Abstract
This research report presents forecasts and recent quarter review of the
Taiwanese server system industry. The report includes server full system and
barebone shipment volume, shipment value, ASP, volume and share by maker and
by price point, and manufacturer volume ranking. The report analyzes shipment
by CPU architecture and CPU count. Production locations, shipment
destinations, business types, and customer portfolios are also examined. The
content of this report is based on primary data obtained through interviews
with server makers. The report finds that the Taiwanese server system industry
saw slight shipment growth in the second quarter of 2008. Taiwanese ODM/OEM
makers faced increasing costs in the second quarter due to rising prices of
raw materials. In the future, cloud computing is expected to be an important
driving force in the server market.