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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Friday, November 21, 2008
14:13 (GMT+8)
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Some small- to medium-size LCD panel makers see utilization drop to 20% Nov 19, 01:05 The small- to medium-size LCD panel sector is experiencing unprecedented weak demand, with some players' utilization dropping to as low as 20%, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Acer ranks number one vendor in global 3Q08 consumer notebook market, says paper Newswatch - Nov 18, 15:02 Acer was ranked number one among global consumer notebook vendors in the third quarter this year with shipments of 5.04 million units, surpassing Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) 4.85 million units, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) citing new figures from IDC. Read more |
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FIH shipping Qualcomm Gobi 3G modules Nov 12, 01:05 Foxconn International Holding (FIH) has won the rights to volume produce and sell Qualcomm's Gobi 3G modules, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Notebook vendors take precautions against building up inventory in 4Q Nov 11, 12:22 With notebook vendors keeping a careful eye on demand in the sales channel, sources in the channel have indicated that if sales are not strong at the beginning of the end-of-year holiday high season starting later this month, vendors will reduce their order volumes to notebook makers. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Vendors cutting netbook prices to clear inventory Nov 5, 16:02 Asustek Computer is planning to drop prices of some Eee PC models in order to meet its annual shipments goal of five million units and to clear inventory of some older models. HP and Acer have also dropped their netbook prices. Read more |
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Another Sony battery recall in US Oct 31, 12:37 The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of lithium-ion batteries manufactured by Japan-based Sony Energy Devices that are used in notebooks sold by Hewlett-Packard (HP), Toshiba and Dell. Read more |
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HP expands Mini PC portfolio Oct 29, 16:31 Hewlett-Packard (HP) has expanded the HP Mini family with three models of a new HP Mini 1000 line. Read more |
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Taiwan market: x86 server shipments up, but revenues down in 2Q08, says IDC Oct 28, 14:34 Although x86 server shipments to Taiwan in the second quarter of 2008 increased compared to the first quarter, revenues have dropped, according to sources at server vendors citing data from IDC. Read more |
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Nvidia GeForce 9400M chipset could grab 20% share of Intel notebook platforms Oct 27, 12:30 In addition to Apple's new MacBook and MacBook Pro, several global first-tier notebook vendors including Asustek Computer, Acer, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell are all planning to launch MCP79-based (GeForce 9400M) notebook products this year. Some notebook vendors believe the chipset will have a chance to grab a 20% share among Intel CPU-based notebook platforms. Read more |
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HP launches all-in-one multi-touch PC Oct 24, 01:05 Hewlett-Packard (HP) has introduced the TouchSmart IQ518 all-in-one PC emphasizing its 22-inch multi-touch ready panel. The system will be priced at under NT$60,000 (US$1798), but with expected reductions in the cost of multi-touch panels, the average selling price (ASP) of similar all-in-one PCs is likely to drop NT$20,000 within the next year leading to significant sales growth compared to traditional desktops, according to HP. Read more |
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Notebook players paying close attention to multi-touch technology Oct 17, 01:15 Hewlett-Packard (HP) is planning to stir up the touch panel notebook market with multi-touch technology at the end of this year, and with Windows 7, which according to Microsoft will include features to take advantage of multi-touch capabilities, on the horizon, notebook industry players are paying close attention to the development of multi-touch technologies. Read more |
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HP said to be threatening notebook OEMs against dealing with Asustek Oct 15, 17:06 The leading notebook vendor Hewlett-Packard (HP) is said to be demanding that its manufacturing partners refuse outsourcing orders from Asustek, according to sources at notebook makers. The move is claimed to be a response to Asustek's aim to become the fourth largest notebook vendor worldwide in 2009. Read more |
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Acer surpasses HP and Dell over worldwide notebook shipment in September Oct 9, 01:15 Acer has shipped 3.4-3.6 million notebooks (including netbooks) in September this year, beating both Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell, according to industry sources. Read more |
