Last update: Tuesday 14 May 2013 [423 news items]
Notebook ODMs offer extra services to attract tablet orders
Nov 19, 22:55
With notebook shipments estimated to only have a single-digit percentage growth on year in 2013, notebook ODMs including Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron, are aggressively...
Taiwan suppliers to be ready for production of BlackBerry 10-based products in December
Nov 13, 21:41
Taiwan-based handset component makers including Silitech Technology, Ichia Technologies as well as ODM Wistron are expected to begin small volume production of RIM's BlackBerry 10-based...
Notebook ODMs post mixed sequential growth in October revenues
Nov 12, 11:31
Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec, the largest Taiwan-based notebook ODMs, saw revenues for October increase 18.86%, decrease 6.71%, slip 5.12% and rise 6.84%...
Dell warns Taiwan notebook ODMs against producing white-box servers
Nov 7, 16:04
As Taiwan-based notebook ODMs such as Quanta Computer and Wistron have stepped into producing white-box servers targeting the Internet data centers of clients such as Google and Facebook,...
Commentary: Notebook ODMs face uncertainties in tablet market
Nov 6, 16:16
The rise of tablets and smartphones, plus the economic downturn in the US and Europe, have been causing PC brands such as HP, Dell and Acer to report unsatisfactory sales results...

Wistron expects to ship 6 million tablets, 5-6 million LCD TVs in 2013, says chairman
Oct 31, 11:46
Taiwan-based ODM Wistron expects tablet and LCD TV shipments in 2013 to increase to six million units and 5-6 million units respectively, company chairman and CEO Simon Lin has told...
Wistron NeWeb 3Q12 revenues, net profit up sequentially
Oct 25, 15:21
Taiwan-based wireless communication product ODM/OEM Wistron NeWeb on October 24 released its financial report for the third quarter of 2012, with consolidated revenues and net profit...
Quanta, Wistron may see over 30% growth in 2013 white-box data center server shipments
Oct 16, 22:01
Quanta Computer and Wistron have produced servers for use in the Internet data centers of Google, Facebook and Amazon on a white-box basis and are likely to see such shipments in...
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments decline 4.5% sequentially in 3Q12
Oct 15, 10:41
The global notebook market suffered rather poor shipment performance - 4.5% drop sequentially and 11.6% drop on year in the third quarter of 2012, according to Digitimes Research...

Quanta September notebook shipments up, revenues down sequentially
Oct 9, 01:00
Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer shipped 4.7 million notebooks in September, growing by 11.9% on month, but the corresponding consolidated revenues of NT$83.495 billion (US$2.83 billion)...
Quanta estimated to ship 5.2-5.5 million notebooks in September
Oct 5, 01:00
Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer is estimated to ship 5.2-5.5 million notebooks in September, increasing 23-30% sequentially, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Digitimes Research: Branded notebook vendors, ODMs post strong shipment growth in September
Oct 3, 01:10
Notebook shipments from both branded vendors and ODMs staged a rebound in September 2012 after a month of depressed sales in August when the notebook industry was busy clearing out...
Wistron expects less than 10% sequential growth in 4Q12 notebook shipments
Oct 2, 11:04
Taiwan-based Wistron, judging from orders received, expects its notebook shipments in the fourth quarter of 2012 to remain unchanged or increase by less than 10% from the preceding...

