Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards

May 17, 15:47

Asustek Computer has unveiled its latest Intel 8 series motherboards ahead of the chipset's official launch on June 2 as the company received Intel's agreements for allowing partial...

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...

Intel to keep LGA as mainstream packaging until 1H15, say Taiwan motherboard makers

Mar 22, 10:53

Intel's latest roadmap for desktop platform development indicates that LGA will be maintained as the mainstream packaging for processors, accounting for 95% of all packaging, at least...

ASRock nets NT$9 per share in 2012

Mar 14, 11:12

Taiwan-based motherboard vendor ASRock has posted consolidated revenues of NT$10.658 billion (US$361 million) for 2012, with net EPS reaching NT$9 for 2012.

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...

Retail channel motherboard inventory levels too high due to overstocking

Mar 7, 19:42

In order to hit their 2012 shipment targets, motherboard vendors significantly increased shipments in November-December 2012 although market demand did not rise, and consequently...

Pegatron expects decreases in 1Q13 notebook, desktop, motherboard shipments

Mar 5, 18:57

Pegatron Technology expects notebook shipments during the first quarter of 2013 to slip on quarter by 20-25% and desktop and motherboard shipments by 30-35%, company CEO Jason Cheng...

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...

Graphics card makers aggressive about entering entry-level tablet market

Feb 20, 21:56

After seeing China-based motherboard maker Onda and graphics card maker Colorful entering the entry-level tablet market, graphics card brand Galaxy Microsystems has recently cooperated...

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%...

ASRock to ship more than 8 million motherboards in 2013

Feb 4, 16:08

Motherboard brand vendor ASRock is set to achieve shipments of more than eight million units in 2013, up from 7.7 million units in 2012, and will maintain its gross margin as well...

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...

MSI, ASRock to focus motherboard business on China market

Jan 16, 21:04

Motherboard makers Micro-Star International (MSI) and ASRock will strengthen marketing in China as their main focus in 2013, according to the companies.

Own-brand motherboard shipments expected to fall in 1Q13

Jan 4, 12:10

As demand is on the decline and the first quarter is traditionally an off-season, own-brand motherboard shipments in the first quarter of 2013 are expected to drop on quarter by 5-10%,...

ASRock ships 7.5 million motherboards in 2012

Jan 2, 22:05

Taiwan-based motherboard player ASRock, a subsidiary of Pegatron Technology, shipped 7.5 million motherboards in 2012, down from eight million units in 2011.

ECS to see decreased own-brand motherboard shipments in 2012

Dec 27, 19:41

Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is expected to ship about four million motherboards for own-brand sale in 2012, decreasing from six million units shipped in 2011, but its ODM shipments...

Intel likely to figure a way to keep LGA design for CPUs, says Asustek executive

Dec 21, 14:40

Commenting on Intel's reported plans of abandoning CPU socket designs and changing to directly soldered CPUs after two years, Asustek Computer vice president and general manager of...

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...

Asustek achieves record November revenues; Pegatron, ASRock see growth

Dec 10, 22:32

Asustek Computer has announced revenues of NT$39.64 billion (US$1.36 billion) for November, a new monthly record with growths of 11.5% on month and 32.7% on year, while the company's...

Asustek predicts slight decrease in 2013 motherboard shipments

Dec 6, 20:45

Asustek Computer projects that its motherboard shipments in 2013 will decrease from 2012 to 21.5-22 million units due to shrinking motherboard demand on increasing competition from...

Asustek expects strong tablet shipments for 2013

Dec 3, 22:10

Asustek Computer at its global sales meeting (GSM) on December 3, set the annual shipments goals for its three major product lines for 2013 with the notebook shipments expected to...

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...

MSI to launch Windows 8 notebooks in mid-November

Nov 9, 15:32

Micro-Star International (MSI) will launch several Windows 8 touch-controlled notebooks in North America, Taiwan and Southeast Asia in mid-November, according to the company, adding...

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...

AMD to reduce previous-generation APU prices

Oct 15, 22:18

After announcing its latest FM2-based A series APUs (Trinity) on October 1, AMD is set to reduce prices of its previous-generation APUs with the FM1-based A4-3300 to be reduced from...

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,...

Taiwan motherboard makers hope Trinity APU can push Intel to lower prices for Core i3

Sep 28, 15:14

AMD has unveiled its desktop Trinity APUs, and Taiwan-based motherboard makers hope that the launch will bring pressure on Intel to decrease prices for its similar-level processors...

Intel Haswell processor design may cause motherboard players to exit market

Sep 27, 01:05

Intel is already set to launch its next-generation Haswell-based processors, comprehensively designed for IT products such as tablets, notebooks, ultrabooks, desktops and servers,...

Motherboard players to see shipment drops in 2H12

Sep 21, 16:02

Seeing weak motherboard demand despite the upcoming National Day holidays in China and Europe's year-end holiday season, motherboard makers expect their shipments in the second half...

VIA announces first Pico-ITX motherboard with 3D display capabilities

Sep 10, 14:34

VIA Technologies has announced the EPIA-P910 Pico-ITX motherboard, the first VIA motherboard to feature the latest VIA VX11H MSP in combination with a VIA QuadCore E-series processor...