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Thursday 26 July 2012
Taiwan market: Lenovo announces new ultrabook with carbon-fiber chassis
Lenovo has announced its latest ultrabook – ThinkPad X1 Carbon – in Taiwan, adopting a carbon-fiber reinforced plastic chassis to strengthen its sturdiness, while reducing...
Tuesday 17 July 2012
Chassis makers Ju Teng and Catchers expected to benefit from 7-inch tablet PCs
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...
Monday 9 July 2012
Microsoft Surface chassis suffers low yields
Microsoft reportedly planned to adopt unibody magnesium-aluminum chassis for its Surface tablet PCs originally, but affected by chassis makers' limited capacity, the company has instead...
Thursday 5 July 2012
China labor shortage may drag down notebook shipment performance in peak season
With China's labor shortage issues seriously impacting notebook makers' shipment performance in June, notebook makers are concerned that the problem will only become more serious...
Tuesday 26 June 2012
Strong ultra-like notebook demand creating shortages of slim panels and metal chassis
Seeing ultrabooks suffer from weak sales, notebook brand vendors have turned to push ultra-like notebooks, causing slim panel and metal chassis to both see shortages, according to...
Wednesday 6 June 2012
Notebook chassis and battery makers report growth in May revenues
Notebook chassis maker Catcher Technology, and battery makers Simplo Technology and Dynapack International Technology have announced revenues for May all achieved growth both on on-year...
Wednesday 16 May 2012
Glass fiber reinforced plastic chassis fueling ultrabook wave; comparable to metal chassis with high price-performance ratio
After Intel stepped forward to lead the development of the new-generation notebooks, the light-weight, slim, and high-performance ultrabooks hit the market shelves in just a few months...
Tuesday 15 May 2012
Taiwan market: HP unveils five new ultrabooks
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has unveiled five new ultrabooks under its Envy 4 and Envy 6 series in Taiwan with a chassis design that combines a metal-based bezel with a plastic-based bottom;...
Tuesday 8 May 2012
Getac, Bin Chuan announce revenue performance in April
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...
Wednesday 2 May 2012
Notebook ODMs aggressively expanding chassis capacity for ultrabooks
Notebook ODMs, seeing that supply of metal chassis has been tight, are aggressively pushing chassis companies they are invested in to expand capacity, and are also adopting chassis...
Thursday 19 April 2012
Intel estimates ultrabook shipments of 20-30 million units in 2012
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...
Monday 16 April 2012
Catcher, Ju Teng reportedly enter into glass fiber reinforced plastic chassis industry
As Intel is aggressively promoting ultrabooks with end prices of US$699, sources from the supply chain pointed out that PC brand vendors are turning to adopt glass fiber reinforced...
Thursday 12 April 2012
Intel expected to bring forward the launch of Ivy Bridge
Intel, which originally planned to announce its new Ivy Bridge processors on April 29, is expected to bring forward the announcement to April 23 with Asustek computer, Acer, Lenovo...
Friday 6 April 2012
Catcher March revenues up on month, year
Catcher Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of magnesium-alloy casings of notebook PCs, had consolidated revenues of NT$3.019 billion (US$102 million) for March increasing by 7.05% on...
Thursday 22 March 2012
Chassis maker Ju Teng enters Samsung notebook supply chain, says paper
First-tier chassis maker Ju Teng International, in addition to ultrabook chassis orders from 5-6 PC brand vendors, has entered into Samsung Electronics' notebook supply chain and...