Taiwan-based notebook maker Compal Electronics is shipping 200,000 tablet PCs a month in the second quarter of 2011, and is expected to hike monthly shipments to 400,000-500,000 units in the third quarter mainly due to increased orders from Lenovo and Acer, according to sources from the supply chain.
Compal president Ray Chen previously pointed out that the company is aiming to ship 3.8 million tablet PCs in 2011; however, shortages of upstream components, especially touch panels, may create uncertainty toward the actual volume.
Compal has been aggressive in the tablet PC market and its wholly-owned touch panel subsidiary is expected to start production in the third quarter. Compal has also made investments in upstream glass makers in order to satisfy upcoming tablet PC orders in the second half.
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