First-tier motherboard makers see mixed results in June

Jul 12, 15:11

First-tier motherboard makers Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI), Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and ASRock have announced mixed results in their...

Motherboard makers may fail to meet 2010 shipment targets

Jul 6, 12:25

Weaker-than-expected demand for motherboards has created uncertainty for third-quarter sales, and sources from motherboard makers have expressed concerns that full-year shipment goals...

Gigabyte and Biostar announce profit for 2009

Jun 18, 16:36

Taiwan-based Gigabyte Technology has announced net profits of NT$2.04 billion (US$63.3 million) for 2009. Revenues for 2009 totaled NT$43.91 billion with EPS of NT$3.24.

China labor salary hikes will not have long term affects on profits, says MSI chairman

Jun 11, 12:24

Micro-Star International (MSI) chairman Joseph Hsu has indicated that the recent rise in monthly salaries in China will not affect the company's profit in the long term as all companies...

First-tier motherboard makers see over 10% on-month drop in May revenues

Jun 10, 14:52

Affected by dropping demand in Europe and China, first-tier motherboard makers Asustek Computer, Pegatron Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Gigabyte Technology all saw...

PCB price rise hurting motherboard maker profits; motherboard makers post April results

May 11, 17:00

The recent rising quotes for PCBs due to high cooper prices are expected to hurt motherboard makers' profits for the second quarter, according to sources from motherboard players.

Asustek lowers motherboard shipment drop forecast for 2Q10

Apr 27, 16:24

Asustek Computer recently updated its forecast motherboard shipment growth for the second quarter, from the original predication of a 10-15% sequential drop to a 5-8% decline, equivalent...

MSI, ECS see branded motherboard shipment gap with Asustek, Gigabyte widen

Apr 15, 15:39

Micro-Star International (MSI) and Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) have seen their branded motherboard shipments-gap with Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology widen, according...

Taiwan-based motherboard players see revenue growth in March

Apr 12, 16:27

Taiwan-based motherboard makers have all announced growth in their March 2010 revenues.

Gigabyte and Asustek aim for strong USB 3.0 product shipments in 2010

Apr 2, 15:48

Gigabyte Technology vice president of motherboard business Henry Kao, at the recent USB-IF forum, pointed out that the company expects to ship a total of five million USB 3.0 motherboards...

Intel USB 3.0 controller expected to speed up transition of the technology

Mar 23, 15:37

As Intel reportedly plans to launch a standalone USB 3.0 controller in 2010, sources from motherboard makers believe the transition from USB 2.0 to 3.0 will speed up.

Motherboard components reportedly in shortage

Mar 12, 16:17

Motherboard components such as MLCCs, solid capacitors and LAN connectors are reportedly suffering from tight supply due to the recent labor shortages, according to sources from motherboard...

Asustek reduces brand motherboard shipments target for March 2010

Mar 11, 17:07

Asustek Computer, affected by weakened demand in Europe, has reduced its own-brand motherboard shipments target from 1.9 million units to 1.75 million units, according to market wa...

Motherboard makers see on-month drops in February 2010 revenues

Mar 10, 16:38

First-tier motherboard makers Asustek Computer, Pegatron Technology, Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI) have all seen on-month drops in their February 2010 reve...

Gigabyte closes gap with Asustek in motherboard shipments

Mar 9, 13:52

Gigabyte Technology's motherboard shipments are estimated to have reached 3.1-3.3 million units for the first two months of 2010, tied up with Asustek Computer's shipment estimate...

CeBIT 2010: Gigabyte showcases ultra-thin notebooks

Mar 5, 14:00

Despite its weaker-than-expected performance in the global notebook segment in 2009, Gigabyte Technology has showcased ultra-thin notebooks and Intel Pine Trail-M based netbooks at...

AMD readying to launch 890GX motherboard in early March 2010

Feb 24, 15:56

AMD is expected to launch its high-end 890GX IGP chipset in early March 2010 with Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and Biostar Microtech International...