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HP to focus on 13-inch class 16:9 aspect ratio notebooks in 2009, say sources Oct 7, 14:30 Hewlett-Packard (HP) plans to push sales of 13-inch class (13.0-13.9-inch) notebooks with 16:9 aspect ratio panels before the end of this year, making 13-inch models mainstream items for 2009, according to sources with Taiwan ODM notebook makers. Read more |
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Dell continued to gain ground in 2Q08 PC market, says iSuppli Oct 3, 16:20 PC demand continues to defy economic and financial woes with worldwide unit shipments growing by 14.5% in the second quarter of 2008, compared to the same period a year earlier, to reach 70.2 million units. There were no changes among the top-five PC OEM rankings compared to the first quarter, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Taiwan market: HP launches six new enterprise notebooks Oct 2, 15:39 Hewlett-Packard (HP) has launched six new enterprise EliteBook notebooks featuring Magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis and longer battery runtime. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Netbook vendors start cutting prices to clear inventory Oct 1, 16:07 Now that the shortage of Intel Atom processors is over, competition in the segment has heated up triggering some vendors to start cutting prices in order to clear inventory before the end of the year, according to sources in the Taiwan channel. Read more |
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Dell and HP to cut notebook R&D expenditure for 2009, say sources Sep 25, 14:36 The ongoing global economic slowdown has affected procurement plans of leading branded notebook vendors and the impact, to a greater extent, is forcing Dell and Hewlett-Packard (HP) to take steps to slash notebook R&D expenditure for 2009, according to sources at Taiwan IC channel distributors. Read more |
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HP, Dell and other IT vendors delay sending of RFQs for 2009, say sources Sep 23, 14:04 Taiwan IC channel operators are expected to receive RFQs (request for quotations) for related parts and components for 2009 from Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell in October, one month behind the usual schedule, according to sources at Taiwan IC distributors. Read more |
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Taiwan market: HP launches six business-use laser printer models, aims at 75% market share in 2009 Sep 22, 11:38 Hewlett-Packard (HP) on September 19 unveiled six business-use laser printer models for launch soon in the Taiwan market and the company has set a market share target of 75% for business-use laser printers/MFPs in 2009, according to HP Taiwan. Read more |
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HP remains top vendor with largest notebook shipment volume in 2Q08, says DisplaySearch Sep 18, 16:55 Hewlett Packard (HP) completed the second quarter of 2008 with a full two-year run as the world's leading supplier of notebook PCs, according to DisplaySearch. Dell remained number two. Read more |
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Intel ships new Xeon server processors Sep 10, 01:35 Intel continues to expand its 45nm manufacturing chip portfolio with the launch of its first four halogen-free Intel Xeon processors, signaling another step in its march toward minimizing the environmental footprint of its products. Read more |
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HP to outsource 13-14 million 15.6-inch notebooks to Taiwan makers Sep 8, 10:34 Hewlett-Packard (HP) is planning to outsource production of 13-14 million 15.6-inch 16:9 aspect ratio notebooks to Taiwan notebook makers in 2009, according to sources at notebook component makers. Read more |
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Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors to power new HP blade server Sep 3, 15:44 AMD has announced that its Quad-Core Opteron processors are been adopted for Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) latest ProLiant BL495c virtualization blade. Read more |
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Server market accelerates in 2Q but future remains uncertain, says IDC Aug 28, 01:05 According to IDC, factory revenues in the worldwide server market grew 6.4% year over year to US$13.9 billion in the second quarter of 2008. This is the ninth consecutive quarter of positive revenue growth and the highest second quarter server revenue total since 2000. Unit server shipments grew 11.1% year over year driven by a sustained refresh cycle and an expansion of infrastructures across enterprise, SMB, and cloud computing environments. Read more |
