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Taipei,
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
19:32 (GMT+8)
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Subject: Mobos > Mobo, chipset |
AMD and Advanced Technology Investment Company of Abu Dhabi to create new leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing company Oct 8, 01:00 AMD and the Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) of Abu Dhabi have announced the creation of a US-headquartered, leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing company to address growing demand for independent, leading-edge foundry production capabilities. The new global company, to be temporarily called "The Foundry Company", will serve this need by combining advanced process technology, industry-leading manufacturing facilities and aggressive plans to expand its global capacity footprint. At the same time, the Mubadala Development Company will increase its current investment in AMD to 19.3% on a fully diluted basis. Read more |
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Synnex Technology hits record consolidated revenues in September Oct 7, 14:12 Synnex Technology International, the largest IT channel distributor in Taiwan, on October 6 reported consolidated revenues of NT$19.35 billion (US$605 million) for September 2008, the highest monthly level recorded by the company. Read more |
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Albatron announces mini-ITX motherboard supporting AM2+ CPUs Oct 6, 16:50 Albatron Technology has announced the KI780G mini-ITX motherboard featuring the AMD 780G chipset. The mini-ITX board's most distinguishing feature is its AM2+ socket and support for quad-core and triple-core AMD Phenom processors. Read more |
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Asustek accounts for 80% of P45-based motherboards shipments, claim company sources Oct 3, 14:56 Asustek's P45-based motherboards occupy an 80% share of worldwide shipments, according to sources at the company. Read more |
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VIA sees drop in September revenues Oct 3, 12:18 VIA Technologies has reported September 2008 revenues of only NT$562 million (US$17.47 million), drops of 22.9% on month and 52.48% on year. Read more |
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Intel Capital and WPG said to be teaming up again Oct 3, 01:05 Intel Capital is said to be in talks with WPG Holdings with the aim of inking distribution agreements for seven of its investment concerns with member companies of the WPG Group, according to market sources. Read more |
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Taiwan maker Firich to benefit from Intralot's investment in Hong Kong-listed Melco LottVentures Newswatch - Sep 30, 11:43 Intralot S.A., a Greece-based global provider of lottery management solutions and service/hardware, will invest HK$305 million (US$39.3 million) for a 20.6% stake in Hong Kong-listed Melco LottVentures Limited, an operator of lotteries of sports and other types in the China market. Firich Enterprises, a Taiwan-based maker of POS (point of sale/service) equipment and gaming machines and currently the second largest shareholder of Melco LottVentures, will thus have increased return on non-operating investment, according to the Chinese-language newspaper Commercial Times (CT). Read more |
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Gigabyte Ultra Durable 3 motherboard technology helps lower temperatures, improves efficiency Sep 26, 16:56 Gigabyte United introduced its Ultra Durable 3 technology, the industry's first consumer desktop motherboard design to feature 2oz of copper for both the power and ground layers, delivering a dramatically lower system temperature, improved energy efficiency, and enhanced stability for overclocking. Read more |
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Gigabyte will not cut motherboard prices, says company VP Sep 26, 16:11 Gigabyte Technology will not follow recent moves by rival Asustek Computer to cut its motherboard prices, according to Richard Ma, vice president of Gigabyte. Read more |
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Asustek cuts P45-based motherboard prices further Sep 24, 15:37 Asustek Computer recently cut P45-based motherboard prices further to clear inventory and prepare for the upcoming launch of Intel's Nehalem processors, according to sources at channel vendors. Read more |
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Ibase to ship casino machines Sep 24, 14:47 Ibase Technology, a Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker, has produced boards and cards used in casino/arcade gaming machines for a while and will extend the production to assembling entire casino gaming machines, with shipments to begin as early as December 2008, according to the company. Read more |
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GPU will continue to grow for another 15 years: Q&A with Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of Nvidia Sep 23, 17:11 Digitimes recently had a chance to talk to Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of Nvidia to discuss recent issues surrounding the chip design giant. Read more |
