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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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Tuesday 13 November 2018
Inventec cautious about 4Q18 outlook
Inventec has expressed caution about its outlook for the fourth quarter of 2018 and the entire year of 2019, citing the impacts of the ongoing US-China trade spats, continued tight...
Tuesday 13 November 2018
Taiwan notebooks – 3Q 2018
Taiwan's notebook shipments grew 4.3% sequentially but decreased 4.7% on year in the third quarter of 2018, as Intel's CPU shortages affected vendors' overall order placements.
Monday 12 November 2018
Taiwan ODMs relocating notebook production to counter US-China trade war
Taiwan ODMs including Compal Electronics, Quanta Computer, Wistron, Inventec and Pegatron are stepping up relocating their notebook production lines to other destinations from China...
Wednesday 7 November 2018
Global notebook shipments to rise 2.8% in 4Q18, says Digitimes Research
Worldwide notebook shipments are forecast to increase 2.8% sequentially to their highest levels for 2018 in the fourth quarter thanks to strong seasonal demand and improving Intel...
Wednesday 31 October 2018
Acer launches new enterprise notebooks with security features
Acer has launched two new TravelMate T6 series ultra-thin notebooks for the enterprise sector, both equipped with a BIOS management system, Windows Hello and Trusted Platform Module...
Wednesday 31 October 2018
Apple announces new MacBook Air with Touch ID
Apple has introduced a new MacBook Air, bringing a 13-inch Retina display, Touch ID, and the latest processors to the vendor's notebook product line.
Tuesday 30 October 2018
Tight supply of notebook MLCCs loosening on Intel CPU shortfall
Tight supply of notebook-use MLCCs has eased a little as Intel's CPU shortages have caused disruption to notebook shipments since the second half of 2018 while undermining demand...
Thursday 25 October 2018
Ongoing commercial renewals maintain stability in EMEA traditional PC market, says IDC
The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) traditional PC market (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) came in stable in the third quarter of 2018, with the market growing 0.5%...
Friday 19 October 2018
Global notebook shipment forecast, 2019 and beyond
The notebook market will face unfavorable conditions in 2019 on both the supply side and demand side. Total shipments may dip further below the level seen in 2018.
Thursday 18 October 2018
Growing sales of gaming, Chromebook devices to boost Acer gross margin
Acer expects sales of its gaming and Chromebook products to grow significantly in 2018, which will help boost the company's product ASPs and gross margin. The company's gaming-related...
Thursday 11 October 2018
Inventec reports on-year growth in September revenues
Inventec has registered consolidated revenues of NT$48.04 billion (US$1.53 billion) for September, down 3.68% on month, but up 11.76% on year with combined consolidated revenues from...
Thursday 11 October 2018
Quanta September revenues drop, other notebook ODMs see increases
Quanta Computer's September sales dropped while most other major notebook ODMs saw their revenues for the month increase.
Thursday 4 October 2018
Microsoft unveils new-generation Surface family
Microsoft has unveiled four new Surface products: a 2-in-1 device, a notebook, an all-in-one PC and a headphone.
Thursday 4 October 2018
Asustek gaming notebook shipments to grow over 10% in 2018
Despite Intel CPU shortages, Asustek Computer is expected to post an over 10% increase in gaming notebook shipments this year as the Taiwan-based vendor had foreseen the possibility...
Friday 28 September 2018
Asustek dismisses layoff rumor
Asustek Compouter has dismissed a recent media report that claimed the company was ready to axe half of its gaming department's personnel with at least 300 employees to be affected,...