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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 13 October 2017
Casetek revenues increase 18.7% on year in September
Metal chassis maker Casetek Holdings has registered consolidated revenues of NT$3.09 billion (US$101.57 million) for September, slipping 7.71% on month, but rising 18.7% on year. The...
Friday 13 October 2017
Notebook ODMs see shipments increase in September
Notebook ODMs including Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec have reported on-month shipment growths for September with Inventec and Wistron both enjoying double-digit...
Thursday 12 October 2017
Pegatron September revenues hit 23-month high
Pegatron has reported consolidated revenues of NT$153.66 billion (US$5.07 billion) for September, hitting the highest monthly level since November 2015 and increasing 72.41% on month...
Thursday 12 October 2017
Asustek revenues increase in September
Asustek Computer has reported consolidated sales of NT$45.11 billion (US$1.48 billion) for September, increasing 19% on month and 1.1% on year thanks to stable notebook, motherboard...
Wednesday 11 October 2017
Google reportedly places orders for detachable Pixelbook
Google has recently announced its latest Pixelbook featuring a 360-degree foldable touchscreen display. Sources from the upstream supply chain have disclosed that the device is manufactured...
Friday 6 October 2017
Intel readies Coffee Lake lineup
Intel has released its Coffee Lake-based 14nm desktop processors including Core i7-8700K/8700, Core i5-8600K/8400 and Core i3-8350K/8100, as well as the corresponding Z370 chipsets...
Friday 6 October 2017
Asustek cutting notebook outsourcing to BYD and Wistron for 2018
Asustek Computer is planning to reduce the proportions of notebook orders given to BYD and Wistron for 2018 and will increase those to Pegatron and Quanta Computer to improve product...
Monday 2 October 2017
IT component shortages could worsen during holidays
With components including DRAM and panels still in shortages, the long holidays in China, South Korea and Taiwan in October are expected to pose a great challenge to smartphone and...
Friday 29 September 2017
Hinge maker SZS to boost production capacity by over 40% in 2018
Notebook hinge maker Shin Zu Shing (SZS) has installed two new continuous MIM (metal injection molding) furnaces at its newly completed plant in Shulin, northern Taiwan, which will...
Thursday 28 September 2017
Backend firm Lingsen enjoys strong orders for MEMS microphones
Taiwan-based backend service company Lingsen Precision Industries has enjoyed brisk orders for MEMS microphones for use in smart speakers and voice assistants, according to industry...
Tuesday 26 September 2017
Asustek expects China gaming notebook market to reach 3 million units in 2018, says paper
Asustek Computer internally estimates that China's gaming notebook market will have a shipment scale of three million units in 2018 and is aiming to account for over 30% of the volumes,...
Friday 22 September 2017
Competition for 2018 gaming notebook orders growing fierce
With notebook brand vendors having recently begun their request for quotation (RFQ) processes for 2018 orders, gaming notebook models have become the priority for Taiwan-based ODMS...
Wednesday 20 September 2017
Acer increases marketing budget for gaming notebooks
Acer is ramping up marketing budgets for its gaming notebook business, and will support e-sport teams in various areas to promote its brand image in the sector.
Wednesday 20 September 2017
Intel GPU-integrated Cannon Lake may not be ready until year-end 2018, say sources
Intel has reportedly rescheduled the releases for some of its next-generation Cannon Lake-based processors, mostly ones with an integrated GPU, to the end of 2018, which has already...
Tuesday 19 September 2017
Touch Taiwan 2017: Innolux to highlight gaming notebook panels
In response to the growing global gaming market, Innolux will showcase a series of gaming notebook/monitor panels at the upcoming Taiwan Touch 2017 to be held at the Nangang Exhibition...