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Taipei,
Friday, December 5, 2008
10:45 (GMT+8)
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| 57 news tagged motherboard |
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First-tier motherboard makers planning layoffs Dec 4, 01:10 With Asustek Computer unlikely to meet its original annual shipments goal for both notebooks and motherboards, while annual profits in 2008 are also likely to drop compared to 2007, the company is planning to layoff 5% of its total workforce, equal to around 200 staff, according to industry sources. Read more |
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AMD updates chipset schedule for next year Dec 3, 16:33 AMD plans to launch a new entry-level IGP chipset, the 760G based on RS780 architecture, in January 2009. The chipset will support DirectX 10 and Shader Model 4.0, but will not support Unified Video Decoder (UVD) and Hybrid CrossFireX technologies nor HDMI and Display Port connections, according to sources at motherboard makers. Read more |
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Motherboard shipments to drop 15% on quarter in 4Q08, says paper Newswatch - Nov 26, 15:38 Motherboard shipments in the fourth quarter this year are expected to drop 15% on quarter, and performance next year will be worse than in 2001, when the demand hit rock bottom, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report citing figures from Goldman Sachs. Read more |
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Gigabyte discusses performance in 2008; to launch 3.5G netbooks next year Nov 26, 13:58 Although Gigabyte Technology recently reduced its annual motherboard shipments goal from 20 million to 19 million units, shipments from the company's branded segment will still reach 16.5 million units, an increase of around 18% compared to 14 million last year, according Richard Ma, vice president of the company. Read more |
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Protection devices supplier Polytronics expects explosive growth for LED heat sink substrates in 2H09 Nov 24, 15:16 Protection devices supplier Polytronics Technology expects that overall sales will decline 10% in 2009 due to weak demand for printed circuit boards (PCBs) and motherboards, but in the second half of 2009 LED heat sink substrates will see explosive growth. Read more |
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MSI to launch Atom-based all-in-one PCs in January 2009 Nov 20, 12:12 Micro-Star International (MSI) has revealed that the company is planning to launch three Wind Neton all-in-one desktop PCs in January next year with a price ranging between US$399-799, according to Joseph Hsu, chairman of the company. Read more |
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Intel Core i7 processor demand will not pickup until 3Q09, say motherboard makers Nov 19, 16:22 Although Intel claims to have already shipped around 100,000 Intel Core i7 CPUs, some motherboard makers point out that due to the impact of the dropping global economy affecting consumers' willingness to upgrade their PCs, demand for Core i7 is unlikely to pickup until the third quarter in 2009. Read more |
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Biostar launches Intel X58-based motherboard Nov 19, 10:21 Biostar Microtech International has unveiled a top of the line motherboard for next generation Intel platform-TPower X58 based on Nehalem architecture. Read more |
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Motherboard and graphics card makers cutting back Nov 14, 16:34 Several motherboard and graphics card makers saw serious overstock problems in the second half this year and started to cut prices several months ago in order to clear their inventory due to falling demand. Read more |
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IC designers Anpec and Ralink lower 4Q sales target on weak orders from mobo and notebook clients Nov 12, 11:18 IC design houses Anpec Electronics and Ralink Technology have lowered their fourth-quarter guidances because of weakend orders from motherboard and notebook clients respectively, according to industry sources. Sales of Anpec are expected to decline more than 30%, and Ralink's sales target has been changed from a 0-5% decline to a 10% decline, the sources indicated. Read more |
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Asustek, ECS and Pegatron see on-month revenues drop, while MSI sees boost in October Nov 10, 11:53 Although Asustek Computer originally expected consolidated revenues in October would score an historical monthly high, due to the falling global economy, the company's actual consolidated revenues in October were only NT$26.7 billion (US$814.4 million), a decrease of 12% on month, but still an increase of 9% on year. Combined consolidated revenues for the first ten months of 2008 reached NT$226 billion, an increase of 26% on year. Read more |
