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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Monday, July 21, 2008
00:36 (GMT+8)
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Intel Bloomfield CPU pricing reveals pleasant surprise Mobo, chipset | Jul 18, 01:15 | | In order to speed up adoption of quad-core CPUs, Intel is planning to offer its upcoming 3.2GHz Extreme series Bloomfield processor at US$999 in thousand-unit tray quantities, US$500 cheaper compared to the current top-end Core 2 Extreme QX9770 which sells at US$1,499, according to sources at motherboard makers. Read more | | |
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Nvidia reportedly scores QPI license while Intel gets SLI for X58 motherboards Mobo, chipset | Jul 15, 14:50 | | Nvidia has recently reached an agreement with Intel and received a Quick Path Interconnect (QPI) license enabling the company to design chipsets for Intel's next-generation platforms, according to sources at motherboard makers. Read more | | |
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MSI sees increase while ECS sees drop in June revenues Mobo, chipset | Jul 11, 01:10 | | Micro-Star International's (MSI's) June revenues increased to NT$7.42 billion (US$243.9 million), rises of 21.79% on month and 14.9% on year on the back of increasing notebook shipments. Read more | | |
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Adlink enjoys revenues contribution from Ampro Mobo, chipset | Jul 10, 16:40 | | Taiwan-based industrial PC maker Adlink Technology has witnessed increasing revenues contribution from its North American operational base, originally Ampro Computers which Adlink acquired in April 2008. Read more | | |
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Asustek and Gigabyte announce June performance figures Mobo, chipset | Jul 10, 16:21 | | Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$19.3 billion (US$634.78 million) for June 2008, an slight increase of 6% on month and a large increase of 40% on year. However, revenues in the second quarter were NT$58.1 billion, dropping a little more than the company originally expected. Read more | | |
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Nvidia to fully advance to 55nm in 2H08, says paper Add-on card - Newswatch | Jul 9, 16:05 | | In order to lower production costs, Nvidia is expected to fully advance to 55nm generation manufacturing in the second half of this year and will have 4-5 new GPUs produced under 55nm before the end of this quarter, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Meanwhile both Nvidia and AMD are hoping to complete their 40nm tape-outs by the end of this year, the paper added. Read more | | |
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Nvidia to possibly abandon VIA for Intel Atom Mobo, chipset | Jul 8, 14:28 | | Although VIA Technologies and Nvidia entered into an alliance to cooperate in the low-cost PC and MID markets earlier in the year, according to recent reports, Nvidia has used the alliance as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Intel, demanding Intel allow Nvidia's IGP chipsets to enter the Atom platform ecosystem, according to sources at PC makers. Read more | | |
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Nvidia contract makers in Taiwan low-key over defective chip reports Mobo, chipset | Jul 4, 14:20 | | Nvidia's Taiwan-based graphics chip contract makers are being low-key after the US chip designer informed investors on July 3 that will take a charge of US$150-$200 million related to expenses stemming from issues discovered with die/packaging materials used in previous generation notebook products. Read more | | |
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| | | | ECS changes chairperson Mobo, chipset - Stockwatch | Jul 4, 12:21 On July 3, Kuo Lin Wen-Yen was replaced as chairman and president of Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) by Ni Shun-Yi, who was special personal assistant... Read more | | IPC industry feels no pressure from Atom shortages Mobo, chipset | Jul 4, 01:05 Although Intel's Atom processor shortage has had a large impact toward notebook vendors' low-cost notebook (netbook) shipments, IPC (industrial PC) makers,... Read more |
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AMD Radeon HD 4870 X2 ready by August Add-on card | Jul 3, 01:00 | | Following the recent launch of the ATI Radeon HD 4850 and 4870 GPUs, AMD plans to introduce the high-end dual-GPU HD 4870 X2 by the end of July, according to sources at graphics card vendors. Read more | | |
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AMD makes long-term gains in 1Q08 processor market, says iSuppli Mobo, chipset | Jul 2, 12:30 | | Intel gained momentum in the worldwide processor business in the first quarter, while rival AMD continued its long-term increase in market share, according to iSuppli. Read more | | |
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Gainward to launch AMD Radeon products Add-on card | Jul 1, 01:15 | | Graphics card vendor Gainward, previously an exclusive AIB partner of Nvidia, has begun working with AMD and will launch ATI Radeon HD GPU-based products soon, according to market sources. Read more | | |
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Quanmax has target market segments will not compete with Kontron, says chairman Mobo, chipset | Jun 30, 10:58 | | Quanmax, originally Kontron Asia before investment by Taiwan-based Quanta Computer to become a joint-venture with Germany-based Kontron AG, has a clear market position focusing on the development and production of industry-specific value-added embedded applications for markets mainly in the US and Europe, according to chairman Hannes Niederhauser. Thus Quanmax will not bring competitive pressure on Kontron. Read more | | |
