This report presents worldwide motherboard shipment volume per year for the period 2003 - 2014 and per quarter for the period 1Q 2008 - 4Q 2010. Also included are forecast and recent years' review of worldwide shipment volume and share by region and by CPU connector type; also includes worldwide motherboard vs. worldwide desktop PC shipment volume ratio. This research finds that, affected by the global financial crisis, worldwide desktop PC motherboard shipment volume saw significant declines in 2009, with the mature markets taking the heaviest blow. Instead, the emerging markets have become the main growth driver for worldwide motherboard shipments. Looking ahead to the development of the industry in 2010, since the decline in the mature markets is expected to surpass the growth in the emerging markets, it is forecasted that the worldwide motherboard shipment volume will inch down in 2010, though on a smaller scale compared with 2009.