Last update: Monday 10 June 2013 [207 news items]
Intel reportedly may quit the brand server motherboard business
Jun 10, 22:15
After quitting the brand desktop motherboard business, Intel may step out of the brand server motherboard business in the second half and the vacated demand is expected to boost shipments...
Gigabyte motherboard shipments to grow 15% in 3Q13
Jun 10, 22:10
Gigabyte Technology expects to achieve shipments of five million motherboards in the second quarter and a sequential growth of over 15% in the third quarter due to a competitor having...
Make good products and growth will come naturally: Q&A with Gigabyte notebook team
Jun 5, 11:56
Despite being one of the market leaders in the motherboard and graphics card industries, Gigabyte Technology is relatively unknown as a notebook player. Digitimes recently sat down...
Gigabyte to stay competitive by expanding existing advantages: Q&A with Gigabyte executives
Jun 4, 12:00
With the motherboard industry reaching maturity and competition growing fierce, as the world's second ranked brand vendor, Gigabyte Technology has been aggressively trying to stay...
Gigabyte releases Radeon HD 7990 graphics card
Apr 26, 16:01
Gigabyte Technology has introduced its latest Radeon HD 7990-based graphics card, GV-R799D5-6GD-B, featuring the Graphics Core Next (GCN) Architecture for gaming performance and power...
Gigabyte gaining on Asustek in motherboard shipments
Apr 16, 00:14
Gigabyte Technology shipped 4.9 million motherboards in the first quarter, only slightly behind Asustek Computer's five million units, allowing the company to have a chance to beat...
IDF Beijing 2013: Gigabyte showcasing new 8 series motherboards
Apr 11, 10:56
Gigabyte Technology is showcasing four new 8 series motherboards at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) Beijing from April 10-11 in China. The motherboards are Z87N-WIFI, targeting the home...
Gigabyte sees growth in March revenues
Apr 9, 13:50
Gigabyte Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$4.43 billion (US$147.54 million) for March, up 30.3% on month and 8.96% on year, while revenues reached NT$12.4 billion...
Motherboard shipments of Taiwan players from 2006-2013
Mar 9, 14:25
Taiwan's motherboard industry remains dominated by four main players – Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI), Gigabyte Technology and Elitegroup Computer Systems...
CeBIT 2013: Asustek, Gigabyte to have no booth
Mar 4, 16:05
Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology will not have any booth at CeBIT 2013, which will be hosted from March 5-9 in Hannover, Germany. The two companies have instead rented conference...
Asustek, Gigabyte together share over 50% of own-brand motherboard market in 2012
Feb 7, 20:42
Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology shipped 22 million and 19 million motherboards respectively for own-brand sale in the global DIY market in 2012, together occupying 51.3%...
Gigabyte Communications expects to ship 400,000 smartphones in 2013
Jan 30, 21:28
Gigabyte Communications expects to launch 10 smartphones for shipments of 400,000 units in 2013, increasing from 5-6 models launched and about 200,000 smartphones shipped in 2012,...
Taiwan motherboard makers to enjoy 4 million motherboard shipments from Intel
Jan 23, 22:14
As Intel has released information that it will gradually phase out from the branded motherboard market, sources from motherboard players expect Intel's four million units of motherboard...
Asustek, Gigabyte look to flat growth in motherboard shipments in 2013
Jan 22, 21:52
Asustek Computer is expected to ship 21.5-22 million motherboards in 2013 compared to 22-22.2 million units shipped in 2012, while fellow company Gigabyte Technology aims to ramp...
Gigabyte aims to ship 20 million motherboards in 2013
Jan 21, 13:54
Gigabyte Technology aims to ship 20 million motherboards in 2013, increasing 5.3% from 19 million units shipped in 2012, according to company senior vice president Richard Ma.
Motherboard players suffer an average profit decline of 20% in 2012
Dec 17, 21:51
Facing competition from notebooks and tablets, the PC DIY market continues to face declining demand, triggering motherboard players to compete fiercely over price to gain market share,...
Asustek, Gigabyte expect 2013 motherboard shipments to slip, be flat
Dec 13, 18:56
Asustek Computer expects motherboard shipments in 2013 to decrease by 2.3% from 2012 to 21.5 million units, while fellow maker Gigabyte Technology expects 2013 shipments to be the...
Gigabyte to achieve growth in 2012 motherboard and graphics card shipments
Nov 13, 14:15
Gigabyte Technology is expected to see its motherboard and graphics card shipments reach 18.5-19 million and almost 3.2 million units, respectively, in 2012, while the company's EPS...
Asustek expects to fail 2013 motherboard shipment target
Oct 31, 21:50
Asustek Computer originally forecast its motherboard shipments to reach 25 million units in 2012, but the company has recently adjusted its target to only 22.2 million units, down...
China market: Asustek, Gigabyte take 70% motherboard market in September
Oct 15, 12:38
Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology together took a 70% share of the motherboard market in China in September, with shipments totaling 1.1 and 1.0 million units, respectively,...
Asustek, Gigabyte push for annual motherboard shipment goal
Aug 28, 01:05
Seeing the PC market is remaining weak in the third quarter, top-2 motherboard vendors Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology have both recently dropped their motherboard prices...
Motherboard players may see single-digit percentage growth in 3Q12 shipments
Jul 24, 01:30
With the Europe and the US markets still suffering from economical turmoil, and summer demand from China's PC DIY market still not yet fired up as expected, motherboard players are...
