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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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Monday 14 January 2019
Inventec taps into 5G, automotive eletronics sectors
Taiwan notebook ODM Inventec saw its annual revenues soar past the NT$500 billion (US$16.20 billion) for the first time ever to reach NT$506.87 billion in 2018, up 8.42% on year. But...
Friday 11 January 2019
Quanta, Compal to see strong demand for notebooks in 1Q19
Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics are both expected to see their first-quarter revenues buck seasonal patterns, as sales momentum for their US-based clients' new models made available...
Wednesday 9 January 2019
MSI gaming notebook shipments total 1.2 million units in 2018
Micro-Star International (MSI) shipped a total of 1.2 million gaming notebooks in 2018, fending off the competitions from Asustek Computer with devices from its gaming sub-brands to...
Tuesday 8 January 2019
Notebook vendors to adopt AMD CPU in more models
The penetration of AMD processors in notebooks has been rising since the second half of 2018 due to the ongoing tight supply of Intel's chips, according to sources from the upstream...
Thursday 20 December 2018
Digitimes Research worldwide notebook shipment update – November 2018
The top-5 notebook brands' combined shipments grew 4% on month, but went down 11% on year in November, despite the month being a traditional strong season. Intel's CPU shortages and...
Wednesday 19 December 2018
Top-5 notebook vendors see shipments decline 11% in November, says Digitimes Research
The top-5 notebook brands' combined shipments grew 4% on month, but went down 11% on year in November, despite the month being a traditional strong season. Intel's CPU shortages and...
Tuesday 18 December 2018
Notebook ODMs keen to develop smart healthcare solutions
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs including Wistron and Compal Electronics are actively tapping into the long-term care service sector by offering smart medical care solutions to hospitals,...
Friday 14 December 2018
Supply chain partners positive about new Asustek leadership
Asustek Computer's newly-appointed co-CEOs SY Hsu and Samson Hu are both familiar with the industry ecosystem and supply chain, and are therefore believed to be able to seamlessly...
Tuesday 11 December 2018
Notebook ODMs see low order visibility for 1H19 on Intel CPU shortages
Taiwan notebook ODMs see low order visibility for the first half of 2019, as the market is expected to continue to suffer from Intel's CPU shortages and uncertainties from the US-China...
Wednesday 5 December 2018
Notebooks to see rising adoption of li-polymer battery modules in 2019
Notebook makers are expected to raise the adoption of soft-package li-polymer battery modules to 80% of all their machines in 2019 from over 50% in 2018, in line with rising demand...
Tuesday 4 December 2018
Taiwan ODMs continue moving production out of China despite trade-war truce
Though the US and China have agreed a 90-day suspension on new tariffs, Taiwan-based ODMs are still being pushed by their brand clients to establish production capacity outside of...
Wednesday 28 November 2018
Intel CPU shortfalls may ease in 1Q19, benefiting Taiwan chip vendors
Taiwan-based IC design houses expect to see a new wave of orders from downstream PC and notebook clients before the Lunar New Year holidays in early February at the earliest, as the...
Monday 26 November 2018
Notebook cooling solutions provider Anli sees bright prospects for 2019
Expecting better revenue and profit performances for the fourth quarter 2018 than the third quarter, Taiwan's notebook thermal solutions provider Anli International is optimistic about...
Friday 23 November 2018
Digitimes Research worldwide notebook shipment update – October 2018
After hitting the peak of 2018 in September, both the global top-5 notebook brands and top-3 ODMs saw their shipments weaken in October. The top-5 brands together experienced an on-month...
Thursday 22 November 2018
Waffer expanding capacity for automotive products
Metal chassis maker Waffer Technology has been building additional capacity for the production of automotive light metal components. In addition to its plants in Maanshan, China, which...