Metal chassis suppliers remain confident about future performance

Apr 25, 13:59

As Apple is reportedly planning to adopt plastic chassis for its next-generation iPhone to save costs, market watchers are concerned that the strategy may lead to a trend which would...

Plastic chassis penetration in tablets rising

Apr 12, 12:16

As global demand for tablets is growing fast, while prices keep falling, vendors are expected to adopt plastic chassis for entry-level tablets to minimize production costs and in...

Catcher expects growth in orders for carbon fiber-reinforced plastic chassis

Apr 3, 12:15

Catcher Technology expects orders for carbon fiber-reinforced plastic chassis to increase in 2013 and has set up production lines at its new factory in Tainan, southern Taiwan, according...

Acer to adopt recycled materials in products

Mar 11, 22:45

Acer will cooperate with Wistron to adopt recycled materials such as plastic into their products and the company also plans to cut its carbon emissions by 30% by 2015 and 60% by 20...

Kinko Optical to set up plastic lens production capacity, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 21, 16:30

Taiwan-based Kinko Optical will extend production from glass lens pieces to plastic ones by investing NT$1.0 billion (US$34.4 million) to establish plastic lens production lines,...

Entry-level iPhone reportedly may adopt plastic chassis

Jan 14, 20:26

Apple's rumored entry-level iPhone reportedly may adopt plastic for its chassis instead of reinforced glass or unibody metal as in the company's standard iPhone models, to save cost,...

Quanta aiming to move all notebook production lines to Chongqing by 2014

Aug 16, 01:25

Quanta Computer is aiming to move all its notebook production lines except those for Apple's products to Chongqing, China within two years and estimates that its notebook shipments...

Catcher, Ju Teng pushing into reinforced plastic chassis business

Aug 13, 16:01

Global first-tier metal chassis maker Catcher Technology and first-tier plastic chassis maker Ju Teng, seeing the adoption of compound materials becoming the latest trend in the chassis...

Kinko achieves revenue record in July thanks to strong DSLR camera lens orders

Aug 7, 01:35

Taiwan-based optical lens maker Kinko Optical has announced consolidated revenues of NT$656 million (US$21.91 million) for July, a new monthly historical record, mainly benefiting...

Catcher, Getac see on-month revenue drop in July

Aug 7, 01:10

Taiwan-based chassis maker Catcher Technology and Getac Technology have both announced on-month drops in their July consolidated revenues with Catcher saw its consolidated revenues...

Chassis makers Ju Teng and Catchers expected to benefit from 7-inch tablet PCs

Jul 17, 01:25

Ju Teng and Catcher Technology are expected to see strong performances in the second half of the year since Ju Teng is reportedly the chassis supplier of Google's Nexus 7 and strong...

Fiberglass-reinforced cases expected to be adopted for ultrabooks in 2H12

Jun 29, 01:05

In order to maintain thinness, and decrease retail prices for ultrabooks, fiberglass-reinforced plastics are expected to be adopted for cases in the second half of 2012, according...

Getac, Bin Chuan announce revenue performance in April

May 8, 01:45

Taiwan-based notebook chassis and component makers Getac Technology and Bin Chuan Enterprise have announced their revenues for April with Getac saw drop and Bin Chuan achieved grow...

Intel estimates ultrabook shipments of 20-30 million units in 2012

Apr 19, 01:05

Intel has internally estimated that ultrabook shipments will reach 20-30 million units in 2012 and the volume in 2013 is expected to double or even triple on year as the integration...

Getac to increase shipments of fiberglass-reinforced plastic casings for ultrabooks in 2Q12

Apr 9, 11:03

Taiwan-based Getac Technology will increase shipments of fiberglass-reinforced plastic casings for ultraboks in second-quarter 2012, according to industry sources.

DSLR camera lenses become major shipment force for Kinko Optical

Mar 15, 01:35

With camera brand vendors including Canon, Nikon, Panasonic and Sony aggressively pushing into the DSLR camera and mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera (MILC) industries, upstream...

