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.
Since notebooks in this segment typically use magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis, chassis makers including Catcher Technology, Foxconn Precision Component and Waffer Technology are all starting to feel the impact.
Although netbooks are expected to help buffer against a sharp drop in fourth-quarter notebook shipments overall, most netbooks use plastic, and so will not help magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis makers much.
Article translated by Joseph Tsai
