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Monday 21 November 2011
Vendors pushing new material design for ultrabooks
PC vendors, facing limited capacity and price restrictions for unibody aluminum chassis, have chosen new materials such as high-density fiberglass, and designs such as aluminum chassis...
Tuesday 15 November 2011
Wistron to develop new material for ultrabook chassis, says paper
Wistron plans to cooperate with a chassis player, which will be the company's third chassis partner, in the first quarter of 2012 to establish a joint venture to develop a new chassis...
Tuesday 15 November 2011
MacBook shipments to remain stable in 4Q11
Despite rumors about Apple perhaps reducing its shipment forecast for the fourth quarter spreading around in the IT market due to the company's chassis supplier Catcher Technology...
Monday 31 October 2011
Catcher announces 3Q11 performance
Chassis maker Catcher Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$10.77 billion (US$359.78 million) for the third quarter, up 21.1% on quarter and 86.1% on year, while net...
Friday 21 October 2011
Catcher to spend US$2-3 million to modify Suzhou plant
Taiwan-based chassis maker Catcher Technology plans to invest US$2-3 million to modify equipment and manufacturing processes at its plant in Suzhou, China, which has been ordered...
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Catcher production suspension may impact Apple
As Taiwan-based chassis supplier Catcher Technology's plants in Suzhou, China have been ordered to suspend production by the local government, sources from upstream supply chain players...
Monday 17 October 2011
Catcher halts production line in Suzhou, China for improvements
Chassis supplier Catcher Technology has announced that its plants in Suzhou, China have forced to temporarily halt operations by the local government due to complaint from surrounding...
Wednesday 12 October 2011
Nishoku sees growing revenues in September
Taiwan-based chassis supplier Nishoku, benefiting from increasing game console chassis orders, reported September consolidated revenues of NT$243 million (US$8 million), up 2.53%...
Tuesday 4 October 2011
Notebook ODMs consider forming joint venture with metal chassis maker to secure supply
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs, concerned that supply of metal chassis may fall short in the near future, are considering to establish joint ventures with upstream metal chassis suppliers...
Friday 30 September 2011
Aluminum alloy chassis for ultrabooks likely to be in shortage in 2012
The supply of aluminum alloy chassis for ultrabooks may fall short of demand in 2012 as most ultrabook models launched by brand vendors will come with the metal chassis. Capacities...
Tuesday 20 September 2011
Ultrabook platform may not benefit ODMs
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...
Friday 16 September 2011
Catcher share price pushed down on possible shifting of chassis policy at HTC
The share price of notebook and smartphone chassis maker Catcher slid NT$4.50 (US$0.15) or 2.1% to close at NT$204 on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on September 15 due to heavy...
Thursday 15 September 2011
PSU maker ENG Electronic cuts into aluminum material supply industry
Power supply unit (PSU) maker ENG Electronic has recently cut into the aluminum material supply industry and will start shipping aluminum materials and ingots to chassis makers such...
Thursday 15 September 2011
PC players optimistic about re-rise of Wintel
PC players are starting to turn optimistic about a return of Wintel as Intel and Microsoft have each hosted global developer conferences to promote the upcoming Ivy Bridge processors...
Thursday 8 September 2011
Intel directly cooperates with chassis suppliers to lower Ultrabook costs
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...
Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research