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Friday 6 October 2017
Asustek cutting notebook outsourcing to BYD and Wistron for 2018
Asustek Computer is planning to reduce the proportions of notebook orders given to BYD and Wistron for 2018 and will increase those to Pegatron and Quanta Computer to improve product...
Tuesday 8 November 2016
Apple outsourcing MacBook Pro keyboard orders to Wistron, says paper
Wistron reportedly has landed orders for the OLED Touch Bar keyboard used in Apple's new MacBook Pro, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report...
Friday 11 December 2015
Facebook, Google server outsourcing strategy change expected to impact profitability for ODMs
Facebook is planning to add Wiwynn, a server subsidiary of Wistron, as a new datacenter server supplier, joining its primary supplier Quanta Computer in order to lower its risks and...
Thursday 16 July 2015
Microsoft may increase smartphone outsourcing as it closes China plants
Microsoft has closed its China-based handset manufacturing plants in Beijing and Dongguang, a move which will pave the way for the company to increase outsourcing of smartphones to...
Wednesday 29 April 2015
HTC to raise outsourcing in 2015, says CFO
HTC is likely to raise the ratio of smartphones outsourced to ODM partners in 2015, according to company president of global sales and CFO Chang Chia-lin.
Monday 16 February 2015
Digitimes Research: Korea TV vendors outsourcing orders in order to secure panels
In an effort to secure TV panels in 2015 as supply will be limited, Korea-based TV vendors Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are each planning to outsource TV production orders...
Friday 13 February 2015
GCR strengthens managed service provider concept to transform cloud solutions
The Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming product companies into service businesses. These companies are discovering that launching, managing, and expanding an IoT service comes...
Thursday 20 March 2014
Sony to take back LCD TV production; reducing orders to Taiwan to 300,000 units in 2014
Sony is reportedly considering spinning off its LCD TV business and turn it into an independent subsidiary in July 2014, with plans to shift its outsourcing orders back to in-house...
Monday 2 December 2013
Toshiba to end LCD TV manufacturing in China
Toshiba has announced that it will end production of LCD TVs at Dalian Toshiba Television (DLTV) and close down the China plant by end of December 2013.
Friday 16 August 2013
Kingston to significantly reduce DRAM module outsourcing, says report
Kingston Technology has adjusted its outsourcing strategy to cope with falling demand for DRAM modules, particularly those used for memory upgrades, according to a recent Chinese-language...
Tuesday 6 August 2013
Worldwide IT outsourcing market to reach US$288 billion in 2013, says Gartner
The worldwide IT outsourcing (ITO) market is forecast to reach US$288 billion in 2013, a 2.8% increase from 2012, according to Gartner. Compared with Gartner's previous forecast,...
Wednesday 23 January 2013
Notebook component makers striving for orders from Samsung
Several notebook component makers have recently started trying to land orders from Samsung Electronics, and are making the entrance to Samsung's supply chain their priority for 2013,...
Wednesday 26 December 2012
LCD TV market trends and outsourcing strategies for 2013
LCD TV shipments are expected to see a rebound in 2013, with an on-year increase in shipments of 5.7% due to demand from emerging markets and a revitalization of the US economy. China...
Monday 17 December 2012
Pegatron to see strong 1Q13 due to iPad mini orders
Pegatron Technology is expected to see a strong sales performance in the first quarter of 2013 due to estimated strong orders for the iPad mini and iPad mini orders also benefited...
Wednesday 7 November 2012
GET reaches nearly full capacity due to increased outsourcing orders
Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) saw capacity utilization rate fall to 50% in September, nevertheless, the firm reported capacity has been close to full...