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Taiwan notebook ODMs
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.
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Friday 6 March 2020
ODMs decelerate non-China production expansions as outbreak worsens
Supply chains have turned cautious about capacity expansion outside of China amid growing economic uncertainites in the wake of the widespeading coronavirus outbreak, according to...
Thursday 5 March 2020
Simplo expects to return to normal production levels in April
Notebook battery specialist Simplo Technology expects to resume normal production in China in April, with more workers returning to its factory site in Chongqing, according to company...
Wednesday 4 March 2020
HannStar Board looks to networking, servers for 2020 growth
HannStar Board will put increased focus on its deployments in the networking device and server segments in 2020 as part of its efforts to further improve its product mix and boost...
Thursday 27 February 2020
Digitimes Research worldwide notebook shipment update – January 2020
The world's top-5 notebook brand vendors saw their combined shipments fall over 30% sequentially in January 2020, due to a combination of negative factors including the coronavirus...
Tuesday 25 February 2020
Notebook makers cautious about components replenishment amid price hikes
Notebook makers are turning cautious about purchasing some specific components such as MLCCs and chip resistors that are running low in inventory and facing price hikes, as the purchases...
Friday 21 February 2020
Acer expands emerging businesses
Acer has grown its emerging businesses with their combined share in Acer's overall revenues having risen to 14.6% from 11% three years ago, according to company chairman Jason Chen...
Friday 21 February 2020
Global notebook market poised for rebound in 2H20, says Acer chairman
The global notebook market is poised for a strong rebound in the second half of 2020 as the coronavirus outbreak has not resulted in severe impacts to demand in other parts of the...
Thursday 20 February 2020
Taiwan MOSFET firms striving for capacity support
Taiwan-based MOSFET chip specialists, which ship mainly to PC and notebook application segments, are striving for capacity support from their foundry partners particularly 6-inch ones,...
Thursday 20 February 2020
Top-5 notebook vendors see shipments fall over 30% in January, says Digitimes Research
The world's top-5 notebook brand vendors saw their combined shipments (excluding detachable models) fall over 30% sequentially in January 2020, due to a combination of negative factors...
Wednesday 19 February 2020
Taiwan notebooks, 4Q 2019
Taiwan's notebook shipments slipped 4.4% sequentially, but grew 3.1% on year to arrive at 32.37 million units in the fourth quarter of 2019.
Wednesday 19 February 2020
Acer ranked as top gaming notebook brand in India
Acer was ranked by IDC as the largest gaming notebook brand in India for the second consecutive year in 2019. Acer also was the leading gaming brand in Canada, Thailand, Australia...
Tuesday 18 February 2020
Consumer notebook PCB supply falling short
PCB supply for notebooks, especially consumer models, has become tight as production at many small and medium-sized Chinese makers is being hard hit by the coronavirus outbreak, posing...
Monday 17 February 2020
Coronavirus outbreak: Notebook components supply may dry up in March
Notebook ODMs have resumed their production in China, but face the possibility of a lack of components starting in...
Monday 17 February 2020
Global notebook shipments for 1Q20 to plunge 29-36% sequentially on epidemic, says Digitimes Research
Global notebook unit shipments for the first quarter of 2020 are estimated to experience a larger sequential fall of 29-36% than 17% projected earlier, as severe labor and components...
Monday 17 February 2020
Quanta steps up notebook production in Taiwan amid outbreak
Taiwan notebook ODM Quanta Computer is reportedly moving to accelerate volume production at its new assembly lines in northern Taiwan to fulfill rush shipments to US brand vendors...