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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Monday, November 23, 2009
04:06 (GMT+8)
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Catcher Technology sees October 2009 revenues down on year Nov 10, 17:03 Catcher Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.7 billion (US$52 million) for October 2009, up slightly by 0.89% on month, but down 15.49% on year, according to the company. Read more |
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Wistron board approves various investments, including acquisition of rollable display specialist Polymer Vision Oct 29, 17:08 Wistron announced on October 28 that its board of directors has officially approved the company's 12 million euro (US$17.76 million) investment made to acquire Holland-based e-paper maker Polymer Vision. The board also approved Wistron investments in two chassis ventures in China, upgrades at its LCD product manufacturing facilities and an electronic waste recycling company. Read more |
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Camera chassis maker AVY Prevision enters notebook chassis business, says paper Newswatch - Oct 26, 17:03 AVY Precision Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of aluminum alloy casings for digital cameras, recently entered the notebook segment and the company has already landed orders for its metallic chassis from several US-based notebook vendors, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily report. Read more |
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Quanta invests in US-based Tilera, Japan-based chassis maker in China Oct 14, 16:38 Quanta Computer on October 12 announced the investment of US$10 million in Tilera Corporation, a US-based multicore processors company for general purpose computing in cloud, wireless, networking and digital multimedia applications. The company also invested US$7.89 million in Kenseisha Shanghai PMP, a maker of PC chassis and components established in eastern China by Japan-based Kenseisha, taking a 43.83% stake. Read more |
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Catcher posts revenue growth for September and 3Q09 Oct 8, 17:20 Taiwan-based chassis maker Catcher Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$1.69 billion (US$52.59 million) for September, up 16.35% on month, and NT$4.49 billion for the third quarter of 2009, up 4.15% on quarter. Read more |
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Chassis maker Enlight looking to raise funds Oct 6, 16:32 Chassis maker Enlight is in negotiations with an unnamed company to raise funds. The reason is that although Enlight has manufacturing capacity and factory staff on hand, the company is lacking the cash flow to engage in production at some of its facilities. Read more |
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Ju Teng expects 15% of revenues to come from non-notebook products in 2010 Sep 28, 16:14 Chassis maker Ju Teng International Holdings aims to increase its revenue contributions from non-notebook product lines from only around 5% in 2009 to 15% in 2010, according to the company. Read more |
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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 quarter of 2009 or the first quarter of 2010, according to the company. Read more |
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Compal to see over 20% notebook shipments growth in 3Q09, says president Sep 7, 16:00 Compal Electronics will achieve an over 20% sequential growth in notebook shipments in the third quarter of 2009, and 10% for the fourth as demand in Europe recovers, according to company president Ray Chen. Read more |
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Ju Teng has more revenues coming from Compal in 2009 Sep 3, 14:10 Chassis maker Ju Teng International Holdings has pointed out that Compal Electronics' contribution to its revenues are expected to increase from 12-13% in 2008 to more than 30% in 2009. Read more |
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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. Industry sources have identified Catcher Technology as the most likely candidate for cooperation. Read more |
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Compal increases stake in China notebook chassis joint venture Sep 1, 14:36 Compal Electronics on August 31 announced an indirect additional investment of NT$498.6 million (US$15.1 million) in Compal Precision Module, a notebook chassis production joint venture between Compal and Ju Teng. Read more |
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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 recently lost outsourcing orders from Toshiba and Hewlett-Packard (HP) for the second half of 2009, and has received fewer-than-expected orders from Acer for 2010. Read more |
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Catcher Technology profit drops in 1H09 Aug 18, 15:31 Taiwan-based chassis maker Catcher Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$8.24 billion (US$251 million) for the first half of 2009, down 1.12% on year, while the company's net profit totaled NT$1.39 billion, down 21.37% on year due to decreased gross margins. Read more |
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Compal chassis joint venture lands orders from Acer and Asustek, says paper Newswatch - Aug 17, 15:45 Compal Precision Module, a joint venture of Compal Electronics and chassis maker Ju Teng International, has recently landed chassis orders from Acer and Asustek Computer, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily report citing market watchers. Read more |
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Taiwan maker AVY Precision to expand digital camera casing capacity in China Jul 9, 16:48 AVY Precision Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of aluminum alloy casings for digital cameras, will expand monthly production capacity at its factory in southern China to 2-2.5 million cases at the end of third-quarter 2009 because of an expected increase in orders from Japan, according to the company. Read more |
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Mitac Technology sees June revenues highest in 2009 Jul 8, 16:38 Taiwan-based second-tier notebook ODM Mitac Technology generated revenues of NT$1.624 billion (US$49.6 million) in June, the highest monthly level so far in 2009 and rising by 46.6% on year and 15.5% on month. Read more |
