Quanta releases share holdings in Simplo Technology

Stockwatch - Mar 25, 15:32

Taiwan-based notebook maker Quanta Computer has released its share holdings in battery maker Simplo Technology and sold 7.321 million shares at a price of NT$185 (US$6.27) per share...

Taiwan market: Fujitsu launches new Sandy Bridge notebooks

Mar 24, 01:05

Japan-based notebook vendor Fujitsu has launched several new Intel Sandy Bridge-based notebooks including 15.6-inch LifeBook AH531 and LH531, 17.3-inch LifeBook NH751 in Taiwan; although...

Acer stepping up outsourcing of desktop PCs to Foxconn

Mar 14, 14:00

Acer has again stepped up its outsourcing of desktop PCs to Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) after the giant EMS firm pledged it will grant full support in production...

Quanta to set up touch panel joint venture with 3M

Mar 11, 01:45

Quanta Computer has announced plans to set up a joint venture with US-based 3M in Singapore for developing projected capacitive touch technology in order to gain profits from the...

Taiwan notebook makers to see shipment growth in March

Mar 10, 01:25

Despite seeing their shipments drop significantly in February, Taiwan-based notebook makers including Compal Electronics, Quanta Computer, Wistron and Inventec are all expected to...

Quanta February revenues fall over 20% sequentially

Mar 9, 01:45

Quanta Computer on March 8 reported consolidated revenues of NT$60.049 billion (US$2.036 billion) for February 2011, dropping 21.68% on month and 18.85% on year. January-February...

Quanta raises notebook manufacturing quotes for 1Q11, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 8, 14:37

Notebook maker Quanta Computer has already reached an agreement with some of its clients to raise the manufacturing quotes for the first quarter of 2011, according to a Chinese-language...

Quanta Storage settles patent lawsuit in US with Ricoh

Mar 3, 01:10

Quanta Storage has reached an agreement with Japan-based Ricoh to reconcile the latter's charges in the US for infringement of two patents, with both sides to withdraw the lawsuit,...

Notebook component suppliers receiving short lead-time orders

Mar 1, 15:05

Taiwan-based notebook component makers have received some short lead-time orders recently as brand-name notebook vendors, notably Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer, have begun to take...

HP unsatisfactory performance to impact Taiwan upstream supply chain

Feb 24, 01:35

Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced revenues of US$32.3 billion during the period from November of 2010 to January of 2011, lower than market watchers' expectations of US$32.9 billion,...

Quanta Computer expected to see decreased orders from HP in 2Q11

Feb 23, 16:52

Quanta Computer will see orders received each month from Hewlett-Packard (HP) decrease from 1.2-2 million notebooks in the first quarter of 2011 to 800,000-1.2 million units in the...

Retail channel hoping for Sandy Bridge-based MacBook Pro by end of February

Feb 22, 01:00

Apple may launch an upgraded version of MacBook Pro notebooks before the end of February with the possibility of adopting Intel's Sandy Bridge processor, according to sources from...

Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see mixed growth in January revenues

Stockwatch - Feb 11, 01:05

Optical drive maker Lite-On IT has reported consolidated revenues of NT$5.0 billion (US$169 million) for January, increasing 4.33% on month and 3.75% on year, while fellow maker Quanta...

Quanta announces drop in January revenues

Feb 10, 14:21

Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$76.67 billion (US$2.66 billion) for January 2011, down 20.2% on month and 4.3% on year with notebook shipments in the month...

Asustek, Gigabyte announce on-year revenue drops in January

Feb 10, 01:35

Taiwan-based motherboard players Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology have announced their results for January 2011.

Quanta to start pilot production at Chongqing plants in March

Jan 27, 01:30

Taiwan-based notebook maker Quanta Computer will start pilot production for Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) orders at its plants in Chongqing, China in March with a volume of 40,000-60,000...

Quanta makes additional investment in Tilera

Jan 21, 11:43

Quanta Computer has made an additional investment in US-based multi-core processor company Tilera Corporation. The amount of Quanta's new investment in Tilera was not available yet...

