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Taipei,
Sunday, November 22, 2009
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| 166 news tagged motherboard |
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ECS revenues down in first three quarters of 2009, but profits still up Nov 17, 14:52 Motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) saw consolidated revenues of NT$55.41 billion (US$1.69 billion) for the first three quarters of 2009, a drop of 18.8% on year; however, its net profits of NT$964 million were up by 101.3% from NT$479 million, according to the company. Read more |
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AMD VP visits Taiwan to seek more support from motherboard makers Nov 17, 14:28 AMD senior vice president and general manager for Products Group Rick Bergman arrived in Taiwan on November 16 to talk about AMD's latest roadmap with Taiwan PC, motherboard and graphics card makers, as well as seeking more support from them for equal competition with Intel as Intel has agreed to abide by a set of business practice provisions, according to sources from motherboard makers. Read more |
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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) and Gigabyte Technology all saw their revenues drop on month in October. Read more |
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Asustek and Pegatron see increase in October 2009 revenues Nov 10, 15:35 First-tier motherboard maker Asustek Computer has registered sales of NT$28.66 billion (US$882 million) for October 2009, up 22% on month and 18.16% on year, but combined sales from January to October 2009 still dropped 17.83% compared to a year ago, according to the company. Read more |
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ECS expects to ship 7-8 million own-brand motherboards in 2009; 20% growth in 2010 Nov 5, 16:42 First-tier motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) expects its own-brand motherboard shipments for 2009 to remain flat at 7-8 million units and will see growth of 20% to 8.4-9.6 million units in 2010 as the company will expand its mid-range and high-end product lines, according to David Chien, vice president of ECS' channel business. Read more |
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Asustek aims to increase revenues by about 30% in 2010 Oct 30, 16:57 Asustek Computer expects that its 2010 revenues will have a chance to approach NT$300 billion (US$9.23 billion), which would represent on-year growth of about 30%. The company is also aiming to rake in profits of NT$18-20 billion in 2010 as it goes about improving its organizational structure, according to company CEO and president Jerry Shen. Read more |
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PCB maker Yu Fo conservative about 4Q09 Oct 20, 16:43 Motherboard PCB maker Yu Fo Electronic's consolidated revenues are expected to drop more than 10% in fourth-quarter 2009 due to a low order visibility of about three weeks, according to market watchers. Read more |
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Motherboard shipments of Taiwan players from 2006-2009 Oct 17, 15:14 Taiwan's motherboard industry remains dominated by four main players – Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI), Gigabyte Technology and Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) – who hold the majority share of own-brand and channel market shipments. Read more |
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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 on-month revenue increases for September. However, looking at their sales totals for the first nine months of this year, most motherboard players' totals are down about 20% from the same period last year, with Gigabyte and Pegatron being the only two makers whose revenues are within 10% of last year's totals. Read more |
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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 2009 to NT$35.58 billion, down 2.77% on year. The company's third-quarter revenues grew 45.3% sequentially to NT$13.47 billion. Read more |
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Asustek and MSI launch new motherboard and notebook Oct 2, 17:11 Asustek Computer has unveiled the first motherboard under its new TUF series (The Ultimate Force), the Sabertooth 55i. The series is developed to meet the heavy computing demands of power users. Read more |
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Acer, Lenovo and Zotac launching more Ion-based products Oct 1, 16:19 PC and motherboard makers Acer, Lenovo and Zotac have recently launched Nvidia Ion-based products including motherboards and nettops. Read more |
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VIA announces motherboard for digital signage Sep 24, 16:37 VIA Technologies has announced VB8003 mini-ITX motherboard featuring a dedicated on-board graphics processor that it says is ideal for a range of digital media applications. Read more |
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VIA hopes to create NetNote segment between netbooks and notebooks Sep 21, 10:45 VIA Technologies has announced a new mobile computing device category, NetNote, that combines the company's Surfboard motherboard along with turnkey system design. Read more |
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Nvidia CEO to visit Taiwan in October, to discuss 40nm contract prices with TSMC Sep 18, 16:18 Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang will travel to Taiwan in the second half of October to meet with its motherboard and graphics card partners. Huang is also expected to hold talks with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) chairman Morris Chang to discuss contract prices for 40nm production, according to sources at graphics card makers. Read more |
