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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 12 November 2021
DRAM prices to retreat in 4Q21 after strong gains
DRAM ASPs soared 41% through the first eight months of 2021, rising from US$3.37 in January to US$4.77 in August. ASPs slipped 3% to US$4.62 in September, still a 37% surge compared...
Thursday 11 November 2021
Asustek expects notebook and graphics card sales to continue rising
Asustek Computer expects sales of its notebooks and graphics cards to continue growing to buoy further its revenue and profit performance in the fourth quarter.
Thursday 11 November 2021
IC shortage unlikely to ease until TI ramps up output
The global IC shortage is unlikely to ease until Texas Instruments scales up its output, according to sources in the notebook industry, which see supply-side constraints caused mainly...
Wednesday 10 November 2021
Quanta sees notebook shipments up in October, Compal down
Quanta Computer shipped 6.1 million notebooks in October, up from September's six million units, whereas Compal Electronics saw its corresponding shipments decline to 5.1 million...
Tuesday 9 November 2021
Notebook ODMs still unable to fulfill all orders for 4Q21
Notebook ODMs are still unable to fulfill all customer orders for the fourth quarter of 2021 due mainly to the ongoing shortage of certain chips and components, but delivery of deferred...
Monday 8 November 2021
Global notebook shipments rise in 3Q21, but to slip in 4Q21
Global notebook shipments (not including detachable model) rose 3.1% sequentially in the third quarter of 2021, stronger than DIGITIMES Research's previous forecast, according to...
Friday 5 November 2021
Elan expects shipments for notebooks to grow 10% in 2022
Elan Microelectronics, which specializes in touchscreen controller chips and fingerprint sensors, expects its shipments for notebooks to increase about 10% in 2022. But overall notebook...
Thursday 28 October 2021
High costs leave major brands unenthusiastic about 5G notebooks
Despite 5G gradually becoming more common, 5G notebooks are still rare in the market. This is because the cost of 5G notebooks is simply too high. From the processors to the mechanical...
Thursday 21 October 2021
India wooing PC vendors, ODMs to set up plants locally
India is striving to woo PC vendors and ODMs to set up production lines in the South Asian country, and its latest incentive is to give priority supply right for up to 50% of its...
Wednesday 20 October 2021
Apple looking to diversify assemblers for Macs
Apple is looking to diversify its assemblers for the Mac series to include not only Taiwan-based Quanta Computer and Foxconn Technology but also a few China-based suppliers, according...
Wednesday 20 October 2021
Taiwan IC substrate makers cut into supply chain for new-gen Mac chips
Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers, such as Unimicron Technology, have reportedly cut into the supply chain for Apple's custom-built silicon powering the next generation Macs, and...
Monday 18 October 2021
Brand vendors under pressure to raise new notebook prices
Notebook brands are facing the pressure of reflecting the extra costs from components, production and logistics on the prices of their new notebooks, according to sources from the...
Friday 15 October 2021
Chip shortage causes uneven inventories, says Acer chairman
Notebook inventories held by Acer's channel distributors are pretty low. The PC vendor still has a large backlog of orders from international distributors as uneven inventories across...
Friday 15 October 2021
Notebook shipments to see next wave of growth starting 2024
Global notebook shipments are expected to experience minor declines in 2022 and 2023 as governments will start cutting their COVID-19 subsidies and stimulus checks with the easing...
Wednesday 13 October 2021
Taiwan backend houses gain shifted orders for MOSFETs from Southeast Asia
Taiwan-based backend houses continue to land shifted orders for MOSFET and other power ICs from Southeast Asia, where operations at fabs run by international IDMs are being disrupted...