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Catcher expects to ship one million plastic chassis per month in 2010 Jun 29, 16:16 Taiwan-based magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis specialist Catcher Technology expects its monthly shipments of plastic chassis will increase to around one million units in 2010, up from hundreds of thousands of units in the second half of 2009, according to the company chairman Shui-shu Hung. Read more |
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Inventec adds Intel and Dell as server clients Jun 17, 16:31 Inventec acquired a factory in northern Taiwan for use by Inventec Enterprise System, its server subsidiary, in April 2009 specifically to allow the subsidiary to undertake OEM production for two new clients, Intel and Dell, according to Inventec chairman and CEO Richard Lee speaking at Inventec's 2009 shareholders meeting on June 16. Read more |
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Mitac Technology aims to become second largest vendor of rugged PCs by 2012, says president Jun 9, 16:23 Taiwan-based second-tier notebook maker Mitac Technology aims to become the world's second largest vendor of rugged PCs by 2012, according to company president James Hwang. Mitac markets rugged PCs under its Getac brand. Read more |
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HP to launch CULV-based notebooks using old chassis designs May 27, 11:07 Hewlett-Packard (HP) plans to launch CULV-based notebooks using chassis designs from existing notebooks before introducing ultra-thin designs in the fourth quarter, according to sources at Taiwan notebook makers. Read more |
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Dell selects touch panel from Catcher, says paper Newswatch - May 21, 13:57 Taiwan-based magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis maker Catcher Technology has entered the touch panel market after two years of research and development, and Dell has selected its touch panel for the PC vendor's Latitude 2100 10.1-inch touchscreen netbook, which will be released into the market in June, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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Notebook component shortage likely to get worse in 2H09, says Inventec May 19, 14:27 The supply of key notebook components may continue to worsen in the second half of 2009 leading to increasing costs, according to Alexander Hsu, president of Inventec's finance division. Components currently facing a shortage include DRAM modules, hard disk drives and panels. Read more |
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Notebook chassis maker Ju Teng to issue Taiwan depository receipts May 13, 16:04 Taiwan-based notebook chassis maker Ju Teng International Holdings will issue Taiwan depository receipts (TDRs) on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) later this week (May 11-15), according to the company. Read more |
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Compal expects notebook shipments to grow 15-20% sequentially in 2Q09, says company president May 8, 15:51 Compal Electronics expects its second-quarter notebook shipments to grow 15-20% to 7.2-7.5 million units from 6.3 million units shipped in the first quarter, company president Ray Chen said at an investors conference on May 7. Read more |
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HP and Acer to push metal chassis notebooks, says paper Newswatch - Apr 13, 17:12 First-tier PC vendors expect the shipment proportion of notebooks with a magnesium-aluminum alloy or aluminum chassis to increase by the end of the year, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily report. Read more |
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Catcher sees monthly revenue growth of 30% in March, says paper Newswatch - Apr 7, 14:13 Taiwan-based magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis specialist Catcher Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$1.55 billion (US$46.25 million) for March 2009, an increase of 29% on month. The company's consolidated revenues for the first quarter reached NT$3.93 billion, a slight drop of 2% on year, according to a Chinese-language Apple Daily report. Read more |
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Taiwan sanitary ware maker HCG enters PC component market, says paper Newswatch - Apr 6, 12:28 Taiwan-based sanitary ware maker Hocheng (HCG) has recently entered the PC component market to supply technological ceramics-based chassis and PC accessories, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Read more |
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Catcher and Foxconn Technology see increasing chassis shipments, says paper Newswatch - Apr 6, 12:00 Taiwan-based chassis makers Catcher Technology and Foxconn Technology have seen their shipments increase since March due to increasing shipments for ultra-thin notebooks, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Read more |
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Compal eyeing CULV notebook market for 2H09, says paper Newswatch - Mar 31, 17:10 Compal Electronics president Ray Chen has pointed out that consumer ultra low voltage-based (CULV-based) ultra-thin notebooks will become a major battlefield for Compal in the second half of the year and the company will be aggressive in gaining orders from global PC vendors, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Read more |
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Lanner announces three new appliances featuring Intel Xeon 5500 platform Mar 31, 16:50 Lanner Electronics has announced three new rackmount systems built with the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series, based on the Nehalem microarchitecture. Read more |
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Paragon to expand vacuum sputtering capacity in China Mar 25, 11:26 Paragon Technologies, a Taiwan-based provider of vacuum sputtering processing to prevent EMI (electromagnetic interference) in notebooks, will expand its capacity in China by setting up two lines in the second quarter of 2009, according to the company. Read more |
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Darfon eyes growth in notebook applications and small-size MLCCs Mar 16, 17:08 Darfon will strengthen its deployment for notebook applications and small-size multi-layer ceramic-chip capacitors (MLCCs) for telecommunication products this year, said company president Andy Su. Read more |
