Last update: Saturday 28 April 2012 [179 news items]
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...
Gigabyte is ready for cloud and will launch more notebooks in 2H10
Jun 3, 11:44
Taiwan-based Gigabyte Technology has always been known as a first-tier motherboard maker and brand as well as an innovative PC player. However, not much has been heard about the company's...

Gigabyte expected to continue receiving server orders from Dell in 2H10
May 3, 11:06
After completing its server orders from Dell in early 2010, Gigabyte Technology is expected to receive more orders from the US vendor for the second half and become the third-largest...

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...
ASMedia seeks USB 3.0 chip orders with aggressive quotes
Apr 21, 16:49
ASMedia Technology, a subsidiary of Asustek Computer, is aggressively seeking USB 3.0 chip orders from motherboard makers and is said to be offering prices below US$3 per unit to...
Motherboard makers compete over technologies
Apr 16, 15:16
Motherboard makers Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI) have all recently unveiled new technologies for their motherboards to compete for market...

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...
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...
China market: Asustek cuts motherboard prices by at least 10%
Mar 30, 12:10
First-tier motherboard vendor Asustek Computer has recently slashed the prices of its mid-range and entry-level motherboards by a minimum of 10%, triggering a price war in the China...
Asustek, Gigabyte plan to put USB 3.0 in cheaper motherboards, says paper
Newswatch - Mar 29, 16:21
Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology are considering adding USB 3.0 technology into their mid-range and entry-level motherboards, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily...
First-tier motherboard makers up AMD shipment proportion for China
Mar 19, 15:52
Sales of AMD-based desktop PCs have accounted for more than 40% of the desktop segment in China, pushing first-tier motherboard makers Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star...
Taiwan market: Gigabyte changes notebook distributor to Genuine C&C
Mar 12, 15:53
Gigabyte Technology is adjusting its notebook marketing strategy in order to improve its notebook shipments and has shifted its distributing rights in Taiwan to Genuine C&C from...
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...
Gigabyte set to launch AMD 6 Core CPU-ready motherboard
Mar 2, 15:10
Gigabyte Technology is is set to launch its latest AMD AM3 Socket GA-890GPA-UD3H motherboard, the first featuring the AMD 890GX chipset paired with the new SB850 southbridge.

GPU shortage unlikely to be solved before May
Feb 26, 14:22
The current shortage of graphics chips, which is being caused largely by low yields of the 40nm process at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), is unlikely to be completely...
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,...
Gigabyte launches P55 motherboard stuffed with extras
Feb 5, 14:03
Gigabyte has launched a new flagship motherboard for the Intel P55 chipset platform, the GA-P55A-UD7, which continues the tradition of the company's UD7-series of packing as many...

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...
Gigabyte announces Intel H55/H57-based motherboards with USB 3.0
Jan 11, 17:02
Gigabyte Technology has announced its latest H55/H57 series motherboards, based on Intel's H55 and H57 chipset with support of USB 3.0 and DisplayPort.

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...
PC vendors pessimistic toward future of MIDs
Nov 30, 16:24
Several members of Intel's Mobile Internet Device Innovation Alliance (MIDIA) have quit development of the mobile Internet devices (MIDs) and turned to work on products such as smartbooks...

IT Month 2009: Gigabyte gives away netbook with ultra-thin notebook purchase
Nov 26, 16:46
Gigabyte Technology will offer a netbook give-away with purchases of its recently launched 13.3-inch M1305 ultra-thin notebook at the IT Month 2009 consumer trade show in Taiwan....

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 developing Tegra-based e-book reader, still no plans for Gigabyte
Oct 27, 12:19
Micro-Star International (MSI) chairman Joseph Hsu revealed that the company is currently in development of an Nvidia Tegra-based e-book reader, but since the device still has some...
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...
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...
Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
Bits + chips | 2h ago
June TV panel prices to be flat
Displays | 2h 13min ago
LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
LED | 2h 48min ago
Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
Green energy | 3h 6min ago
Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
Bits + chips | 3h 16min ago
Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
Bits + chips | 3h 47min ago
Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
IT + CE | 4h 55min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | 3h 14min ago
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | 3h 42min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Before Going to Press | 4h 26min ago
Three Taiwan IC distributors deny Samsung plans to withdraw sales agent rights
Before Going to Press | 4h 27min ago
Taiwan market: China-based vendors competing in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 4h 52min ago
TSMC sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues may fall to 5% due to declining book/bill ratio
Before Going to Press | 5h 9min ago
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12
- CMI, AUO see decreasing production costs due to declining equipment depreciation costs
- Intel pushes new battery solutions to reduce ultrabook cost
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- AMD prepares low-voltage CPUs for Windows 8 tablet PCs
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- Career to ramp up FPCB capacity by 30% in 2H12
- Hermes Microvision lists on OTC market
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Packaging and testing firms see mobile DRAM orders rise
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- Taiwan LED manufacturers to use silicon substrates for producing LED chips
- China TV makers to further expand products abroad
- China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research
- BOE may roll out AMOLED panels at Ordos line in 2014
- Overall value of lighting market to shrink as LEDs displace conventional technology, says Pike Research
- MediaTek lands 2.5G handset solution orders from Nokia, say sources
- US solar firms may request duties on China-made solar modules
- Taiwan solar cell makers plan to increase quotes due to expected order increases from China
- Taiwan 1Q12 display production value down 7.7%, says IEK
- Korean vendors compete for OLED market
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
22-May-2012 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 7274.89 | +82.66 | +1.15% |

| TSE electronic | 277.63 | +3.99 | +1.46% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 104.57 | +2.00 | +1.95% |

| OTC electronic | 134.14 | +2.91 | +2.22% |

- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire

Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...

Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...

Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...

The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Taiwan ICT industry development and outlook
A presentation prepared for Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), offering an overview of Taiwan's key ICT industries and the dynamics influencing future development. The report is free for download.
- Standards and scale of Asia LED lighting markets
Digitimes Research projects marked growth in LED markets across Asia over the next five years. This Digitimes Research Special Report provides an overview of the standards in the major LED lighting markets in Asia.
- Development of electronics manufacturing bases in China central and western regions
The recently published 12th Five Year Plan clearly states the intention to reform the industrial structure. Central government policy has succeeded in making the central and western regions the most important manufacturing sites for the coming decade.























