Sell-offs of network interface card inventories depress pricing. sell. Rising inventory of network interface cards (NIC) due to soft demand in North America is sparking a new round of sell-offs among Taiwanese network equipment companies, leading to a price fall of 20-30%, industry sources said. Rising inventory of network interface cards (NIC) due to soft demand in North America is sparking a new round of sell-offs among Taiwanese network equipment companies, leading to a price fall of 20-30%, industry sources said....

Intel Taiwan says motherboard inventories healthy. intel taiwan says motherboard inventories healthy. Although overall demand did not grow significantly in June, inventory levels in the motherboard industry returned to a normal and healthy standard, said Kelly Wu, country manager of Intel Taiwan. Although overall demand did not grow significantly in June, inventory levels in the motherboard industry returned to a normal and healthy standard, said Kelly Wu, country manager of Intel Taiwan....

As DRAM makers refuse to lose more money, inventories firm up. as dram makers refuse to lose more money. Unwilling to see their losses jump higher, DRAM makers are tolerating higher inventory levels as they keep their fingers crossed for a better pricing environment in the second half, sources said. Unwilling to see their losses jump higher, DRAM makers are tolerating higher inventory levels as they keep their fingers crossed for a better pricing environment in the second half, sources said....

TSMC, UMC see excess capacity and inventory in 3Q, sources say. tsmc. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) internally project excess capacity in their 0.35- to 0.18-micron CMOS production in the third quarter and expect their blank wafer inventories will not be fully digested until after the end of the third quarter, according to sources. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) internally project excess capacity in their 0.35- to 0.18-micron CMOS production in the third quarter and expect their blank wafer inventories will not be fully digested until after the end of the third quarter, according to sources....

Pentium 4 chipset inventories rise to one-month levels. pentium 4 chipset inventories rise to one. Inventories of Pentium 4 chipsets at some leading Taiwanese motherboard makers have recently swelled in excess of one-month levels, instead of normal two-week levels, according to sources at the makers. Inventories of Pentium 4 chipsets at some leading Taiwanese motherboard makers have recently swelled in excess of one-month levels, instead of normal two-week levels, according to sources at the makers....

Excess semiconductor inventory lower than expected in Q1. excess semiconductor inventory lower than expected in q1. The worldwide electronics industry in the first quarter reduced its excess semiconductor inventories at a rate that was dramatically faster than expected-sending a positive signal for future chip-market growth, market research firm iSuppli says. The worldwide electronics industry in the first quarter reduced its excess semiconductor inventories at a rate that was dramatically faster than expected-sending a positive signal for future chip-market growth, market research firm iSuppli says. The reduction of excess semiconductor inventory in the historically slow first quarter of the year is undeniably a positive development for the global chip industry," said iSuppli analyst Rosemary Farrell. Better-than-average sales of bellwether semiconductor products including microprocessors, Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), discrete devices, high-performance analog parts and power-management chips helped reduce excess inventories in these areas," Farrell added....

Motherboard makers suffer inventory pile-up and limited growth in profits. motherboard market. Following slower growth in profits for Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology, sources in the Taiwan motherboard industry believe that the top-four leading motherboard makers - Asustek, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), Gigabyte and Micro-Star International (MSI) - will see inventory pile-up from the beginning of this year, although low-margin OEM orders are set to increase due to price-cu... Following slower growth in profits for Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology, sources in the Taiwan motherboard industry believe that the top-four leading motherboard makers - Asustek, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), Gigabyte and Micro-Star International (MSI) - will see inventory pile-up from the beginning of this year, although low-margin OEM orders are set to increase due to price-cu... Combined motherboard shipments from the first-tier manufacturers are expected to experience a weaker-than-expected increase in the first half of 2006, the sources believe, noting that demand will slow when the companies’ inventories need to be eased, prior to the implementation of the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) legislation in Europe, and also prior to a CPU platform transiti......

Intel inventory glut looms large over electronics supply chain. intel inventory. Excess stockpiles of PC microprocessors and core logic chipsets caused surplus semiconductor inventories in the global electronics supply chain to rise more than expected in the second quarter, according to research firm iSuppli.. Excess stockpiles of PC microprocessors and core logic chipsets caused surplus semiconductor inventories in the global electronics supply chain to rise more than expected in the second quarter, according to research firm iSuppli. However, iSuppli is not raising any alarm bells at this time because the inventory rise in 2004 was a widespread phenomenon, while the current run-up in stockpiles mainly is limited to Intel, noted the firm....

Third quarter chip inventories remain high. isuppli high inventory 3rdquarter. Semiconductor inventories remained high in the third quarter, according to market firm iSuppli. Inventories for global electronic companies, including AMD and Intel, are hovering at $3.9 billion dollars and could linger on until after the holiday season.. Semiconductor inventories remained high in the third quarter, according to market firm iSuppli. Inventories for global electronic companies, including AMD and Intel, are hovering at $3.9 billion dollars and could linger on until after the holiday season....

Non-Vista-supporting motherboards and VGA card inventories now a headache. non vista devices. With Windows Vista up and coming, makers of motherboards and VGA cards are now worried they will incur losses from their inventory of low-end products that do support Microsoft's new operating system (OS), according to industry sources.. With Windows Vista up and coming, makers of motherboards and VGA cards are now worried they will incur losses from their inventory of low-end products that do support Microsoft’s new operating system (OS), according to industry sources. The makers are now raising the proportion of shipments to emerging markets and government purchases, worrying that if they are unable to clear their inventories of such low-end non-Vista-supporting motherboards and graphics cards, prices of such products will plummet after the new OS hits the market, the sources said....