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Monday 1 October 2012
Wistron lands OEM LCD TV orders from Haier, says paper
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...
Thursday 6 September 2012
Compal Communications to land Nokia Windows smartphone orders in 2013
Nokia is aggressively trying to release Windows Phone 8 smartphones before the end of September to regain its momentum in the handset market. Meanwhile, its major OEM partner Compal...
Wednesday 29 August 2012
Commentary: Looming trade war and increasing OEM orders to turn China domestic capacities obsolete
The looming trade war has been pushing China-based solar firms to plan for short- and medium-term adjustments to domestic capacities. If demand from the domestic and emerging markets...
Wednesday 29 August 2012
TPV reports 5.1% on-year decrease in LCD monitor OEM shipments
TPV Limited Technology has reported a 5.1% on-year decrease in LCD monitor OEM shipments during the first half of 2012 due to decreasing demand for LCD displays, according to the...
Thursday 23 August 2012
Partners expect Motorola to change its ODM strategy
As Google has recently started reorganizing Motorola Mobility's manpower and product strategy, sources from Taiwan-based ODMs, observing from their orders, expect their handset orders...
Friday 10 August 2012
Losing R&D professionals may turn Taiwan LED firms into OEM firms: Q&A with Epistar chairman Biing-jye Lee
Despite the fact the penetration rate of LED backlight units (BLUs) in TVs has been increasing continuously, shining a light on the LED industry, Biing-jye Lee, chairman of Taiwan-based...
Thursday 9 August 2012
Commentary: Solar firms should invest in R&D to escape from becoming OEM firms
The messy conditions in the solar market have been causing invested firms to reconsider their strategies. Taiwan-based firms should adopt the model of their South Korea-based peers...
Tuesday 31 July 2012
Small China-based solar cell makers seeking OEM orders from Taiwan
China-based second- and third-tier solar firms have been suffering from low capacity utilization rates. Even some first-tier vertically integrated solar firms have utilization rates...
Wednesday 11 July 2012
Microsoft unveils Windows 8 OEM licensing charges
Microsoft has released licensing rates for OEM Windows 8, including US$60-80 for Windows 8, US$80-100 for Windows 8 Pro (with Office) and US$50-65 for Windows RT (with Office), according...
Wednesday 4 July 2012
Microsoft OEM head change related to Surface, say Taiwan makers
Microsoft has announced the replacement of Steven Guggenheimer with Nick Parker, originally vice president of OEM Sales and Marketing, for the position of corporate vice president...
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 28 May 2012
Commentary: Dependence on China solar firms may turn Taiwan supply chain into OEM factories
The huge duties slapped onto China-made solar cells by the US Department of Commerce have been causing different effects in different economies.
Tuesday 22 May 2012
Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
Taiwan-based solar firms have been experiencing rising orders from China due to the anti-dumping investigation by the US government. With anti-dumping duties ranging from 31-250%,...
Thursday 10 May 2012
Turkey-based Vestel to compete with Taiwan makers for OEM TV orders
Turkey-based OEM TV maker Vestel is emerging as a strong contender to compete with Taiwan-based OEMs for orders to be released by Japan's brand TV vendors including Sharp and Toshiba,...
Monday 23 April 2012
Samsung steps up outsourcing of TV production to Taiwan makers, say sources
In light of slow growth and increasing cost competition in the global TV market, Samsung Electronics has begun outsourcing part of front-end TV production to Taiwan-based makers,...