ODM Compal Electronics expects notebook shipments in the first quarter of 2015 to decrease 16-20% on quarter but increase 0-5% on year, according to the company.

However, smartphone shipments and LCD TV shipments in the quarter will each rise on quarter by double-digit percentages, Compal said. Compal aims to ship 40 million smartphones in 2015.

Compal is setting up production lines at a factory in Vietnam, with recruitment to begin in the second quarter and production to kick off in the second half of the year, the company indicated. The factory will mainly produce smartphones.