Wistron lands OEM LCD TV orders from Haier, says paper
Newswatch - Oct 1, 15:11
Wistron has reportedly landed OEM LCD TV orders from China-based brand Haier with shipments to start at a rate of 100,000 units a month initially in October 2012, according to a Chinese-language...
Notebook ODMs expect surging growth in cloud computing business in 2013
Sep 25, 01:25
As cloud computing business opportunities are expanding, several notebook ODMs have been aggressively pushing their related business segments and expect strong revenue growth from...
Asustek to launch second-generation Padfone in October
Sep 25, 01:20
Asustek Computer is set to announce its second-generation Padfone on October 16 as Qualcomm's processor supply has returned to normal due to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's...
Acer, Asustek up and Wistron down in August revenue performance
Sep 11, 02:00
Notebook brand vendors Acer and Asustek Computer, and notebook maker Wistron have announced their August revenue performances with both vendors seeing on-month growth, while Wistron...
HP, Acer raise notebook shipment proportion from Chongqing to 60% in 2013
Sep 11, 01:20
Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer have reportedly notified their upstream supply chain partners that they will raise their Chongqing, China, plants' shipment proportions to 60% in 2013...
Quanta to establish R&D building in Taiwan and recruit software talent in Taiwan
Aug 30, 01:20
Quanta Computer is set to establish new building in Taiwan for R&D purposes and plans to recruit 4,000 software technicians to focus on developing the cloud computing market,...
Wistron NeWeb, Arcadyan post profits for 1H12
Aug 29, 12:24
Wistron NeWeb and Arcadyan Technology, two Taiwan-based makers of networking/communication devices, have released their financial reports for the first half of 2012, recording net...
Notebook shipments unlikely to achieve strong growth in 4Q12
Aug 28, 01:35
Notebook ODM shipments in the fourth quarter are unlikely to achieve their original goal of seeing double-digit percentage growth despite the fact that Microsoft will launch its latest...
Wistron expects to profit from PC recycling beginning 2Q13
Aug 27, 11:21
Wistron has stepped into recycling scrap PCs at its factory in Kunshan, eastern China, and expects to recycle 4,000 tons of scrap PCs a month in 2013, with the recycling business...
HP to outsource more than 50% of 2013 orders to Quanta
Aug 14, 01:25
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has just recently finished its request for quotation (RFQ) for 2013 notebook orders with Quanta Computer landing more than 50% of the orders, up from only 40%...
Compal notebook shipments unlikely to suffer setback in 2012, says chairman
Aug 10, 01:30
Compal Electronics is unlikely to suffer a setback in notebook shipments in 2012 although it is facing mounting pressure in the second half of the year due to conservative attitudes...
Wistron, Inventec suffer on-month revenue drop in July
Aug 9, 01:40
Wistron has announced consolidated revenues of NT$48.84 billion (US$1.63 billion), down 16.32% on month and 5.28% on year, with combined consolidated revenues for the first seven...
Notebook ODMs shipments may stay weak in August
Aug 9, 01:05
Taiwan notebook ODMs may see their shipments in August stay flat on month and will not have a chance to recover until September, according to sources from notebook makers.
Notebook ODMs to push for double-digit percentage growth in 3Q12
Aug 6, 16:01
After estimating on-month drops in their July shipments, notebook ODMs are expected to start seeing their shipments in August rise on month with volumes to grow even higher in September...
Digitimes Research: Notebook ODMs to see mixed shipment performance in 2H12
Jul 26, 14:08
Although global notebook shipments in the second half of 2012 are only estimated to grow 12% compared to the first, several notebooks ODMs are expected to see their shipment growth...
Compal lands 70% of Dell notebook orders for 2013
Jul 20, 01:00
Compal Electronics and Wistron have landed Dell's 2013 notebook orders equivalent to 70% and about 30%, respectively, of Dell's total shipments, according Taiwan-based supply chain...

Quanta, Compal, Wistron expected to see sequential drops in July notebook shipments
Jul 18, 15:34
Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron are expected to see notebook shipments in July decrease on month by 10%-15%, according to industry sources.
Notebook makers see mixed result in 2Q12 shipments
Jul 10, 01:50
Notebook ODMs have shown mixed result for their shipment performance in the second quarter of 2012 with both Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics achieved growth sequentially, while...

Wistron to add US$20 million investment in China joint venture
Jul 4, 02:00
Wistron will invest US$20 million in BriVision Optronics (Zhongshan), its LCD TV module joint-venture with AU Optronics (AUO) in southern China, according to the company.
Notebook ODMs expect significant sequential growth in June shipments
Jun 29, 01:15
Wistron is expected to see its notebook shipments in June increase 24-40% on month, while fellow makers Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics will see on-month growth of 19% and...
Notebook ODMs expected to see strong shipment growth in June
Jun 27, 16:20
With low comparison bases set in May, notebook makers are expected to see their shipments increase significantly on month in June with Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron...
Wistron to start production of OGS touch panels in China in 3Q12
Jun 22, 01:15
Wistron is setting up OGS (one glass solution) touch panel lines at its factory in Taizhou, eastern China, with production to start in the third quarter, chairman Simon Lin said at...

Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
Mobile + telecom | 3h 23min ago
Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
Bits + chips | 3h 35min ago
Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
Displays | 3h 50min ago
Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
IT + CE | 3h 52min ago
Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
Bits + chips | 3h 54min ago
Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
Displays | 4h 36min ago
E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
Displays | 4h 47min ago
UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
Bits + chips | 4h 53min ago
E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
Displays | 4h 55min ago
HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
Displays | 4h 57min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
IT + CE | 5h ago
Supplies of NAND flash to be tight in July-August, says Phison
Before Going to Press | 5h 20min ago
TPK to see orders bump up in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | 5h 33min ago
Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013, says chairman
Before Going to Press | 5h 37min ago
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
- Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
- China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
- Asustek, Chunghwa Telecom cooperate to provide cloud computing services
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- China market: Smartphone sales over 75 million units in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Imec, Globalfoundries team up for STT-MRAM
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
- Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
- Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
- 3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
- NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
- New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
- After a year of decline, global flat panel TV market sees marginal growth in 1Q13, says IHS
- Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
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- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News

Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.



















