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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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Monday 8 February 2021
Notebook production relocation from China not crucial concern for vendors
Notebook brand vendors are taking a wait-and-see attitude toward whether to have their supply chain partners move production out of China, as the Biden administration is not expected...
Friday 5 February 2021
Lenovo COO Lanci to retire
Gianfranco Lanci, COO and president for Lenovo, will retire from the PC vendor in September 2021. The company also disclosed organization and personnel changes that will become effective...
Thursday 4 February 2021
Notebook chips in tight supply
The supply of notebook-use chips including display driver ICs, power management chips and audio codecs chips continues to fall short of demand in the first quarter of 2021 despite...
Monday 1 February 2021
SSD adoption among notebooks to accelerate in 2021
Falling NAND flash prices will be driving substantially the adoption of SSDs in notebooks this year, which Micron Technology executive VP and chief business officer Sumit Sadana also...
Monday 1 February 2021
Global notebook shipments surge over 10% to record high of 60 million units in 4Q20
Global notebook shipments, excluding detachable models, surged over 10% sequentially to hit a fresh high of 60 million units in fourth-quarter 2020, mainly driven by robust demand...
Monday 1 February 2021
Highlights of the day: Notebook ODMs feel pressure from rising components costs
IC components prices are rising as a result of shortages amid tight foundry capacity, heaping pressure on notebook makers. ODMs are mulling hiking notebook...
Monday 1 February 2021
Notebook ODMs mull hiking quotes to reflect rising components costs
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs plan to raise their quotes to reflect rising component prices that have been heaping pressure on their production costs, according to industry sources.
Thursday 28 January 2021
Chromebook shipments to climb nearly 30% in 2021
Worldwide notebook shipments are forecast to grow 13.1% to 227 million units in 2021, with shipments of Chromebook devices to post the highest on-year growth of nearly 30%, according...
Tuesday 26 January 2021
IT panel prices keep rising
Prices for IT panels have been climbing due to worsening supply-demand imbalnce triggered by the tight supply of upstream materials and components, including LCD driver ICs and glass...
Tuesday 26 January 2021
Acer notebook sales surge in US
Acer saw its commercial notebook sales hike 119% on year in the US in 2020, according to some market observers citing research figures.
Monday 25 January 2021
Highlights of the day: Notebook ODMs have strong outlook
Demand for notebooks remains robust, thanks to the stay-at-home economy. Notebook ODMs expect orders to be stable...
Monday 25 January 2021
ODMs see notebook order visibility extending in 2H21
Thanks to the stay-at-home economy driven by the coronavirus pandemic, notebook shipments are expected to stay robust in 2021, with ODMs see stable orders for the first half of the...
Friday 22 January 2021
Intel reports record revenues for 2020
Intel has reported record revenues for 2020 at US$77.9 billion, up 8% on year, with its board of directors approved a cash dividend increase of 5% to US$1.39 per share on an annual...
Thursday 21 January 2021
HDI PCB makers see clear order visibility through 2Q21
Taiwan-based HDI PCB manufacturers have seen demand for smartphones and notebooks continue ramping up significantly, with clear order visibility extended to the second quarter, according...
Tuesday 19 January 2021
Strong notebook sales having limited impact on PC DIY demand
Strong demand for notebooks driven by the stay-at-home economy in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak has undermined shipments of conventional desktops, but sales in the PC DIY market...