Declining LGA775 CPU connector prices may push sales of new P4 motherboards
 

The ASP (average selling price) of new Pentium 4 motherboards based on Intel 915 and 925 chipsets may decrease in the third quarter as prices for LGA775 CPU connectors drop, according to sources at Taiwanese motherboard makers.

With Foxconn Electronics (the registered trade name of Hon Hai Precision Industry) currently being the only volume supplier, LGA775 connectors are priced at US$7-8 per unit, said the sources.

The high-priced connector has pushed the prices of 915 motherboards to US$90-110 and 925 motherboards to as high as US$180, the sources noted.

However, with more makers expected to start volume shipments of LGA775 connectors in the third quarter, the ASP likely to drop to US$3-4.

With favorable pricing, shipments of 915 and 925 motherboards may grow to 30% of the market by the end of this year, stated the sources.

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