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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 25 November 2015
Acer to enhance gaming notebook product line in 2016
Acer has sent out RFO (request for quotation) for gaming notebooks to be launched in 2016, signaling that Acer will strengthen marketing of the product line by increasing shipment...
Monday 16 November 2015
Wearable devices becoming main growth driver for ODMs
Notebook ODMs are expected to see their shipments in the fourth quarter to drop from the third and the volumes may continue to decline in 2016, making mobile devices especially wearable...
Friday 13 November 2015
Samsung Display stops LCD production at L5 fab amid weak demand, says report
Due to weak demand for monitor and notebook panels, Samsung Display has stopped LCD production at its L5 facilities in South Korea as of October, according to a new report from Korea-based...
Friday 13 November 2015
Asustek looking to become largest consumer notebook vendor in 2017
In response to competitors and research firms naming his company as one of the PC brand vendors that will quit the PC market, Asustek Computer CEO Jerry Shen pointed out that Asustek...
Friday 13 November 2015
Compal Electronics expects 6-9% sequential drop in 4Q15 notebook shipments, says president
ODM Compal Electronics expects notebook shipments in the fourth quarter of 2015 to decrease 6-9% on quarter and shipments of tablets and smartphones together to increase at least 30%,...
Thursday 12 November 2015
Asustek files EPS of NT$5.67 for 3Q15
Asustek Computer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$119.31 billion (US$3.64 billion) for the third quarter, up 10.1% sequentially, while net profits were NT$4.22 billion, down...
Thursday 12 November 2015
Notebook orders from Huawei, Xiaomi lower than expected, say Taiwan makers
China-based vendors Huawei Device and Xiaomi will launch notebooks in 2016 and therefore have released orders to Taiwan-based ODMs. But their orders are lower than originally expected,...
Wednesday 11 November 2015
Quanta sees on-month declines in both revenues and notebook shipments
Quanta Computer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$89.86 billion (US$2.74 billion) for October 2015, slipping 11.3% on month but rising 9.6% on year, and NT$821.96 billion for...
Tuesday 10 November 2015
Pegatron optimistic about 4Q15
Pegatron Technology CEO Jason Cheng expects the fourth quarter to benefit from seasonality and its notebook shipments will grow 20-25% sequentially in the quarter, while its handheld...
Tuesday 10 November 2015
Compal, Wistron see notebook shipments drop in October
Notebook ODMs Compal Electronics and Wistron saw their October notebook shipments drop from a month ago with Compal shipping three million units, down 1.5 million units from September...
Wednesday 4 November 2015
Consumer notebook shipments may fall significantly after 2015 year-end
Despite recent rebounding shipments of consumer notebooks due to replenishing inventories, global demand is still weak and therefore shipments are likely to significantly drop after...
Thursday 29 October 2015
China tablet makers turn production lines to entry-level notebooks
A number of China-based white-box tablet makers have switched their production lines to notebooks and showcased a bunch of entry-level models at the recently concluded Global Sources...
Monday 26 October 2015
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments to decline 17.5% on year in 4Q15
Global notebook shipments (not including detachable 2-in-1 products), are expected to drop 17.5% on year and 5.3% sequentially in the fourth quarter as most notebook vendors already...
Monday 26 October 2015
Xiaomi notebook to enter mass production in 1Q16
China-based Xiaomi's first notebook products reportedly will enter mass production in the first quarter of 2016 and the vendor plans to release two models, a 12.5-inch and a 13.3-inch,...
Thursday 22 October 2015
Notebook brand vendors strengthening high-end product lines
Seeing that Microsoft plans to push Surface Book into the high-end segment, first-tier notebook brand vendors have started strengthening the quality and design of their high-end product...