HP switches netbook orders from Flextronics to Quanta

Jan 21, 01:15

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has switched some of its netbook orders for the second half of 2011 placed with EMS firm Flextronics International back to Quanta Computer. Quanta is expected...

Notebook vendors under pressure of increased costs

Jan 19, 16:03

Notebook vendors are under the pressure of possibly increased costs for key components and ODM prices. Panel prices may rise in the second quarter of 2011 and Japan-based Elpida Memory...

Chongqing aims to be largest notebook production base with shipments of 100 million units in 2013, says mayor

Jan 19, 01:40

The government of Chongqing City, western China, has successfully created a large notebook production in the city with Hewlett-Packard (HP), Foxconn, Quanta Computer and Inventec...

Quanta aggressively forming good relationship with Asustek

Jan 18, 15:42

Taiwan-based notebook maker Quanta Computer has recently been aggressively trying to form a good relationship with notebook vendor Asustek Computer and at Quanta's year-end banquet,...

Quanta looks to raise non-notebook income in 2011

Jan 14, 12:14

Quanta Computer aims to raise the ratio of non-notebook income, mostly generated from sales of tablet PCs and cloud computing products, to 30% of its total revenues in 2011 compared...

Chicony to build third production base in China

Jan 14, 01:50

Chicony Electronics plans to build its third China production base in Chongqing with small volume production slated for the second half of 2011.

Quanta Chongqing plants to start production in 1Q11

Jan 13, 13:55

Taiwan-based notebook maker Quanta Computer is set to start production at its new plants in Chongqing, located in inland China, later in first-quarter 2011 and related shipments will...

Compal successfully raises OEM quotes for 1Q11, says president

Jan 13, 01:35

Compal Electronics president Ray Chen, on January 12, revealed the company recently reached an agreement with its clients and has successfully raised OEM quotes for the first quarter...

Quanta to cooperate with 3M for new touch screen technologies

Jan 11, 02:40

Taiwan-based notebook maker Quanta Computer has announced it will cooperate with US-based 3M over touch screen technologies and will develop a next-generation solution; however, Quanta...

Quanta, Wistron see up, while Compal down in December notebook shipments

Jan 11, 02:25

Taiwan-based notebook makers Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron and Pegatron Technology have announced their revenues for December 2010 with Quanta and Wistron both seeing...

Fierce optical drive price competition to pose pressure on makers in 1Q11

Jan 11, 02:20

Taiwan-based optical drive makers are expected to continue to face pressure in the first quarter of 2011 despite market watchers giving an optimistic forecast that optical drive and...

CES 2011: Lenovo showcasing new all-in-one PCs

Jan 6, 02:05

Lenovo will showcase four new IdeaCentre all-in-one PCs, targeting the home-use market, at CES 2011.

Notebook ODMs postpone parts and components orders to January

Dec 31, 01:40

Some ODM notebook makers have postponed their orders for parts and components to January 2011 as their shipments have been affected by continued blizzards in Europe and the US, according...

Notebook makers do not rule out supporting upstream partners to avoid labor shortages

Dec 30, 01:05

As labor shortages in coastal areas of China in 2011 are expected to be even more serious than in previous years, sources from notebook makers said that they will not rule out the...

ODM notebook makers developing tablet PCs with thermal modules or fans

Dec 24, 01:20

ODM notebook makers including Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics are reportedly developing tablet PCs that will include thermal modules or PC fans in order to meet market demand,...

Digital China cooperates with Quanta Computer to set up data center in China

Dec 16, 01:35

China-based IT service provider Digital China at TecMall Forum in Taiwan, revealed that the company is in cooperation with Quanta Computer to establish a data center in Shanghai....

Component suppliers to benefit from surging demand for all-in-one PCs

Dec 15, 14:15

All-in-one PC makers have recently started to increase component orders. Suppliers for optical touch and panels are expected to benefit from the surging demand for all-in-one PCs,...

Quanta to remain as the largest all-in-one PC maker worldwide in 2011, says Digitimes Research

Dec 10, 15:26

Quanta Computer is expected to remain as the largest all-in-one PC maker worldwide in 2011, accounting for 49% of global all-in-one PC shipments, according to Digitimes Research senior...