Dell CEO pays private visit to Taiwan

Mar 24, 15:23

Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell has paid a private visit to Taiwan, raising speculation among local suppliers that the company will try to negotiate lower prices with its OEM/ODM...

Ericsson rumored withdrawal from Sony Ericsson may affect partnerships with Taiwan handset makers

Mar 20, 14:36

Market reports are circulating again that Ericsson is planning to withdraw from its 50/50 joint venture Sony Ericsson with Sony – a move that may cause a drastic change in partnerships...

ECS to ship one million white-box notebooks this year, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 13, 13:47

Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is expected to ship one million white-box notebooks this year after kicking off ODM services for China's white-box notebook vendors. The company...

MSI to shift to own-brand focus in 2009

Feb 24, 15:21

Taiwan-based motherboard maker Micro-Star International (MSI) has set 2009 as its initial year of shifting business focus from ODM/OEM to OBM (own-brand manufacturer), and expects...

Altek expects Japan-based digital camera vendors to increase outsourcing to Taiwan

Feb 13, 15:57

Japan-based international vendors of digital cameras, under pressure to minimize production cost as Japanese yen climbs against the US dollar, are expected to release more ODM/OEM...

Taiwan ODM handset makers to see share decline in orders from Motorola and Sony Ericsson in 2009, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 13, 15:18

Taiwan ODM handset makers are expected to see their orders from Motorola and Sony Ericsson drop sharply in 2009 due to a shifting of product emphasis at the two branded vendors, according...

iSuppli downgrades forecast for contract manufacturing

Feb 11, 12:02

Conditions in the global electronics contract manufacturing business are continuing to deteriorate due to the recession and the weakening high-tech industry, prompting iSuppli to...

Compal Communications regains Motorola low-cost ODM handset orders, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 5, 12:00

Compal Communications has recaptured an order for low-cost ODM handsets from Motorola – an order of which the US-based handset vendor had previously given to Foxlink (Chen Uei...

Sony Ericsson market shift may hit Taiwan ODM partners, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 12, 12:23

Sony Ericsson's plan to shift its focus on higher margin products rather than less profitable devices could deal a serious blow to its two Taiwan-based ODM handset partners –...

Taiwan ODMs and suppliers to feel impact as Dell to withdraw component purchasing rights

Dec 19, 01:10

Dell is said to be planning to withdraw component purchasing rights from ODMs in 2009, which may impact Taiwan component suppliers, ODMs and IC distributors, according to industry...

Top-three Taiwan digital camera OEMs benefit as vendors look to increase production efficiency

Nov 27, 16:56

As inexpensive digital cameras have been selling well worldwide, vendors have put more emphasis on ODM/OEM makers' economies of scale in an attempt to minimize production costs, according...

Taiwan-based IC distributor Edom becomes major supplier for biggest China handset ODM WingTech

Nov 5, 01:05

Taiwan-based IC distributor Edom Technology has become a major supplier of components for WingTech Group, the biggest handset ODM in China, according to Edom.

Cooling module makers to be impacted by Dell purchasing strategy, says paper

Newswatch - Aug 26, 12:42

Dell is planning to execute parts of its Light Touch strategy by releasing its notebook cooling module purchasing rights to notebook ODMs in the first quarter of 2009, according to...

More LCD TV outsourcing expected, says iSuppli

Aug 21, 11:39

Hard economic times actually may be a boon for contract manufacturers serving the LCD TV market, as brand names increasingly outsource production to reduce risk, according to iSupp...

Contract manufacturing industry undergoing period of deceleration and consolidation, says iSuppli

Aug 1, 10:04

The global electronics Contract Manufacturing (CM) industry is undergoing a period of deceleration and consolidation, phenomena that will transform the market by 2013 as competitors...

Lenovo to launch netbook by the end of September

Jul 30, 15:29

Lenovo is reportedly planning to enter the netbook market by the end of September this year, according to sources at notebook ODMs.

Motherboard ODMs see increased performance in 2Q08, says paper

Newswatch - Jul 25, 14:43

Benefiting from stable ODM orders, Pegatron Technology's motherboard shipments in the second quarter grew 15% sequentially, while Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) also saw ODM motherboard...

ODM handset makers hit snags in smartphone segment

Jul 24, 14:29

Plans by Taiwan-based ODM handset makers, notably Compal Communications and Arima Communications, to make substantial inroads into the smartphone segment appear to have become stuck,...

Wistron to benefit from increased Acer orders in 3Q

Jul 22, 01:00

With Acer planning to increase its mainstream notebook shipments in the third quarter to better compete with Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell, Wistron is expected to benefit the most...

Lenovo to launch IdeaPad G-series for netbook and entry-level markets

Jul 15, 15:42

Lenovo is planning to launch a G-series of its consumer-based IdeaPad product line which will target entry-level and netbook markets, according to sources at notebook makers.

Taiwan PC case maker Casing Macron reportedly crosses into the LED ODM market

Newswatch - Jun 24, 14:08

Taiwan PC case maker Casing Macron Technology has entered into the LED ODM industry, according to the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN).

Lenovo to release more notebook orders to Taiwan ODMs

Jun 24, 01:10

Lenovo plans to release monthly orders of 1-1.5 million notebooks to Taiwan ODMs for delivery starting in the first quarter of 2009, with Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics being...

Notebook vendors expect ODM quotes to drop

Jun 13, 12:13

With notebook makers increasing their ODM quotes to reflect increasing costs, sources at notebook PC vendors think unless the makers reach an agreement over price, pricing competition...