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Asustek expects to ship US$200 Eee PC in 2009, says president Oct 31, 16:42 Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$78.26 billion (US$2.39 billion) for the third quarter this year, while net profit after tax was NT$6.38 billion, an increase of 13% on quarter, but a drop of 14.2% on year. Combined net profit after tax for the first three quarters of 2008 reached NT$19.25 billion, a drop of 8.4% on year, according to company president Jerry Shen. Read more |
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Foxconn rumored to be quitting branded motherboard market Oct 30, 01:15 Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is planning to quit the branded motherboard market, according rumors circulating from sources at channel vendors in China. Read more |
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Nvidia lists SLI for Intel Nehalem platform licensees Oct 23, 14:19 According to Nvidia, Asustek Computer, EVGA, Micro-Star International (MSI), Gigabyte Technology, and DFI, have all licensed SLI technology for their upcoming motherboards designed to work with Intel Bloomfield CPUs and X58 chipsets. Read more |
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Asustek claims to be the largest PC vendor in Russia, Acer and Gigabyte disagree Oct 21, 15:58 Asustek Computer recently declared that is it the largest notebook and motherboard vendor in Russia in terms of shipments. But the claim has been disputed by Acer who insists that, actually, it is the largest notebook vendor in the market, while Gigabyte Technology responded in saying that there is little between it and Asustek in the motherboard segment. Read more |
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Motherboard makers see positive revenue growth in September Oct 14, 12:12 Asustek Computer announced consolidated revenues of NT$30.3 billion (US$936.2 million) in September, representing growth of 17% on month and 42% on year, and being a new historical monthly high for the company. Due to demand in both Europe and China markets starting to rise, the company indicated that it expects its notebook and Eee PC shipment in the fourth quarter will continue to break new records as well. Read more |
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Asustek to add motherboards to Eee family; responds to Eee Box virus reports Oct 13, 11:45 In addition to the Eee PC and Eee Box, and previously announced all-in-one PC, Eee Top (previously known as Eee Monitor) and Eee TV, Asustek is also planning to add a motherboard line under the Eee family during first-quarter 2009, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Albatron announces mini-ITX motherboard supporting AM2+ CPUs Oct 6, 16:50 Albatron Technology has announced the KI780G mini-ITX motherboard featuring the AMD 780G chipset. The mini-ITX board's most distinguishing feature is its AM2+ socket and support for quad-core and triple-core AMD Phenom processors. Read more |
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Asustek accounts for 80% of P45-based motherboards shipments, claim company sources Oct 3, 14:56 Asustek's P45-based motherboards occupy an 80% share of worldwide shipments, according to sources at the company. Read more |
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Gigabyte Ultra Durable 3 motherboard technology helps lower temperatures, improves efficiency Sep 26, 16:56 Gigabyte United introduced its Ultra Durable 3 technology, the industry's first consumer desktop motherboard design to feature 2oz of copper for both the power and ground layers, delivering a dramatically lower system temperature, improved energy efficiency, and enhanced stability for overclocking. Read more |
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Gigabyte will not cut motherboard prices, says company VP Sep 26, 16:11 Gigabyte Technology will not follow recent moves by rival Asustek Computer to cut its motherboard prices, according to Richard Ma, vice president of Gigabyte. Read more |
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Asustek cuts P45-based motherboard prices further Sep 24, 15:37 Asustek Computer recently cut P45-based motherboard prices further to clear inventory and prepare for the upcoming launch of Intel's Nehalem processors, according to sources at channel vendors. Read more |
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Intel launches dual-core Atom processor Sep 22, 12:00 Intel released its dual-core Atom 330 processor on September 21 which will mainly target the nettop market. Read more |
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ASRock raises entry-level motherboard shipments proportion Sep 12, 01:15 Taiwan-based second-tier motherboard maker ASRock has recently adjusted its strategy and increased its shipments proportion of entry-level motherboard due to weak demand and strong competition from Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology in the high-end market. Read more |
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MSI and ECS announce on-month drop in revenues performance for August Sep 11, 16:33 Due to the failure of motherboard demand to pick up, as well as the fact notebook shipments did not surge as the company originally expected, Micro-Star International (MSI) only saw non-consolidated revenues of NT$7.93 billion (US$247.06 million) in August, drops of 5.7% on month and 9.43% on year. Total non-consolidated revenues in the first eight months of 2008 reached NT$62.85 billion, an increase of 12.72% compared to the same period in the previous year. Read more |
