Taiwan notebook Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) account for more than 90% of global notebook production and Digitimes is there to provide daily updates on shipments, supplier contracts and financial data on the more than 10 Taiwan makers involved in notebook manufacturing.
Last update: Thursday 24 May 2012 [2170 news items]
Asustek denies lowering notebook shipment targets for 2Q12
5h 53min ago
Asustek Computer has denied that it plans to lower its notebook shipments target for the second quarter of 2012 after it share prices were dragged down 5.34% on the Taiwan Stock Exchange...
PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
May 24, 01:10
As Dell reported weaker-than-expected results for its fiscal first quarter 2012 (February-April), some PC brand vendors pointed out that their orders from Europe's retail channel...
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...
Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
May 22, 14:17
As Microsoft will launch Windows 8 in the third quarter, mainly promoting its touchscreen functions, Asustek Computer and Acer are expected to have 10% of their notebook shipments...
Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12
May 22, 01:40
Acer and Asustek Computer, seeing as most other vendors have quit the netbook market and netbook shipments are becoming more stable, plans to launch new netbook models with Intel's...
Foxconn says no to rumors of planning to seek strategic investment from clients
May 17, 01:00
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has refuted a rumor the company plans to form strategic alliances via mutual investments with clients such as Apple and Hewlett-Packard...
Chongqing government offers financial incentives to boost notebook shipments
May 16, 16:04
The local government of Chongqing, western China, has offered financial prizes of CNY150 million (US$23.8 million) in total to encourage notebook shipments, with a recipient required...
Foxconn sees over 35% on-year growth in 1Q12 revenues; gross margin down to 6.64%
May 15, 14:08
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$1 trillion (US$33.9 billion) for the first quarter of 2012, up 37.3% on year from NT$729.26...
Power, labor shortage in China may affect notebook shipments in 2H12
May 15, 01:35
As the labor shortage in Eastern China (coastal area) is turning worse and the summer season when powers shortages are common is approaching, notebook component supply in the second...
Notebook vendors shifting panel orders from Samsung to CMI
May 14, 11:59
More brand notebook vendors are shifting their orders for notebook panels from Samsung Electronics to Chimei Innolux (CMI) given that Samsung's efforts to promote its own-brand notebooks...
Toshiba to have Quanta starting ODM production of notebooks in Chongqing in 2H12
May 11, 12:14
Toshiba will have its ODM partner Quanta Computer begin notebook production at Quanta's factory in Chongqing, western China, in the second half of 2012, according to sources from...
AUO lands notebook touch panel orders from Acer, Lenovo and Asustek
May 11, 01:10
AU Optronics (AUO) has recently landed OGS (one glass solution) touch panel orders for notebooks from Acer and Lenovo, in addition to Asustek Computer, which will purchase over 50%...
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...
Pegatron achieves growth in April revenues
May 10, 01:10
Pegatron Technology has announced revenues of NT$57.9 billion (US$1.97 billion) for April, up 21.6% on month and 113% on year, while the company's combined revenues for the first...
Acer regains second-rank for 1Q12 notebook shipments, says IDC
May 9, 15:12
Acer regained the status of the second-largest notebook vendor in terms of shipments in the first quarter of 2012, according to IDC.
Dynapack April revenues hit record
Stockwatch - May 8, 11:09
Dynapack Interntional Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of battery packs for notebooks and tablets, generated consolidated revenues of NT$2.512 billion (US$85.2 million) in April,...
Inventec sees decreased April revenues
Stockwatch - May 8, 11:04
Taiwan-based ODM maker Inventec has reported revenues of NT$20.254 billion (US$687 million) for April, dipping 22.11% on month and 16.30% on year, while its January-April revenues...
Getac, Bin Chuan announce revenue performance in April
May 8, 01:45
Taiwan-based notebook chassis and component makers Getac Technology and Bin Chuan Enterprise have announced their revenues for April with Getac saw drop and Bin Chuan achieved grow...
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...
AMD readies Trinity APU in May and preparing more CPUs for later
May 8, 01:15
AMD is set to launch its latest A series APUs codenamed Trinity in May and will initially only release models for notebooks with models for desktops to wait until August, while the...
