the...
Monday 26 September 2016
Rising notebook demand causing shortages in many components
With demand for notebooks stronger than expected and notebook component suppliers conservative about their shipments, several components including panel, battery and solid state drive...
Monday 11 January 2016
Notebook component makers expect to see flat revenue performance in 2016
Taiwan-based makers of notebook components such as connectors and stamped parts are unlikely to see any significantly growth in revenues in 2016 as demand for desktops, notebooks...
Friday 31 July 2015
Notebook component makers shift to server applications along with ODMs
While notebook ODMs, such as Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics, have been expanding staff specifically for servers used in cloud computing data centers, their component suppliers,...
Monday 9 March 2015
Chicony Electronics reports revenue drop for February 2015
Taiwan-based notebook component maker Chicony Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.9 billion (US$155.52 million) for February 2015, representing a 26.54% drop on...
Wednesday 11 February 2015
Notebook component suppliers ramping shipments of high-end parts to beef up profits
Suppliers in the notebook component supply chain in Taiwan plan to raise shipment ratios of high-end components and parts in order to boost their profitability in 2015, according...
Monday 12 January 2015
China notebook component makers halt capacity expansion, say Taiwan makers
China-based notebook component makers have temporarily stopped expansion of production capacities due to continual wage hikes and short supply of labor in China, according to Taiwan-based...
Thursday 8 January 2015
Notebook supply chain building up inventories to minimize impact from labor shortage
To avoid a labor shortage caused by the Lunar New Year holidays from impacting their shipments, notebook component suppliers have been building up their inventories recently with...
Thursday 2 October 2014
Windows 10 expected to have limited effect on boosting notebook demand
Commenting on Microsoft's latest operating system, some notebook component makers are taking a pessimistic attitude about Windows 10 helping to boost notebook demand and expect overall...
Tuesday 26 August 2014
Component makers take measures to prevent gross margins from dropping
With notebook vendors becoming more aggressive in releasing low-price notebooks and leaning toward adopting cheaper components for these devices, components makers have started taking...
Wednesday 9 July 2014
Notebook component makers have no role to play in smart wearable devices
While notebook makers Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec have stepped into production of wearable devices, there is no role for battery pack, heat-dissipation...
Wednesday 2 July 2014
Taiwan component makers to enhance competitiveness through vertical integration and automated production
Having almost no advantages competing against China-based component makers in terms of price and volume, Taiwan-based notebook component makers have recently started organizing their...
Monday 12 May 2014
Rising labor costs to impact notebook supply chain in 3Q14
With several provinces and cities in China continuing to raise their minimum wages and some even planning to have another increase in July, notebook component suppliers are expected...
Tuesday 11 March 2014
Notebook component suppliers expect to see only slight growth in March
Notebook component suppliers such as panel and touch panel makers are expected to see only slight growth in March as notebook vendors continue to expect weak demand in the first half...