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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 24 September 2021
AMD, MediaTek reportedly in talks to form JV
Speculation has been circulating in the chipmaking market that AMD and MediaTek are in talks to form a joint venture that will be dedicated to developing SoC solutions combining Wi-Fi,...
Thursday 23 September 2021
HP may see notebook shipments stay flat or drop slightly in 2022, say sources
Hewlett-Packard's (HP) notebook shipments for 2022 may be just on par with the 2021 levels or post a single-digit drop, according to industry sources.
Thursday 23 September 2021
Highlights of the day: Top vendors see notebook shipments drop in August
Chip shortages have undermined shipments to the notebook market. The top-5 notebook vendors saw their combined shipments...
Thursday 23 September 2021
Top-5 notebook vendors see combined shipments slip in August, says Digitimes Research
The impact of chip shortages that are in varying degrees had a negative impact on the overall notebooks shipped by the world's top-5 notebook brands (excluding Apple) in August, which...
Wednesday 22 September 2021
NAND supply likely to turn tight in 2H22, says Silicon Motion
NAND flash prices are expected to stay stable in 2022, but the supply of such chips is likely to turn tight in the second half of next year, according to Wallace Kou, president of...
Friday 17 September 2021
India PC shipments hit 5-year high at almost 4.1 million units
PC shipments in India hit a five-year high in the second quarter, rising 43% on year to 4.097 million units, partially because of the low base period in 2020, according to a PC market...
Thursday 16 September 2021
Notebook ODMs may log shipment decreases in 4Q21
Notebook ODMs will likely see their shipments register on-year decreases in the fourth quarter, due to a pretty high base during the same period in 2020, according to industry sour...
Thursday 16 September 2021
MSI adopts AUO miniLED display technology in creator notebook
AU Optronic's (AUO) AmLED (adaptive miniLED) display technology is featured in MSI's new creator notebook series.
Wednesday 15 September 2021
IC shortage and rising costs challenging notebook battery module makers
Shortages of upstream chips and components, and rising costs are challenging notebook battery makers, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 14 September 2021
US notebook vendors stepping up pace of chip orders
US notebook vendors have stepped up their pace of chip orders, demanding more available supplies for the fourth quarter and next year, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 14 September 2021
Notebook PCB makers still see challenges ahead despite strong demand
Notebook PCB specialists HannStar Board and Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) continue to see challenges arising from an overall IC shortage, despite brisk shipments prospects for the...
Friday 10 September 2021
Quanta, Compal post shipment drops in August
Quanta Computer shipped a total of 5.5 million notebooks in August, down 6.8% sequentially, while fellow company Compal Electronics saw its notebook shipments dip 4.1% on month to...
Thursday 9 September 2021
Wistron, Inventec enjoy shipment growth in August but may post disappointing performance in 3Q21
Notebook ODMs such as Wistron and Inventec may experience lower-than-expected shipments in the third quarter of 2021, due mainly to the ongoing IC shortages disrupting their deliveries,...
Wednesday 8 September 2021
More smartphone vendors to adopt vapor chambers for new models
More China- and South Korea-based smartphone vendors are expected to adopt vapor chambers (VCs) for their new models slated for launch in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to...
Tuesday 7 September 2021
Midrange notebooks selling well in Vietnam
In Vietnam, midrange notebooks priced at VND15-20 million (US$658-878) have been selling due to sharply growing demand for notebooks used in remote work, learning and gaming.