1 Billion Intel Processor-Based Desktop PC Motherboards Shipped Worldwide
COMPUTEX, TAIPEI, Taiwan, 1 June, 2009 – Taiwan motherboard manufacturers have surpassed an important technology milestone, shipping more than 1 billion Intel processor-based desktop PC motherboards.
“Intel congratulates the Taiwan tech industry on this historic milestone,” said Sean Maloney, Intel Corporation executive vice president and chief sales and marketing officer. “This milestone is another signal that the desktop PC is not dead and that computer users continue to crave the processing power, graphics and storage capabilities that desktop PCs provide.”
During his Computex keynote speech at 2 pm Tuesday, Maloney will elaborate on this historic milestone and how Taiwan’s technology industry has become the “innovation hub” for the global IT industry. He’ll also challenge Taiwan’s tech industry to take advantage of four emerging technology transitions to create demand for the next billion desktop PCs. The keynote will be in the 3F Plenary Hall of the Taipei International Convention Center.
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