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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 11 August 2017
Demand for upstream passive component materials rising
Demand for upstream materials for use in the manufacture of passive components, such as powder materials for MLCCs and aluminum foil for capacitors, has been rising, according to...
Thursday 10 August 2017
Taiwan market: Huawei introduces new products
Aiming to make significant inroads in the Taiwan market, Huawei has introduced an array of new products into the local market, including its Y7 smartphone, a new version P10 Plus,...
Monday 7 August 2017
Inventec sees on-year growth in July revenues
Inventec has announced consolidated revenues of NT$39.48 billion (US$1.33 billion) for July, sliding 5.77% from a month ago, but rising 13.38% on year. The company's combined consolidated...
Monday 7 August 2017
Notebook vendors adopting different approaches to counter lackluster PC sales
Heavyweight notebook vendors Lenovo, HP and Apple are taking different approaches to counter lackluster PC sales in the global markets, with the former two adopting lower-pricing...
Thursday 3 August 2017
Competition in gaming desktop PC segment heating up
Notebook brands including Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI), Lenovo and Acer have recently enhanced their respective gaming desktop PC portfolios, extending the ongoing...
Thursday 27 July 2017
Elan posts EPS of NT$1.04 in 1H17
Touch and fingerprint sensor vendor Elan Microelectronics has reported net profit surged 74% from a year earlier to NT$405 million (US$13.3 million) in the first half of 2017. EPS...
Wednesday 26 July 2017
Shuttle may turn profitable in 2Q17, says paper
Taiwan-based barebone system vendor Shuttle is expected to have achieved strong revenues in the second quarter of 2017, which may help the company turn profitable, according to a...
Tuesday 25 July 2017
Quanta to see rising incomes from notebooks, servers and wearables in 2H17, says paper
Quanta Computer is expected to enjoy a strong second-half 2017 thanks to rising demand for notebooks, growing server sales and the release of the next-generation Apple Watch, according...
Monday 24 July 2017
CEE and notebooks, main drivers of the EMEA traditional PC market recovery, said IDC
The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) traditional PC market (desktops, notebooks and workstations) continued to improve in the second quarter of 2017, with a stable performance...
Thursday 20 July 2017
Taiwan market: Fujitsu launches new notebooks
Fujitsu has launched its new NB Lifebook U9-series notebooks in the Taiwan market targeting the business PC sector. The Japan-based brand aims to double its notebook shipments in...
Friday 14 July 2017
Notebook vendors increase adoption of mixed material chassis in 2H17
Notebook brand vendors including Dell and Hewlett-Packard (HP) reportedly will increase their adoption of notebook chassis made of mixed materials in the second half as China has...
Friday 14 July 2017
Inventec to see revenues increase in 2H17, says paper
Inventec will distribute dividends of NT$1.45 (US$0.05) in cash and is expected to see growing revenues in the second half thanks to orders for Apple's new HomePod, according to a...
Friday 14 July 2017
Traditional PC market fares slightly better than expectations as component shortages ease, says IDC
Worldwide shipments of traditional PCs (desktop, notebook, workstation) totaled 60.5 million units in the second quarter of 2017, posting an on-year decline of 3.3%, according to...
Thursday 13 July 2017
Acer gaming notebook shipments double on year in 1H17
Acer saw shipments of its gaming notebooks more than double in the first half of 2017 compared to a year earlier, and the company expects sales to be even better in the second half...
Wednesday 12 July 2017
Taiwan IC design houses gearing up for high speed transmissions
With high speed transmissions becoming an important spec for electronics devices, Taiwan-based IC design houses including ASMedia, Parade Technologies, Weltrend, On-Bright, Etron...