Chip demand for LCD TVs, monitors picking up
May 3, 15:29
Demand for semiconductors used in LCD TVs and monitors has started picking up in May while notebook firms have stepped up their pace of orders, according to sources at IC design ho...
Toshiba and Panasonic reportedly may phase out from notebook fan market
May 3, 01:30
Japan-based Toshiba and Panasonic are reportedly starting to lose their interest in notebook fan production and may gradually phase out from the industry, while Japan-based Nidec...
Notebook ODMs aggressively expanding chassis capacity for ultrabooks
May 2, 16:21
Notebook ODMs, seeing that supply of metal chassis has been tight, are aggressively pushing chassis companies they are invested in to expand capacity, and are also adopting chassis...
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...
PC vendors reportedly facing challenges from Windows 8
Apr 30, 16:12
Notebook brand vendors originally expected ultrabooks and Windows 8 to help start a new wave of PC replacement in the second half of 2012, but are reportedly facing great pressure...
Quanta expects 2Q12 notebook shipments to grow 5-10% sequentially
Apr 30, 11:02
Quanta Computer expects its notebook shipments in the second quarter of 2012 to increase 5-10% on quarter, the company said at an April 27 investors conference.
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...
Notebook vendors to push ultra-like notebook models
Apr 26, 01:20
The high prices of second-generation ultrabooks which are set to appear in early June of around US$1,000 are unlikely to help them win-over consumers; therefore, notebook vendors...
MSI launches Ivy Bridge-based gaming notebook
Apr 26, 01:05
Micro-Star International (MSI) has shifted its focus from consumer notebooks to gaming models, and on April 24 launched a new model equipped with Ivy Bridge Core i7-3610M processor...
PC vendors launch products with new Ivy Bridge processors
Apr 25, 16:42
PC brand vendors have been aggressively unveiling their latest notebook products featuring Intel's third-generation Ivy Bridge-based Core processors, including Hewlett-Packard's (HP's)...
Newmax aggressively striving for notebook camera orders
Apr 24, 01:15
Taiwan-based optical lens maker Newmax Technology is aggressive trying to land high quality optical lens orders from ultrabook and notebook players, according to sources from upstream...
Strong short-term orders may appear for component makers in 2Q12 or 3Q12
Apr 24, 01:00
Due to their order visibility greatly shrinking from half a year originally to about 2-3 months after Japan's earthquake in March 2011, upstream component makers believe if demand...
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.
HP, Dell and Asustek said to plan launch of 15-inch ultrabooks without an ODD
Apr 24, 00:47
As Apple reportedly may remove the design of the internal optical disc drive (ODD) for its new MacBook Pro and make it an optional pick, sources from supply chain pointed out that...
AUO to ship AMOLED panels to Sony and HTC in June, say sources
Displays | 1min ago
Young Fast medium-size thin-film touch panels to grow 50% sequentially in 2Q12
Displays | 2min ago
Computex 202: Acer to showcase Windows 8 tablet PCs
IT + CE | 55min ago
Flytech inaugurates factory in northern Taiwan
IT + CE | 2h 11min ago
3D-IC joint development with Elpida continuing, says UMC
Before Going to Press | 21min ago
Tontek to post over 30% sales growth in 2Q12
Before Going to Press | 23min ago
Lowering Sandy Bridge prices expected to boost PC demand in emerging markets, say motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | 50min ago
On-Bright expects 2Q12 sales to rise 50-60%
Before Going to Press | 59min ago
UMC revenues to grow through 3Q12, says CEO
Before Going to Press | 1h 9min ago
Taiwan market: More China-based handset vendors to launch sub-NT$4,000 smartphones in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | 1h 11min ago
High Windows 8 licensing fee makes prices of ultrabook difficult to drop, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 1h 12min ago
Samsung, LG and Huawei mulling plans to ramp up in-house production of LTE solutions
Before Going to Press | 1h 14min ago
TPV sees LCD TV shipments down 32.6% on year in 1Q12
Before Going to Press | 2h 13min ago
China anti-dumping investigation against US, South Korea polysilicon suppliers would hurt local downstream players
Before Going to Press | 2h 28min ago
New MacBook may be launched as early as July, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 2h 32min ago
Micron Technology has announced a new solid-state drive (SSD) for the rapidly emerging ultrabook category. The C400 mSATA drive is designed to work in ultrathin, high-performance...
