Taiwan media reported that Compal CEO Chen Ruicong said recently that they will be expected to ship 3.8 million flat-panel computers, of which 90% are ARM-based processors.
Chen Ruicong said that the demand for tablet computers will show a quarterly growth this year, but the price is the erosion of traditional notebook shares. This year, the global tablet market will reach 60 million units, 70-75% of which will be occupied by the Apple iPad. 90% of the products shipped by Compal will be based on the ARM processor architecture.
The processor is the most expensive component in desktops and notebooks, followed by the operating system and LCD panels. However, for the tablet, the touch panel is the most expensive.
In order to expand the production capacity of the tablet computer, Compal will invest NT$2 billion (US$67.1 million) to establish a subsidiary Hengxun Technology Co., Ltd. exclusively for touch panels, and establish a joint venture with TAIWAN to design power management and touch ICs and set up R&D team development. Tablet user interface.
Compal's production base in Chongqing will begin operations in July this year, and it is expected to reach a certain economic scale in October. Chen Ruicong revealed that they also decided to build a new production base in Chongqing and expect to sign an agreement with the local government during the Spring Festival in February.
In other respects, Compal plans to ship 55 million notebooks and 8 million LCD TVs this year. Compared with last year, shipments will increase by 14.6% and 48.1% respectively, while the one-machine will increase from 200,000 to 300,000 last year to 2 million. station.