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Inventec to ship 1.5 million notebooks monthly in 2H08 Aug 27, 13:27 Inventec announced revenues of NT$137.33 billion (US$4.36 billion) in the first half of this year, an increase of 31% on year, with earning per share (EPS) of NT$0.77. The company expects both its shipments and revenues in the second half will grow over 50% compared to the first half, with the opportunity of surpassing revenues of NT$100 billion in both the third and fourth quarters, according to Alexander Hsu, president of Inventec finance division. Read more |
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HP and Dell notebook demand to benefit GTM, ITE and Ene in 3Q08 Aug 26, 15:30 Taiwan-based notebook related IC design houses Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), Integrated Technology Express (ITE), and Ene Technology are expected to see stronger sales growth in the third quarter as Hewlett-Packard (HP) has increased its sales growth target and Dell has announced new ultra-portable notebooks, according to market watchers. Read more |
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Strong sales growth for HP Mini-Note, says paper Newswatch - Aug 26, 12:40 Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) Mini-Note PC is seeing strong global monthly shipment growth, while sales in Asia including Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore markets are seeing the best sales, according a Chinese language Apply Daily report citing sources at HP Taiwan. Read more |
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HP shifts chunk of monitor panel orders from Taiwan to LG Display Aug 25, 11:26 Hewlett Packard (HP) has sharply decreased its LCD monitor panel orders to Taiwan makers while increasing its sourcing from LG Display in line with the US vendor's inventory control strategy, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Foxconn reportedly lands notebook orders from HP Newswatch - Aug 25, 11:21 Foxconn Electronics was reported to be expected to soon land orders for a 13-inch consumer notebook from Hewlett-Packard (HP) and once the order is confirmed, Foxconn's notebook clients will increase to four – Sony, Apple, Dell and HP, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily report. Read more |
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China market: IBM and HP top in 2Q08 IT outsourced management sales value Aug 21, 16:28 IT outsourced management services provided in the China market reached a total sales value of 1.57 billion yuan (US$226 million) during the second quarter of 2008, with on-quarter growth of 22.5%, according to China-based consulting company Analysys International. Read more |
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VIA lands Nano CPU orders from HP Aug 15, 01:10 Hewlett-Packard (HP) has reportedly recently place orders for VIA Technologies' Nano CPUs the chipmaker has already started shipping. However, it is currently unknown whether HP will use the CPUs in its mainstream notebooks or netbook series, according to sources from the PC industry. Read more |
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Inventec to manufacture 10-inch netbook for HP Aug 7, 17:12 Hewlett-Packard (HP) is planning to launch a series of 10.1- and 10.2-inch netbooks targeting consumer markets in October and the orders are expected to continue to be outsourced to Inventec at least until the first quarter of 2009, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Top officials at HP Taiwan to resign, says paper Newswatch - Aug 1, 11:43 Top officials including the CEO, president and some assistant managers are to resign from their positions at Hewlett-Packard (HP) Taiwan, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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AUO to launch 10-inch netbook panel in 3Q08 Jul 28, 12:36 AUO senior VP and general manager of IT display business group, Paul Peng has noted that AUO is planning to launch a 10-inch panel for netbooks in the third quarter this year. Read more |
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FIC to close OEM subsidiary in the Czech Republic Jul 28, 10:35 First International Computer (FIC) has recently decided to cease the operation of its notebook manufacturing subsidiary in the Czech Republic and will transfer the site's notebook orders to its plant in Suzhou, China, according to the company. Read more |
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Taiwan market: HP launches five Compaq Presario notebooks Jul 24, 14:55 Hewlett-Packard (HP) has launched five consumer notebooks under its Compaq Presario brand in Taiwan based on both AMD's Puma and Intel's Centrino 2 platform. Read more |
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Taiwan market: HP to push Centrino 2 notebooks in high-end market Jul 17, 15:35 Hewlett-Packard (HP) is pushing two Centrino 2 notebooks in Taiwan's high-end market, the HP Pavilion DV4 and DV5, both manufactured by Compal Electronics. Read more |
