Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung

May 23, 01:00

Samsung Electronics has for the first time outsourced notebook production and released initial ODM orders to Compal Electronics, with shipments to begin in June 2012, according to...

Compal Communications to ship 2 million smartphones in 2Q12

May 10, 16:13

Compal Communications is expected to see its shipments of smartphones, including the Lumia 610 and Lumia 800, grow 20-30% sequentially to two million units in the second quarter,...

HP launches several ultrabooks and ultra-like notebooks

May 10, 01:40

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has announced several ultrabooks including the Envy Spectre and EliteBook Folio 9470m, featuring Intel's latest Core i7 processors, as well as ultra-like notebook...

Compal reports revenue decline in April

May 10, 01:35

Compal Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$50.48 billion (US$1.72 billion), down 14.78% on month and 14.71% on year, with combined consolidated revenues from January...

Wistron, Compal focus on touchscreen technologies

May 8, 01:30

Notebook ODMs Wistron and Compal Electronics are optimistic Windows 8 will bring a new trend for touchscreen control, and the companies have been working aggressively in the touchscreen...

Compal expects 14.8% sequential growth in 2Q12 notebook shipments

May 2, 11:40

Compal Electronics expects its notebook shipments in second-quarter 2012 to increase 14.8% on quarter to 9.3 million units, company president Ray Chen told an investor conference...

Compal Communications posts net profits of over NT$500 million in 1Q12

Newswatch - Apr 30, 14:48

Compal Communications has reported net profits of NT$515.52 million (US$17.58 million) for the first quarter of 2012, increasing 66% from the previous quarter. EPS for the first quarter...

Notebook shipments of Taiwan players from 2006-2012

Apr 28, 15:18

Taiwan makers produced over 90% of the notebooks worldwide in 2008. The top-five notebook makers – Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron, Inventec and Asustek Computer...

Compal Communications to see strong smartphone shipments to Nokia in 2Q12

Apr 24, 10:40

Taiwan-based Compal Communications is likely to see its smartphone shipments in second-quarter 2012 increase sequentially by 30-40% to 2.5-3.0 million units mainly due to ODM production...

Notebook players ready to host investor meetings

Apr 24, 00:59

Notebook players including Inventec, Acer, Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Asustek Computer are all set to host their investor meeting before the end of April.

Compal Communications looks to 20% sequential shipment growth in 2Q12

Apr 12, 01:20

Compal Communications is expected to see its shipments of smartphones expand by 20% to over 2.2 million units in the second quarter of 2012, propelled by increasing orders for Android...

Notebook ODMs to see gross margins improve in 2Q12 on increasing shipments of ultrabooks

Apr 10, 15:11

Gross margins of Taiwan-base notebook ODMs are expected to rebound in the second quarter of 2012 along with the launch of new ultrabook models by branded vendors including Hewlett-Packard...

Notebook ODMs enjoy on-month growth in March revenues

Apr 10, 01:10

Notebook ODMs Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron have announced their revenues for March, with each of the firms enjoying shipment growth on month.

Quanta, Compal expected to achieve growth in 2H12 gross margin

Apr 3, 01:30

Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics are both expected to see falling gross margins in the first quarter of 2012 with Quanta's problems due to its weak shipments for non-notebook...

Compal posts 2011 net EPS of NT$2.53

Apr 2, 10:33

Notebook ODM Compal Electronics generated net EPS of NT$2.53 for 2011, according to the company's 2011 financial report.

Compal Communications and FIH begin generating profits

Mar 29, 01:10

Handset ODMs Compal Communications and Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) have begun generating profits recently after migrating to the production of smartphones from feature phones,...

Notebook makers gross margins dip below 5% for 4Q11

Mar 27, 01:20

As Wistron suffered a decline in 2011 gross margin to 4.91% from 5.61% in 2010, market watchers pointed out that Taiwan-based first-tier notebook makers Quanta Computer and Compal...

Compal Communications looks to ship 4 million smartphones in 2Q12, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 12, 14:31

Compal Communications is expected to ship four million smartphones in the second quarter of 2012, with Nokia's Lumia 610 accounting for the bulk of the shipments, according to a Chinese-language...

Compal Communications expects 20% sequential growth in 1Q12 smartphone shipments

Feb 22, 01:20

Compal Communications, in view of increasing orders for Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) smartphones from Nokia and orders for Android smartphones from Lenovo and Motorola Mobility, expects...

Notebook makers to see shipments recover in February

Feb 21, 01:30

Notebook makers, after suffering from a weak performance in January, are expected to see an overall on-month shipment growth of 10% in February as hard disc drive (HDD) supply returns...

Growing China TV industry may threaten Taiwan OEM orders, say sources

Feb 15, 14:00

China-based branded TV vendors and TV OEMs have gradually emerged as major players in the global TV market, buoyed largely by their competitive pricing strategies - a trend which...

Quanta, Compal aim at 30%, 20% of 2012 revenues from non-notebook products

Feb 15, 01:05

Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics, in view of slowing growth in global demand for notebooks, have been making efforts to compete for orders for other product lines and expect...

Compal ships 2.1 million notebooks in January, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 13, 11:36

Compal Electronics shipped 2.1 million notebooks in January, the lowest monthly level since December 2008, according to Chinese-language newspaper Economic Daily News (

Compal Communications, Arima Communications post mixed results for January

Newswatch - Feb 10, 12:16

ODM handset maker Compal Communications has posted strong revenue gains in January thanks to orders from Nokia, while fellow company Arima Communications saw its revenues decline...

Quanta, Wistron see on-month drop in January revenues

Feb 9, 01:20

Quanta Computer and Wistron have announced their January results with both suffering on-month drops in terms of revenues and notebook shipments.

Acer, HP to expand notebook shipments from Chongqing, China in 2012

Feb 2, 01:05

As total notebook shipments from Chongqing, China increased to 15.74 million units in 2011 with production volume also growing more than 1,000 fold to US$5.15 billion, Acer and Hewlett-Packard...

Quanta, Compal land ultrabook orders from Vizio, Dell, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 17, 15:34

Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics have received orders for ultrabooks from Vizio and Dell, respectively, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.

Digitimes Research: Taiwan ODM notebook shipments to slide 9.4% on quarter in 1Q12

Jan 12, 13:55

Notebook shipments by Taiwan-based ODMs are expected to slip 9.4% on quarter and 3.2% on year to below 40 million units in the first quarter of 2012 due to seasonal factors in the...

Compal to prepare for volume production at Vietnam factory, says president

Jan 9, 10:59

Compal Electronics will prepare to begin volume production at its factory in Vietnam if labor shortages and hikes in wage rates in China pose serious problems, according to company...

Compal Communication expects to ship 9.6 million handsets in 2012

Jan 5, 01:25

Compal Communication has announced revenues of NT$10.9 billion (US$359.65 million) for the fourth quarter of 2011 with its handset shipments in the quarter reached 1.5 million units...

FIH, Compal expected to ship over 10 million smartphones in 2012

Jan 4, 01:10

Taiwan-based ODM/JDM makers Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) and Compal Communications are expected to ship more than 10 million smartphones in 2012, while fellow maker Arima...