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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 9 April 2021
Wistron sees over 50% surge in notebook shipments in 1Q21
Wistron shipped a total of 5.4 million notebooks in the first quarter of 2021, up 52.1% from a year earlier, while revenues grew by a slight 2% on year to NT$177.14 billion (US$6.23...
Wednesday 7 April 2021
Acer optimistic about 2Q21 shipments in Asia Pacific
Acer expects shipments into Asia Pacific to grow sequentially in the second quarter thanks to the stay-at-home economy driven by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the company's...
Tuesday 6 April 2021
Taiwan 1st-tier IC design houses set to post strong 1Q21 results
Taiwan-based first-tier IC design houses including MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor are believed to have seen their March revenues climb substantially...
Thursday 1 April 2021
Notebook ODMs express concerns about overbooking
Notebook ODMs have expressed concerns about overbooking by clients who continue to step up their pace of orders, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 31 March 2021
Brand vendors to raise new notebook prices
Notebook brand vendors are planning to raise prices for their upcoming new products to reflect increasing costs from raw materials, ICs and transportation, according to sources from...
Wednesday 31 March 2021
Quanta expects double-digit notebook shipment growth in 2021
Quanta Computer expects to post a double-digit increase in notebook shipments this year, while fellow ODM firms including Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec are also positive...
Tuesday 30 March 2021
Taiwan CCL makers to raise quotes by 15-20% in April
Taiwan-based CCL makers including Nan Ya Plastics, Iteq and Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) will raise their quotes by 15-20% starting April in response to increased costs of copper...
Tuesday 30 March 2021
Notebook component shortage to worsen in 2Q21, says Clevo
Clevo, which specializes in gaming and niche notebook manufacturing, expects shortages of display driver ICs and other notebook-use components and materials to worsen in the second...
Monday 29 March 2021
Compal to enjoy double-digit growths for notebook and non-notebook products in 2021
Judging from orders on hand and end-market demand, Compal Electronics expects its notebook and non-notebook shipments to experience double-digit growth in 2021, according to company...
Wednesday 24 March 2021
GCE posts record profits in 2020 on strong high-end PCB shipments
Taiwan-based PCB maker Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) saw its net earnings for 2020 hit a record high of NT$2.07 billion (US$72.6 million) with revenues rising 22.99% on year to NT$23.39...
Tuesday 23 March 2021
MSI posts profit surge in 2020
Micro-Star International (MSI) saw profits surge in 2020 with EPS reaching NT$9.42 (US$0.33), up from NT$6.61 in 2019.
Tuesday 23 March 2021
Digitimes Research worldwide notebook shipment update – February 2021
The global top-5 notebook brands saw their combined shipments, excluding those of detachable models, decline 8% sequentially in February while the top-3 notebook ODMs' combined shipments...
Friday 19 March 2021
MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 chipset powers new Asustek gaming notebooks
MediaTek has announced its MT7921 Wi-Fi 6 chipset is powering Asustek Computer's new ROG and TUF gaming notebook series, which will hit market shelves starting March 2021.
Thursday 18 March 2021
Asustek posts record profit in 2020
Asustek Computer saw its net profits jump 119% on year to a record high of NT$26.56 billion (US$938 million) in 2020, thanks to pandemic-driven demand.
Thursday 18 March 2021
Highlights of the day: Acer and Asustek upbeat about notebook market
Acer and Asustek are set to see strong notebook shipments in first-half 2021, with order visibililty becoming clear...