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AMD expected to grab 40% discrete graphics card market share in 3Q08 Add-on card | Jun 27, 14:24 | | With AMD's ATI Radeon HD 4800-series graphics cards successfully cutting into the US$200-300 mainstream market forcing Nvidia to cut the price of its previous generation GeForce 9800 GTX down to US$199, sources at graphics card makers see AMD's discrete graphics card market share as having a chance to increase to 40% in the third quarter this year from around 30% at the beginning of 2008. Read more | | |
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ECS talks plans for the future Mobo, chipset | Jun 26, 15:53 | | Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) has announced it will distribute a dividend of NT$0.56 (US$0.018), including NT$0.45 in cash and NT$0.11 stocks for its 2007 operations. The company is also adjusting its business structure and expects to achieve excellent performance in 2008. Read more | | |
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Intel to launch three Nehalem-based processors by the end of 4Q08 Mobo, chipset | Jun 24, 14:15 | | Intel plans to launch three Nehalem-based quad-core processors (Bloomfield) at the end of the fourth quarter this year targeting the company's new LGA1366 socket, according to sources at motherboard makers. Read more | | |
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Nvidia to cut mid-range GPU pricing to counter AMD Add-on card | Jun 23, 12:28 | | Facing pressure from AMD as it launches its ATI Radeon HD 4850 GPU priced at US$199, Nvidia plans to counter by reducing the price of the GeForce 9800 GTX GPU. Read more | | |
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ASRock to push Intel P43-based motherboards Mobo, chipset | Jun 23, 12:16 | | Despite that most motherboard makers are currently pushing Intel P45 motherboards, second-tier motherboard maker ASRock has launched 7-8 P43 chipset models for different markets, according to sources in the channel. Read more | | |
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AMD to launch low-cost PC processor by year-end Mobo, chipset | Jun 20, 01:15 | | AMD has recently notified its partners it is developing a processor to enter the low-cost PC market alongside Intel's Atom and Via Technologies' Nano CPUs. The new CPUs will be officially launched by the end of this year, while related netbook products will begin shipping in the first half of 2009, according to sources at PC makers. Read more | | |
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Asustek initiates price cuts for P45 motherboards Mobo, chipset | Jun 19, 01:10 | | Asustek Computer has recently initiated price cuts in the Taiwan market for its Intel P45-based motherboards, according to sources at Taiwan distributors. Read more | | |
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Asustek launches overclocked GeForce GTX 200-series graphics cards Add-on card | Jun 18, 15:56
Asustek Computer has introduced overclocked graphics cards based on Nvidia's latest GeForce GTX 280 and 260 GPUs. Read more |
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TSMC in talks to manufacture CPUs for VIA, says paper Mobo, chipset - Newswatch | Jun 18, 14:00 | | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) recently held discussions with VIA Technologies over the mass production of the company's upcoming dual-core and 45nm Nano (Isaiah) CPUs in the first half of 2009, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more | | |
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AMD to update its low-power CPU lineup Mobo, chipset | Jun 17, 15:42 | | AMD is planning to launch several low-power triple-core and quad-core CPUs during the second half of 2008 all featuring a TDP of 65W, according to sources at motherboard makers. Read more | | |
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AMD stream processor first to break one teraflop barrier Add-on card | Jun 16, 16:38 | | At the International Supercomputing Conference, AMD introduced its next-generation stream processor, the AMD FireStream 9250, specifically designed to accelerate critical algorithms in high-performance computing (HPC), mainstream and consumer applications. Leveraging the GPU design expertise of AMD's Graphics Product Group, AMD FireStream 9250 breaks the one teraflop barrier for single precision performance. It occupies a single PCI slot, for unmatched density and with power consumption of less than 150W, the AMD FireStream 9250 delivers an unprecedented rate of performance per watt efficiency with up to eight gigaflops per watt, according to AMD. Read more | | |
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Commentary: What Apple's Snow Leopard announcement tells us about its future plans for Intel Nehalem Mobo, chipset | Jun 13, 10:55 | | Although Steve Jobs allowed only a little time to during his keynote speech on June 9 to publicly discuss Apple's next iteration of Mac OS X (Snow Leopard), the company has published a web page detailing some of the features it plans to introduce in the update. Apple describes Snow Leopard as a change of focus that will streamline the OS, enhance its performance and set new standards for quality. But comparing the key features planned for the new OS, it also looks like Snow Leopard is being designed specifically to make the most of Intel's next-generation Nehalem microarchitecture. Read more | | |
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Intel to launch lower price quad-core CPU Mobo, chipset | Jun 13, 01:10 | | Intel is planning to launch a Core 2 Quad Q8000 CPU series, offering entry-level prices to counter AMD's triple-core CPUs in the mainstream market, according to sources at motherboard makers. Read more | | |
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