Makers raise motherboard prices, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 4, 17:06

Taiwan-based motherboard makers including Micro-Star International (MSI), Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology have all raised their motherboard prices to reflect the rising cost...

First-tier motherboard makers to begin shipping boards with fixed Intel chipsets soon

Feb 25, 01:20

Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI), Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and ASRock have all received small-volume shipments of fixed 6-series chipsets...

Intel increases marketing subsidies for motherboard players

Feb 24, 01:10

In addition to offering compensation to motherboard players for its defective chipsets, Intel plans to increase its marketing subsidy budget hoping to comfort its motherboard partners...

CeBIT 2011: ECS to showcase tablet PCs

Feb 22, 01:15

Taiwan-based motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) is set to showcase its latest 10.1-inch Windows 7- and Android-based tablet PCs at CeBIT 2011, which will be hosted...

Intel begins shipping fixed B3 stepping 6-series chipsets to first-tier makers

Feb 18, 01:40

Intel has begun shipping its fixed B3 stepping 6-series chipsets to first-tier notebook and motherboard makers and a number of brand-name notebook vendors are expected to unveil their...

Motherboard players to see sequential revenue drop in 1Q11, but growth in 2Q11

Feb 15, 01:45

Motherboard and notebook players expect their revenues to drop 10% sequentially because of Intel's defective chip incident; however, as supply of Intel's fixed 6 series chipset will...

Intel agrees to pay full cost for defective motherboards

Feb 14, 16:20

Intel has recently finished negotiating with its motherboard partners and agreed to pay the full cost of related production and shipping of defective motherboards as compensation...

Asustek, Gigabyte announce on-year revenue drops in January

Feb 10, 01:35

Taiwan-based motherboard players Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology have announced their results for January 2011.

China market: Motherboard shipments affected by booming notebook, netbook and tablet sales

Feb 1, 14:43

Sales of motherboards in China's DIY channels have been eroded by booming sales of notebooks with improved performance and the increasing popularity of tablets and netbooks, with...

Foxconn ships 5 million branded motherboards in 2010

Jan 31, 14:09

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) shipped five million own-brand motherboards in 2010 in addition to OEM shipments of over 40 million, according to a company represe...

ASRock to enter tablet PC market in 2Q11

Jan 31, 12:16

Taiwan-based motherboard brand vendor ASRock plans to cut into the tablet PC market in the second quarter of 2011 with assistance from its parent company Pegatron Technology, according...

ASRock mulls giving up notebook business

Jan 28, 01:55

ASRock is planning to gradually phase out from the notebook segment, while concentrating on its core motherboard and small-form-factor PC business, according to industry sources.

ASRock becomes the third-largest brand in motherboard industry in 2010

Jan 27, 01:15

Taiwan-based motherboard brand ASRock shipped eight million branded motherboards in 2010 and became the third-largest motherboard brand, surpassing Micro-Star International (MSI)...

Solid capacitor demand on the rise

Jan 25, 13:50

With motherboard makers looking to clear inventory and some clients are concerned about labor shortages after the Lunar New Year holidays, procurement for solid capacitors is on the...

Motherboard prices set to climb in 2011, says Asustek executive

Jan 24, 14:25

Asustek has decided to raise its quotes for motherboards with the increase rates to vary for different areas in accordance with market demand and position, according to Chewei Lin,...

MSI to showcase new all-in-one PCs, motherboards and graphics cards at CES 2011

Jan 4, 01:25

Micro-Star International (MSI), in addition to its notebooks and tablet PCs, will also showcase its latest all-in-one PCs, motherboards and graphics cards at Consumer Electronics...

USB 3.0 chipmakers to push into new AMD platform

Jan 3, 16:11

USB 3.0 chipmakers have recently started to push their chips in AMD's new Ontario and Zacate platform, which do not support USB 3.0 natively, and since AMD will not launch a platform...

