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.

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...

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%...

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.

ECS and MSI conservative about ARM-based smartbooks

Aug 5, 16:23

Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and Micro-Star International (MSI) will not follow Acer, Foxconn Electronics, Pegatron Technology, Compal Electronics and Inventec Appliances which...

SiS suffering chipset shortage

Jul 30, 11:30

Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) has been suffering from tight supply of its entry-level chipsets since April due to its manufacturing partner United Microelectronics Corporation...

ECS, Foxconn, Pegatron competing for Lenovo all-in-one PC orders

Jul 29, 16:07

Lenovo is set to release second-round ODM orders for all-in-one PCs, and Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), Foxconn Electronics and Pegatron Technology are all set to compete for...

ECS to supply WiMAX and 3G modules

Jul 29, 12:01

Taiwan-based motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has extended its production to include WiMAX and 3G modules targeting telecom service providers, according to the...

Shuttle reportedly to close factory in northern Taiwan

Jul 23, 15:09

Shuttle reportedly plans to shut down its PC manufacturing plant in Taoyuan, Taiwan and will completely outsource its small form factor PC barebone and system manufacturing to outside...

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.

Tatung InfoComm to invest additional NT$10 billion in WiMAX over 5 years

Jul 9, 12:07

Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm plans to invest an additional NT$10 billion (US$303 million) for the build-up of its WiMAX networks in the next five years, according to...

Shuttle rumored to be looking at notebook market

Jun 29, 13:39

Shuttle is rumored to be considering entering notebook market following the recruitment of Elitegroup Computer Systems' (ECS') ex-president of notebook business as its new president,...

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...

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...

Comsys Mobile and WiNetworks complete mobile-WiMAX IOT

Jun 1, 11:35

Comsys Communication & Signal Processing, a fabless semiconductor vendor specializing in advanced integrated multimode communication processors for mobile devices, and WiNetworks,...

ECS to enhance own-brand marketing

May 20, 15:39

Taiwan motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is beefing up its own-brand sales activities particularly in China, North America, Latin America and Southeast Asia, according...

ECS reports profits for 1Q09

May 18, 11:23

First-tier motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) benefited from increasing notebook shipments and cost-reductions in the first-quarter and has announced consolidated...

First-tier motherboard makers see on-year revenues drop 10-20% in April

May 11, 15:14

Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$17.5 billion (US$532.89 million) for April, a slight increase of 2.9% on month, but a drop of 15.46% on year. The company's...

Samsung and ECS eager to cooperate with China Mobile, say reports

Newswatch - May 8, 16:30

Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and Samsung Electronics are both aggressively looking to cooperate with China Mobile, to supply netbook products.

Six Taiwan-based notebook makers preparing white-box CULV shipments

May 5, 17:10

Six Taiwan-based notebook makers are preparing to launch CULV-based ultra-thin notebooks for the white-box market, according to industry sources in Taiwan.

Gigabyte, ECS and Flextronics roll out Intel white-box notebooks

Apr 30, 17:15

Taiwan-based motherboard and notebook makers Gigabyte Technology and Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) as well as Singapore-based EMS firm Flextronics International have launched...

MSI ships four million motherboards in 1Q09, says paper

Newswatch - Apr 21, 11:46

First-tier motherboard maker Micro-Star International (MSI) shipped 4.05 million motherboards and two million graphics cards in the first quarter of 2009, according to a Chinese-language...

ECS lands netbook order from FET; in talks for Nokia netbook, says paper

Newswatch - Apr 13, 12:25

Taiwan-based Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has recently gained orders from Taiwan-based telecom provider Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) to manufacture FET's own-brand netbooks,...

ECS and ASRock see revenues grow in March

Apr 13, 12:03

Taiwan-based motherboard makers Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and ASRock both saw on-month revenue growth in March, according to the two companies.

ECS to ship one million white-box notebooks this year, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 13, 13:47

Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is expected to ship one million white-box notebooks this year after kicking off ODM services for China's white-box notebook vendors. The company...

China market: Government adds PC products into CE promotion program, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 16, 12:02

The China government has added PC products into its program to promote home appliances in rural areas. The new rules are expected to benefit PC players in both Taiwan and China, according...

ECS and MSI see sharp on-year revenue decline in January

Feb 11, 16:54

First-tier motherboard makers Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) and Micro-Star International (MSI) both suffered a revenue decline in January this year, according to the companies.

Several Taiwan PC players to not attend CeBIT this year

Feb 3, 17:03

Several Taiwan-based motherboard makers have decided to not attend CeBIT 2009, since recent shows have not provided as much of a marketing benefit as in earlier years, according to...

First-tier motherboard makers see on-year drop in December revenues

Jan 12, 17:07

Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$16.1 billion (US$484.74 million) for December 2008, NT$67.6 billion for the fourth quarter of 2008, and NT$266.9 billion...

First-tier motherboard makers implement changes to combat the economic decline

Jan 12, 16:31

Micro-Star International (MSI) and Gigabyte Technology are both reportedly implementing cost reduction plans in order to weather through the economic decline, while Asustek Computer,...

A top-four motherboard maker will drop out of the market beyond three years, says MSI VP

Jan 9, 17:10

One of the top-four motherboard makers, Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Elite group Computer Systems (ECS) and Micro-Star International (MSI), will drop out of the market within...