Global and Chinese consumer electronic case and structural parts industry report for 2013 released

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the 
"Global and Chinese Consumer Electronic Case and Structural Parts Industry Report, 2013" 
report to their offering.

As the homogeneity of products increases, mobile phone vendors are now 
concerned about the differentiation of mobile phone casings. In 2012, 
the market value of mobile phone casings and structural parts reached 
USD5.28 billion and the market share ratio between plastic and metal 
ones was 3:1, which is expected to fall to 2.5:1 in 2013 as vendors 
invest more in metal casings.

Currently, three mobile phone casing technologies have drawn attention: 
NCVM (Non Conductive Vacuum Metallization), Insert Molding and Unibody.

NCVM has three major advantages: first, it can reduce electromagnetic 
interference for mobile communications, improve signal strength and 
call clarity. Second, NCVM allows plastic surface to represent metallic 
texture which improves added value of products. Third, NCVM's 
semi-transparent feature facilitates the casing design. However, NCVM 
requires high-cost cleaning rooms and continuous magnetron sputtering 
devices, plus the related manufacturing process needs a long time to 
explore.

Stemming from Samsung's Galaxy SII, Insert Molding combines advantages 
of both plastic casings and metal structural parts. Plastic casings are 
featured with low cost, and metal structural parts make mobile phones 
solid enough to resist bumping. For the large size of smart phone (some 
models even have a size of up to 5 inches), the strength of plastic 
casings and structural parts is obviously insufficient, but metal ones 
are costly, so Insert Molding functions as a compromise.

Unibody integrated molding technology originates from Apple's iPad. 
Currently, only HTC phones use the most expensive design.

Key Topics Covered 
1 Consumer Electronic Market1.1 Laptop Market1.2 Tablet PC Market1.3 
Digital Camera Market1.4 Mobile Phone Market1.5 Smart Phone Market 
2 Consumer Electronics Casing and Structural Part Market2.1 Casings and 
Structural Parts of Mobile Phones2.2 Development Trends of Mobile Phone 
Casings2.3 Industry and Market of Mobile Phone Casings and Structural 
Parts2.4 Relations between Casing & Structural Part Suppliers and 
Mobile Phone Brands2.5 Market Size of Laptop Casings and Structural 
Parts2.6 Development Trends of Laptop Casings and Structural Parts2.7 
Tablet PC Casings and Structural Parts2.8 Industry and Market of 
Digital Camera Casings and Structural Parts2.9 TV Casings and 
Structural Parts 
3 Mobile Phone Casings and Structural Parts Leading Companies 
4 Laptop Casings and Structural Parts Leading Companies 
5 Digital Camera Casings and Structural Parts Leading Companies 
6 TV Casings and Structural Parts Leading Companies 

Examples of Companies Mentioned 
-- AVY Precision Technology 
-- BYD Electronics 
-- COXON 
-- Catcher 
-- Chia Chang 
-- Chicheng 
-- Dongguan Konka Mould Plastic 
-- FU YU Corporation 
-- Foxconn Technology 
-- Guangzhou Echom 
-- HI-P 
-- Huan Hsin 
-- Intops 
-- Jabil Group 
-- KHV 
-- LiteonMobile 
-- Mobase 
-- NISHOKU 
-- Nidec Copal 
-- Nolato 
-- Qingdao Haier Electronic Plastics Corporation 
-- Qingdao Hisense Mould 
-- Shengmei 
-- Shinyang 
-- Waffer 
-- Ways Technical 
-- Yorkey Optical 
-- Zhanyun (Quanta Computer)

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