Gigabyte to announce G1-Killer series motherboards for gamers at CES 2011

Dec 31, 15:26

Taiwan-based motherboard maker Gigabyte Technology will announce its new G1-Killer series motherboards at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011 targeting the enthusiast gamer market...

All Taiwan motherboard makers fail to achieve 2010 shipment goals

Dec 30, 01:30

Affected by the bond crisis in Europe and weaker-than-expected demand in China, Taiwan-based motherboard makers have all failed to achieve their shipment goals for 2010. As China...

Taiwan makers plan to hike motherboard prices

Dec 17, 01:25

Taiwan-based motherboard makers including Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI) plan to hike the prices of their motherboards to reflect rising...

Asustek and ASRock place orders for USB 3.0 host chips from Fresco Logic

Nov 18, 01:30

Asustek Computer and ASRock have recently placed orders to chip maker Fresco Logic for its FL1000 USB 3.0 host chip, which was recently certified by USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF),...

AMD Llano APU mass production reportedly delays to 2H11

Nov 9, 02:20

AMD reportedly may delay the production of its latest Fusion accelerate processing unit (APU) codenamed Llano from the company's original schedule of the first half 2011 to July of...

Sandy Bridge to account for 20% of Intel desktop CPU shipments in 1Q11

Nov 8, 16:19

As Intel set to launch its latest Sandy Bridge processor at CES 2011 in January 2011, and will account for 20% of Intel's total desktop CPU shipments in the first quarter of 2011,...

Asustek may not achieve 2010 motherboard shipment target

Nov 3, 16:20

Asustek Computer shipped 16 million motherboards for the first three quarters of 2010 and since the company is only expected to ship 5.6 million units in the fourth quarter, the company's...

Motherboard makers conservative about 4Q10 despite good Intel performance

Oct 14, 01:50

Despite that Intel expects its revenues to grow 4% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2010, sources from motherboard makers remain conservative about demand in the fourth quarter...

Asustek assigns a new president to China open platform business

Oct 12, 14:24

Asustek Computer recently announced internally that the company's ex-general manager of China motherboard business, Lai Hong-Rui (transliterated from Chinese) will be assigned president...

Motherboard makers see growth in September revenues

Oct 11, 16:46

Taiwan-based motherboard makers Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI), Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) and Pegatron Technology have all seen growths...

Gigabyte ships 5.2 million motherboards in 3Q10

Sep 29, 01:30

Gigabyte Technology has revealed that its shipments of motherboards increase substantially in September which will bring total motherboard shipments for the third quarter of 2010...

Lanner announces embedded system with 6 Gigabit Ethernet ports for vision control applications

Sep 23, 14:28

Lanner Electronics has released the LEC-2026, an embedded system with a specialized focus on network capabilities. The LEC-2026 is driven by the N270 Intel Atom CPU and the Intel...

IDF San Francisco 2010: Gigabyte reveals P67-based motherboards

Sep 16, 01:30

Gigabyte Technology has demonstrated new Intel P67-based motherboards, supporting Sandy Bridge processors and USB 3.0 technology at IDF in San Francisco.

MSI to roll out ruggedized motherboards and graphics cards for high-end segment; reports August revenues

Sep 10, 15:47

Micro-Star International (MSI) plans to launch ruggedized motherboards and graphics cards for the high-end segment. Meanwhile, the company has reported revenues of NT$6.51 billion...

Gigabyte ships 12.5 million motherboards in January-August period

Sep 10, 14:40

Gigabyte Technology has posted revenues of NT$3.76 billion (US$117.54 million) for August 2010, down 9.65% sequentially and 5.82% from a year earlier. Shipments of motherboards reached...

IC designers may delay USB 3.0 chip launch

Sep 7, 12:25

Taiwan-based IC design houses ASMedia Technology, a subsidiary of Asustek Computer; VIA Labs, a subsidiary of VIA Technologies; and Etron Technology as well as the US-based Fresco...