Among second-tier motherboard makers, only Abit and Biostar saw revenues grow in June

Second-tier motherboard manufacturers turned in mixed June financials, with only Abit Computer and Biostar Microtech International enjoying improved revenues on the previous month. Other companies, including Shuttle, Diamond Flower Electric Instrument (DFI), Jetway Information and Chaintech Computer, all reported month-on-month revenue declines.Abit’s revenues in June should reach over NT$1.03 billion on motherboard shipments of roughly 180,000 units, according to analysts.Biostar said its revenues declined by 5.5% from May to NT$423 million in June on of 252,000 motherboards. Its second-quarter revenues fell by 18.2% to NT$1.26 billion from NT$1.54 billion in the first quarter, but its first-half revenues of NT$2.8 billion increased 24.0% from a year earlier. The company expects higher July revenues.Chaintech only said that it expects its June revenues to fall from NT$348 million in May.DFI estimated June revenues decreased to NT$163 million, a drop of NT$4 million, on shipments of 90,000 motherboards.Shuttle said its June revenues decreased 2% from May to roughly NT$530 million on shipments of 145,000 motherboards and 38,000 XPCs. Total first-half XPC shipments reached 230,000 units, with shipments falling slightly to 114,000 units in the second quarter from 116,000 in the first quarter. Shuttle shipped 950,000 motherboards in the first half.Jetway’s June revenues fell 0.5% to NT$219 million on shipments of 76,000 motherboards and 43,000 graphics cards. Its first-half revenues were NT$1.47 billion, achieving only 36.3% of its full-year forecast.Source: DigiTimes