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Monday 2 July 2012
LED lighting order visibility clear to September, says Lite-On
Lite-On Technology has indicate order visibility of LED lighting is clear to September. Nevertheless, the introduction of the second generation of ultrabooks with Windows 8 in second-half...
Friday 29 June 2012
Fiberglass-reinforced cases expected to be adopted for ultrabooks in 2H12
In order to maintain thinness, and decrease retail prices for ultrabooks, fiberglass-reinforced plastics are expected to be adopted for cases in the second half of 2012, according...
Thursday 28 June 2012
Quanta to manufacture Toshiba notebooks at Chongqing plants from July
Toshiba, the sixth-largest notebook vendor worldwide, will have its notebooks from Quanta Computer shifted from Quanta's Songjiang plants to plants in Chongqing starting July, according...
Thursday 28 June 2012
SSD developers gearing up for ultrabook demand
Developers of solid-state drives (SSD) and related components including Lite-On IT, LSI (formerly SandForce), Marvell, Phison Electronics and SanDisk are all gearing up to fulfill...
Wednesday 27 June 2012
Ultrabook vendors may have difficulty lowering price to US$799
Though Intel has been actively promoting second-generation ultrabooks, it is still difficult for vendors to launch such models at prices below US$799 as targeted by Intel in third-quarter...
Tuesday 26 June 2012
Strong ultra-like notebook demand creating shortages of slim panels and metal chassis
Seeing ultrabooks suffer from weak sales, notebook brand vendors have turned to push ultra-like notebooks, causing slim panel and metal chassis to both see shortages, according to...
Tuesday 26 June 2012
Microsoft Surface blurs boundary between tablet and ultrabook
Microsoft's announcement of Wintel-based Surface tablet PCs have blurred the boundary between tablets and ultrabooks as Microsoft's tablet PC adopts an Ivy Bridge processor that is...
Tuesday 26 June 2012
ECS passes 2011 finance report with growth of more than 7%
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) hosted a shareholder meeting on June 25, passing its finance report for 2011 with consolidated revenues reaching NT$72.7 billion (US$2.43 billion),...
Monday 25 June 2012
MSI to launch a slide ultrabook in 4Q12 with a price of US$799
Micro-Star International (MSI) is set to launch an 11.6-inch slide ultrabook, Ultrabook Slider S20, combining ultrabook and tablet PC functions together with a weight of about 1.3kg...
Thursday 21 June 2012
Intel to host supply chain symposium focusing on ultrabooks
Intel plans to host what it call the Intel Ultrabook Ecosystem Symposium in two locations, one in Taiwan on July 31 and one in China on August 2, according to sources from notebook...
Wednesday 20 June 2012
TPK 3Q12 capacity fully booked
TPK has said its capacity is full for third-quarter 2012 and the firm expects sales to increase rapidly in August-September. Due to anticipation for Windows 8, downstream firms have...
Friday 15 June 2012
Intel to hold ultrabook cost-reduction meeting with Taiwan supply chain makers in July
Intel will hold a conference in July to discuss with Taiwan-based supply chain makers about how to minimize ultrabook production costs, according to the makers.
Thursday 14 June 2012
Synnex Technology focuses 2012 operations on smartphones, tablets and ultrabooks
Synnex Technology International, a Taiwan-based channel distributor, has focused its 2012 operations on fast growing demand for smartphones, tablet PCs and ultrabooks, the company...
Thursday 14 June 2012
Acer enters tier-3 to -5 cities in China
Acer, starting 2012, is executing a three-year plan in China to expand its channel bases from tier-1 and -2 cities to tier-3 to -5 cities and is set to open new stores at a rate of...
Tuesday 12 June 2012
Taiwan market: Lenovo releases second-generation ultrabooks
Lenovo on June 11, announced its second-generation ultrabooks in Taiwan, featuring Intel's Ivy Bridge processors with 13-inch IdeaPad U310 is priced at NT$28,900 (US$966) and IdeaPad...
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Taiwan foundry industry revenues to slip in 1Q24 before rising in 2Q24, says DIGITIMES Research
Research Insight: Intel obtains subsidies but faces challenges
South Korea-based makers lead transparent display as China-based competitors ramp up Inkjet investments, according to DIGITIMES Research