Inventec sees decreased April revenues

Stockwatch - May 8, 11:04

Taiwan-based ODM maker Inventec has reported revenues of NT$20.254 billion (US$687 million) for April, dipping 22.11% on month and 16.30% on year, while its January-April revenues...

Inventec founder released on bail on reality investment-related charges

May 4, 16:56

Inventec founder Yah Kuo-Yi was released on bail at NT$5 million (US$) on the night of May 3 after being arrested and charged for using surrogates to conduct speculative reality in...

Notebook shipments of Taiwan players from 2006-2012

Apr 28, 15:18

Taiwan makers produced over 90% of the notebooks worldwide in 2008. The top-five notebook makers – Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron, Inventec and Asustek Computer...

Acer, Inventec announce results for 1Q12

Apr 26, 01:35

Acer and Inventec have hosted investor meeting and announced their latest performance in the first quarter.

Inventec to deal out 2011 dividend of NT$0.65

Apr 25, 12:43

Inventec, a Taiwan-based maker of notebooks and servers, will distribute a dividend per share of NT$0.65 - NT$0.30 in cash and NT$0.35 in stock - for 2011 operation, according to...

Notebook players ready to host investor meetings

Apr 24, 00:59

Notebook players including Inventec, Acer, Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Asustek Computer are all set to host their investor meeting before the end of April.

Notebook ODMs to see gross margins improve in 2Q12 on increasing shipments of ultrabooks

Apr 10, 15:11

Gross margins of Taiwan-base notebook ODMs are expected to rebound in the second quarter of 2012 along with the launch of new ultrabook models by branded vendors including Hewlett-Packard...

Inventec sees revenues up for February

Newswatch - Mar 8, 15:08

Notebook ODM Inventec has posted revenues of NT$29.27 billion (US$990.02 million) for February, increasing 6.9% on month and 27.1% on year, according to a company filing with the...

Inventec January revenues down

Feb 8, 16:23

Notebook ODM Inventec had revenues of NT$27.378 billion (US$926 million) for January decreasing 6.53% on month and 0.90% on year, according to the company. Inventec shipped 1.45-1.5...

Notebook makers see on-month decline in January shipments, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 4, 10:59

Top-tier notebook makers Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron, Pegatron Technology and Inventec all saw on-month declines in their January shipments with Wistron suffering...

Inventec assigns new president for PC business

Jan 3, 01:35

Inventec has recently assigned its executive vice president, director and general manager of Inventec Shanghai Maurice Wu as the new president of PC business.

Xiaomi to outsource smartphone production to Inventec, FIH

Dec 22, 01:20

Foxconn International Holding (FIH) reportedly has landed smartphone orders from China-based Xiaomi and will start the production in January of 2012 with first batch of production...

Notebook supply chain expects to see improving gross margins for 2012

Dec 13, 01:25

Players in the notebook upstream supply chain expect their gross margin in 2012 to improve as notebook brand vendors are turning their focuses to ultrabooks, which have better profitability...

OEM shipments of Nook Tablets to Barnes & Noble reach one million units, say sources

Dec 9, 01:15

Barnes & Noble should have so far taken delivery of one million units of Nook Tablet PCs from OEM production partners, according to an estimate by sources at upstream suppliers...

Inventec sees decreased November revenues

Dec 8, 12:01

Taiwan-based ODM maker Inventec had unaudited revenues of NT$25.539 billion (US$846 million) for November decreasing by 21.59% on month and by 17.74% on year and revenues of NT$309.127...

Taiwan PC component makers asked to supply for peak demand before 2012 Lunar New Year

Dec 7, 01:00

PC ODMs Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec, have asked component makers to increase supply volumes by 40-50% larger than normal levels to meet expected peak...

Cloud computing player Wyse acquisition of Trellia to benefit Inventec

Nov 24, 01:00

Cloud client computing solution player Wyse Technology's recent acquisition of cloud computing infrastructure management player Trellia is expected to benefit its major ODM partner...

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...

Inventec October revenues down sequentially

Nov 8, 10:47

Taiwan-based maker Inventec has reported revenues of NT$32.571 billion (US$1.08 billion) for October, decreasing 1.27% on month but increasing 1.88% on year. January-October revenues...

Taipei Department of Labor demands more evidence from Inventec for legalize layoffs, says paper

Newswatch - Nov 3, 15:26

The Department of Labor of the Taipei City government, on November 2, has said that documents submitted by Inventec proving the company has encountered a business contraction and...

Inventec to lay off over 400 employees

Oct 28, 01:40

Inventec plans to fire as many as 432 employees, according to sources close to the company, adding that it is being carried out starting today (October 27). The sources blamed an...

Inventec 3Q11 gross margin hits 7-quarter low

Oct 26, 01:05

Notebook ODM Inventec has released its financial report for the third quarter of 2011 at an October 25 investors conference, with its gross margin of 3.81% marking a 7-quarter low.

Taiwan notebook makers see mixed revenue performance in September

Oct 12, 16:32

Taiwan-based notebook makers saw mixed revenue performance in September with Quanta suffering an on-month decline, while Wistron and Inventec enjoyed growth.

Inventec reportedly cuts workers from tablet PC business

Oct 6, 01:05

Inventec reportedly laid off employees on October 5 due to changes in its tablet PC orders. Company spokesperson Alexander Hsu confirmed the lay offs, but refused to reveal which...

Taiwan notebook ODMs expected to see sequential growth in September shipments

Oct 5, 01:10

ODMs Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec are expected to see September notebook shipments increase on month due to vendors taking increased deliveries for the...

Notebook makers post mixed August results

Sep 9, 01:15

Inventec has reported a 24.5% sequential drop in August revenues while Wistron saw almost flat growth. Meanwhile, Quanta Computer's August sales only saw a single-digit rise on month...

Barnes & Noble reportedly to launch new Nook Color in September

Sep 2, 17:09

Taiwanese suppliers will ship key components to be used in Barnes & Noble's Nook Color 2, scheduled for release in September 2011, according to industry sources.

Inventec loses NT$770 million from investments in 1H11

Sep 1, 15:03

Taiwan-based notebook maker Inventec has announced revenues of NT$159.9 billion (US$5.52 billion) for the first half of 2011, down 5% on year, with gross margin of 4.21%. Although...

E-Ton reports 2H11 net loss of NT$4.77 per share

Aug 30, 15:03

Taiwan-based solar cell firm E-Ton Solar reported revenues of NT$5.424 billion (US$187 million) for the first half of 2011. Net losses were NT$2.039 billion, representing NT$4.77...