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Tuesday 17 February 2009
Freescale expands its netbook ecosystem
Freescale Semiconductor has collaborated with a lineup of companies to enable 3G connectivity and additional operating system options for netbooks based on its new i.MX515 processo...
Tuesday 17 February 2009
More notebook PCB makers compete in netbook PCB market in 2009
Thanks to strong netbook growth, notebook PCB maker HannStar Board is expected to take a global share of at least 50%, perhaps even reaching 70% for related PCBs in 2009, according...
Monday 16 February 2009
Lenovo to launch 12-inch Atom netbook
Lenovo reportedly plans to launch an Atom N280-based IdeaPad S20 netbook featuring a 12-inch panel. The specification would break Intel's restrictions for netbook products that state...
Friday 13 February 2009
Pixart joins VIA alliance for China white-box netbook market
Taiwan-based CMOS image sensor (CIS) maker Pixart Imaging has obtained certification from Global Mobility Bazzar (GMB), an alliance of manufacturing and infrastructure partners led...
Thursday 12 February 2009
CPT to reorganize its TFT-LCD business
After suffering losses in the fourth quarter and full year of 2008, TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has begun to reorganize its operations, according to company CFO...
Wednesday 11 February 2009
ECS and MSI see sharp on-year revenue decline in January
First-tier motherboard makers Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) and Micro-Star International (MSI) both suffered a revenue decline in January this year, according to the companies.
Wednesday 11 February 2009
Pegatron to regain notebook OEM orders from Toshiba
Pegatron Technology is expected to obtain OEM orders from Toshiba, according to sources at Taiwan-based notebook component makers.
Wednesday 11 February 2009
Global PC processor market to decline through 1H09, says IDC
Worldwide PC processor shipments fell significantly in the fourth calendar quarter of 2008, according to IDC. A further demand decline in the first quarter of 2009 points to a very...
Tuesday 10 February 2009
Netbook-use CIS module shipments increasing
Taiwan-based makers of CMOS image sensor (CIS) modules have increased their shipments since the beginning of February 2009, mainly because of large orders from leading international...
Monday 9 February 2009
Silicon Motion controller seen in Samsung SSD camcorder
Silicon Motion Technology foresees increasing solid-state drive (SSD) adoption in non-notebook applications such as digital camcorders to become the company's future shipment growth...
Monday 9 February 2009
Acer and Asustek continue expanding shares in US notebook market in 4Q08, says IDC
Despite a drastic slowdown of global PC shipments in the fourth quarter of 2008, Taiwan-based Acer and Asustek Computer managed to continue expanding their shares in the US notebook...
Friday 6 February 2009
VIA to ship Nano CPUs for 12-inch Samsung netbook in 1Q09
VIA Technologies is expected to ship 150,000-200,000 units of its Nano U225 processors for Samsung's 12.1-inch NC20 netbooks in the first quarter of 2009, according to market sources...
Friday 6 February 2009
Intel to bring forward Atom N280 CPU launch to second half of February, say notebook makers
Intel has decided to bring forward the launch of its single-core Atom N280 processor bundled with GN40 chipset to the second half of February instead of in the second or third quarter...
Friday 6 February 2009
Acer shipping 10.1-inch Aspire one netbooks
Acer has begun small volume shipments of its 10.1-inch Aspire one netbooks in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Large volume shipments for major global markets are slated in mid-February, according...
Thursday 5 February 2009
Taiwan market: Retailers expect 20% sales drop for IT, consumer electronics products in 2009
Retail channels in Taiwan expect their sales of consumer electronics, communications and computer products will drop 20% in 2009 as demand will remain sluggish, according to sources...