Taiwan ODMs facing pressure from Lenovo

Dec 22, 01:15

Taiwan-based ODMs are expected to face significant pressure from Lenovo's plan of establishing production bases in Japan and South America, according to sources from the upstream...

BYD reportedly lands notebook order from Toshiba

Nov 18, 01:25

Market rumors recently speculated that BYD has obtained notebook orders from Toshiba, marking the China-based firm's entry into the supply chain of the global top-10 PC vendors.

Compal reportedly receives extra orders from Lenovo and Dell

Nov 17, 01:20

Compal Electronics reportedly has received extra orders from Lenovo and Dell for 2011 and will become the two notebook vendors' largest ODM partner, according to sources from the...

Maction wins orders for car-use navigation software from China-based BYD Auto

Dec 29, 02:00

Maction Technologies, a Taiwan-based developer of GPS navigation software and vendor of PNDs, has obtained orders for its PaPaGo software, from China-based automaker BYD Auto, according...

GCL-Poly and LDK extends battle to strategic alliances and Taiwan solar cell market

Dec 14, 15:03

As more players enter the solar arena and companies continue to ramp up capacity, strategic integrations and alliances have become critical for success, particularly in the China...

Competitors eye Foxconn handset orders

Oct 14, 02:10

Foxconn International Holding (FIH) has recently started negotiating with clients about increasing manufacturing quotes. In response, competitors such as BYD and Compal Communication...

BYD posts near 100% increase in 1H10 revenues

Aug 24, 14:37

China-based handset battery maker and ODM BYD posted 7.468 billion yuan (US$1.098 billion) in revenues for the first half of 2010, up 96.47% on year, according to the China-based...

China notebook players shift focus to Calpella

Jul 9, 14:57

China-based white-box PC makers and notebook ODM players including CZC Technology, Malata, Lengda, BYD, TopStar, 3NOD and J&W are shifting their focus to Calpella platform notebooks...

BYD to invest 500 million yuan for PV power stations in 2010, says media

Mar 19, 14:44

BYD, a China-based maker of electric cars, batteries and electronic components/devices, plans to invest 500 million yuan (US$73.2 million) to set up photovoltaic (PV) power-generating...

BYD Electronic sees drop in revenue contribution from Nokia, say sources

Mar 17, 13:59

BYD Electronic (International), China-based BYD's subsidiary maker of handsets and components, has seen the contribution of Nokia orders to its total revenues drop to 51% in 2009...

BYD setting up 5GWp solar cell production base in China, says paper

Jan 25, 11:16

BYD, a China-based maker of electronic components/devices and electrical cars, is setting up a production base for crystalline silicon solar cells with an annual capacity of 5GWp...

TSMC ties up with BYD Auto for production of automotive grade ICs

Dec 4, 10:38

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reportedly teamed up with China-based BYD Auto for contract production of automotive-grade ICs, according to industry sources...

Handset displays shipments up 30% sequentially in 2Q09, says DisplaySearch

Nov 25, 14:37

After hitting bottom in the first quarter of 2009, handset display shipments for the second quarter of 2009 reached 360 million units, up 30% sequentially and 3% on year, according...

Both FIH and BYD shifting to focus on China market, says paper

Newswatch - Oct 13, 14:03

Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) and rival China-based BYD have both shifted their marketing efforts to focus on the China market due to sharp declines in orders from international...

Protective component maker Thinking enters China automotive market

Newswatch - Aug 14, 16:28

Thinking Electronic has entered the supply chain of China-based automobile maker BYD Company and expects to begin volume shipments in 2010, according to market speculation.

EMS provider BYD entering white-box netbook market in China

Jun 18, 16:25

EMS provider BYD recently began shipping a white-box netbook in the China market priced around 1,500 RMB (US$219), according to notebook industry sources. The price is expected to...

China-based handset maker BYD to venture into PC OEM business, says paper

Newswatch - Apr 22, 11:18

BYD Electronics, the Hong Kong-listed OEM handset subsidiary of China-based BYD Company, is ready to venture into the PC OEM business, the Chinese-language Commercial Times...

FIH and BYD to see financial performance affected by Nokia pull-back from contract manufacturing, say sources

Newswatch - Mar 31, 14:28

Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) and BYD Electronics are expected to see their financial performance for 2009 affected significantly by Nokia's decision to stop using outside...

Nokia pulls more than US$5 billion in business from contract manufacturers, iSuppli says

Mar 30, 10:43

Nokia has stopped using outside contract manufacturers for the assembly of its phones, dealing yet another blow to the beleaguered electronics contract manufacturing business that...

Handset maker BYD to move into netbook production, reports say

Feb 3, 12:25

BYD Electronics, the Hong Kong-listed OEM handset subsidiary of China-based BYD Company, plans to venture into the production of OEM netbooks, according to media reports in China.

Foxconn skeptical over BYD's claim over withdrawal of IP lawsuit

Dec 5, 17:15

Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) has not yet been notified by Chinese police concerning claims that they have dropped a criminal probe into allegedly illegal use of its intellectual...