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Motherboards and Graphics Cards Dominate Computer Board and Card Manufacturing in Mainland China and Taiwan

Posted on: Friday, 28 October 2005, 03:00 CDT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c26589) has announced the addition of China Sourcing Report: Computer Boards & Cards to their offering.

Motherboards and graphics cards dominate computer board and card manufacturing in mainland China and Taiwan. Sound cards, PCI LAN cards and internal modem cards are also available, but the production volume is shrinking every year. TV tuner cards have a stable niche market that is expected to grow due to the rising popularity of entertainment PCs.

Taiwan's computer board and card manufacturing industry has followed the growth of the global PC industry from the 1980s. In 2005, makers from Taiwan will account for 86 percent of global supply of motherboards. Taiwan's motherboard makers are well known because they market their own brands. However, their annual growth has begun to slow down to 3.6 percent, with shipment values decreasing in 2004.

Mainland China makers total production volume is much smaller than Taiwan's. Nonetheless, motherboard production in the mainland is growing at a faster rate of 17.6 percent. For graphics cards, output is projected to rise by 37.5 percent in 2006. This report identifies many mainland makers that, in the near future, could begin to challenge Taiwan's computer board and card makers majority market share.

This report provides in-depth profiles of 27 leading computer board & card suppliers, with details on manufacturing capacities, product offerings, R&D plans and more. Additional profile tables of 20 other major manufacturers, highlighting key sourcing data such as production capabilities, monthly output figures, export markets and quality initiatives for 2005 are also provided. The report includes at-a-glance information on 177 popular export motherboards, graphic cards, PCI LAN cards, TV tuner cards and internal modems using easy-to-compare specifications and full-color pictures and supplies the results of the most recent supplier survey, summarizing price, product, production and R&D forecasts for the next 12 months.

Benefits of this report:

- Identify each supplier's technology partners and learn how their relationships impact product quality and your bottom line costs

- Discover which companies offer OEM services and sell own- and off-brand products

- Get a better understanding of the components and technologies China suppliers are using to create cutting-edge computer boards and cards -- and get ahead of the competition

- Shortlist leading manufacturers that supply to the worlds principal computer makers such as Apple, Dell, Gateway, HP, Sony and NEC

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c26589


Source: Business Wire

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