Server orders from Dell help Gigabyte see revenue growth in January 2010

Feb 23, 16:11

Gigabyte Technology's strong on-month and on-year revenue growths of 55.1% and 41.1%, respectively, in January 2010 were mainly due to server and storage system orders from Dell,...

Motherboard makers announce mixed January 2010 revenues

Feb 11, 16:12

Asustek Computer, affected by both component and labor shortages, has announced revenues of NT$22.69 billion (US$708.23 million) for January 2010, down 6% on month, but up 167% on...

Taiwan motherboard makers expected to see mixed shipment growth in 1Q10

Jan 22, 15:29

First-tier motherboard makers Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology are expected to see about 10% sequential growth in their own-brand motherboard shipments in the first quarter...

Asustek aims to grab 50% in global motherboard market in 2014, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 15, 12:38

Asustek Computer aims to ship 23 million motherboard in 2010, on the road to its goal of taking a 50% share of the global motherboard market in 2014, according to a Chinese-language...

Asustek, Pegatron, MSI down, Gigabyte up in December 2009 revenues

Jan 11, 14:42

First-tier motherboard makers Asustek Computer, Pegatron Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI) have all announced on-month revenue drops in December 2009 with Gigabyte Technology...

Gigabyte announces revenue growth in December 2009; aggressively pushing USB 3.0

Jan 8, 14:58

First-tier motherboard maker Gigabyte Technology has announced December 2009 revenues of NT$3.55 billion (US$111.41 million), up 2.58% on month and 60.96% on year. Full-year revenues...

Taiwan market: Notebook vendors dropping ultra-thin notebook prices

Jan 7, 15:56

Taiwan-based notebook vendors such as Acer, Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI) have all recently dropped their ultra-thin notebook prices to...

Asustek and Gigabyte expect to see 10% growth on year in motherboard shipments

Dec 25, 15:43

First-tier motherboard makers Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology both estimate to see 10% on-year growth in motherboard shipments in 2010. Both players have targeted China as...

Pegatron seeking orders from Acer, Dell, Gigabyte, MSI; Asustek considers outsourcing to ECS

Dec 17, 13:40

Pegatron Technology recently paid visits to first-tier notebook makers Acer and Dell, as well as first-tier motherboard makers Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI)...

Gigabyte announces on-month drop in November 2009 revenues

Dec 10, 15:41

Gigabyte Technology shipped 1.6 million motherboards and 200,000-250,000 graphics cards to generate consolidated revenues of NT$3.46 billion (US$107 million) in November 2009, dropping...

MSI, ECS, Gigabyte see October revenues drop on month

Nov 12, 17:10

While Asustek Computer reported on on-month increase in revenues in October, other first-tier motherboard makers Micro-Star International (MSI), Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS)...

MSI and Gigabyte expect strong notebook shipment growth in 2010

Oct 27, 12:10

Micro-Star International (MSI) and Gigabyte Technology recently revealed that their notebook shipments picked up in the second half of the year and both companies are optimistic about...

Graphics card vendor Elsa shifting from graphics cards to LED lighting

Oct 13, 14:47

Taiwan-based second-tier graphics card vendor Elsa Technology has reportedly shifted the focus of its business from graphics cards to LED lighting products, according to industry...

Sales up for motherboard players for September 2009

Oct 12, 16:58

First-tier motherboard players Asustek Computer, Pegatron Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI), Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and Gigabyte Technology have all announced...

Gigabyte September revenues up on year, but mobo shipments will drop in 4Q09

Oct 9, 17:20

Gigabyte Technology has reported revenues of NT$4.7 billion (US$146.42 million) for September, up 17.9% on month and 4% on year, bringing its revenues for the first nine months of...

First-tier makers launch Radeon HD 5800 series graphics cards

Sep 28, 16:54

First-tier graphics card makers Micro-Star International (MSI), Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology have launched their latest graphics cards based on AMD's ATI Radeon HD 5800...