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...

Graphics card makers affected by Nvidia/Rambus patent dispute

Jun 5, 11:56

Taiwan graphics card makers Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Gigabyte Technology have all been affected by Nvidia's patent dispute with Rambus, according to sources...

Gigabyte to ship more notebooks than expected in 2009, says paper

Newswatch - Jun 4, 12:17

Gigabyte Technology expects to ship more notebooks in 2009 than its guidance of 500,000 units, according to a Chinese-language Economical Daily News (EDN) report citing sources...

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...

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...

Gigabyte lands netbook motherboard orders from China-based vendor

Apr 27, 11:24

Gigabyte Technology has received orders for netbook-use motherboards from a China-based branded netbook vendor, and the company is approaching other white-box vendors for more orders,...

Asustek, Gigabyte and MSI see revenues decline on year in March

Apr 10, 15:56

First-tier motherboard makers Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI) all saw revenues increase on-month, but decline on-year in March, according...

Gigabyte negotiating supply to white-box netbook makers in China, says paper

Newswatch - Apr 6, 11:32

Gigabyte Technology has recently revealed plans to cut into the white-box netbook market in China and is currently in supply-negotiations with three major local white-box netbook...

Motherboard shipments to drop 10-15% sequentially in 2Q09, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 24, 12:22

The global motherboard shipments in the second quarter of 2009 are forecast to drop 10-15% on quarter because downstream vendors have been double booking their orders in the first...

MSI optimistic about demand recovery, while Asustek and Gigabyte remain conservative

Newswatch - Mar 19, 14:11

Micro-Star International (MSI) is optimistic about future market demand for motherboards and graphics cards and believes the market is starting to recover. However, Asustek Computer...

Asustek, Pegatron and Gigabyte see revenues decline in February

Mar 10, 13:56

First-tier motherboard makers and vendors Asustek Computer, Pegatron Technology and Gigabyte Technology all saw revenues decline on year in February this year, according to market...

Motherboard makers to enjoy stable shipments in 1Q09, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 9, 12:24

Taiwan-based motherboard makers Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology and ASRock will all see stable shipments in the first quarter this year despite that overall consumer demand...

Foxconn, MSI and Gigabyte cut into white-box netbook market in China, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 2, 12:13

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has recently started manufacturing netbooks for some local brand vendors in China, while motherboard makers Micro-Star International...

CeBIT 2009: Gigabyte to showcase 10-inch netbooks

Feb 23, 12:17

Gigabyte Technology has recently confirmed that it will attend CeBIT 2009 where it will showcase new 10-inch netbooks, which are scheduled to launch in the second quarter of this...

Gigabyte to buy back 10 million shares

Stockwatch - Feb 17, 15:13

Motherboard maker Gigabyte Technology has announced that the company will buy back 10 million shares at a price ranging from NT$9.73-18.86 (US$0.28-0.55) proceed from February 17...

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.

Asustek, Pegatron and Gigabyte see revenues drop on year in January

Feb 10, 14:43

Market watchers have estimated Asustek Computer's consolidated revenues in January at around NT$13.5 billion (US$398.7 million), drops of 16.15% on month and 38.91% on year mainly...

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...

Intel Atom N280 netbooks to hit the market between 2Q09 and 3Q09

Jan 14, 01:10

A number of 10-inch netbooks based on a new Intel single-core Atom N280 processor are expected to be introduced by Asustek Computer (the Eee PC 1004DN series), Acer and Gigabyte Technology...

Asustek and Gigabyte suffer overstock chipset inventories

Jan 13, 16:57

Lower-than-expected shipments of Intel's 4-series chipsets have caught motherboard makers off guard, leaving Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology carrying overstocks of 4-series-based...

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,...

Gigabyte plans to launch three 10-inch netbooks in 2Q09

Jan 12, 12:19

Gigabyte Technology is still optimistic about the potential of the notebook market despite the economic crisis and is planning to launch three 10-inch netbooks in the second quarter...

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...

PCB maker Yu Fo expects weak 4Q08 sales due to sluggish motherboard market

Dec 29, 14:49

Yu Fo Electronic, a major supplier of motherboard-use printed circuit board (PCBs), has indicated its average monthly sales in the fourth quarter will be less than NT$100 million...

First-tier motherboard makers suffer on-year revenue drop in November except MSI

Dec 11, 01:10

Of Taiwan's first-tier motherboard makers, only Micro-Star International (MSI) saw on-year revenues growth in November this year, while all others saw a decline.

Nvidia chipset support to come for Intel Atom nettops

Dec 9, 16:13

Intel and Nvidia will join forces to enable Nvidia chipset support to the Atom platform in order to enhance graphics performance, according to sources at PC vendors.

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,...

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...

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...

Rambus files ITC complaint against Nvidia and customers including Asustek, Gigabyte and MSI

Nov 10, 09:57

Rambus has filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) requesting the commencement of an investigation pertaining to Nvidia products. The complaint seeks an...

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...