Motherboard makers announce mixed January 2010 revenues
Asustek Computer, affected by both component and labor shortages, has announced revenues of NT$22.69 billion (US$708.23 million) for January 2010, down 6% on month, but up 167% on year. Asustek expects its notebook and netbook shipments to drop 10% sequentially in the first quarter of 2010 with notebook volumes reaching around 2.2-2.4 million units and Eee PCs 1.7-1.9 million units, according to company president Jerry Shen.
Gigabyte shipped 1.65-1.85 million motherboards and 200,000-250,000 graphics cards in January. Gigabyte expects its motherboard shipments in the first quarter to grow 10% sequentially and is aiming to ship 20 million units in 2010, up from 18.5 million in 2009. Own-brand motherboard shipments will rise from 15 million units in 2009 to 16 million units in 2010. Micro-Star International (MSI) has posted revenues of NT$7.34 billion for January, up 7.4% on month and 26.99% on year. Elitegroup Computer System (ECS), affected by delayed notebook orders into February, has announced consolidated revenues of NT$4.47 billion for January, a drop of 17.87% on month, but an increase of 5.82% on year. ECS shipped about 1.48 million motherboards in January. For 2009, ECS shipped a total of 17.09 million motherboards and three million notebooks.
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