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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Thursday, December 4, 2008
07:56 (GMT+8)
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AUO expects LED and 16:9 format to have 40% notebook penetration rate in 2009 Oct 29, 11:20 Au Optronics (AUO) expects the 16:9 format and LED backlighting to each have a 40% penetration in the notebook market in 2009, up from 7% and 10% respectively in 2008, according to company executive vice president Paul Peng. Read more |
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Inventec margins drop in 3Q08 on declined server shipments Oct 29, 01:25 Inventec's margins dropped to 2.61% in the third quarter as result of a decline in server shipments which offered high margins, according to the company. Margins for the first three quarters of 2008 were 3.78%, with revenues for the period rising 51% on year to NT$245.22 billion (US$7.34 billion). Read more |
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Compal puts China investments on hold, will slow capacity expansion in Vietnam Oct 28, 14:17 With notebook maker Compal Electronics taking a more conservative view of its shipment target for 2009, the company has indicated that it will forego all of its capacity expansion plans in China in 2009 and instead focus on optimizing production at its existing four plants in China, according to Ray Chen, president of Compal Electronics. Read more |
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Compal to grow R&D team by 20% in 2009 Oct 28, 12:53 Although the falling worldwide economy has impacted Compal Electronics's notebook shipments, company president Ray Chen stated that Compal will not cut its work force, instead the company will even add more staff in the future. Chen then explained that the company currently has around 1,500 research and development technicians and the company expects to hire another 300 technicians in 2009. Read more |
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Compal again trims its 2008 annual notebook shipment goal Oct 28, 01:05 Notebook maker Compal Electronics has announced it will again trim its annual notebook shipment goal to 27 million units this year. In September, the company adjusted down its notebook shipment goal from 32 million units to 28-29 million units. 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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Simplo scores new historical high in 3Q08 revenues Oct 27, 10:54 Taiwan-based notebook battery module maker Simplo Technology has announced revenues of NT$8.44 billion (US$252.22 million) for the third quarter this year, scoring a new historical high for the company. Read more |
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LCD panels prices are too low to drop much further, says DisplaySearch Oct 24, 17:35 TFT LCD panel price erosion has continued in the fourth quarter this year, due to the weak economic outlook and slow demand. Panel prices are approaching the cash cost of panel makers for products including 14.1-inch widescreen and 15.4-inch widescreen notebook PC panels, as well as 17-inch SXGA, 19-inch WXGA+ and 22-inch WSXGA monitor panels, and 32-inch HD and 42-inch full HD TV panels, according to DisplaySearch. Read more |
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WPG expects long-term sales growth Oct 23, 16:06 WPG Holdings is not pessimistic about its outlook for the fourth quarter or long-term because of strong demand for handset, notebook and LCD TV applications. In addition, WPG will continue to look for acquisition opportunities while the market is weak to help the company to grow. Read more |
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Intel planning Montevina Refresh notebook platform for April next year Oct 23, 01:25 Intel is planning to introduce the Montevina Refresh for notebooks in April, according to sources at notebook makers. Read more |
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MSI netbook shipments to fall between 600,000-700,000 units this year Oct 23, 01:15 Enjoying a positive response from the channel, Micro-Star International's (MSI's) 10-inch Wind netbook will have a chance to reach annual shipments between 600,000-700,000 units this year, higher than the original prediction of 500,000 units made earlier, according to notebook industry sources. Read more |
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Battery maker Celxpert sees 3Q08 profits soar Oct 22, 01:25 Notebook battery maker Celxpert Energy saw its profits surge in the third quarter, thanks to seasonal demand and the growing popularity of netbooks, according to the company. Read more |
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Compal sees 3Q08 revenues grow 27% Oct 22, 01:20 Notebook maker Compal Electronics has reported that its revenues for the third quarter increased 27% sequentially to NT$110.08 billion (US$3.36 billion), with shipments totaling 6.9 million units. Read more |
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Asustek claims to be the largest PC vendor in Russia, Acer and Gigabyte disagree Oct 21, 15:58 Asustek Computer recently declared that is it the largest notebook and motherboard vendor in Russia in terms of shipments. But the claim has been disputed by Acer who insists that, actually, it is the largest notebook vendor in the market, while Gigabyte Technology responded in saying that there is little between it and Asustek in the motherboard segment. Read more |
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PCT 3Q profit up 60% amid strong shipments for NB and iPhone applications Oct 21, 11:59 Taiwan IC distributor Professional Computer Technology (PCT) has reported 61% profit growth in the third quarter amid related strong sales for applications such as notebook and iPhone. Market watchers forecast the company will have a strong performance in the fourth quarter as shipment momentum for notebooks and iPhones has not yet slowed. Read more |