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ECS revenues and motherboard shipments down in August Sep 11, 16:34 Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$6.08 billion (US$185.93 million) for August 2009, down 2.8% sequentially and 10.4% on year. Read more |
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Asustek sees on-month increase, while MSI and Gigabyte see decline in August 2009 revenues Sep 10, 16:54 Motherboard makers Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Gigabyte Technology have announced revenue results for August 2009, with Asustek seeing an on-month increase of 14%, while MSI saw a drop of 1%, and Gigabyte a drop of 16.46%. Read more |
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Foxconn gives up own-brand graphics card business Sep 9, 16:37 Foxconn Electronics has given up marketing graphics cards under its own brand and has rearranged its Channel Service Division (CSD) shifting the majority of the 9,000 employees, mainly related to production, to its OEM division. Around 500, mainly sales and marketing related, staff remain in CSD, according to Young Liu, special assistant to the CEO. Read more |
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First-tier motherboard makers launch P55-based motherboards Sep 8, 15:39 First-tier motherboard makers Micro-Star International (MSI), Gigabyte Technology and Asustek Computer have launched their Intel P55-based motherboards. Read more |
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Motherboard makers pessimistic about new CPU force from Japan Sep 8, 15:33 Taiwan-based motherboard makers hold a pessimistic attitude toward recent news that several Japan-based semiconductor players plan to form alliance to develop a new CPU architecture and cut off their heavy dependence on x86 CPUs, due to uncertainties in terms of the total costs of R&D manpower and funding. Read more |
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Intel G31 chipset shortages to get worse in 4Q09 as Intel cuts back supply Sep 7, 12:24 Supplies of Intel's G31 IGP chipset are expected to become even tighter in the fourth quarter of 2009 as Intel plans to reduce the proportion of the chipsets in its total shipments from 50% in the first quarter, to 25%, according to sources at motherboard makers. Read more |
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Taiwan market: New Intel desktop platform to be announced on September 8 Aug 31, 12:26 Intel's upcoming Core i5-750, Core i7-860 and Core i7-870 CPUs as well as P55 chipsets are expected to be announced on September 8, 2009, according to sources at motherboard makers. Read more |
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DTS-equipped notebooks and netbooks will be ready for 2010, says CEO Aug 31, 12:25 DTS has recently announced that its audio solutions will be adopted by Asustek Computer on its motherboards, while company president and CEO Jon Kirchner has further noted that DTS-equipped notebooks and netbooks will appear in 2010 at earliest. Read more |
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ECS sees drop in 1H09 revenues Aug 28, 15:37 Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has posted consolidated revenues of NT$36.72 billion (US$1.12 billion) for the first half of 2009, a drop of 7% on year, while net profits grew 88% on year to NT$690 million, translating into an EPS of NT$0.57. Read more |
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Asustek expects over 20% sequential growth in 3Q09 revenues, says president Aug 26, 17:22 Asustek Computer expects its consolidated revenues for third-quarter 2009 to increase by more than 20% sequentially as the company's shipments are picking up in China, Russia and some countries in Eastern Europe, according to president Jerry Shen, speaking at August 25 investors conference. Read more |
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Early sales of Core i5 and i7 CPUs unlikely to stop despite Intel warning, say sources Aug 20, 16:49 Although Intel is asking vendors to stop selling socket 1156-based CPUs - as well as P55-based motherboards - that it has not yet officially launched, retailers are unlikely to listen because demand is hot, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Intel said to not include Braidwood in upcoming 5-series chipsets Aug 19, 16:24 Intel's upcoming 5-series chipsets will not support Braidwood technology, known as a successor to its Turbo Memory, according to sources at motherboard makers. Read more |
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Intel Core i5 and i7 CPUs already selling in some channels Aug 17, 14:21 Intel's socket 1156-based CPUs - Core i5-750, Core i7-860 and Core i7-870 - as well as Intel P55-based motherboards, are already available in small volumes in some retail channels in Taiwan and China about a month ahead of the CPUs' official launch expected on September 6, 2009, according to market sources. Read more |
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Adlink announces Intel dual-core CPU SBC Aug 13, 16:38 Adlink Technology has announced the NuPRO-730, its first PICMG 1.0-based full-size single board computer (SBC). Read more |
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Motherboard makers pessimistic about desktop PC market future Aug 13, 13:14 Motherboard makers believe the desktop PC market is unlikely to see any dramatic comeback in the future despite Intel's recently held summit in China to discuss strategies to improve the market. Read more |
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Motherboard makers see July 2009 revenues increase except ECS Aug 11, 14:59 Asustek Computer has posted July 2009 consolidated revenues of NT$20.13 billion (US$615 million), up 8.8% on month, but dropping 8.9% on year. Read more |
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MSI launches AMD 785G-based motherboards Aug 6, 16:33 Micro-Star International (MSI) has recently launched AMD 785G chipset-based motherboards. The MSI 785G series motherboards feature MSI's Active Phase Switching (APS) technology to allow automatic power-usage adjustment based on system loading, the company highlighted. Read more |