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CES 2012: Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra notebook
Acer has unveiled the Aspire Timeline Ultra featuring eight hours of battery life and a 2-spindle design in an ultrabook. They feature Acer Green Instant On for fast boot and resume,...
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The MSI GT783 comes with Nvidia's GeForce GTX 580M discrete graphics card which boasts 384 more CUDAs than the previous generation, giving it 256-bit broadband and 2GB GDDR5 of display...
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MSI GT780DXR packs Intel's second-generation Core i7 quad-core processor as well as Nvidia's GeForce GTX 570M discrete graphics card with 3GB GDDR5 display memory. The machines also...
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Micro-Star International (MSI) has announced its latest gaming notebook - GT780DX, featuring quad-core Intel Core i7 CPU and the latest Nvidia GeForce GTX 570M discrete graphics card...
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AMD to continue focus on traditional PC market: Q&A with AMD CEO Dirk Meyer
AMD has recently been seeing progress in its development of accelerated processing units (APU), while achieving success in discrete GPU market share, during Computex 2010 in June...
Prospects of hybrid HDDs in notebook market: Q&A with Seagate's Teh Ban-seng
Seagate Technology on May 24, 2010 unveiled Momentus XT drive, a hybrid hard disk drive (HDD) series that combines 7,200rpm hard disk platters and a 4GB SSD (solid-state drive) made...
Aiming to become 'MediaTek' for white-box notebooks: Q&A with Shuttle president David Chen
Aiming to become an equivalent of MediaTek in the white-box notebook market, Shuttle has been working aggressively to set up standards for notebook components and other specifications,...
Failure as opportunity to learn: Q&A with Corning CEO Wendell P Weeks
Many companies went bankrupt in the financial storm, and the remaining companies also learned the lesson the hard way. In the aftermath of the financial woes, many enterprises are...
Nvidia built its name around satisfying PC gamers' desire for better graphics, higher resolutions, and higher frame rates, from one GPU generation to the next. But around five years...
- LCD driver IC design houses shifting more capacity to high-resolution parts for smartphone segment
- Sony to ship in-cell touch panels for next-generation iPhone, say sources
- Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units
- Solar wafer maker GET reports full capacity
- PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
- UMC holds groundbreaking ceremony for new facilities at 12-inch fab
- Coretonic shifts focus to small- to mid-size BLUs
- Asustek denies lowering notebook shipment targets for 2Q12
- Oslux unveils LED for camera flash
- Computex 2012: ViewSonic to unveil 21.5-inch touch screen monitor
- Uncertainty causes solar firms to expand with caution
- NAND flash prices hope for rebound in 3Q12
- Lenovo FY2011 net profit hikes 73.1%
- Suntech gross profit impacted by US anti-dumping duties
- Trina Solar announces 1Q12 results
- TXC to increase TCXO capacity by 200%
- Taiwan market: HTC recaptures top handset vendor ranking in April
- TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues
- TPV steps up LCD TV production
- China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
- China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
- China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- PTC conservative about 2012 revenue growth
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- Step into the new era of HD surveillance - GKB to launch ForeSight Surveillance System
- Advantech Makes Testing More Effective, Advancing Intelligent Vehicle Inspection
- Vehicle access control systems
- Glass fiber reinforced plastic chassis fueling ultrabook wave; comparable to metal chassis with high price-performance ratio
- GIGABYTE unveils GeForce GTX 690 graphics cards
- 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
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
24-May-2012 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 7124.89 | -22.86 | -0.32% |
| TSE electronic | 271.49 | -0.45 | -0.17% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 101.99 | -1.30 | -1.26% |
| OTC electronic | 130.56 | -1.89 | -1.43% |
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