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...