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Foxconn considering Pegatron acquisition, says paper Newswatch - Sep 23, 16:39 Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is reportedly considering acquiring the operations of Pegatron Technology through a stock exchange, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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Intel launches dual-core Atom processor Sep 22, 12:00 Intel released its dual-core Atom 330 processor on September 21 which will mainly target the nettop market. Read more |
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Nvidia announces workforce reduction Sep 19, 10:40 Nvidia has announced a workforce reduction to allow for continued investment in strategic growth areas. As a result, Nvidia expects to eliminate approximately 360 positions worldwide, or about 6.5% of the company's global workforce. The reduction is expected to be completed by the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2009 ending October 26, 2008. Nvidia will provide employees affected by this reduction with severance packages, counseling, and job placement services. Read more |
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Intel updates desktop CPU details Sep 18, 01:10 Intel has updated its partners with details its latest desktop CPU roadmap, as well issuing product discontinuance notice (PDN), end of life (EOL) and price cut schedules for the next few months, sources at motherboard makers have disclosed. Read more |
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Intel launches Xeon processors with up to six cores Sep 17, 11:18 Intel launched seven 45nm Xeon 7400 series processors with up to six processing cores per chip and 16MB of shared cache memory, applications built for virtualized environments and data demanding workloads, such as databases, business intelligence, enterprise resource planning and server consolidation. Read more |
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Nvidia to launch MCP7A IGP chipset by end of September Sep 12, 12:28 Nvidia is planning to launch its MCP7A IGP chipset featuring its GeForce 9-series graphics core by the end of September, according to sources at motherboard makers. Read more |
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ASRock raises entry-level motherboard shipments proportion Sep 12, 01:15 Taiwan-based second-tier motherboard maker ASRock has recently adjusted its strategy and increased its shipments proportion of entry-level motherboard due to weak demand and strong competition from Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology in the high-end market. Read more |
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MSI and ECS announce on-month drop in revenues performance for August Sep 11, 16:33 Due to the failure of motherboard demand to pick up, as well as the fact notebook shipments did not surge as the company originally expected, Micro-Star International (MSI) only saw non-consolidated revenues of NT$7.93 billion (US$247.06 million) in August, drops of 5.7% on month and 9.43% on year. Total non-consolidated revenues in the first eight months of 2008 reached NT$62.85 billion, an increase of 12.72% compared to the same period in the previous year. Read more |
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Asustek, Pegatron and Gigabyte announce August results Sep 10, 14:17 First-tier motherboard maker Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$25.9 billion (US$812.56 million) in August, increases of 17% on month and 24% on year. The company's total consolidated revenues for the first eight months in 2008 were NT$169 billion, an increase of 27% on year. Read more |
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AMD media processor chosen to power LG handset Sep 10, 01:30 AMD has announced that the AMD Imageon M180 media processor is powering the the new LG KC550 mobile phone. AMD's processor technology helps enable LG to deliver the latest multimedia features that consumers demand, said the chipmaker. Read more |
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AMD to launch new GPUs this month and 45nm CPUs by the end of 2008 Sep 9, 15:39 AMD is planning to launch mid-range ATI Radeon HD 4000-series GPUs (the ATI Radeon HD 4600-series) this month and two 45nm quad-core CPU by the end of this year, according to sources at motherboard and graphics card makers. Read more |
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Synnex Technology August revenues fall almost 8% on month Sep 8, 15:34 Channel distributor Synnex Technology International, on September 5, reported consolidated revenues of NT$15.42 billion (US$490 million) for August 2008, dropping by 7.8% on month and but growing by 2.5% on year. Read more |
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SiS announces August results Newswatch - Sep 8, 11:15 Silicon Integrated System (SiS) has announced revenues of NT$594 million (US$18.79 million) for August 2008, drops of 2.14% compared to NT$607 million in July and 5.62% compared to August in 2007. Read more |