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Asustek, Pegatron and Gigabyte announce August results Sep 10, 14:17 First-tier motherboard maker Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$25.9 billion (US$812.56 million) in August, increases of 17% on month and 24% on year. The company's total consolidated revenues for the first eight months in 2008 were NT$169 billion, an increase of 27% on year. Read more |
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Gigabyte United to combine into Gigabyte Technology; top-4 motherboard makers announce 1H08 financials Sep 1, 11:55 Gigabyte Technology has decided to merge its motherboard and graphics card sales subsidiary, Gigabyte United, into the parent company with the official execution date set for October 1 this year. Read more |
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Nvidia backtracks to authorize native SLI technology support on Intel X58 motherboards Aug 28, 16:38 Nvidia will authorize native SLI support on Intel X58 motherboards without the need for its nForce 200 chip, according to Tom Peterson, director of Technical Marketing for MCP products at Nvidia. Read more |
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PC related IC design houses turn conservative over 3Q outlook on falling demand from motherboards Aug 27, 14:48 PC related IC design houses Realtek Semiconductor, Anpec Electronics and Integrated Technology Express (ITE) have all reduced their sales growth targets for the third quarter because demand from motherboards in August has not been as strong as expected. Market watchers expect Richtek Technology will also reduce its third-quarter sales target. Read more |
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ECS buys up motherboard plant in China recently ordered to halt production Aug 22, 01:15 First-tier motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) has announced that it will acquire the motherboard manufacturing plant that was ordered by the China government to halt production due to tax issues. Read more |
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China halts production at ECS-invested motherboard plant amid tax issues Aug 14, 12:41 A China motherboard manufacturing facility used for producing motherboards for first-tier motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) was ordered by the China government to halt operations due to tax issues, according to sources in the motherboard industry. Read more |
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First-tier motherboard makers announce July performance Aug 11, 16:03 Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$22.1 billion (US$708.55 million) for July 2008, increases of 15% on month and 36% on year due to recovering demand in Europe and China. Total consolidated revenues for the first seven months were NT$143.1 billion, a growth of 27% compared to the same period last year. Read more |
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Biostar launches an AMD 790GX-based motherboard Aug 8, 15:51 Biostar Microtech International has launched the T-Series TA790GX A2+, an integrated motherboard based on AMD's 790GX chipset with an integrated ATI Radeon HD 3300 GPU. The motherboard supports AMD Phenom-series multi-core processors and dual-channel DDR2 1066 memory, and provides optimized overclocking ability, according to the company. Read more |
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Asustek expects to ship up to 200,000 Eee Boxes worldwide in 2008 Jul 31, 16:29 Asustek Computer launched its Eee Box nettop in Taiwan priced NT$7,988 (US$260.85) on July 30. The company expects the nettop's worldwide shipments to reach 100,000-200,000 units in 2008 and break one million units in 2009, according to Jerry Shen, president of the company. Read more |
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Asustek launches AMD-based overclocking motherboard Jul 29, 17:06 Asustek Computer has released the M3A79-T Deluxe motherboard equipped with the AMD 790FX/SB750 chipset and support 140W CPUs. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Asustek expects to ship up to 240,000 Eee PCs in 2008 Jul 29, 14:25 Asustek Computer expects to ship 220,000-240,000 Eee PCs in the Taiwan market in 2008, according to sources at the company. Read more |
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MSI sees increasing motherboard shipments in 2Q08, says paper Newswatch - Jul 28, 10:52 Micro-Star International (MSI) shipped 4.7-4.9 million motherboards in second quarter 2008, a slight increase compared to the first quarter due largely to performance in emerging markets. The company also shipped 2.4-2.5 million graphics cards, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily report. Read more |