Asustek reportedly considers acquisition to expand in motherboard market
Jul 19, 01:25
As the global motherboard market has been seeing weak growth since 2005, Asustek Computer reportedly is considering acquisitions to further expand its economic scale in the motherboard...
Asustek, Gigabyte expanding motherboard warranty to attract consumers
Jul 5, 01:05
Due to the weak global economy, in addition to dropping their motherboard prices, Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology have both expanded their motherboard warranty services hoping...
Motherboard vendors lower shipment growth forecast for 3Q12
Jun 29, 12:04
Some motherboard vendors, in view of lower than expected demand in the China market, have downward adjusted their forecast shipment growth for the third quarter of 2012, a traditional...
Taiwan graphics card shipments from 2006-2012
Jun 9, 15:55
The discrete graphics card market in 2008 was dominated by two major GPU players – AMD with its ATI Radeon HD series and Nvidia with its GeForce series.
Computex 2012: Gigabyte to develop smartphones with larger screens and high resolutions
Jun 7, 09:30
Gigabyte, through its smartphone specialist subsidiary Gigabyte Communication, is aggressively promoting its smartphones products and is showcasing its new smartphones at Computex...
Gigabyte introduces new ultrabook and smartphone at Computex Taipei 2012
Jun 6, 13:55
Gigabyte Technology maintains a well-deserved reputation as a major motherboard maker and vendor but the company has also become a talented and successful notebook designer over the...
Expanding the motherboard market: Q&A with Gigabyte sales and marketing
Jun 5, 11:26
Following the recent launch of Intel's new Ivy Bridge platform, new announcements from AMD, and the growing anticipation for Windows 8, Computex 2012 will provide PC players from...
Price to become major obstacle for the standardization of Thunderbolt
Jun 5, 01:30
Although Intel has been aggressively promoting its Thunderbolt transmission technology in the PC industry, some PC players pointed out that the cost of Thunderbolt's controller chip...
Gigabyte aims to ship 3.3 million graphics cards in 2012
Apr 23, 16:22
Gigabyte Technology, in view of successful marketing in the Latin America market especially in Brazil and Mexico, aims to ship 3.3 million graphics cards in 2012, growing by 10% from...
Gigabyte unveils motherboards equipped with 7 series chipsets in Beijing
Apr 11, 16:06
Following Intel's launch of 7 series chipsets, Z77, H77, Z75 and B75, on April 8, Gigabyte Technology on April 10 unveiled motherboards equipped with such chipsets in Beijing, China,...
Gigabyte Communications to launch MediaTek-based dual-SIM Android phones in 2Q12
Mar 30, 01:20
Gigabyte Communications has been focusing on the production of dual-SIM Android smartphones recently, and plans to roll out dual-SIM models built on chipset solutions from MediaTek...
DRAM contract prices to rise 5-10% in March
Mar 13, 01:20
With spot market prices for DRAM memory hovering around US$1 per gigabit, contract prices are set to rise 5-10% in March, according to industry sources.
Asustek plans no booth at CeBIT 2012
Feb 23, 13:59
Asustek Computer has decided to not set up a booth at CeBIT 2012 and will find a place near the show to host its clients and media. Meanwhile, despite that Gigabyte Technology and...
Innolux expects slowdown in TV panel shipments
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HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
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Gigabyte GV-R799D5-6GD-B graphics card
Gigabyte Technology has introduced its latest Radeon HD 7990-based graphics card, GV-R799D5-6GD-B featuring the Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture for gaming performance and power...
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SanDisk Extreme Pro microSDHC UHS-I card
SanDisk has announced what it claims is the world's fastest mobile memory card. The SanDisk Extreme Pro microSDHC UHS-I card is ideal for smartphone and tablet users who want to...
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Gigabyte GV-R775OC-1GI graphics card
Gigabyte Technology's AMD Radeon HD 7700 series graphics cards - GV-R777OC-1GD, GV-R777D5-1GD, and GV-R775OC-1GI are built with AMD's latest 28nm GPU and GDDR5 memory. These cards...
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Gigabyte Technology has announced a new 10.1-inch slate-type tablet PC, the S1080, featuring Windows 7 operating system and powered by Intel Atom N550 dual-core processor. Weighing...
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Gigabyte Booktop T1125 notebook
Gigabyte Technology has introduced its latest notebook, the Booktop T1125, featuring an 11.6-inch touchscreen panel. The notebook can be turned into a tablet PC and is capable of...
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Make good products and growth will come naturally: Q&A with Gigabyte notebook team
Despite being one of the market leaders in the motherboard and graphics card industries, Gigabyte Technology is relatively unknown as a notebook player. Digitimes recently sat down...
Gigabyte to stay competitive by expanding existing advantages: Q&A with Gigabyte executives
With the motherboard industry reaching maturity and competition growing fierce, as the world's second ranked brand vendor, Gigabyte Technology has been aggressively trying to stay...
Expanding the motherboard market: Q&A with Gigabyte sales and marketing
Following the recent launch of Intel's new Ivy Bridge platform, new announcements from AMD, and the growing anticipation for Windows 8, Computex 2012 will provide PC players from...
Gigabyte introduces new servers; range of Android devices and new AIO PCs
Gigabyte Technology's Network & Communications business unit handles a range of product lines including servers, notebooks and all-in-one PCs. The division's goal is to leverage...
Gigabyte Technology is one of a few Taiwan-based companies that has continued to build success in the desktop PC motherboard segment, in particular the so-called DIY market which...
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
- Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.