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AMD to launch two low-power desktop CPUs for low-cost PC market in November Sep 5, 01:10 AMD is planning to launch two low-power desktop CPUs – Athlon 2650e and Athlon X2 3250e – under its UVC (Ultra-Value Client) product line targeting OEMs in November, according to sources at motherboard makers. Read more |
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SiS revenues up almost 35% in 1H08; losses narrow Sep 5, 01:05 Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) has announced revenues of NT$3.16 billion (US$99.35 million) for the first half of this year, a growth of 34.67% compared to the same period the previous year, while average gross margin reached 25.1%. Read more |
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VIA sees an on-month revenues increase of 19% in August Sep 3, 12:23 VIA Technologies announced revenues of NT$729 million (US$22.89 million) for August this year, an increase of 19.31% compared to July. However, with the company having discontinued the shipping of third-party chipset products, the amount still dropped 42.98% compared to the same month last year. Accumulated revenues in the first eight months this year were NT$5.87 billion, a drop of 46.76% compared to the same period last year. Read more |
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Intel launches three new desktop CPUs Sep 1, 17:17 Intel has launched three desktop CPUs: the Core 2 Quad Q8200, Core 2 Duo E5200 and Celeron D 450. Read more |
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Gigabyte United to combine into Gigabyte Technology; top-4 motherboard makers announce 1H08 financials Sep 1, 11:55 Gigabyte Technology has decided to merge its motherboard and graphics card sales subsidiary, Gigabyte United, into the parent company with the official execution date set for October 1 this year. Read more |
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Astro gains official certification for gaming machines in Italy Sep 1, 10:50 Astro, a Taiwan-based developer of arcade/casino gaming machines, recently obtained official certification for its AWP (amusement with prize) gaming machines in Italy and has consequently received orders with shipments beginning around the end of August 2008, according to the company. Read more |
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Nvidia backtracks to authorize native SLI technology support on Intel X58 motherboards Aug 28, 16:38 Nvidia will authorize native SLI support on Intel X58 motherboards without the need for its nForce 200 chip, according to Tom Peterson, director of Technical Marketing for MCP products at Nvidia. Read more |
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Adlink sees largest sales growth in China in 1H08 Aug 27, 15:35 Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker Adlink Technology witnessed its sales in China during the first half of 2008 increase by 54.9% on year, the largest growth among its main markets, according to the company speaking at an investors conference on August 26. Read more |
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Intel expected to ship over 20 million Atom processors this year, says paper Newswatch - Aug 22, 12:20 With more PC vendors starting to join the netbook market, Intel is expanding its Atom processor capacity and is expected to ship up to 20 million units this year, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Read more |
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Taiwan arcade game firm IGS reports gross margins of 80% in 1H08 Aug 22, 10:16 International Games System (IGS), a producer of arcade game software/hardware and an operator of online games in Taiwan, on August 21 reported its financial report for the first half of 2008, with pre-tax profit of NT$409.54 million equal to 74.58% of its current paid-in capital of NT$549.11 million. IGS recorded net profits of NT$342.70 million and net earnings per share of NT$5.66 for the first half of 2008, the company indicated. Read more |
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ECS buys up motherboard plant in China recently ordered to halt production Aug 22, 01:15 First-tier motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) has announced that it will acquire the motherboard manufacturing plant that was ordered by the China government to halt production due to tax issues. Read more |
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Intel introduces SoC for CE products Aug 21, 15:17 At the Intel Developer Forum, Intel introduced its media processor CE 3100, the first in a new family of purpose-built system on chips (SoCs) for consumer electronics devices. Read more |
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Intel shifts future Core processors into turbo mode Aug 21, 11:43 Pat Gelsinger, senior vice president and general manager of Intel's Digital Enterprise Group discussed new features of the company's next-generation processor family including a new turbo mode that shifts the processor into a higher gear for increased performance without a heat penalty. Read more |
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Intel holds briefings on its research projects Aug 20, 12:40 On the eve of the Intel Developer Forum (August 19-21), Intel held a number of briefings focused on research. Read more |
