Commentary: Foxconn to continue to dominate tablet OEM business in 2013

Dec 17, 14:13

Demand for tablets is expected to grow. In 2012, total demand in the market was 120-130 units. Market observers believe in 2013, demand will expand to 180 units and in particular,...

Notebook ODMs saw mixed revenue results in November

Dec 10, 22:24

Notebook ODMs saw mixed performances in their November consolidated revenues with Quanta Computer suffering an on-month drop of 13.29% and an on-year drop of 11.16%, while Compal...

Compal, Inventec see increased November revenues

Dec 10, 10:56

Taiwan-based ODM Compal Electronics had consolidated revenues of NT$63.347 billion (US$2.17 billion) for November increasing 5.25% on month and 5.97% on year while fellow maker Inventec...

Compal lands orders for tablets from Amazon, says paper

Newswatch - Dec 3, 15:19

Compal Electronics has obtained orders for Amazon's third-generation tablet to be launched in September 2013, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN)...

Notebook ODMs compete aggressively for sporadic orders

Nov 26, 22:00

Although notebook brand vendors have finished most of their order placements for 2013, they are currently still releasing some sporadic orders, accounting for 5-8% of their total...

Compal to decrease notebook production capacity

Nov 21, 15:30

Compal Electronics will reduce its total capacity from 60 million notebooks a year to 50 million units through stopping production at two factories in Kunshan, eastern China, as soon...

Notebook ODMs offer extra services to attract tablet orders

Nov 19, 22:55

With notebook shipments estimated to only have a single-digit percentage growth on year in 2013, notebook ODMs including Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron, are aggressively...

Notebook brands turn conservative about accumulating orders to inland plants

Nov 12, 22:40

While notebook ODMs become aggressive about building up their production capacities at plants in inland China to save costs, notebook vendors taken a more conservative stance about...

Compal Communications to see shipments rebound in 4Q12

Nov 2, 11:42

Handset ODM Compal Communications is expected to see its shipments increase significantly in the fourth quarter of 2012, buoyed by orders from Nokia and Lenovo, as well as other clients...

Compal announces profit for 3Q12

Oct 31, 22:08

Compal Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$173.03 billion (US$5.92 billion) for the third quarter of 2012, up 4.94% sequentially, with net profit reaching NT$1.63...

Workers strike at Compal factory in Chengdu

Oct 25, 20:37

Around 2,000 workers at the factory of notebook ODM Compal Electronics in Chengdu City, western China, went on strike early this week in protest because they were not allowed to be...

Compal Electronics lays off tablet R&D, testing personnel

Oct 23, 21:07

Taiwan-based notebook and tablet ODM Compal Electronics has laid off more than 100 employees responsible for tablet R&D and testing.

Compal September revenues up almost 25%

Oct 11, 10:55

Taiwan-based notebook ODM Compal Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$64.52 billion (US$2.18 billion) for September, growing by 24.66% on month and by 12.91% on yea...

Digitimes Research: Branded notebook vendors, ODMs post strong shipment growth in September

Oct 3, 01:10

Notebook shipments from both branded vendors and ODMs staged a rebound in September 2012 after a month of depressed sales in August when the notebook industry was busy clearing out...

Allied Circuit looks to record sales in 2012

Sep 24, 14:54

Allied Circuit, a PCB arm of Compal Electronics, expects its revenues to hit a new high in 2012, buoyed by the company's focus on production of PCBs for servers and industrial PCs,...

Compal participates in development of Intel wireless power charging technology

Sep 14, 11:55

At the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) taking place in San Francisco, Intel revealed details about its progress in the development of wireless power charging technology and its partners...

HP, Acer raise notebook shipment proportion from Chongqing to 60% in 2013

Sep 11, 01:20

Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer have reportedly notified their upstream supply chain partners that they will raise their Chongqing, China, plants' shipment proportions to 60% in 2013...

Quanta, Compal, Inventec see sequential drops in August revenues

Sep 10, 11:19

Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Inventec, three Taiwan-based notebook ODMs, saw consolidated revenues for August decrease on month by 6.05%, 7.71% and 13.70% respectively,...

Compal Communications to land Nokia Windows smartphone orders in 2013

Sep 6, 01:05

Nokia is aggressively trying to release Windows Phone 8 smartphones before the end of September to regain its momentum in the handset market. Meanwhile, its major OEM partner Compal...

Compal/Lenovo joint venture expected to output 3-5 million notebooks in 2013

Sep 4, 01:35

The notebook manufacturing joint venture of Compal Electronics and Lenovo in Hefei, China was reported by local media to enjoy more than 10 million units of notebook production volume...

Notebook ODMs pushing production capacity in inland China for higher profit

Sep 4, 01:05

Taiwan-based notebook ODMs have recently been accelerating the process of moving production lines into inland China (western China) for the purpose of raising their profits, as they...

Compal lowers 2012 notebook target shipments

Sep 3, 10:42

Taiwan-based ODM Compal Electronics has downward adjusted its 2012 target notebook shipments from 47 million units, to around the same level as the 40.5 million units shipped in 2011...

Compal nets NT$0.79 per share in 1H12

Aug 30, 15:39

Taiwan-based notebook ODM maker Compal Electronics has released its financial report for the first half of 2012, recording consolidated revenues of NT$326.186 billion (US$11.06 billion),...

Notebook shipments unlikely to achieve strong growth in 4Q12

Aug 28, 01:35

Notebook ODM shipments in the fourth quarter are unlikely to achieve their original goal of seeing double-digit percentage growth despite the fact that Microsoft will launch its latest...

HP to outsource more than 50% of 2013 orders to Quanta

Aug 14, 01:25

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has just recently finished its request for quotation (RFQ) for 2013 notebook orders with Quanta Computer landing more than 50% of the orders, up from only 40%...

Asustek to release component purchasing authority to notebook ODMs

Aug 14, 01:20

Asustek Computer, which used to handle most component purchasing itself, is currently considering to release the authority to its upstream ODM partners such as Quanta Computer and...

Compal notebook shipments unlikely to suffer setback in 2012, says chairman

Aug 10, 01:30

Compal Electronics is unlikely to suffer a setback in notebook shipments in 2012 although it is facing mounting pressure in the second half of the year due to conservative attitudes...

HP and Dell to launch Windows RT tablet PCs at the end of October

Aug 2, 01:00

Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell are both set to launch Windows RT-based tablet PCs after the release of the new operating system. HP will adopt chip solutions from Texas Instruments...

Compal lands over 30% of Acer notebook orders for 2013

Jul 26, 01:00

Compal Electronics, after acquiring 70% of Dell's 2013 notebook orders, has also recently received 36% of Acer's total notebook orders for 2013 with an estimated volume of about 10.8...

Quanta, Compal, Wistron expected to see sequential drops in July notebook shipments

Jul 18, 15:34

Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron are expected to see notebook shipments in July decrease on month by 10%-15%, according to industry sources.

Sony smartphone orders to Taiwan ODMs to recover in 2H12

Jul 17, 01:45

As Sony Mobile Communication is increasing the number of its entry-level, mid-range and three-proof (water, dust, scratch) smartphone models to stimulate market demand, while also...

Compal Communications sees large drop in June revenues

Jul 11, 15:38

Compal Communications saw its revenues sink 39.5% on month to NT$3.474 billion (US$116 million) in June due mainly to a large reduction in orders from Nokia, according to industry...

Compal expects strong shipment performance in 2H12

Jul 5, 01:40

Compal Electronics expects its notebook shipments to achieve a sequential growth of a double-digit percentage in the third quarter with the volume to continue rising in the fourth,...