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Aaeon adopts VIA platform for gaming motherboard Jul 30, 14:52 VIA Technologies has announced that Aaeon Technology has adopted its C7 and Eden processors in its the latest ETX motherboard. Read more |
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Asustek to see revenues increase 20% sequentially in 3Q09 Jul 24, 14:51 Asustek Computer is expected to see its revenues grow 20% sequentially in third-quarter 2009, led by shipments of 1.4 million notebooks and 1.2 million netbooks, according estimates by market sources. Read more |
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Intel to unveil new product roadmap at IDF San Francisco Jul 17, 12:28 Intel is expected to unveil its new product roadmap as well as new technology innovations at the upcoming IDF to be held in San Francisco from September 22-24, according to market sources. Read more |
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MSI launches new AMD-based motherboard and graphics card Jul 14, 16:36 Micro-Star International (MSI) has launched its AMD 760G chipset-based 760GTM-P33 motherboard, with integrated ATI Radeon HD 3000 GPU. Read more |
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Asustek launches motherboard with power-saving and cooling technologies Jul 14, 10:55 Asustek Computer has announced the Xtreme Design series motherboards featuring unique innovations, performance and reliability. Read more |
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ECS and ASRock post on-month revenue growth in June Jul 13, 15:53 Motherboard makers Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and ASRock have both posted on-month growth in their June 2009 revenues. Read more |
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Asustek, Pegatron and MSI see revenues up sequentially in June Jul 10, 16:13 First-tier motherboard makers Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International (MSI) have posted sequential revenue growth for June 2009. Read more |
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Biostar introduces G41-based motherboard series Jul 9, 16:54 Biostar Microtech International has introduced an Intel G41 chipset-based motherboard series which includes the T41 HD, G41D3G, G41 DVI and G41-M7. Read more |
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Gigabyte sees June revenues increase on month, but drop on year Jul 9, 13:53 Gigabyte Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$3.22 billion (US$97.47 million) for June 2009, an increase of 11.86% on month, but a drop of 14.2% on year. Read more |
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Albatron unveils IPC motherboard Jul 8, 14:27 Albatron Technology has unveiled the K3780E motherboard with accompanying I/O board. Read more |
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ASRock expects to ship seven million motherboards in 2009, says paper Newswatch - Jul 6, 12:19 Taiwan-based second-tier motherboard maker ASRock shipped around three million motherboards in the first half of 2009 and expects annual shipments to reach seven million units, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily report. Read more |
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Foxconn says not quitting own-brand motherboard business Jul 1, 16:37 Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has said it will maintain its own-brand marketing staff for motherboards but will transfer some technical staff to support other business units. The comments were made in response to ongoing speculation that it has been decreasing efforts to market own-brand motherboards and may eventually exit the market. Read more |
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Intel entry-level G31 chipset in tight supply Jul 1, 16:27 The supply of Intel's entry-level G31 IGP chipset, which currently accounts for 50% in Intel's total shipments to the channel, has fallen far short of demand, according to sources at motherboard makers. Read more |
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ECS drops notebook shipment guidance to four million units for 2009 Jun 29, 12:04 Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) shipped around 1.6 million notebooks in the first half of 2009 and expects annual shipments to reach four million units, down from its previous forecast of 4.5 million, according to company chairman, Wen-Yen Lin Kuo. Read more |
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Intel to release ODM motherboard orders to Foxconn, say Taiwan makers Jun 23, 12:31 Intel will release ODM orders in place of OEM orders for the first time to Taiwan motherboard makers, with such orders initially being placed with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) only, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan PCB maker Yu Fo to benefit from booming sales of all-in-one PCs Jun 16, 16:55 Motherboard PCB maker Yu Fo Electronic is expected to obtain more orders for six-layer PCBs used in all-in-one PCs, and the company's revenues for the second quarter of 2009 will increase by about 70% on quarter, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Gigabyte puts DualBIOS technology on all motherboards Jun 15, 11:34 Gigabyte Technology recently began to include its DualBIOS technology on all its motherboard products. Read more |
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All first-tier motherboard makers see drop in May revenues, except MSI Jun 10, 16:53 Taiwan-based motherboard maker Micro-Star International (MSI) saw May revenues increase on month while Asustek Computer, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), and Gigabyte Technology all recorded a decline in revenues, according to the companies. Read more |
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