Asia Pacific Motherboard Market - Growth, Trends, and Forecasts (2022 - 2027)

Asia Pacific Motherboard Market is expected to register a CAGR of around 14.8% over the forecast period (2022 - 2027). A substantial increase in consumer electronics, especially in emerging economies of the Asian-Pacific region due to government initiatives such as Make in India and Digital India, is driving the market demand.

Key Highlights

• The Asia-Pacific region is expected to exhibit significant growth in the market during the forecast period. The increasing smartphone adoption rates have made Asia-Pacific one of the largest mobile markets globally. This is due to increasing population growth and urbanization. As per the GSM Association, more than four out of five connections may be smartphones by 2025. This trend is expected to increase motherboard usage in this region.
• The deployment of IoT technologies across various industries is increasing because of their rapid growth and encouraging motherboard manufacturers to innovate and introduce multiple changes to meet their clients' demands. From smartphones and fitness trackers to smart factory equipment, managing space on mobile devices is of high importance. Manufacturers in the region are focusing on miniaturization to place more hardware within limited space.
• Moreover, countries such as India are becoming a hotspot for electronics device manufacturing with the various initiative from the government paving significant growth for the motherboard market. According to the latest report by mobile devices industry body ICEA, India can export motherboards, technically called printed circuit board assembly(PCBA), worth up to USD 109 billion between 2021-26. Additionally, according to the latest report released on February 2021 by IT hardware makers body MAIT, domestic demand for electronic motherboards is expected to grow by over six-fold to USD 81.5 billion by 2025-26 in India.
• However, the shortage of semiconductors has negatively impacted the production of motherboards. In addition, the cost of a motherboard is also increasing with advanced technologies. Therefore the degree of input differentiation is witnessed to be high in the market studied.
• Further, the spread of COVID-19 pandemic complicated the manufacturing process as many of the manufacturers had to adapt to changes for product assembly, prototype development, and risk assessment in sensitive workflows. However, industries like medical electronics, defense/government electronics, and aerospace electronics were less affected as the industries were hardly dependent on china for the supply of motherboards. Overall the market is set to witness huge growth dusring the forecast period.

Key Market Trends

China is expected to acquire a significant market share

China is one of the prominent countries in the Asian-Pacific region for the motherboard market, accounting for more than half of the total market share. The increasing market for smartphone devices is one of the most significant factors driving the studied market's growth. According to GSMA 2021 report, 47% of connections in China may be in 5G by 2025, and 1.22 billion people subscribed to mobile services in 2020. In addition, according to GSMA the number of forecasted connections in China for 5G is expected to reach 460 million by 2025.

• Furthermore, industry 4.0 is also expected to drive the studied market growth in the region. The country is making advanced strides in industry 4.0. 5G networks that run factories, warehouses, ports, and urban transportation can increase productivity tenfold or more. Telecom giant Huawei alone builds 5G applications for almost 2,000 Chinese manufacturing firms and 5,300 Chinese miners. All these are expected to drive motherboard adoption in the country.
• Moreover, in order to meet intensifying competition, motherboard makers in China have adopted various strategies. In addition to bolstering marketing, they have been using bundling strategies through their channel systems. The most prevalent method is to bundle graphics cards, while some players have bundled both graphics cards and memory.
• Furthermore, Taiwan is home to some of the most prominent motherboard manufacturers launching new products in the market. For instance, in October 2021, ASRock launched a new range of motherboards featuring Intel Z690 chipset, a brand new LGA1700 socket platform to pair with the latest 12th Generation Intel Core Processors, opening endless possibilities with PCI Express 5.0 and DDR5 high-speed memory.
• Moreover, the company such as Elitegroup computer systems Co. Ltd, headquartered in Taiwan, has a manufacturing capacity to produce over 2.5 million motherboards every month. All these make the country a hotspot for the motherboard market.

Market Dynamics for Graphic Add-in-Board Market in Asia-Pacific Region

• With the growing popularity of online gaming/i-gaming and spur in demand for laptops and tablet PCs, as a gaming platform, the market is expected to witness moderate growth during the forecast period.
• The demand for graphic add-in boards (AIB) has risen because of their use in supercomputers, remote workstations, and simulators. Supercomputers and remote workstations are used in scientific and technical applications such as defense, aerospace, and research and development. As many countries increase their investment in scientific research, the market for graphic AIB is likely to expand exponentially during the forecast period. According to Top500 the distribution of supercomputers in 2021 for industry and research accounted to 53% and 20.4% compared to 57.6% and 19% respectively in 2020.
• Moreover, the market is driven by users who perform complex tasks like 3D rendering and video editing. High-end applications like AutoCAD and Adobe Premiere Pro can use Graphics AIB to speed up processing and make for faster and more efficient workflows. Moreover, the growing demand for memory graphics cards in PCs and spur in demand for high-resolution tablets further boost the market growth.
• Smartphones, tablets, and laptops are increasingly replacing the market for personal computers. Hence, gaming service in smartphones, tablets, and laptops is in growing demand. This is expected to reduce the demand for gaming services in monitor-based devices such as personal computers. Hence, this is expected to reduce the demand for graphics AIB, mostly used in desktop computers. thus all the factors is expected to drive growth opportunites for the Motherboard vendors in the market.

Competitive Landscape

The competitive rivalry in the motherboard market is moderate owing to the presence of some major players such as ASUSTeKComputer Inc., Gigabyte Technology Co.,ASRock Inc., others. Their ability to continually innovate their offerings has enabled them to gain a competitive advantage over other players in the market. Through research & development activities, mergers & acquisitions these players have been able to expand their market footprint.

• October 2021: ASUS IoT announced its new product, N51051I-IM-A, a mini-ITX industrial motherboard primarily designed for the Intel Celeron N5105 quad-core processor. The product offers numerous I/O ports, advanced connectivity, and flexible customization in a compact board, becoming a well-suited choice for space-restricted installations
• May 2022: MSI announced AM5 motherboards designed for AMD's Ryzen 7000 processors that are expected to also launch in 2022. However, the one commercialized is MEG X670E Ace and Pro X670-P WIFI motherboards that are business oriented. Such developments in the market are driving various opportunities for the vendors studied.

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