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Monday 24 May 2010
AMD hires ex-ECS motherboard business president as the VP of global sales
AMD has recently hired Yang Shu-Kan (transliterated from Chinese), the ex-general manager of Elitegroup Computer Systems' (ECS') motherboard business, to work as the vice president...
Wednesday 19 May 2010
Rising analog IC inventory raises concern for 2H10
Some Taiwan-based analog IC design houses have seen their inventory levels growing higher recently as clients begin to cut orders due to the prolonged impact of the debt crisis in...
Tuesday 18 May 2010
Taiwan motherboard industry overview

Introduction to key players

Tuesday 18 May 2010
AMD chipsets in tight supply
Supply for AMD chipsets is running tight as the company has agreed to allow foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to allocate part of the 55nm capacity...
Tuesday 11 May 2010
PCB price rise hurting motherboard maker profits; motherboard makers post April results
The recent rising quotes for PCBs due to high cooper prices are expected to hurt motherboard makers' profits for the second quarter, according to sources from motherboard players.
Tuesday 11 May 2010
G.Skill launches 2000MHz DDR3 modules for AMD 6-core CPUs
G.Skill International has announced the launch of its new Flare series high-performance DDR3 memory kits for AMD's latest 6-core processors. The new module series operates at a clock...
Thursday 6 May 2010
VIA launches VIA EPIA-M830 board with support for Nano E-series CPU
VIA Technologies has announced the new VIA EPIA-M830 Mini-ITX board. Designed specifically to meet the needs of next generation kiosk, POI and POS applications, the VIA EPIA-M830...
Monday 3 May 2010
Gigabyte expected to continue receiving server orders from Dell in 2H10
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...
Wednesday 28 April 2010
Motherboard makers experiencing tight supply of AMD new southbridge
Motherboard makers are seeing tight supply of AMD's new SB850 southbridge, according to industry sources, adding that one of the main reasons is limited capacity of Taiwan Semiconductor...
Tuesday 27 April 2010
Asustek lowers motherboard shipment drop forecast for 2Q10
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...
Monday 26 April 2010
MSI announces it will turn its attention to higher-end of mobo market
Through its 20 years of pursuit of perfection, MSI has built up considerable R&D and innovation capabilities. MSI's focus on localization has resulted in market-leading motherboard...
Monday 26 April 2010
MSI expects strong all-in-one PC shipment growth in 2Q10, says paper
Micro-Star International (MSI) shipped 80,000-90,000 all-in-one PCs in the first quarter of 2010 and expects its shipments to grow 80-90% sequentially to 150,000 units in the second...
Friday 23 April 2010
Asustek still second largest netbook maker, says CEO
Jerry Shen, CEO of Asustek Computer, during a shareholders meeting on April 22, said that based on Intel's Atom processor shipments, the company was still the world's second largest...
Thursday 22 April 2010
AMD ready to announce six-core processor
AMD is preparing to launch its six-core Phenom II X6 1055T and 1090T Black Edition CPUs with prices of NT$6,300-6,500 (US$201-207) and NT$9,600-9,900, respectively, soon, according...
Wednesday 21 April 2010
ASMedia seeks USB 3.0 chip orders with aggressive quotes
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...