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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 18 August 2017
Simplo expects dramatic growth in electric bicycle battery business
Battery module maker Simplo Technology expects its shipments for electric bicycles to grow over 100% on year in 2017 and will rise another 75% in 2018. Company chairman Raymond Sung...
Wednesday 16 August 2017
VGA RAM prices hike over 30% in August
August quotes for RAMs used in VGA graphics cards have risen to US$8.50, up by 30.8% from US$6.50 in July. Both RAM industry leaders Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have allocated...
Tuesday 15 August 2017
Pegatron to rebound after hitting bottom in 2Q17
Pegatron Technology has announced net profits of NT$3.44 billion (US$115.93 million) for the second quarter, down 11.5% sequentially and 13.8% on year, while EPS were only NT$1.34,...
Tuesday 15 August 2017
Inventec posts EPS of NT$0.54 for 2Q17
Inventec has reported consolidated revenues of NT$111.12 billion (US$3.74 billion) for the second quarter of 2017 with net profits of NT$1.73 billion and of EPS NT$0.54, while consolidated...
Monday 14 August 2017
Quanta reports growth for 2Q17, expects better 2H17
Quanta Computer has announced its second-quarter 2017 revenues at NT$235.37 billion (US$7.93 billion), growing 3.3% sequentially and 13.3% on year thanks to increasing orders for notebooks...
Monday 14 August 2017
Notebook lithium battery prices rising
Because of increasing prices for raw materials and strong demand from the electric vehicle and smartphone market segments, lithium batteries for notebooks are expected to see another...
Friday 11 August 2017
Motherboard players see improved results in July
Micro-Star International (MSI) and Gigabyte Technology saw strong graphics card shipments in July, while ASRock and Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) also saw improved results.
Friday 11 August 2017
Demand for upstream passive component materials rising
Demand for upstream materials for use in the manufacture of passive components, such as powder materials for MLCCs and aluminum foil for capacitors, has been rising, according to industry...
Thursday 10 August 2017
Taiwan market: Huawei introduces new products
Aiming to make significant inroads in the Taiwan market, Huawei has introduced an array of new products into the local market, including its Y7 smartphone, a new version P10 Plus,...
Monday 7 August 2017
Inventec sees on-year growth in July revenues
Inventec has announced consolidated revenues of NT$39.48 billion (US$1.33 billion) for July, sliding 5.77% from a month ago, but rising 13.38% on year. The company's combined consolidated...
Monday 7 August 2017
Notebook vendors adopting different approaches to counter lackluster PC sales
Heavyweight notebook vendors Lenovo, HP and Apple are taking different approaches to counter lackluster PC sales in the global markets, with the former two adopting lower-pricing strategies...
Thursday 3 August 2017
Competition in gaming desktop PC segment heating up
Notebook brands including Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI), Lenovo and Acer have recently enhanced their respective gaming desktop PC portfolios, extending the ongoing...
Thursday 27 July 2017
Elan posts EPS of NT$1.04 in 1H17
Touch and fingerprint sensor vendor Elan Microelectronics has reported net profit surged 74% from a year earlier to NT$405 million (US$13.3 million) in the first half of 2017. EPS...
Wednesday 26 July 2017
Shuttle may turn profitable in 2Q17, says paper
Taiwan-based barebone system vendor Shuttle is expected to have achieved strong revenues in the second quarter of 2017, which may help the company turn profitable, according to a Chinese-language...
Tuesday 25 July 2017
Quanta to see rising incomes from notebooks, servers and wearables in 2H17, says paper
Quanta Computer is expected to enjoy a strong second-half 2017 thanks to rising demand for notebooks, growing server sales and the release of the next-generation Apple Watch, according...