Foxconn denies stepping into China white-box netbook market

Stockwatch - Mar 3, 12:09

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), in response to a March 2 report in the Chinese-language Commercial Times that said Foxconn has stepped into OEM production...

Taiwan maker Quanta Storage expected to land OEM orders for H/H DVD burners from Pioneer, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 2, 11:51

Quanta Storage is negotiating with Japan-based Pioneer to land orders to OEM produce half-height (H/H) DVD burners. Shipments are to begin in the second half of 2009, according to...

Panasonic said to outsource LCD TVs to Taiwan OEMs

Feb 27, 15:05

World leading PDP TV vendor Panasonic is looking to release LCD TV OEM orders to Taiwan, with the company having approached Compal Electronics and Wistron for possible LCD TV outsourcing,...

Inventec to take majority stake in Japan-based KJS, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 25, 16:38

Inventec has announced that it will invest 230 million Japanese yen (US$2.37 million) in Japan-based Kohjinsha (KJS). The investment will raise the company's holdings in Kohjinsha...

Motorola in talks to release handset rush orders to makers in Taiwan and China

Feb 25, 16:09

Motorola's procurement unit for Greater China has been in talks with handset makers in Taiwan and China for the possible release of rush handset orders, according to sources at Taiwan...

Qisda to make all-in-one PCs for BenQ in 2H 2009

Feb 25, 15:57

BenQ plans to launch one or two additions to its all-in-one PC lineup in the second half of 2009, and Qisda will be the OEM maker for the systems, according to industry sources.

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...

Quanta to outsource chassis fabrication, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 23, 15:50

In order to save cost and increase efficiency, Quanta Computer is planning to outsource notebook chassis fabrication to Ju Teng International Holdings, a Hong Kong-listed chassis...

Passive component maker Yageo to enter OEM market, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 20, 16:46

Yageo is said to begin OEM business this year and it is striving to win orders from Japan-based passive component makers, such as Murata Manufacturing, TDK and Taiyo Yuden, according...

Innolux is sole LCD monitor OEM in Taiwan for Samsung in 2009, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 17, 16:49

Sluggish demand amid the economic downturn has sent Samsung Electronics cutting off LCD monitor orders to TPV Technology, leaving Innolux Display the only LCD monitor OEM in Taiwan...

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...

Pegatron to regain notebook OEM orders from Toshiba

Feb 11, 16:19

Pegatron Technology is expected to obtain OEM orders from Toshiba, according to sources at Taiwan-based notebook component makers.

NAND spot prices rise as orders from OEM clients pick up

Feb 11, 11:03

NAND flash prices are rising, as orders from OEM customers are warming up, memory module makers said. Apple has also resumed its NAND flash procurement, according to the makers.

Handset maker BYD to move into netbook production, reports say

Feb 3, 12:25

BYD Electronics, the Hong Kong-listed OEM handset subsidiary of China-based BYD Company, plans to venture into the production of OEM netbooks, according to media reports in China.

Taiwan maker Ability Enterprise to land over 70% of Fujifilm's digital camera OEM orders, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 20, 16:38

Ability Enterprise, one of the top-three Taiwan-based ODM/OEM makers of digital cameras, will obtain more than 70% of Fujifilm's outsourced production of digital cameras in 2009,...

Lunar New Year bringing rush orders for handset chips for the China market

Jan 13, 01:20

Foundry players and packaging and testing houses are receiving rush orders mainly concentrated on handset chips amid demand for the Lunar New Year at the end of January, according...

Makers of Blu-ray Disc players in Taiwan and China hit by price cuts

Dec 19, 10:16

Taiwan and China-based OEM makers of Blu-ray Disc (BD) players in October and November 2008 actively shipped entry-level BD player models, planned for sale at US$199-229, to retail...

Sony to cut workforce, increase outsourcing

Dec 9, 17:18

Sony has announced measures to cut costs and improve operating efficiency as a direct response to the sudden changes in the global economy. Plans include workforce reductions, a realignment...

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...

Asustek outsources Eee Top to Quanta

Nov 21, 01:10

According to Asustek Computer CEO Jerry Shen, manufacturing of the 15.6-inch Eee Top has been outsourced to Quanta Computer. 20- and 22-inch models expected to be launched in the...

Asustek pushes back notebook outsourcing plans to 2Q09

Nov 14, 01:10

Asustek Computer's plans to outsource 30% of notebook production have been pushed back to second-quarter 2009, according to company president, Jerry Shen.

Notebook makers Quanta and Compal expected to cut OEM quotes

Nov 7, 01:15

Netbooks will continue to ruffle the traditional notebook OEM market in 2009 with Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics both expected to reduce manufacturing quotes by double-digit...

Foxconn wins OEM orders for Asustek X-series notebooks

Sep 26, 01:00

Asustek Computer will outsource the production of 15.4-inch X-series notebooks to Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), with shipments expected to start in January or...

Lite-On IT reportedly lands orders for 20x DVD burners from Plextor

Sep 25, 01:10

Lite-On IT has reportedly obtained orders from Japan-based Plextor to manufacture a 20x DVD burner, the PX-806SA, with shipments to begin in the fourth quarter of 2008, according...

CMC and Ritek to hike DVD+R/-R OEM quotes for 4Q08

Sep 24, 01:10

CMC Magnetics and Ritek will increase OEM quotes for DVD+R/-R discs for the fourth quarter of 2008, with CMC to raise prices by 10-15% while Ritek will look at order volumes before...

Qisda begins shipping LCD TVs to Samsung

Sep 9, 07:48

Qisda started shipments of Samsung OEM LCD TVs in the third quarter, and the company also has orders from LG Electronics, Phillips and BenQ, market sources indicated.

Elite Material expects strong CCL sales to sustain through October

Sep 5, 12:22

Weak seasonal demand is not weighing on Elite Material (EMC) at all as the company sees extending synergy from its new Kunshan, China copper clad laminate (CCL) plant. Thanks to growing...

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...

PC vendors asking for reductions in ODM/OEM quotes for Blu-ray drives

Aug 13, 01:15

PC vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell, Acer and Asustek Computer want a considerably large reduction in ODM/OEM prices of Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo and BD-ROM drives, but...

Optical disc makers see capacities booked despite price hikes

Aug 12, 01:15

Although CMC Magnetics, the largest Taiwan-based OEM maker of blank optical discs, has raised its OEM quotes for CD-R and DVD+R/-R discs by 10% on average and some fellow makers in...

CMC Magnetics looking to hike optical disc OEM prices again in 4Q08

Jul 31, 01:15

CMC Magnetics, who plans to adjust its OEM quotes for blank CD-R and DVD+R/-R discs up by 10% on average in August according to a previous report,...

CMC Magnetics and Ritek to raise OEM prices for blank optical discs in August

Jul 30, 01:10

CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the top-two Taiwan-based makers of blank optical discs, have decided to upward adjust their OEM quotes for blank CD-R and DVD+R/-R discs in August 2008. CMC...

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...