Taiwan graphics card shipments from 2006-2012

Apr 28, 15:25

The discrete graphics card market in 2008 was dominated by two major GPU players – AMD with its ATI Radeon HD series and Nvidia with its GeForce series.

Motherboard shipments of Taiwan players from 2006-2012

Apr 28, 15:22

Taiwan's motherboard industry remains dominated by four main players – Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI), Gigabyte Technology and Elitegroup Computer Systems...

MSI launches Ivy Bridge-based gaming notebook

Apr 26, 01:05

Micro-Star International (MSI) has shifted its focus from consumer notebooks to gaming models, and on April 24 launched a new model equipped with Ivy Bridge Core i7-3610M processor...

Taiwan graphics card vendors see over 2 million shipments in 2011, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 3, 14:33

Taiwan-based graphics card vendors and makers, Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI), Gigabyte Technology and PowerColor (TUL), each shipped more than two million graphics...

Competition in motherboard segment remains keen in 2012, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 18, 16:27

While some industry watchers have estimated the motherboard industry is heading for a small growth of 5% in shipments in 2012, Taiwan-based first-tier makers will continue to compete...

Gigabyte, MSI have not yet planned ultrabooks

Dec 1, 01:40

Micro-Star International (MSI) and Gigabyte Technology have not yet made plans for ultrabook product lines as both players are still seeing losses in their notebook businesses, according...

Asustek, Gigabyte to miss motherboard shipment targets for 2011

Oct 27, 01:05

Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology, facing weak market demand in Europe, the US and China, are expected to fail to achieve their motherboard shipment goals for 2011 and only...

MSI reorganizing notebook business

Oct 25, 01:05

Micro-Star International (MSI), commenting about the recent market rumor that the company plans to shrink down its notebook business, pointed out that the company is only making some...

Motherboard brands struggling to survive in the notebook market

Oct 6, 15:31

While Asustek Computer is aggressively pushing its ultrabooks in the notebook market, its fellow motherboard competitors are mostly still struggling in the notebook industry, according...

MSI launches 2 new gaming notebooks

Sep 8, 16:26

Micro-Star International (MSI) has launched two new gaming notebooks, the GT780DX and GT683DX featuring the Intel Core i7 processors and Nvidia discrete graphics chips.

MSI, ECS, ASRock see on-month decline in July revenues

Aug 11, 13:47

Taiwan-based motherboard makers Micro-Star International (MSI), Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and ASRock saw their revenue performance decline in July amid fierce price competition...

Desktop PC market is expected to achieve 8% shipment growth in 2011

Jul 13, 14:49

The desktop PC market, benefiting from the rise of tablet PCs, is expected to achieve a growth of 8% on year in terms of shipments in 2011 with motherboard players including Gigabyte...

Acer places orders for 80,000 Z series APUs from AMD for tablet PCs

Jun 9, 01:45

Acer has recently placed orders for 80,000 Z series APUs from AMD for use in tablet PCs, targeting the enterprise market, according to sources from upstream component makers. However,...

MSI waiting for the right time to strike into the tablet PC market, says company chairman

Jun 2, 15:01

During a visit to MSI's booth, Digitimes had a chance to have a private interview with company chairman Joseph Hsu to discuss MSI's views on the tablet PC and notebook markets.

Computex 2011: Deep tour into the latest innovations of MSI

Jun 2, 15:01

Micro-Star International (MSI), a well known Taiwan-based IT brand vendor worldwide, has been operating in the IT market for close to 25 years. Starting out manufacturing PC components...

MSI to launch 2 new tablet PCs at Computex 2011

May 12, 01:30

Micro-Star International (MSI) is set to announce two new tablet PCs – the WindPad 100A, adopting Google Android 3.0 and Nvidia Tegra 2, and WindPad 110W, adopting AMD's Brazos...

Motherboard players see mixed result in April

May 10, 01:25

Taiwan-based motherboard players including Asustek Computer, Pegatron Technology, Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI) have reported mixed result for their April...

AMD said to be looking to ship three million Llano APUs in 3Q11

Apr 26, 01:15

AMD is ready to start selling its new Llano-based APUs as soon as June or July and has set a goal of shipping three million units in the third quarter of 2011, accounting for 40%...

Intel to release Z68 chipsets in first half of May

Apr 20, 01:10

Intel will release its Z68 chipsets in the first half of May, with Gigabyte Technology likely to be the first major motherboard maker to launch Z68-based products as soon as its embargo...

Top-tier motherboard makers post strong sequential revenue gains in March

Apr 11, 10:55

Most motherboard makers, including Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI), Gigabyte Technology and ASRock, have posted strong sequential revenue gains in March 2011 due...

MSI outsources own-brand Sandy Bridge notebooks to Pegatron

Mar 25, 01:15

Micro-Star International (MSI) has outsourced the production of its own-brand 15.6-inch Sandy Bridge notebook, the CX640, to Pegatron Technology in order to shore up its profitability...

Nvidia launches new 3D Vision glasses and entry-level GPU

Mar 17, 01:25

Nvidia recently launched a new 3D Vision bundle priced US$149, lower than US$199 of the previous 3D Vision bundle, to boost demand for 3D applications, according to the company.

MSI denies plans to cut global personnel by 3-5%

Mar 16, 01:20

Micro-Star International (MSI) will reportedly start downsizing personnel in Taiwan, China and other offices by 3-5% on April 1, 2011, according to industry sources.

Motherboard players see revenue drop in February

Mar 10, 01:10

Taiwan-based motherboard players including Asustek Computer, Pegatron Technology, Gigabyte Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI) have all reported drop in February revenues due...

Notebook brands to compete against Apple with tablet PC-featured netbook

Mar 8, 02:00

Global notebook brand vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer, Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International (MSI), facing strong competition from Apple's iPad, are changing...

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...

Intel pushes standardization for all-in-one PCs

Mar 3, 14:36

Intel is cooperating with Taiwan-based all-in-one PC makers including Mitac International, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) to push standardization...

MSI expected to see 10-15% notebook shipment growth in 2011

Feb 25, 17:01

Taiwan-based notebook vendor Micro-Star International (MSI) is expected to see its notebook shipments grow 10-15% on year in 2011, up from its shipments of 2.8 million units in 2010,...

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...