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Motherboard ODMs see increased performance in 2Q08, says paper Newswatch - Jul 25, 14:43 Benefiting from stable ODM orders, Pegatron Technology's motherboard shipments in the second quarter grew 15% sequentially, while Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) also saw ODM motherboard orders start to recover in June, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Read more |
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More graphics card makers to start selling IGP motherboards Jul 25, 12:08 With falling demand for entry-level discrete graphics cards, and even mid-range cards in some cases, due to improvements in motherboard IGP performance, several graphics card makers have taken steps to enter the motherboard market. Read more |
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Gigabyte pushes into mid-range motherboard market, says paper Newswatch - Jul 14, 16:04 In order to prevent head-on competition with Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology has decided to fully push into the mid-range market this year, according to a Chinese-language Apple Daily report citing sources at the company. Read more |
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Motherboard makers conservative about 3Q08 shipments Jul 14, 12:24 Due to the dropping worldwide economy, first-tier motherboard makers Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI) are expected to maintain a sequential shipments growth of only around 15% in the third quarter this year, according to sources at motherboard makers. Read more |
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MSI sees increase while ECS sees drop in June revenues Jul 11, 01:10 Micro-Star International's (MSI's) June revenues increased to NT$7.42 billion (US$243.9 million), rises of 21.79% on month and 14.9% on year on the back of increasing notebook shipments. Read more |
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Asustek and Gigabyte announce June performance figures Jul 10, 16:21 Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$19.3 billion (US$634.78 million) for June 2008, an slight increase of 6% on month and a large increase of 40% on year. However, revenues in the second quarter were NT$58.1 billion, dropping a little more than the company originally expected. Read more |
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Motherboard makers to focus sales activities in China during July and September, says paper Newswatch - Jul 7, 12:20 Due to China government plans to start restricting transportation in Beijing in August this year to ease traffic during the Olympic games, plus consumers are expected to put most of their attention on the event resulting in a drop in the effectiveness of advertising, first-tier motherboard makers have decided to focus their sales activities during July and September, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily report. Read more |
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Ibase announces quad-core CPU networking motherboard Jul 1, 16:16 Ibase Technology has announced its MB935 motherboard, an Intel Q35 Express chipset-based networking platform supporting Intel Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Duo processors and has six Gigabit Ethernet ports, delivering high performance while enabling low-power and quieter systems in network service applications, according to the company. Read more |
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VIA Pico-ITX motherboard integrates power supply Jun 30, 16:07 VIA Technologies has announced the VIA Epia P700 Pico-ITX motherboard that couples several features within a streamlined, ultra compact footprint designed for low profile systems, with extended I/O port options through two companion boards. Read more |
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MSI urges motherboard makers to end price war, says paper Newswatch - Jun 27, 12:05 With Asustek Computer recently cutting prices for its Intel P45-based motherboards to grab market share, Micro-Star International (MSI) has stated that the price war is an unwise decision and hopes first-tier motherboard makers can end the war, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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ECS talks plans for the future Jun 26, 15:53 Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) has announced it will distribute a dividend of NT$0.56 (US$0.018), including NT$0.45 in cash and NT$0.11 stocks for its 2007 operations. The company is also adjusting its business structure and expects to achieve excellent performance in 2008. Read more |
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ASRock to push Intel P43-based motherboards Jun 23, 12:16 Despite that most motherboard makers are currently pushing Intel P45 motherboards, second-tier motherboard maker ASRock has launched 7-8 P43 chipset models for different markets, according to sources in the channel. Read more |
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ECS expects strong shipments growth for motherboards and notebooks in 2008 Jun 11, 01:00 Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) expects strong growth for both motherboard and notebook shipments in 2008, according to company chairwoman Lin Kuo Wen-yen. Read more |
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