Flextronics has announced that it has launched a strategic facility in Banciao, Taiwan hosting dedicated design, R&D and supporting services for notebook computers. The new facility...

Taiwan-based second-tier notebook ODM Mitac Technology generated revenues of NT$1.624 billion (US$49.6 million) in June, the highest monthly level so far in 2009 and rising by 46.6%...

Inventec received increased orders for 13.3-inch ultra-thin notebooks from Acer and new orders for netbooks from Hewlett-Packard (HP) in June, and is expected to ship a total of two...

Short supply of key notebook components will continue into the second half of 2009, according to chairman Simon Lin for ODM maker Wistron.

Taiwan-based network equipment makers plan to compete for ODM orders from retail channels in Japan as Japan-based UQ Communications will start operating WiMAX services in July and...

Intel will release ODM orders in place of OEM orders for the first time to Taiwan motherboard makers, with such orders initially being placed with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision...

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Altek ranked as the world's number one ODM digital camera maker with shipments of 13.17 million accounting for a 22.9% share in 2008, the company...

First-tier notebook makers Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec all saw on-month revenues decline in May 2009.

ARC International and Realtek Semiconductor have agreed to bundle the ARC Sonic Focus suite of audio enrichment software with Realtek codecs shipped to its OEM and ODM customers globally...

The outlook for the ODM industry in Taiwan is still positive as major ODM makers, including Wistron, Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Inventec and Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai...

Acer has revamped its sales strategy to focus on higher-margin CULV-based notebooks, while cutting orders for some of its netbooks which is likely to affect shipments at Acer's ODM...

China-based makers, including Haier, Founder, Tsinghua Tongfang, Hasee, Great Wall and Malata, will showcase netbook PCs at Computex Taipei 2009 (scheduled for June 2 through 6) in...

With the structure of the mobile handset supply chain upended by the global economic crisis, the old rules for the contract manufacturing of wireless devices have been overturned,...

Taiwan-based Kenmec Mechanical Engineering has stepped into making TFT-LCD and photovoltaic (PV) equipment, Blu-ray Disc (BD) players and touch panels, according to company chairman...

The ranking of Taiwan notebook makers in terms of shipments may see changes in the second quarter, according to market watchers.