Abstract
Driven mainly by the booming growth in the European and emerging markets,
worldwide motherboard shipments in the first quarter of 2008 were stronger
than expected. There were three main factors behind the strong growth. First,
the exchange rate of the Euro against the US dollar remained strong; second,
demand in the European market from the fourth quarter of 2007 was deferred to
the first quarter of 2008; third, growth momentum from emerging markets
remained volatile, especially in China, Eastern Europe, and Middle East.
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