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Taiwan market: HP launches two color laser MFPs, Epson offers inkjet printer Jul 15, 12:22 Hewlett-Packard (HP) on July 14 unveiled its Color LaserJet CM1312 and Color LaserJet CM1312nfi, two new color laser MFP (multi-function peripheral) models, while Seiko Epson on the same day debuted its new business-use inkjet printer B-508DN, both for immediate launch in the Taiwan market, according to HP Taiwan and Epson Taiwan Technology & Trading, respectively. Read more |
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Quanta, Wistron and Pegatron cut into supply chain of all-in-one PCs, says paper Newswatch - Jul 11, 12:03 With first-tier PC vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell, Lenovo, Asustek Computer and Acer all planning to launch new all-in-one PC designs (integrating a PC and panel into a single unit similar to Apple's iMac) soon, first-tier notebook makers including Quanta Computer, Wistron and Pegatron Technology have all cut into the related supply chain in an attempt to build market share, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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Wistron to start manufacturing netbooks Jul 11, 01:05 Wistron is currently the only first-tier notebook maker to have not yet landed netbook orders, but the company claims it is in negotiations with vendors and will start production soon. Read more |
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Gartner updates 1Q server market growth down to 2.5% Jul 4, 15:46 Worldwide server revenues in the first quarter of 2008 increased 2.5% over the same quarter last year, according to updated statistics by Gartner. In May, Gartner had released results that showed worldwide server revenue grew 4.3% compared to the same period last year. However, new findings have resulted in Gartner updating the numbers for the first quarter of 2008. Read more |
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Pioneer obtains OEM orders for BD Combo drives from HP, say Taiwan makers Jul 4, 01:10 Pioneer has landed OEM orders for Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo drives from Hewlett-Packard (HP) with shipments to begin in July 2008, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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HP tops MEMS market in 2007, says Yole Jun 27, 14:47 Hewlett Packard (HP) was the top MEMS manufacturer in 2007, with related sales of more than US$850 million, thanks to its inkjet printhead products based on its Scalable Printing Technology, according to a recent report from Yole Développement. Read more |
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Taiwan market: HP launches two mini color laser printers Jun 26, 16:00 Hewlett-Packard (HP) has launched two color laser printers, the Color LaserJet CP1215 and CP1518ni, in the Taiwan market at recommended retail prices of NT$9,999 (US$328) and NT$13,999 respectively, according to HP Taiwan at a press conference on June 25. Read more |
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HP to outsource notebook orders to Flextronics Jun 26, 15:56 Flextronics recently announced that its computing segment has been chosen by Hewlett-Packard (HP) to design and manufacture a high-volume consumer notebook. Read more |
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HP faces impact on notebook shipments in 2Q due to component shortages, says paper Newswatch - Jun 25, 15:36 Due to Hewlett-Packard (HP) still not having reached an agreement with Taiwan notebook makers over new quotes, notebook component makers have relatively cut back their supply to HP. The component shortages could have an impact on the company's notebook shipments in the second quarter, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Read more |
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Foxlink to ship 7-8 million camera modules in 2008 Jun 23, 12:10 Foxlink (Chen Uei Precision Industry) expects its shipments of PC webcam and handset camera modules to top 7-8 million units in 2008, according to company chairman Gou Tai-chiang. Read more |
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AMD to launch low-cost PC processor by year-end Jun 20, 01:15 AMD has recently notified its partners it is developing a processor to enter the low-cost PC market alongside Intel's Atom and Via Technologies' Nano CPUs. The new CPUs will be officially launched by the end of this year, while related netbook products will begin shipping in the first half of 2009, according to sources at PC makers. Read more |
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Taiwan market: HP aiming for 30% laser printer market share in 2008 Jun 17, 12:30 Hewlett-Packard (HP) on June 16 unveiled two color laser MFPs (multi-functional peripherals), the Color LaserJet CM6040 and Color LaserJet M9040, for immediate launch in Taiwan. The company has set a target market share of 30% in terms of sales volume of laser printers (including MFPs) for 2008 and that of 40% for 2009, according to HP Taiwan. Read more |
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