Taiwan's First International Computer Group said Thursday it had secured a big order from China's Legend Holdings to make notebook computers.
Legend is China's biggest computer maker.
FIC will operate on a contract manufacturing basis. FIC said Legend's target shipments of notebook computers this year was 250,000 units. Big IT investments in China Taiwanese IT companies have made substantial investments in China in recent years, setting up manufacturing plants and research centers. Taiwan is the world's leading maker of notebook computers and accounts for about 60 percent of global output. Mitac reportedly also has secured an order from Legend to make personal digital assistants, or lightweight handheld computers.