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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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Thursday 19 August 2021
Supply of chips for 4G applications falls short of demand
The supply of 4G product chips including power amplifiers (PAs) and smartphone application processors has fallen short of demand due mainly to the chip suppliers' increased focus...
Thursday 19 August 2021
Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 2Q 2021
Taiwan's large-size LCD panel shipments reached 71.93 million units in the second quarter of 2021, down 0.4% sequentially, but up 11.7% on year.
Wednesday 18 August 2021
Compal and Realtek form JV for chips, sources say
Compal Electronics and networking IC supplier Realtek Semiconductor have established a joint venture, Starmems Semiconductor that will be dedicated to supplying chips for notebook-used...
Tuesday 17 August 2021
Taiwan ODMs step up deployments in automotive electronics
ODMs including Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Inventec and Wistron have stepped up their deployments in the automotive electronics field, as well as healthcare and other sectors,...
Tuesday 17 August 2021
Arm-based notebook processor shipments post 5-fold jump in 2020
Arm-based notebook computing chips jumped nine-fold in revenue terms and five-fold in unit terms in 2020, according to Strategy Analytics.
Monday 16 August 2021
Quanta expects single-digit drop in 3Q21 notebook shipments due to Chromebooks
Quanta Computer expects its third-quarter notebook shipments to slip a single-digit percentage sequentially, due to weakening demand for Chromebooks from the education segment.
Friday 13 August 2021
Notebook companies see mixed shipment prospects for 2022
Brand notebook vendors are generally optimistic about their shipment prospects for 2022, whereas concerns have been raised among ODMs and other suppliers about whether notebook shipments...
Friday 13 August 2021
Compal expects notebook chip shortage to continue into 2022
Notebook ODM Compal Electronics expects the ongoing shortages of notebook-use chips and components to last until the second half of next year.
Thursday 12 August 2021
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 2Q 2021
Taiwan's small- to medium-size panel shipments increased 11.7% sequentially, but went down 9% on year to arrive at 209.76 million units in the second quarter of 2021.
Thursday 12 August 2021
Pegatron expects 3Q21 notebook shipments to increase 15-20%
Pegatron expects notebook shipments to increase 15-20% sequentially in the third quarter, and shipments of its non-IT products will also register sequential growth.
Thursday 12 August 2021
Notebook component suppliers post disappointing 2Q21 results
Unlike foundries and downstream device assemblers who have reported impressive sales and profits for the second quarter, notebook component suppliers had disappointing results for...
Wednesday 11 August 2021
Asustek and MSI report decreased July revenues
Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International (MSI) both saw their July revenues decrease substantially on month, as a result of chip shortages constraining their notebook sales growth...
Wednesday 11 August 2021
Inventec approves investment for server plant expansion in Mexico
Inventec's board of directors has approved a plan to build new production lines for servers in Mexico for an amount not exceeding US$75.9 million.
Tuesday 10 August 2021
Taiwan IC substrate makers to enjoy strong 2H21
Unimicron Technology, Kinsus Interconnect Technology and Nan Ya PCB are all poised to generate substantial revenue increases in the second half of 2021, as strong order momentum for...
Tuesday 10 August 2021
Notebook ODMs see constrained shipment growth, but rising revenues in 3Q21
Notebook ODMs expect to post only flat or slight sequential shipment growth in the third quarter, despite brisk orders from customers, but the makers' revenues are expected to improve...