With the iPad mini announcement looming in a few week, manufactors in Taiwan believe Apple will not enough have enough iPad mini’s to supply demand. According to the manufactors they are have trouble getting enough chassis for the unibody of the iPad mini. Sounds like trouble already.
Case makers Foxconn Electronics, Catcher Technology and Ri-Teng Computer Accessory are responsible for production of the iPad mini chassis, the sources indicated. Ri-Teng is an associate company of Pegatron.
Catcher declined to comment on market reports, but stated that its capacity utilization rates as well as yield rates for various products all meet its product roadmap.
The iPad mini reportedly will come in native- and black-colored aluminum chassis, which are more vulnerable to scratching, said the sources, adding that the anodized finish process on the black cases is more critical, which often results in lower yield rates.
In other news, Barclays Capital has recommended investors in Taiwan take up shares of Foxconn and Pegatron, the two manufacturers for the iPad mini, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Timesreport. Barclays also suggested the buying of other iPad mini-connected stocks, including TPK Holdings and Largan Precision.
Foxconn, the sole maker for the previous iPad lineup, reportedly has landed over 50% of the first wave of iPad mini orders, while Pegatron will handle the rest of the orders, revealed the sources.