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Pegatron and Catcher to benefit from new Apple iPod shuffle, says paper Newswatch - Mar 16, 12:01 Pegatron Technology and Catcher Technology are both expected to benefit from Apple's new iPod shuffle, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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Mitac Technology becomes largest shareholder of magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis maker Waffer Mar 11, 16:12 Mitac Technology has invested NT$250 million (US$7.2 million) to take part in the private placement of Waffer Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis. Mitac has taken a 17.6% stake becoming the largest shareholder of Waffer. Read more |
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Quanta to outsource chassis fabrication, says paper Newswatch - Feb 23, 15:50 In order to save cost and increase efficiency, Quanta Computer is planning to outsource notebook chassis fabrication to Ju Teng International Holdings, a Hong Kong-listed chassis maker. Quanta will then finish the notebooks by installing key components such as the CPU, optical disc drive (ODD), hard drive and motherboard, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Read more |
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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 Module, in Nanjing, China, and will start pilot production of magnesium-aluminum alloy and plastic chassis in the second quarter of this year, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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Catcher targeting to maintain a gross margin of 40% this year, says paper Newswatch - Jan 19, 14:57 With the notebook market trending toward ultra-thin models this year which has boosted demand for metal notebook chassis, Catcher Technology is targeting to maintain its gross margins on year at 40%, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily report. Read more |
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Lite-On Technology sees growth in 2008 consolidated revenues Jan 8, 01:10 Lite-On Technology has announced global consolidated revenues of NT$7.3 billion (US$220.84 million) for December 2008, drops of 7% on month and 21% on year, but the company's annual consolidated revenues of NT$105.5 billion, represented a growth of 4% on year. The amounts do not include the performance of its display business. Read more |
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Clevo to ship 1.7 million notebooks next year, says paper Newswatch - Dec 19, 16:01 Clevo's notebook shipments this year will only reach 1.45 million units, a drop from its original goal of 1.5 million units, while shipments for the next year are expected to grow 20% to 1.7 million units, according to a Chinese-language Economy Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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Cooler Master unveils Black Label Limited Edition case Dec 16, 15:43 Cooler Master has introduced the Black Label Limited Edition case and accessories with a global availability of 500 individually numbered sets. Read more |
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Enlight postpones cash dividend distribution Dec 15, 12:11 Taiwan-based chassis maker Enlight has announced it will postpone plans to distribute a cash dividend of NT$0.225 (US$0.007) per share, equivalent to a total amount of NT$68.09 million, until the company accumulates enough funds. Read more |
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Enlight's China plant seized over unsettled loan Dec 9, 12:36 PC case/chassis maker Enlight has disclosed that a plant in China has been seized by a court at the request of a Chinese bank over a 65 million yuan (US$9.45 million) overdue loan. Read more |
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Waffer expects to see losses this year Nov 21, 15:20 Taiwan-based magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis maker Waffer Technology has confirmed previous reports that the company is feeling the impact of the economic downturn, saying it expects to see losses this year due to decreased notebook demand. The company said it hopes to return to profitability in 2009. Read more |
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Magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis makers to be impacted by dropping notebook demand in 4Q08 Nov 20, 01:20 Demand for mid-range and high-end enterprise notebooks is expected to see a sharp drop in the fourth quarter as the dropping global economy has impacted spending among enterprises, according to sources at notebook chassis makers. Read more |
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Foxconn Technology to benefit from Nokia switching chassis supplier, says paper Newswatch - Nov 13, 11:55 Benefiting from Nokia's switch of its handset chassis supplier from Catcher Technology to Foxconn Technology, Foxconn Technology is expected to see on-quarter revenues growth in the fourth quarter this year, according to a Chinese-language report in The Liberty Times citing market sources. Read more |
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Dell develops new technology to put designs on notebook chassis during manufacturing Nov 7, 16:31 The constant shortage of in-mold roller (IMR) capacity, used to put pictorial designs on a notebook chassis, has spurred Dell's R&D center in Taiwan to developed a new treatment technology which it has named Picaso. Read more |
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Lite-On to focus on energy segments in future Sep 30, 12:04 With Wistron acquiring Lite-On Technology's display business, the company expects its revenues performance will drop, but gross margin will rise during the initial stage. Read more |
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Enlight to suspend China production for three months Sep 26, 14:43 PC case/chassis maker Enlight has decided to immediately suspend production at the factories of its two subsidiaries in southern China for three months. In the meantime, production will shift to another subsidiary in eastern China, according to the company. Read more |
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Shortage of IMR treated chassis impacts Dell netbook shipments, says paper Newswatch - Sep 16, 16:55 The tight supply of in-mold roller (IMR) treated chassis has forced Compal Electronics to delay delivery of Dell's netbooks, and could reduce the vendor's original shipments goal from one million units to only 700,000, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report citing sources at notebook component makers. Read more |
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