Competition in motherboard segment remains keen in 2012, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 18, 16:27

While some industry watchers have estimated the motherboard industry is heading for a small growth of 5% in shipments in 2012, Taiwan-based first-tier makers will continue to compete...

China market: Asustek, Gigabyte together may share 60% of motherboard sales in 2012

Dec 30, 01:00

Taiwan-based vendor Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology aim to ship 10.0 million and 8.0 million motherboards, respectively, in the China market, together accounting for 60%...

Gigabyte fixing problems associated with defective BIOS design in X79 motherboards

Dec 28, 15:52

Gigabyte Technology, in response to questions concerning a defective BIOS design in its X79-series motherboards, has offered remedies including recall of certain versions of X79 motherboards,...

Gigabyte, MSI have not yet planned ultrabooks

Dec 1, 01:40

Micro-Star International (MSI) and Gigabyte Technology have not yet made plans for ultrabook product lines as both players are still seeing losses in their notebook businesses, according...

Asustek, Gigabyte reduce 4Q11 motherboard shipment forecasts, says paper

Newswatch - Nov 14, 16:34

Despite that Intel is set to launch its latest high-end X79 chipset soon, motherboard players are reducing their shipment forecasts for the fourth quarter due to hard drive shortages...

Asustek, Gigabyte to miss motherboard shipment targets for 2011

Oct 27, 01:05

Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology, facing weak market demand in Europe, the US and China, are expected to fail to achieve their motherboard shipment goals for 2011 and only...

Gigabyte expects revenues to drop by single-digit rate in 4Q11

Sep 30, 01:25

Gigabyte Technology is expected to see its revenues continue to slip by a single-digit rate sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2011 due to the weaker-than-expected global economy,...

Asustek, Gigabyte compete over motherboard warranty in China

Aug 30, 01:10

First-tier motherboard brand vendors Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology, after starting fierce price competition to gain market share in China, are already turning their competition...

Gigabyte sees July shipments increase

Aug 10, 16:00

Gigabyte Technology shipped 1.55-1.65 million motherboards and 250,000-320,000 graphics cards in July, each rising by 10-20% on month. The company's July revenues of NT$3.762 billion...

Asustek sees strong revenue growth in July

Aug 9, 01:00

Taiwan-based notebook vendor Asustek Computer has announced non-consolidated revenues of NT$31.86 billion (US$1.1 billion) for July, up 13% on month and 38% on year, representing...

Asustek reportedly reduces motherboard material orders for 3Q11

Jul 18, 12:22

Asustek Computer has apparently turned more conservative about the sales outlook for motherboards in the third quarter and has asked its parts and component suppliers to prepare needed...

Desktop PC market is expected to achieve 8% shipment growth in 2011

Jul 13, 14:49

The desktop PC market, benefiting from the rise of tablet PCs, is expected to achieve a growth of 8% on year in terms of shipments in 2011 with motherboard players including Gigabyte...

White-box players supply close to 20% of global tablet PC shipments in 1Q11

Jun 28, 01:05

White-box tablet PC players are rising quickly in the tablet PC industry with related shipments already accounting for close to 20% of global tablet PC shipments in the first quarter...

Taiwan market: Gigabyte to sell Z68 motherboard/20GB SSD bundle in July to boost demand

Jun 27, 16:38

Taiwan-based motherboard maker Gigabyte Technology will start selling its Intel Z68-based Z68XP-UD3-iSSD motherboard bundled with Intel's 20GB 331 series solid state drive (SSD) in...

Gigabyte re-arranges executive positions to fix motherboard shipments decline in 1H11

Jun 23, 17:04

Taiwan-based motherboard maker Gigabyte Technology saw its motherboard shipments performance in the first half rather stable compared to its competitor Asustek Computer and has recently...

Gigabyte introduces new servers; range of Android devices and new AIO PCs

Jun 3, 09:59

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 seeks to bring innovative value to the mobile PC industry

Jun 1, 12:04

Taiwan-based Gigabyte Technology, although more known for its motherboard business, has already been operating in the notebook industry for close to four years. At Computex 2011,...

ASMedia USB 3.0 host controllers secures USB-IF certification

May 18, 01:20

Taiwan-based ASMedia Technology has received USB-IF certification for its USB 3.0 host controller chips. ASMedia's shipments of USB 3.0 host controllers will top one million units...

Motherboard players see mixed result in April

May 10, 01:25

Taiwan-based motherboard players including Asustek Computer, Pegatron Technology, Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI) have reported mixed result for their April...

Taiwan market: Gigabyte Communications launches entry-level Android smartphone

Apr 28, 01:05

Gigabyte Communications has launched its first Android phone, the G1317S, in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Senao International with a suggested...

AMD said to be looking to ship three million Llano APUs in 3Q11

Apr 26, 01:15

AMD is ready to start selling its new Llano-based APUs as soon as June or July and has set a goal of shipping three million units in the third quarter of 2011, accounting for 40%...

Intel to release Z68 chipsets in first half of May

Apr 20, 01:10

Intel will release its Z68 chipsets in the first half of May, with Gigabyte Technology likely to be the first major motherboard maker to launch Z68-based products as soon as its embargo...

Top-tier motherboard makers post strong sequential revenue gains in March

Apr 11, 10:55

Most motherboard makers, including Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI), Gigabyte Technology and ASRock, have posted strong sequential revenue gains in March 2011 due...

Asustek expected to see monthly shipments of 2.5-3 million motherboards in 2Q11

Apr 7, 02:00

Asustek Computer is expected to see its monthly motherboard shipments reach 2.5-3 million units in the second quarter of 2011 as demand from the first quarter was delayed to the second...

Motherboard prices to see second wave of increases in May

Mar 31, 01:15

Motherboard prices, affected by upstream component shortages caused by the Japan earthquake, are set to rise for the second time this year after mid-April, according to sources from...

Nvidia launches new 3D Vision glasses and entry-level GPU

Mar 17, 01:25

Nvidia recently launched a new 3D Vision bundle priced US$149, lower than US$199 of the previous 3D Vision bundle, to boost demand for 3D applications, according to the company.

Motherboard players see revenue drop in February

Mar 10, 01:10

Taiwan-based motherboard players including Asustek Computer, Pegatron Technology, Gigabyte Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI) have all reported drop in February revenues due...

Asustek and Gigabyte shipping new Sandy Bridge products

Mar 9, 17:03

Asustek Computer has recently started selling its latest PC products with Sandy Bridge chipsets in retail channels, and Gigabyte Technology is also set to release its Sandy Bridge...

First-tier motherboard makers to begin shipping boards with fixed Intel chipsets soon

Feb 25, 01:20

Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI), Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and ASRock have all received small-volume shipments of fixed 6-series chipsets...

Asustek, Gigabyte announce on-year revenue drops in January

Feb 10, 01:35

Taiwan-based motherboard players Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology have announced their results for January 2011.

China market: Motherboard shipments affected by booming notebook, netbook and tablet sales

Feb 1, 14:43

Sales of motherboards in China's DIY channels have been eroded by booming sales of notebooks with improved performance and the increasing popularity of tablets and netbooks, with...

ASRock becomes the third-largest brand in motherboard industry in 2010

Jan 27, 01:15

Taiwan-based motherboard brand ASRock shipped eight million branded motherboards in 2010 and became the third-largest motherboard brand, surpassing Micro-Star International (MSI)...