September 30, 2008 - Industry News
Acer chairman discusses performance in 2008
Acer shipped 139 million PCs in the first half of 2008, of which, desktop PCs accounted for around 76.2 million units and notebooks 62.6 million ...
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September 29, 2008 - Industry News
Foxconn wins OEM orders for Asustek X-series notebooks
Asustek Computer will outsource the production of 15.4-inch X-series notebooks to Foxconn Electronics, with shipments expected to start in ...
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September 29, 2008 - Industry News
Acer chairman discusses performance in 2008
Acer shipped 139 million PCs in the first half of 2008, of which, desktop PCs accounted for around 76.2 million units and notebooks 62.6 million ...
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September 26, 2008 - Industry News
Taiwan-based NB component makers turn conservative about investment in Vietnam
A number of Taiwan-based makers of components for notebook PCs were originally interested in investing in Vietnam to set up an alternative ...
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September 25, 2008 - Industry News
NPC to cut prices 3-5% in Taiwan and up to 10% in China
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board is planning to reduce prices by 3-5% in Taiwan and up to 10% in China from October, which will put pressure on ...
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September 24, 2008 - Industry News
Foxconn considering Pegatron acquisition
Foxconn Electronics is reportedly considering acquiring the operations of Pegatron Technology through a stock exchange. Asustek acknowledged ...
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September 16, 2008 - Industry News
PCB makers Tripod and Career optimistic about 4Q
Although overall demand for PCB is not as strong as it was in the peak season, Tripod Technology and Career Technology both have had ...
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September 12, 2008 - Industry News
Foxconn enjoys strong revenues growth in August
Foxconn Electronics posted revenues of US$4.49 billion in August, up 10.2% sequentially and also up 43.1% on year, according to a company ...
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September 10, 2008 - Industry News
HP to outsource 13-14 million 15.6-inch notebooks to Taiwan makers
Hewlett-Packard is planning to outsource production of 13-14 million 15.6-inch 16:9 aspect ratio notebooks to Taiwan notebook makers in 2009, ...
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September 3, 2008 - Industry News
Foxconn purchases NT$557 million worth of equipment from Sony
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced the purchase of a total of 120 sets of machinery and equipment from Sony ...
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August 26, 2008 - Industry News
Foxconn reportedly lands notebook orders from HP
Foxconn Electronics was reported to be expected to soon land orders for a 13-inch consumer notebook from Hewlett-Packard (HP) and once the order ...
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August 20, 2008 - Top Story News
PCB material costs on downhill trend
Printed circuit board (PCB) makers may see their profitability improve as soon as the fourth quarter of 2008 as prices of key materials, which ...
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August 18, 2008 - Industry News
Mobile phone production to hit 605 million in China in 2008
The production volumes of handsets in China are expected to top 605 million units in 2008 compared to the 550 million units produced in 2007, ...
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August 12, 2008 - Industry News
First-tier motherboard makers announce July performance
Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of US$708.55 million for July, increases of 15% on month and 36% on year due to recovering ...
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August 11, 2008 - Industry News
Foxconn sees revenues grow nearly 35% on year in July
Foxconn Electronics saw its revenues grow 34.9% on year toUS$4.16 billion in July, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange ...
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July 25, 2008 - Industry News
ODM handset makers hit snags in smartphone segment
Plans by Taiwan-based ODM handset makers, notably Compal Communications and Arima Communications, to make substantial inroads into the ...
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July 24, 2008 - Industry News
Insatiable demand carries HDDs through recession
Despite a poor second-quarter earnings performance from leading Hard Disk Drive (HDD) supplier Seagate Technology, the overall HDD ...
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July 23, 2008 - Industry News
Young Optics licenses Jabil's field lens technology
Taiwan-based light engine maker Young Optics has announced that it has signed an agreement with Jabil Circuit for the licensing of the field ...
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July 15, 2008 - Top Story News
Motherboard Makers Conservative About 3Q08 Shipments
Due to the dropping worldwide economy, first-tier motherboard makers Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International ...
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July 11, 2008 - Industry News
Weak PND market worries GPS chip suppliers
With global demand of Portable Navigation Device (PND) products declining rapidly in the first quarter and inventory building up, the average ...
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July 11, 2008 - Industry News
Foxconn expects revenues to grow more robustly in July
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) expects its revenues to grow more robustly in July following relatively slow growth in May ...
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June 20, 2008 - Industry News
3G iPhone component suppliers to see expanded revenues in 3Q08
Taiwan-based component suppliers of Apple's 3G iPhones are expected to see their revenues strengthen substantially starting the third quarter ...
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June 13, 2008 - Industry News
Eee PC shipments to exceed five million despite Atom shortage, says Asustek president
Asustek Computer is confident it will achieve an over 50% on-year notebook shipments growth in 2008, with shipments of Eee PCs expected ...
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June 12, 2008 - Top Story News
Foxconn Electronics and Foxconn Precision Components revenues stay flat in May
Revenues of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) stayed relatively flat at NT$103.23 billion (US$3.4 billion) in May as ...
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June 11, 2008 - Industry News
Motherboard makers see monthly revenues drop in May
Due to the impending slow season in Europe and dropping demand in China caused by the Sichuan earthquake and battery shortages, Asustek ...
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