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LED backlight penetration for notebooks to reach only 10% this year Oct 21, 01:00 LED backlight penetration for notebook applications is expected to reach only 10% in 2008, which is lower than the 15-20% previously expected by LCD panel makers. Read more |
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Simplo expects its battery module capacity to reach 50 million in 2010 Oct 20, 16:11 In order to expand its production scale and strengthen vertical integration, notebook battery maker Simplo Technology has selected its Changshu plant in China as the major base for future capacity expansion, according to company chairman Sung Fu-hsiang. Read more |
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EETI multi touch panels target notebook and netbook markets Oct 20, 15:08 Taiwan-based Egalax_empia Technology Incorporated (EETI) is actively developing multi-touch panels for use in netbooks and notebooks, with volume production of 7-inch applications expected to start as early as the end of 2008, according to industry sources. Read more |
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MSI to launch 3.5G Wind netbook next month Oct 20, 14:08 Micro-Star International (MSI) is planning to launch the Wind U120 with a built-in 3.5G module in November this year. The netbook will feature Intel's Atom N270 processor, 1GB memory, 120GB hard drive and Windows XP and be priced around NT$18,000 (US$552) in a choice of white or black, according to notebook industry sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Sony to launch new Vaio PCs later this month Oct 17, 16:44 Sony is planning to launch four new series of Vaio PCs in Taiwan on December 24 this year. Sony Taiwan expects its Vaio series PCs to maintain a market share of 10% in 2008 in Taiwan, however the company is conservative about fourth-quarter demand. 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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Samsung enters the US notebook and netbook market Oct 16, 14:49 Samsung Electronics America has announced its entrance in the US notebook market with a product lineup including notebooks in four categories – premium thin and light, all purpose, business, and desktop replacement, and the netbook segment. Read more |
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Asustek plans to launch touch panel notebooks in 1H09 Oct 16, 01:00 Asustek Computer is planning to launch notebooks featuring a touch panel in the first or second quarter of 2009, according to sources at panel makers, in addition to Eee PCs as previously reported. 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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Motherboard makers see positive revenue growth in September Oct 14, 12:12 Asustek Computer announced consolidated revenues of NT$30.3 billion (US$936.2 million) in September, representing growth of 17% on month and 42% on year, and being a new historical monthly high for the company. Due to demand in both Europe and China markets starting to rise, the company indicated that it expects its notebook and Eee PC shipment in the fourth quarter will continue to break new records as well. Read more |
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Compal to become the biggest notebook supplier for Toshiba in 2009, says paper Newswatch - Oct 14, 11:34 With Toshiba completing its plan for notebook outsourcing in 2009, the title of the biggest supplier will pass from Inventec to Compal Electronics, which is expected to have estimated shipments of around seven million units, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily report. Although losing its top spot, Inventec next year will retain the same level of shipments it had in 2008. Read more |
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Quanta to share Sony notebook orders with Foxconn Oct 14, 01:15 Quanta Computer has won orders from Sony to ship C-Series notebooks to the Japanese vendor starting in 2009, according to market sources. Sony has split the orders between Quanta and Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), the sources pointed out. Read more |
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Compal sees strong revenues growth in September Oct 13, 17:09 Compal Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$46.25 billion (US$1.43 billion) for September, increases of 32.23% on month and 10% on year, thanks to shipments of Dell's E series notebooks. Read more |
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Clevo saw large on-year performance increase in September, says paper Newswatch - Oct 13, 11:22 Second-tier notebook maker Clevo has announced revenues of NT$1.76 billion (US$54.31 million) for September 2008, a slight increase of 0.6% on month but a large increase of 43.78% on year, according to a Chinese-language Apple Daily report. Read more |
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PCB maker HannStar Board maintaining high utilization rates despite expanding capacity; September sales reach NT$2.1 billion Oct 9, 16:21 Although the peak season effect for the notebook market was not as good as expected this year, notebook PCB maker HannStar Board reported record consolidated sales of NT$2.12 billion (US$65.21 million) in September, up 7.6% on month, thanks to strong demand for low-cost notebooks. Although its customers are optimistic about notebook demand for the fourth quarter, HannStar Board holds a conservative view since its fourth-quarter order visibility is unclear. Read more |
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Notebooks shipping with Intel Echo Peak WiMAX Oct 9, 15:09 Sprint's mobile WiMAX business unit, XOHM, recently launched its WiMAX service in Baltimore, and Intel has announced that it is now shipping its combined WiMAX/Wi-Fi module, formerly code-named "Echo Peak," as part of the Intel WiMAX/Wi-Fi Link 5050 Series that is an optional feature for Intel Centrino 2-based notebooks. Read more |
