RFQ drop suggests 1H13 notebook shipments may decrease, say Taiwan component makers

RFQ drop suggests 1H13 notebook shipments may decrease, say Taiwan component makers: Viewing that significantly fewer requests for quotation (RFQ) have, so far, been received from notebook ODMs than in previous years, Taiwan-based notebook component makers have commented that the situation implies shipments of new notebooks in the first half of 2013 are likely to drop.