Acer comes up aces
This continues an impressive run for Acer; the company also achieved the largest percentage increase in unit shipments among the Top-5 suppliers in the fourth quarter of 2006, with Acer posting a 42.7 percent year-over rise. The company in the fourth quarter also displaced Toshiba Corp. to take third place in worldwide notebook PC market.
“Acer conquered the No. 3 position in notebook shipments in the fourth quarter, and captured the third position in the overall PC market in the first quarter," said Matthew Wilkins, principal analyst, compute platforms for iSuppli. “Acer achieved significant growth in shipments of both desktop and notebook platforms in the first quarter of 2007 relative to the same period in 2006. Acer has momentum, is competing aggressively, and its strong channel presence is clearly paying dividends for both desktop and notebook shipments. While Lenovo led Acer in desktop PC shipments in the first quarter, Acer's lead in notebooks was even greater, giving it the No. 3 ranking."
Asia/Pacific OEMs on the rise
Acer and Lenovo have undergone a reversal of fortune compared to one year ago, when Acer trailed Lenovo by 0.9 percentage points in global PC market share. However, both companies have expanded their respective market shares considerably over the past year, reflecting the increasing market presence of the Asia/Pacific-based PC OEMs.
“The power of the Asian PC OEMs is increasing, as we can see by the fact that these companies together accounted for 34 percent of total shipments from the Top-10 PC OEMs in the first quarter of 2007, up from 31 percent during the same period in 2006," Wilkins said.
Winners and losers
Acer and No. 1 Hewlett Packard of the United States were the standouts among the Top-5 PC suppliers, with their year-to-year growth rates outstripping those of Lenovo, Japan's Toshiba and most glaringly, Dell Inc. of the United States.
Dell was the only PC OEM among the Top-5 to suffer a decline in units compared to the same period on 2006. The once-leading player in the PC industry saw a 6.8 percent reduction in units, with its shipments declining to 8.97 million units, down from 9.6 million in the first quarter of 2006.
Dell's weak performance is all the more glaring given that the Top-5 PC OEMs in the first quarter increased their collective unit shipments by 14.2 percent compared to the same period a year earlier, handily outstripping the overall industry growth of 8.7 percent.
“With the other Top-5 OEMs gaining market share at the expense of the smaller players, Dell had a challenging first quarter," Wilkins said. “Dell's performance in the notebook segment was good, but desktop shipments let the company down."
However, Dell is taking steps to stanch its market-share losses. The company, which has exclusively employed a direct-sales model, announced a plan in the second quarter to sell PCs through the Wal-Mart retail chain in North America, as part of a wider channel offensive. The company also restored company founder Michael Dell to the role of chief executive officer.
Dell's moves may be bearing fruit already; although company unit shipments were down by 6.8 percent year-over-year in the first quarter, the decline was less than the 8.6 percent decrease in the fourth quarter of 2006, Wilkins noted.
Despite Acer's recent sales-growth strength compared to Dell, it's unlikely that the Taiwanese company will be able to supplant the much larger American OEM to take the No. 2 spot anytime soon.
“The market-share gulf between No. 3 Acer and second-placed placed Dell is huge, at 7.6 percentage points. To threaten Dell's No.2 ranking, Acer needs to double its shipments," Wilkins said.
To learn more about iSuppli's PC research, please visit: Ad
EUV photoresist company Inpria raises $31 million in funding
Inpria, a pioneer in high-resolution metal oxide photoresists for extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV), has secured USD 31 million in Series C funding from a broad syndicate including two of the biggest names within the semiconductor manufacturing space.
Semiconductor industry avoids direct impact of coronavirus
The semiconductor industry appears to have escaped the direct impact of the coronavirus crisis so far, but the market is likely to suffer the repercussions as the outbreak slows or suspends production among electronics manufacturers, according to Omdia.
Plessey partners with Axus Technology
Plessey, an embedded technologies developer, is partnering with Axus Technology (Axus), a provider of CMP, wafer thinning and wafer polishing surface-processing solutions for semiconductor applications, to bring high-performance GaN-on-Silicon monolithic microLED technology to the mass market.
Ad
GPV Electronics CN resumes production
On 19 February 2020, the Chinese Central Government informed that all enterprises in the Guangdong province are now allowed to resume production.
Nano Dimension moves its main commercial activity to USA
Nano Dimension announces that the company is establishing its headquarters for the Americas in South Florida.
Rockwell Automation inks deal for Italy’s ASEM
Rockwell Automation Inc. has signed a purchase agreement to acquire digital automation technologies provider ASEM S.p.A.
IFR releases ‘Top Trends 2020 Robotics’
The International Federation of Robots (IFR) has forecasted an uptick of 2 million industrial factory robotic units in the next two years.
Paslin, Rivian fuel EV factory expansion
The Paslin Company, a builder of robotic assembly lines for Tier 1 suppliers and OEM auto companies, is expanding in Warren, Michigan.
Nokia plans to acquire US-based company
The Finnish telecom company is planning to acquire Elenion Technologies, a U.S.-based company focusing on silicon photonics technology.
neutec electronic to handle Asymtek and Dima in Switzerland
Asymtek, a part of Nordson Electronics Solutions - announces that their distributor, neutec electronic AG, has expanded its representation of all Asymtek and DIMA products to the French-speaking areas of Switzerland.
BMZ subsidiary Poland reports successful business year 2019
BMZ Poland, the second largest production site of the BMZ Group, is expanding its production area and is reporting 10% sales growth and thereby reached record results for the business year 2019.
Scanfil CEO: ‘Our operations are making good progress’
The last quarter of 2019 was the strongest one for the EMS provider. Scanfil recorded a turnover of EUR 155 million, a growth of EUR 15 million or 10% year-over-year.
Prime Technological Services acquire ITS
EMS provider Prime Technological Services LLC has acquired Georgia-based I Technical Services (ITS).
Florida’s Sypris snags BAE Systems contract
Sypris Electronics LLC, a subsidiary of Sypris Solutions Inc., has won a contract award from London-based BAE Systems’ Electronic Systems sector.
Into the future, San Diego style
IPC APEX EXPO, the North American electronics manufacturing industry’s biggest gig, has left the teenage years behind with this year’s 20th anniversary show held Feb 3-8 in San Diego.
5 semiconductor companies hold 53% of global wafer capacity
The world’s top-five wafer capacity leaders each had capacity of more than 1,000,000 wafer starts per month, says IC Insights.
Global DRAM revenue holds steady in 4Q19
The DRAM inventory finally returned to a relatively normal level for most OEMs in 4Q19 after nearly three consecutive quarters of adjustments, says the DRAMeXchange research division of TrendForce.
Mitsubishi Electric completes new satellite production facility
Mitsubishi Electric has completed construction of a new facility for the production of satellites at the company’s Kamakura Works in Kamakura, Japan.
ISS-Broadband delivered by Kongsberg
Kongsberg equipment is to enable broadband transmission for the International Space Station (ISS) to 'significantly improve communication between the ESA astronauts manning the station and earth.
Mycronic receives order for an SLX mask writer
Swedish equipment provider, Mycronic AB, has received an order for the new SLX mask writer from a customer in Asia. The customer already has mask writers from Mycronic.
A new production unit for mirror segments for ELT
Safran's new production unit at the company's Saint-Benoît facility near Poitiers in central France will make the primary mirror segments for Europe's Extremely Large Telescope (ELT).
A more sustainable approach to semiconductor manufacturing
Reuse; that is the key to driving environmental sustainability in global semiconductor manufacturing, says Steven Zhou, CEO of Moov Technologies.
Load more news
Related news