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SiS postpones spin-off to January next year Stockwatch - Aug 19, 14:46 Silicon Integrated System (SiS) has announced it will postpone the planned spin-off of three subsidiaries from the original schedule of September 1 this year to January 1 next year in order to form a better accounting time frame. Read more |
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No Quanta Computer seat on Quanmax board of directors Aug 19, 10:19 Taiwan-based Quanta Computer was originally expected to take a position on the board of directors of Quanmax (renamed from Kontron Asia), a joint venture maker of industrial PCs between Germany-based Kontron AG and Quanta Computer, at Quanmax's provisional shareholder meeting on August 18, but did not nominate any candidates for the election of three new directors, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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VIA announces Nano-ITX board using VIA VX800 chipset Aug 19, 09:08 VIA Technologies announced the Epia N700 Nano-ITX board, designed as a complete solution for compact industrial PC and embedded automation devices. Featuring a 1.5GHz VIA C7 or 500MHz VIA Eden processor, the VIA Epia N700 is the first Nano-ITX board to feature the latest VIA VX800 media system processor, offering system designers a balance of miniaturization and uncompromising functionality. Read more |
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Taiwan's three science parks turned out total revenues of over NT$1 trillion in 1H08 Aug 18, 14:13 The three science parks in Taiwan, Hsinchu (HSP), Southern (STSP) and Central (CTSP), generated total revenues of NT$1.022 trillion (US$32.57 billion) during the first half of 2008, according to statistics released by the National Science Council (NSC). Read more |
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Intel drops Centrino Atom brand name Aug 18, 11:42 Intel has dropped the Centrino Atom brand name for Mobile Internet Device (MID) products and will now list all its Internet connection-based products including CPUs for netbooks and MIDs under the Atom brand, according to the company. Read more |
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Record PC processor shipments in 2Q, says IDC Aug 15, 17:35 Worldwide PC microprocessor shipments in the second quarter of 2008 reached record levels again, according to new data from IDC. Despite the fact that the second quarter is typically the slowest quarter of the calendar year for processor demand and concerns that the economic woes in the US are spreading to other regions, worldwide processor unit shipments grew 3.1% on quarter and 16.1% on year. Strong vendor price competition in the middle and low end of the desktop PC processor and mobile PC processor market segments caused overall market revenues to decline 4.5% on quarter to US$7.7 billion. Read more |
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IPC maker Advantech aims at consolidated revenues of US$1.50 billion in 2013 Aug 15, 16:26 Advantech, the largest Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker, will carry out a new 5-year operational plan beginning in 2009 and thereby expects its consolidated revenue to continually increase to US$1.50 billion (NT$45.0 billion) in 2013, according to company chairman Ke-cheng Liu at an institutional investor conference on August 14. Read more |
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AMD aims to grab 50% share of discrete graphics card market by the end of 2008 Aug 15, 14:25 With AMD officially announcing its ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 GPU, the company has noted that its ATI Radeon HD 4800-series has boosted the company's discrete graphics card market share from 30% to 40%, and it expects to achieve a 50% market share by the end of 2008, and will surpass Nvidia in 2009. Read more |
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VIA to launch new Mobile-ITX form factor Aug 15, 12:35 VIA Technologies has noted that it is planning to launch a new form factor – Mobile-ITX – between the end of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009. The form factor's size will be only half that of Pico-ITX, the company's smallest form factor currently, which measures 100×72mm. Read more |
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VIA lands Nano CPU orders from HP Aug 15, 01:10 Hewlett-Packard (HP) has reportedly recently place orders for VIA Technologies' Nano CPUs the chipmaker has already started shipping. However, it is currently unknown whether HP will use the CPUs in its mainstream notebooks or netbook series, according to sources from the PC industry. Read more |
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Intel to add remote diagnostics technology to Ibex Peak chipset Aug 14, 14:22 Intel's next-generation mainstream and entry-level desktop chipset codenamed Ibex Peak, which will launch in 2009, is expected to feature Intel Remote PC Assist Technology (RPAT), a technology that could help PC vendors lower their warranty costs while increasing operational efficiency, according to sources at motherboard makers. Read more |
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