Foxconn ships over 6 million notebooks in 1H10

Aug 5, 13:54

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) shipped over six million notebooks in the first half of 2010 and is expected to have no trouble reaching its goal of shipping 10 million...

Foxconn rides partnership with Apple to take 50% of EMS Market in 2011, says iSuppli

Jul 28, 17:00

Driven by fast growth at Apple, leading EMS provider the Foxconn Technology Group is set to take more than half of global EMS industry revenues by 2011, up from 44.2% in 2009, according...

Foxconn becomes the second-largest notebook supplier of HP in 2011

Jul 19, 12:01

With first-tier notebook brand Hewlett-Packard (HP) getting close to finalizing its notebook outsourcing plans for 2011, sources from notebook players pointed out that the volume...

EMS providers bid to challenge ODM hegemony in mobile PCs, says iSuppli

Jul 14, 16:44

Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) providers are set to make inroads into the dominant position of ODMs in the mobile PC market, with the EMS share of shipments projected to...

European Commission approves Foxconn acquisition of Sony TV plants in Slovakia and Mexico

Jun 29, 15:30

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition by the Taiwan-based company Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) of Sony entities...

Kenmec sees equipment orders pile up, sales from EMS unit rise

Newswatch - May 14, 16:27

Kenmec Mechanical Engineering's capacity at its automation equipment plant in Suzhou, China has been fully booked, with orders coming from AU Optronics (AUO) and Chimei Innolux (CMI)...

EMS providers to see share in notebook OEM/ODM market rise in 2010

May 11, 14:35

Electronic manufacturing service (EMS) providers are expected to see their share of the notebook manufacturing market rise from 2.95% in 2009 to 8.25% in 2010, according to sources...

Worldwide EMS will return to steady, but uneven growth in 2010, says IDC

Apr 26, 15:44

The EMS industry contracted by 11% in 2009, less than expected due to a resurgence of consumer spending late in the year. According to a new forecast from IDC, the EMS industry will...

SunPower-Flextronics deal presages boom in solar panel contract manufacturing, says iSuppli

Apr 26, 11:47

Thursday's announced deal between SunPower Corp and Flextronics International represents the early stages of a boom in solar panel contract manufacturing driven by a rapid expansion...

Top 10 cell-phone manufacturers face challenging 2010, says iSuppli

Apr 15, 15:21

The top ten contract manufacturers of cell-phones will experience a difficult 2010 following a year that upended their longstanding business models and dealt them unprecedented losses,...

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...

OEM semiconductor spend to rise 13% in 2010, says iSuppli

Mar 18, 17:04

Semiconductor spending in 2010 among OEM and EMS providers will post double-digit increases, reversing the curtailment in spending from the two groups in the wake of the economic...

Kenmec board of directors approves EMS business spin-off

Mar 10, 15:55

Kenmec Mechanical Engineering, which specializes in industrial automation equipment, has announced plans to spin off its EMS unit have been approved by its board of directors.

Electronic contract manufacturing returns to growth, but uncertainties remain, says iSuppli

Feb 4, 16:30

Although the global electronics contract manufacturing industry is set to return to growth in 2010 after a painful 2009, the market still faces major uncertainties for the year, according...

LGE to outsource 22-24 million handsets from ODM and EMS makers in 2010, say sources

Jan 7, 11:20

LG Electronics (LGE) plans to outsource 12-14 million handsets on an ODM basis and another 10 million units on an EMS basis in 2010, according to industry sources. Taiwan-based ODM...

Foxconn revenues down over 9% sequentially in November 2009

Dec 11, 12:28

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has posted revenues of NT$147.39 billion (US$4.56 billion) for November 2009, down 9.1% sequentially but up 9.3% on year. For the...

Sales slowdown prompts re-evaluation among PND players, says iSuppli

Oct 19, 12:09

Portable navigation devices (PNDs) now have entered a period of slowing growth, spurring companies throughout the supply chain to re-evaluate their business models, according to iS...

USI sees September revenues up on month, down on year

Oct 8, 16:41

Taiwan-based Universal Scientific Industrial (USI) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$5.13 billion (US$158 million) for September, an increase of 15% on month but a drop of...

EMS and ODM businesses gain stability in 2Q09, says iSuppli

Oct 2, 10:27

The global electronics contract manufacturing business showed signs of stabilization in the second quarter, with the top players experiencing a collective return to growth following...

Jabil looking to recruit handset R&D talent in Taiwan, say sources

Sep 30, 11:29

EMS provider Jabil Circuit is reportedly following the steps of rival company Flextronics International of seeking to recruit R&D staff from handset ODMs in Taiwan to strengthen...

Flextronics to form handset ODM team in Taiwan, say sources

Sep 24, 12:07

Flextronics International plans to set up a handset ODM team in Taiwan in order to compete effectively with local handset makers for ODM orders from brand vendors such as Sony Ericsson...

EMS providers could pressure notebook ODMs in 2010, says Flextronics president

Sep 23, 16:08

Although EMS providers have not been competitive against ODMs for notebook orders, the former will eventually be able to compete with the latter due to advantages in global logistics...

Kenmec to spin off EMS business in 2010

Sep 23, 15:01

Kenmec Mechanical Engineering, a supplier of automated factory equipment and thin-film-transistor panel manufacturing equipment, plans to spin off its EMS business as a subsidiary...

Foxconn July 2009 revenues flat on month, down slightly on year

Aug 11, 14:47

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has reported non-consolidated revenues of NT$128.16 billion (US$3.91 billion) for July 2009, a slight increase of 0.12% on month,...

LCD TV outsourcing falling short of expectations, says iSuppli

Jul 20, 16:14

Although sales of LCD TVs are continuing to grow during the current downturn, the recession is resulting in somewhat weakened demand, causing contract manufacturing of such sets to...

Globally 25% of LCD TVs shipped in 1Q09 were outsourced, says DisplaySearch

Jul 9, 15:54

In the first quarter of 2009, 25% of LCD TVs were made by external OEMs/EMS such as Amtran, Compal, Grundig, Jabil, TPV Technology and Wistron, up 1% sequentially, according to Dis...

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...

Kenmec adopts DuPont bonding technology for touch panels

Newswatch - Jun 17, 16:44

LCD equipment supplier Kenmec Mechanical Engineering has announced it has signed a licensing agreement with DuPont Display Enhancements to employ DuPont's optical bonding technology...

EMS providers recruiting from Quanta, says paper

Newswatch - May 11, 12:42

Some electronic manufacturing service (EMS) providers have reportedly headhunted a whole team of technicians from Quanta Computer, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times...

USI suffers drop in April revenues

May 7, 15:22

Universal Scientific Industrial (USI) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$3.74 billion (US$112.75 million) for April, drops of 11% on month and 30% on year. USI said it still...

Gigabyte, ECS and Flextronics roll out Intel white-box notebooks

Apr 30, 17:15

Taiwan-based motherboard and notebook makers Gigabyte Technology and Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) as well as Singapore-based EMS firm Flextronics International have launched...

Rules change in the mobile handset outsourcing business, says iSuppli

Apr 27, 17:10

With the structure of the mobile handset supply chain upended by the global economic crisis, the old rules for the contract manufacturing of wireless devices have been overturned,...

Taiwan maker Kenmec expanding electronics business operation

Apr 23, 16:55

Taiwan-based Kenmec Mechanical Engineering has stepped into making TFT-LCD and photovoltaic (PV) equipment, Blu-ray Disc (BD) players and touch panels, according to company chairman...