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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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Wednesday 3 April 2019
AMD to see sales increase sharply in 2H19
A ramp-up in CPU and GPU shipments for notebooks, motherboards and servers will buoy significantly AMD's sales performance in the second half of 2019, according to sources at PC ma...
Tuesday 2 April 2019
Waffer Kunshan plant hit by explosion
An explosion hit metal chassis maker Waffer Technology's plant in Kunshan, China on March 31, with seven people reported to have died and another five injured.
Monday 1 April 2019
MSI posts 22% profit increase in 2018
Micro-Star International (MSI) has reported net profits increased 22.4% on year to NT$6.04 billion (US$195.7 million) in 2018, with EPS coming to NT$7.15 thanks to significant profits...
Monday 1 April 2019
The road to transformation: Q&A with MSI president and CEO Sheng-chang Chiang
After years of operation in the PC market, Micro-Star International (MSI) has advanced to the next phase with the company's founders passing on management to a team of professional...
Friday 29 March 2019
Clevo profits surge in 2018
Clevo has registered consolidated revenues of NT$19.8 billion (US$637.76 million) for 2018, down 5% on year, but its net profits for the year went up 102% on year to arrive at NT$1.46...
Friday 29 March 2019
PC chip demand to stay sluggish through 2Q19
CPU shortages continued driving down global PC shipments in the first quarter of 2019 and even blurring order visibility for the second quarter. This, in turn, is seen to dim business...
Wednesday 27 March 2019
Asustek says APT incident not as severe as reported
In response to recent media reports claiming that over one million Asustek notebooks were hit by advanced persistent threat (APT) attacks, Asustek has said that after conducting an...
Monday 25 March 2019
Compal to see worsening supply gap in 2Q19
Despite being the slowest season of teh year, the worldwide largest notebook ODM Compal Electronics is seeing a supply gap between 10-20% to its clients in first-quarter 2019 due to...
Friday 22 March 2019
Digitimes Research worldwide notebook shipment update – February 2019
The global top-5 notebook brands together saw their shipments in February slip 16% on month due to seasonality, Intel's CPU shortages and fewer working days during the Lunar New Year...
Tuesday 19 March 2019
Samsung Display promoting 4K OLED notebook panels
Samsung Display is soliciting orders for its 15.6-inch 4K OLED notebook panels from brand vendors including HP, Dell and Lenovo, and new notebook models featuring 4K OLED panels are...
Tuesday 19 March 2019
MSI seeking to be top curved gaming monitor vendor in 2019
Micro-Star International (MSI) stands a chance of unseating Samsung Electronics to become the world's largest supplier of curved gaming monitors in 2019 thanks to growing sales, according...
Monday 18 March 2019
Taiwan ODMs keep diversifying production to Southeast Asia
Though US-China trade tensions seem to be easing, Taiwan ODMs are still moving ahead with their production deployments in Southeast Asia as they are requested by brand vendors to diversify...
Monday 11 March 2019
Intel CPU shortages to worsen in 2Q19, says Digitimes Research
Shortages of Intel's CPUs are expected to worsen in the second quarter compared to the first as demand for Chromebooks, which are mostly equipped with Intel's entry-level processors,...
Tuesday 5 March 2019
Acer, ESL extend partnership in e-sport sponsorship
Acer has signed contracts with e-sport tournament organizer ESL to extend their partnerships for three years with Acer to support all four annual Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) events...
Monday 4 March 2019
Elan expects rising profits for 2019
Touch and fingerprint sensor supplier Elan Microelectronics is expected to suffer a 10% sequential decline in revenues in the first quarter due to fewer working days during the Lunar...