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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 9 March 2015
Chicony Electronics reports revenue drop for February 2015
Taiwan-based notebook component maker Chicony Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.9 billion (US$155.52 million) for February 2015, representing a 26.54% drop on...
Monday 9 March 2015
Notebook ODMs see on-month revenue decline in February
Notebook ODMs Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec have announced their revenues for February, all dropping from a month ago. Wistron's February revenues had the least on-month...
Monday 9 March 2015
Taiwan market: Alienware returns
Dell has launched its new Alienware gaming notebooks in Taiwan with a top-end 17-inch model priced as high as NT$127,900 (US$4,074). Dell Taiwan president Terence Liao pointed out...
Thursday 26 February 2015
Compal expects 1Q15 notebook shipments to fall 16-20%
ODM Compal Electronics expects notebook shipments in the first quarter of 2015 to decrease 16-20% on quarter but increase 0-5% on year, according to the company.
Wednesday 25 February 2015
Notebook panel demand expected to be weak in 1Q15, says WitsView
Notebook panel demand is likely to be weak in the first quarter of 2015 as the overall notebook market is expected to decline around 20%.
Monday 16 February 2015
Lenovo will not further ramp in-house notebook production in fiscal 2016, say sources
Lenovo will not ramp up notebook shipments from LCFC (Hefei) Electronics, a joint venture between Lenovo and Compal Electronics, in fiscal 2016 (April 2015-March 2016), due to higher...
Wednesday 11 February 2015
Notebook component suppliers ramping shipments of high-end parts to beef up profits
Suppliers in the notebook component supply chain in Taiwan plan to raise shipment ratios of high-end components and parts in order to boost their profitability in 2015, according...
Tuesday 10 February 2015
Notebook ODMs see declines in January revenues
Notebook ODMs Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec saw their revenues drop by double-digit percentages on month in January, with their sales likely to continue to decline in February...
Monday 9 February 2015
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments by top vendors and ODMs decline significantly in January
Notebook shipments (excluding detachable models) by the top-five vendors as well as top-three ODMs suffered a sequential decline of 25% and 19%, respectively, in January due to a...
Thursday 5 February 2015
Touch panel makers expect weak demand for notebook applications into 2Q15
Touch panel makers estimate weak demand for notebook applications into the second quarter of 2015 and vendors' touch notebook reserves including Hewlett Packard's are expected to...
Tuesday 3 February 2015
Acer hits record consumer notebook market share in Chile in December 2014
Acer on February 3 announced it had set an historic-high market share of 27.9% for consumer notebooks in the Chile market in December 2014, which it attributed to its exclusive cooperation...
Tuesday 3 February 2015
Taiwan notebook vendors expect Chromebook shipments to increase to 12-14 million units in 2015
There were 5.5-6.5 million Chromebooks shipped globally in 2014 and shipments in 2015 are expected to grow to 12-14 million units, according to Taiwan-based notebook vendors.
Monday 26 January 2015
Notebook vendors eye 12-inch notebooks
Many notebook brand vendors are planning to release 12-inch notebooks for 2015 and expect the 12-inch product segment to enjoy the fastest growth for the year, according to sources...
Friday 23 January 2015
Free upgrade to Windows 10 unlikely to boost notebook replacement
Microsoft has announced Windows 10 will be available as a free upgrade to Windows 7 and 8 for the first year, but sources from the notebook supply chain believe the strategy is unlikely...
Tuesday 20 January 2015
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments in 1Q15 to exceed 38 million units
There will be 38.525 million notebooks shipped globally during the first quarter of 2015, decreasing 16.4% on quarter and 2.4% on year, according to Digitimes Research.