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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 5 December 2016
Catcher sees November revenues down from a year ago
Taiwan-based notebook chassis maker Catcher Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$8.21 billion (US$257.37 million) for November, up 0.29% on month, but down 1.63% on...
Friday 2 December 2016
PC market outlook improves mildly with faster shift to slim and convertible models, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments are forecast to decline by 6.4% on year in 2016, according to an updated forecast from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. This is an improvement over August's...
Tuesday 22 November 2016
Digitimes Research: Top-5 vendors, top-3 Taiwan ODMs October notebook shipments down 22%, 12% on month
The five largest notebook vendors together shipped 10.19 million Windows units equipped with Intel processors in October, decreasing 22% on month, while the three largest Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 22 November 2016
Acer places 2017 main notebook orders with Quanta, Compal
Based on Acer's RFQ (request for quotation) for the majority of its notebook orders in 2017, Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics are two major ODMs, according to industry source...
Monday 21 November 2016
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments up on year after two years of decline
Worldwide notebook shipments are estimated to reach 41.65 million units in the fourth quarter, up 6.4% sequentially as demand from the year-end holidays is expected to pick up strongly,...
Monday 21 November 2016
Booming notebook orders to last until 1Q17, say Taiwan makers
Shipments of notebooks from Taiwan-based ODMs will remain strong in the first quarter of 2017 as some brand vendors have been pulling in more orders on short supply of some key components,...
Monday 21 November 2016
Huawei to ramp up its share in global smartphone, notebook and tablet markets in 2017
China-based Huawei Technologies is expected to step up its cooperation with Taiwan-based ODMs to ramp up its share in the global smartphone, notebook and tablet markets, according...
Wednesday 16 November 2016
Proportion of notebooks for single-spindle models to rise significantly in 2017, say Taiwan makers
Based on notebook vendors' RFQ (request for quotation) for models to be launched in 2017, the proportion of 15-inch and above notebooks for single-spindle models without built-in...
Monday 14 November 2016
Wistron reports decreased earnings for 3Q16
Wistron has reported net profits of NT$512 million (US$16.08 million) for the third quarter of 2016, down 16.97% on quarter and 22% from a year earlier. EPS for the quarter stood...
Friday 11 November 2016
Pegatron expects 4Q16 notebook shipments to grow
Pegatron expects fourth-quarter 2016 notebook shipments to increase 25-30% on quarter and those for motherboards and desktops to decrease 15-20%, according to the company.
Friday 11 November 2016
Quanta expects 4Q16 notebook shipments to drop 2-3%
Quanta Computer shipped 10.9 million notebooks in the third quarter of 2016, increasing 2.83% on quarter, and expects shipments to decrease 2-3% in the fourth quarter sequentially...
Thursday 10 November 2016
Panel shortages expected to hurt notebook demand in 1H17, says Compal president
LCD TV panel shortages are prompting panel makers to shift their capacity and the issue has caused notebook panels to see tight supply, according to Compal Electronics president Ray...
Tuesday 8 November 2016
Demand for USB Type-C to pick up with more notebook adoption, says paper
Market watchers expect Apple's decision to fully adopt USB Type-C connectors for its new MacBook Pros to accelerate other notebook vendors' adoption of USB Type-C technology in their...
Wednesday 2 November 2016
Taiwan market: Acer unveils Swift-series ultra-thin notebooks
Acer on November 1 unveiled four Swift-series ultra-thin notebooks for launch in the Taiwan market, with the 14-inch Swift 1 for sale at a recommended retail price of NT$18,900 (US$598),...
Friday 28 October 2016
Acer, Asustek adjusting notebook strategies for 2017
Acer and Asustek Computer will adjust their strategies for marketing notebooks in 2017, with Acer to decrease shipments of entry-level models and focus on gaming, 2-in-1 and slim...