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Taiwan notebook Quanta revenues flat, while Wistron and Inventec see stronger September revenues Oct 9, 13:06 While first-tier notebook maker Quanta Computer saw its notebook shipments, including netbooks, increase 6.5% to 3.3 million units in September from 3.1 million units in August, the company's consolidated revenues in September increased only a slight increase of 0.3% on month to NT$61.53 billion (US$1.9 billion). Compared to September 2007, the company's revenues dropped 22.63% last month. 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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Asustek increases notebook shipments goal for 2008; sets sights on Dell and Lenovo Oct 8, 16:30 Asustek Computer expects to ship 50,000 units of its recently launched Eee PC S101 this month which will contribute around US$35 million toward company revenues. The notebook maker also expects the model's shipments will continue to increase with launches set in both Europe and Japan later in the month, according to company sources. Read more |
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Asustek officially launches Eee PC S101 and N10 notebooks Oct 7, 15:30 Asustek Computer has officially launched the high-end Eee PC S101 and N10 notebook series. The S101 and N10 both feature a 10.2-inch panel and are powered by Intel Atom processors. 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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IT LCD panel prices stable in 1H October; price drops persist in TV segment, DisplaySearch says Oct 6, 14:32 Latest DisplaySearch figures for large-size LCD panel prices show that prices for IT applications will remain stable in the first half of October, while prices for TV applications will continue to fall, with an average decline of US$10 for the period. Read more |
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Radiant September sales driven by LED BLUs for notebooks Oct 6, 11:48 Backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has reported strong consolidated revenues for September at NT$3.38 billion (US$104.54 million), up 3.34% on year due to strong demand for LED applications for notebooks. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Dell launches Latitude E-series notebooks for enterprise market Oct 3, 17:07 Dell has launched a series of Latitude E notebooks in Taiwan targeting the enterprise market. Read more |
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Hinge maker Jarllytec benefiting from Samsung notebook shipments, says paper Newswatch - Oct 3, 15:55 Taiwan-based notebook hinge maker Jarllytec has became the major supplier of Samsung Electronics this year, supplying components for 80-90% of the notebooks shipped by Samsung in September this year, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. 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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Kenmos notebook-use LED BLU shipments to pick up in 4Q08 Oct 1, 01:30 Kenmos Technology expects LED backlight unit (BLU) shipments for notebooks to hit a record in the fourth quarter, after slumping for the past few quarters, as the replacement of cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) is accelerating, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Taiwan notebooks – 2Q 2008 Sep 30, 18:12
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Toshiba to offer new 1.8-inch HDDs for use in notebooks in December Sep 30, 16:39 Toshiba's subsidiary Toshiba Digital Media Network (Toshiba DMN) will begin shipments of its new 1.8-inch MKxx29GSG series HDDs to notebook makers and notebook peripheral distributors in December 2008, according to Toshiba DMN Taiwan. Read more |
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Asustek notebook shipments growth to be reflected in outsourcing volumes to outside makers in 2009, says paper Newswatch - Sep 30, 15:59 Expecting notebook shipments to grow 50% alongside an Eee PC shipments increase of 60% on year in 2009, Asustek Computer has decided to outsource the extra shipments to outside makers, while keeping its outsourcing volume to subsidiary Pegatron Technology the same as in 2008, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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HannStar Board aggressively targeting low-cost notebook market Sep 30, 12:27 For sales of PCBs for notebooks in the third quarter, HannStar Board is expected to see 20-30% sequential growth with its aggressive market share capture while Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) may see a 5% decline due to the limitations of its cost structure, according the market sources. Read more |
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Notebook related IC houses worries about weak demand in 4Q Sep 30, 11:54 With the back-to-school peak season not meeting expectations, IC design houses focusing on the PC segment including Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), Ene Technology and Integrated Technology Express (ITE) are pessimistic about the market moving into the fourth quarter. Read more |
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Singatron expects increasing gross margin in 3Q08 Sep 29, 11:53 Benefiting from peak season effects, dropping material prices, and a recovery in currency exchange rates, Taiwan-based connector maker Singatron expects a rebound in its gross margin for the third quarter this year. Read more |
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Acer chairman discusses performance in 2008 Sep 29, 11:48 Acer shipped 13.9 million PCs in the first half of 2008, of which, desktop PCs accounted for around 3.8 million units and notebooks 9.7 million units, according to data from IDC. Read more |
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Radiant sees strong demand for notebook-use LED BLUs, paper says Newswatch - Sep 29, 11:02 Order visibility for backlight units (BLUs) is getting shorter and shorter, barely reaching beyond one month's time. The only segment seeing continued strong demand is the notebook-use LED BLU segment, according Radiant Opto-Electronics chairman Wang Pen-jan, as cited by the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN). Read more |
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