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Taiwan notebook ODMs
Taiwan notebook Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) account for more than 90% of global notebook production and Digitimes is there to provide daily updates on shipments, supplier contracts and financial data on the more than 10 Taiwan makers involved in notebook manufacturing.
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Friday 15 March 2024
Indian PC vendors to meet production targets by fiscal 2023 under IT hardware PLI
Thanks to a more flexible version of India's incentive policy and an import management system that may restrict computer imports, PC and notebook vendors are reportedly increasing...
Thursday 14 March 2024
Acer CEO: Only black swan for notebooks could be in panel prices
Acer Chairman and CEO Jason Chen noted that the current notebook supply is going smoothly and the Red Sea crisis had a limited impact. The only potential "black swan" is the oversupply...
Thursday 14 March 2024
Ko Ja forays into new businesses and industries
Ko Ja (Cayman), a maker of Membrane Touch Switches (MTS) used mainly for notebook keyboards, has been actively investing in chemical and optical materials while strengthening its...
Wednesday 13 March 2024
With replacement demand and new AI PCs, JEITA estimates global PC sales to grow by 0.4% in 2024
The Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) estimated that the global PC market scale, in terms of units, will shift away from the declines in...
Monday 11 March 2024
Microsoft's Surface sees increased presence from Qualcomm; x86 camp's Intel and AMD losing ground
Microsoft recently released its financial report for the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 (ending December 31, 2023). Revenue for Windows OEM showed growth, indicating a gradual...
Monday 11 March 2024
Notebook ODMs see growth in February shipments, full industrial rebound premature
Despite a shorter February, most notebook (NB) ODMs saw shipment growth and expressed optimism for March. However, concluding a complete rebound in the notebook industry may be pre...
Friday 8 March 2024
South Korean manufacturers secure all OLED panel orders for Apple's iPad Pro
Apple is set to launch a new generation of the iPad Pro as early as March 2024. The total supply volume of OLED panels is estimated to be 8.5 million units, and it will be fully supplied...
Thursday 29 February 2024
Notebook shipment update, January 2024
Global top-5 notebook brands saw their combined shipments plummet sharply from a month ago in January 2024 as the slow season kicked in and the global economy remains deeply influenced...
Tuesday 27 February 2024
Thailand's notebook industrial cluster takes shape, with Quanta on pace to surpass production target
Leading ODM Quanta Computer is well ahead of its own projected progress for manufacturing notebooks at its Thailand facilities, say sources in the supply chain: monthly production...
Tuesday 20 February 2024
As 2024 forecasts remain bleak, notebook industry pins hope for 2025
After seeing less-than-stellar results in the traditional peak season in 2022, followed by an even bleaker off-peak season in 2023, the notebook supply chain is afraid of a repeat...
Friday 16 February 2024
Notebook ODMs to see shipments pick up in March
According to industry sources, Taiwan-based notebook ODMs, several of which experienced sequential shipment decreases in January, are expected to witness a pickup in March shipment...
Wednesday 7 February 2024
Quanta leadership heads frontline charge as notebook ODMs compete for orders
As geopolitical factors continue to disrupt the conventional order, Quanta's top brass has been called into action, with vice chairman C. C. Leung personally heading to notebook juggernaut...
Tuesday 6 February 2024
Global notebook shipments to experience only minor sequential decline in 1Q24, says DIGITIMES Research
Global notebook shipments, not including detachable models, went down 5.8% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2023 due to brand vendors' promotions on older-generation notebooks...
Tuesday 6 February 2024
Taiwan-based NB ODMs pivot resources to HPC and AI in 2024
In a recent shift, Taiwan-based laptop ODMs are directing their 2024 resources toward non-notebook ventures, notably in High-Performance Computing (HPC) and AI.
Friday 2 February 2024
DRAM trio Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron battle for LPCAMM dominance amid AI laptop boom
2024 kicked off with a flurry of tech giants unveiling their AI laptops, each vying for a share of this burgeoning market. In step with this trend, memory manufacturers are gearing...