Asustek outsources motherboard orders to Cal-Comp Electronics

Dec 20, 01:10

Asustek Computer has recently added Taiwan-based Cal-Comp Electronics, an affiliate of Compal Electronics, as its motherboard manufacturing partner and is expected to outsource 5-6...

Nanya fundraiser backed by parent company

Stockwatch - Nov 18, 01:10

Nanya Technology has announced that four affiliates of parent company Formosa Plastic Group will subscribe to its new shares through a private placement, according to a company filing...

Ultrabook platform may not benefit ODMs

Sep 20, 01:05

Taiwan-based notebook ODMs may not benefit much from the Ultrabook platform, despite downstream branding partners mostly being optimistic about the new device, according to sources...

Intel directly cooperates with chassis suppliers to lower Ultrabook costs

Sep 8, 01:00

Intel has recently been aggressively cooperating with notebook chassis suppliers hoping to achieve the goal of dropping Ultrabook prices to below US$1,000, and Intel is currently...

Lack of metal chassis capacity pushing ultrabook vendors to adopt fiberglass

Aug 4, 01:30

Intel and notebook brand vendors have recently been aggressively searching for new chassis materials as capacity for magnesium-aluminum chassis, which is the most popular choice for...

Ju Teng DSLR camera chassis shipments to double or triple on year in 2011

Feb 22, 01:30

Digital camera chassis maker Ju Teng International Holdings is expected to see its DSLR camera chassis shipments to double or triple on year in 2011 and the company will also have...

Parent company and affiliates support Nanya fund raiser

Nov 17, 01:35

With DRAM spot and contract prices both down, memory maker Nanya Technology saw its stock price fall to NT$15.30 (US$0.506) on November 16, below the NT$16.50 new share offering price...

Newmax to expand capacity of plastic lens modules by over 50%

May 5, 12:14

Newmax Technology will invest NT$600-700 million (US$19.0-22.2 million) to expand its monthly capacity of plastic lens modules from seven million units currently to 15 million units...

Merck and Plastic Logic jointly develop new-generation organic semiconductor

Apr 15, 16:02

Merck and Plastic Logic have announced plans to jointly develop, test and commercialize Merck's new organic semiconductor in Plastic Logic's displays. The production and launch of...

Ju Teng expects metal chassis capacity of 24 million in 2010

Apr 2, 14:42

Chassis maker Ju Teng International Holdings expects its metal chassis capacity to reach three million units per month in the third quarter of 2010 as the company's joint venture...

SZS expects all-in-one PC hinge and plastic components to drive up 2010 revenues

Mar 2, 15:20

Taiwan-based notebook hinge maker Shin Zu Shing (SZS) expects its orders for all-in-one PC hinge and plastic components to become its revenues growth driver in 2010.

Catcher announces revenues drop in December 2009

Jan 7, 14:26

Taiwan-based magnesium-alloy chassis maker Catcher Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$1.11 billion (US$34.87 million) for December 2009, a drop of 23.03% on month...

Catcher to start volume production of plastic notebook chassis

Sep 22, 15:31

Catcher Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of magnesium-alloy notebook chassis, is installing mold-injection equipment in order to start production of plastic chassis in the fourth...

Wistron possibly to partner with Catcher Technology, say Taiwan makers

Sep 2, 16:58

Wistron chairman Simon Lin recently noted during a conference that the company is talking with a Taiwan-based Magnesium-alloy notebook chassis maker over a potential partnership....

Inventec notebook shipments may drop to as low as 23 million units in 2010

Aug 27, 15:29

Inventec's notebook shipment forecast for 2010 has been reduced by market watchers from the previous estimate of up to 27 million units, to only 23-25 million units, since Inventec...

Compal and Ju Teng form joint venture in China, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 20, 16:46

Taiwan-based notebook maker Compal Electronics and Ju Teng International Holdings, a Hong Kong-listed chassis maker, have announced the formation of a joint venture, Compal Precision...