Taiwan's Motherboard Components See Scant Chance for Price Rise
September 5, 2000 (TAIPEI) -- Motherboard components, including printed circuit boards (PCBs), 2MB flash memories, multilayer ceramic capacitors and crystals, will probably not increase much in price in the second half of the year, industry experts said.
This is because the motherboard sector's performance in the third quarter has fallen from general expectations and the components distribution network has gradually released its inventory.
Because prices of motherboards are likely to remain unchanged, the sector may begin keen price-cutting competition earlier than expected.
According to Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd., motherboard components and chipset products are no longer in short supply. AOpen Inc. pointed out that the motherboard sector is left with little room for price increases because PCBs, 2MB flash memories, MLCCs and crystal components are no longer in tight supply.
In addition to the demand cut, AOpen believes that product storage, which was in inventory in the third quarter due to overly optimistic expectations of the market and released later by the components distribution network, will also contribute to a more ample supply in the market.
However, some manufacturers don't exclude the possibility of a components shortage during the October delivery season.
(Commercial Times, Taiwan) |
