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Wednesday 8 February 2023
PC component suppliers see promising replacement demand
Despite overall PC demand weakness, replacement demand from CPU and GPU upgrades remains promising, according to sources at related component suppliers.
Thursday 5 January 2023
Acer raises inventory levels amid COVID surge in China
Acer allowed its PC inventory level to swell to 11 weeks, up from eight weeks, amid concerns over China's surge in COVID-19 cases, according to company chairman and CEO Jason Chen.
Tuesday 20 December 2022
Canalys: Western Europe PC demand decline accelerates
Western Europe shipments of notebooks, desktops, and workstations fell by 22% year-on-year to 12.8 million units in Q3 2022, according to Canalys data, reflecting the weakening demand...
Thursday 24 November 2022
PC sales in China disappoint during Double 11
PC sales during China's Double 11 online shopping festival were lower than expected and have disappointed thus far in the second half of 2022, prompting channel distributors to once...
Wednesday 23 November 2022
PC vendors brace for fierce price-cutting competition
Brand PC vendors are bracing for fierce price-cutting competition as inventories held by their channel distributors remain high, according to industry sources.
Friday 11 November 2022
Pegatron to pursue stable growth in 2023
Pegatron will pursue stability in its operations next year when the contract electronics manufacturer expects to boost sales generated from automotive, networking, and other non-PC...
Thursday 20 October 2022
PC market yet to hit bottom, says Acer chairman
The PC market has yet to bottom out, and will likely register a double-digit on-year decline in the first half of 2023, according to Acer chairman and CEO Jason Chen.
Wednesday 28 September 2022
PC, mobo, graphics card makers see growing inventory pressure
PC, motherboard, and graphics card manufacturers continue to see demand disappoint, returning to pre-pandemic levels, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 27 September 2022
PC vendors cautious about capacity expansions in India, Indonesia
PC vendors are cautious about capacity expansions at their newly established manufacturing sites in India and Indonesia, despite promising long-term local market demand, according...
Thursday 1 September 2022
IC design houses pessimistic about PC demand prospects
IC design houses are generally pessimistic about PC demand for the rest of 2022, with recovery not expected until the first half of 2023, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 30 August 2022
PC sales may stay sluggish in 1H23
Brand PC vendors continue to cut back orders amid high inventory levels, and may fail to see their shipments pick up until the second half of 2023, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 30 August 2022
Brand PC vendors to see shipments return to pre-pandemic levels
Brand PC vendors will see their 2022 shipments return to pre-pandemic levels due to a disappointing second half, according to industry sources.
Friday 12 August 2022
Asustek sees inventory swell to over NT$200 billion
Asustek Computer held over NT$200 billion (US$6.67 billion) worth of inventory in the second quarter of 2022, when its net profits fell over 80% sequentially, according to the PC...