4055 news items tagged notebook
TPK to see 1Q21 revenues grow 5-10% sequentially
Friday 26 February 2021Touch panel modules maker TPK Holding, after seeing its 2020 net profits climb to a three-year high of NT$1.03 billion (US$37 million), expects its first-quarter 2021 revenues to...
Digitimes Research worldwide notebook shipment update – January 2021
Friday 26 February 2021After hitting a new high in monthly shipments last month, the global top-5 notebook brands saw their combined shipments slip more than 10% sequentially in January due to seasonality...
Global tablet market – 4Q 2020
Wednesday 24 February 2021Fourth-quarter 2020 global tablet shipments amounted to 51.56 million units, soaring 17.6% from a quarter ago and 19.3% from a year ago.
Simplo subsidiary AES to go public in March
Wednesday 24 February 2021Simplo Technology's subsidiary AES that focuses on R&D of lithium backup battery unit (BBU) for datacenters and and electric vehicles (EV), will be listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange...
Top brands and ODMs see January notebook shipments decline
Tuesday 23 February 2021After hitting a new high in monthly shipments last month, the global top-5 notebook brands saw their combined shipments slip more than 10% sequentially in January due to seasonality...
Shuttle to boost presence in non-PC sectors
Friday 19 February 2021Shuttle has terminated its low-margin notebook OEM business, and is looking to enhance its presence in non-PC offerings, such as medical care IT products, according to company president...
Notebook shipments of Taiwan players from 2011-2021
Thursday 18 February 2021Taiwan makers produced over 90% of the notebooks worldwide in 2008. The top-five notebook makers - Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron, Inventec and Asustek Computer - contributed...
Highlights of the day: Notebook ODMs to see robust 1Q21
Thursday 18 February 2021With demand remaining robust, ODMs are expected to see their first-quarter 2021 notebooks shipments drop by only 10-15%...
Notebook ODMs to see milder drop in 1Q21 shipments
Thursday 18 February 2021Notebook ODMs will see their shipments decline 10-15% sequentially in the first quarter of 2021, compared to larger decreases of over 20% during the same period in previous years,...
Taiwan quartz component makers to embrace strong 1Q21
Tuesday 9 February 2021Taiwan-based quartz component makers including TXC, Siward Crystal Technology, and Harmony Electronics are poised to enjoy a particularly strong first quarter of 2021 due to robust...
Component shortages may dampen notebook shipments in 1Q21
Tuesday 9 February 2021Shortages of certain components including display panels, LCD driver ICs and passive components may dampen notebook shipments in the first quarter of 2021, according to industry so...
Notebook production relocation from China not crucial concern for vendors
Monday 8 February 2021Notebook brand vendors are taking a wait-and-see attitude toward whether to have their supply chain partners move production out of China, as the Biden administration is not expected...
Lenovo COO Lanci to retire
Friday 5 February 2021Gianfranco Lanci, COO and president for Lenovo, will retire from the PC vendor in September 2021. The company also disclosed organization and personnel changes that will become effective...
Taiwan notebooks – 4Q 2020
Friday 5 February 2021Global notebook shipments, excluding detachable models, surged over 10% sequentially to hit a fresh high of 60 million units in fourth-quarter 2020, mainly driven by robust demand...
Notebook chips in tight supply
Thursday 4 February 2021The supply of notebook-use chips including display driver ICs, power management chips and audio codecs chips continues to fall short of demand in the first quarter of 2021 despite...
SSD adoption among notebooks to accelerate in 2021
Monday 1 February 2021Falling NAND flash prices will be driving substantially the adoption of SSDs in notebooks this year, which Micron Technology executive VP and chief business officer Sumit Sadana also...
Global notebook shipments surge over 10% to record high of 60 million units in 4Q20
Monday 1 February 2021Global notebook shipments, excluding detachable models, surged over 10% sequentially to hit a fresh high of 60 million units in fourth-quarter 2020, mainly driven by robust demand...
Highlights of the day: Notebook ODMs feel pressure from rising components costs
Monday 1 February 2021IC components prices are rising as a result of shortages amid tight foundry capacity, heaping pressure on notebook makers. ODMs are mulling hiking notebook...
Notebook ODMs mull hiking quotes to reflect rising components costs
Monday 1 February 2021Taiwan-based notebook ODMs plan to raise their quotes to reflect rising component prices that have been heaping pressure on their production costs, according to industry sources.
Chromebook shipments to climb nearly 30% in 2021
Thursday 28 January 2021Worldwide notebook shipments are forecast to grow 13.1% to 227 million units in 2021, with shipments of Chromebook devices to post the highest on-year growth of nearly 30%, according...
IT panel prices keep rising
Tuesday 26 January 2021Prices for IT panels have been climbing due to worsening supply-demand imbalnce triggered by the tight supply of upstream materials and components, including LCD driver ICs and glass...
Acer notebook sales surge in US
Tuesday 26 January 2021Acer saw its commercial notebook sales hike 119% on year in the US in 2020, according to some market observers citing research figures.
Highlights of the day: Notebook ODMs have strong outlook
Monday 25 January 2021Demand for notebooks remains robust, thanks to the stay-at-home economy. Notebook ODMs expect orders to be stable...
ODMs see notebook order visibility extending in 2H21
Monday 25 January 2021Thanks to the stay-at-home economy driven by the coronavirus pandemic, notebook shipments are expected to stay robust in 2021, with ODMs see stable orders for the first half of the...
Intel reports record revenues for 2020
Friday 22 January 2021Intel has reported record revenues for 2020 at US$77.9 billion, up 8% on year, with its board of directors approved a cash dividend increase of 5% to US$1.39 per share on an annual...