Last update: Thursday 16 May 2013 [409 news items]
AMD introduces Radeon HD 8970M mobile GPU
May 16, 12:22
AMD has launched the Radeon HD 8970M powered by the company's Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture. The AMD Radeon HD 8970M features AMD's Enduro technology allowing the GPU to optimize...
AMD announces new embedded G-series SoC
Apr 24, 14:08
AMD has announced its new embedded G-series system-on-chip (SoC) platform, a single-chip solution based on the next-generation Jaguar CPU architecture and AMD Radeon 8000 series gr...
AMD welcomes Raja Koduri as corporate vice president, Visual Computing
Apr 23, 12:24
AMD has announced that Raja Koduri, 44, has rejoined the company as corporate vice president, Visual Computing, reporting to Mark Papermaster, senior vice president and chief technology...
AMD to fully replace FM1 with FM2, AM3 with AM3+ in 2014
Apr 8, 11:10
AMD will gradually phase out CPU products using FM1 and AM3 sockets starting April with FM1-based processors to officially step out of the market in the third quarter and AM3-based...
AMD to cut APU prices in April
Mar 20, 22:21
AMD plans to cut some of its APU prices at the end of April to welcome its next-generation Richland APUs, set for launch in early June, according to sources from PC players.

Mar 13, 16:19
AMD on March 12 launched Richland, a new APU equipped with a Radeon HD 8000 graphics core. The APU is superior to AMD's Trinity APU in graphics and computing performance, and power...

AMD to release 2 APUs for tablet in 2Q13
Mar 4, 22:28
AMD is set to ship its new Temash-based APUs, the A4-1200 and the A6-1450, designed specifically for Windows 8 tablets in the second quarter with related PC products expected to be...
AMD, Intel, Nvidia all down in 4Q12 with a negative 8% overall on-quarter decline, says JPR
Feb 20, 15:01
Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has announced estimated graphics chip shipments and suppliers' market share for the fourth quarter of 2012 with AMD dropping 13.6%, Intel slipping the least...
AMD eyeing business opportunities from embedded solutions
Jan 30, 11:45
As AMD is set to raise its embedded business' revenues contribution to 20% in 2013 from 5% currently, AMD vice president and Embedded Solution general manager Arun Iyengar has pointed...
CES 2013: AMD unveils new GPUs, APUs and SoCs
Jan 8, 16:01
AMD has launched the Radeon HD 8000M series of mobile graphics processing units (GPUs) set to deliver discrete graphics performance to a variety of notebook designs, including the...
New AMD APUs feature built-in gesture control powered by eyeSight
Jan 8, 10:52
Israel-based eyeSight has announced that its gesture control technology has been integrated into AMD's upcoming accelerated processing unit (APU) platforms.
AMD names Devinder Kumar chief financial officer
Jan 3, 12:08
AMD has announced that the company has appointed Devinder Kumar as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective January 2, 2013. Kumar, 57, will report to Rory Read,...
AMD confirms exit of China head
Dec 21, 11:48
AMD on December 20 confirmed the resignation of its senior vice president and president of Greater China region, David Tang. Rumors of Tang's exit have circulated the industry for...
Digitimes Research: Brands and ODMs see less than 10% on-month drop in November notebook shipments
Dec 10, 11:24
The global top-5 notebook brands together suffered a 4% on-month drop in November, but Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer, which had deep on-month drops in October, saw rather stable performance...

AMD reportedly to launch Radeon HD 8000 in 2Q13
Dec 3, 15:04
AMD reportedly plans to release its Radon HD 8000 series GPUs in the second quarter of 2013 as the company is currently going through a business reorganization to aid its poor performance...
AMD to bridge x86 and ARM processors for data centers
Oct 30, 11:05
AMD has announced that it will design 64-bit ARM technology-based processors in addition to its x86 processors for multiple markets, starting with cloud and data center servers. AMD's...
AMD reports 3Q12 results and announces restructuring
Oct 19, 15:58
AMD has announced revenues for the third quarter of 2012 of US$1.27 billion, a net loss of US$157 million, or US$0.21 per share, and an operating loss of US$131 million. The company...
AMD to reduce previous-generation APU prices
Oct 15, 22:18
After announcing its latest FM2-based A series APUs (Trinity) on October 1, AMD is set to reduce prices of its previous-generation APUs with the FM1-based A4-3300 to be reduced from...
AMD Hondo-based products to be launched in mid-November at the earliest
Oct 12, 15:33
While AMD is expected to release the recently announced Hondo APUs specifically designed for use in tablets in late October, launches of products with the APUs will not begin until...
Taiwan motherboard makers hope Trinity APU can push Intel to lower prices for Core i3
Sep 28, 15:14
AMD has unveiled its desktop Trinity APUs, and Taiwan-based motherboard makers hope that the launch will bring pressure on Intel to decrease prices for its similar-level processors...
AMD 4Q12 revenues to benefit from desktop Trinity APU
Sep 18, 01:35
AMD is set to announce its latest Trinity APU for the desktop market on October 1 and the new CPU is expected to have chance of boosting the CPU maker's revenue performance in the...
AMD launches micro servers with AMD Opteron and Intel Xeon processors
Sep 11, 14:26
AMD has announced the availability of three products for the fabric computing, micro servers and data center technology segments. The first is a new chassis, AMD's SeaMicro SM15000...

AMD Taiwan general manager Andy Tseng resigns
Sep 4, 14:05
Andy Tseng, General manager of AMD Taiwan, recently resigned from his post. So far, there is still no information about Tseng's successor, according to sources from the supply chai...
AMD introduces FirePro S9000 and S7000 for data center applications
Aug 28, 14:31
AMD has launched the FirePro S9000 and S7000, dual- and single-slot server graphics cards for compute, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and workstation graphics deployments in...

Darren Grasby appointed to lead AMD sales effort in EMEA
Aug 23, 11:45
AMD has announced that its corporate vice president Darren Grasby will lead the company's sales efforts in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, reporting to AMD chief...
AMD launches FirePro A300 series APU
Aug 9, 01:20
AMD has launched the FirePro A300 series accelerated processing unit (APU) for entry-level and mainstream desktop workstations. Featuring AMD Eyefinity multi-display technology, the...
AMD reportedly to reshuffle executives in Greater China
Jul 30, 16:38
Seeing its performance still not able to pick up, and both market share and shipments both weaker than expected, AMD Greater China is reportedly to go through an executive reshuffle...
AMD reportedly to delay launch of desktop Trinity to October
Jul 13, 13:42
AMD has reportedly postponed the launch of its Trinity processors for desktop platforms from August to October in order to make some adjustments to the processors' designs. Downstream...
Nvidia, AMD unlikely to switch from TSMC to Samsung for 28nm foundry
Jul 9, 11:01
While Qualcomm has reportedly switched foundry orders for its 28nm-based Snapdragon S4 processors from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to Samsung Electronics because...
AMD introduces new low-power AMD Embedded G-series APU
Jun 26, 15:01
AMD has introduced the latest entry to the AMD Embedded G-series processor family with the AMD Embedded G-T16R accelerated processing unit (APU). The AMD G-T16R is targeted at very...
AMD releases Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition GPU for high-end market
Jun 22, 14:39
AMD has launched a new graphics processing unit (GPU), the AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition, using AMD's innovative Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture to deliver astonishing performance...
AMD to adopt 28nm Bulk CMOS manufacturing process for products in 2013
Jun 18, 10:13
AMD is set to make a major change in its manufacturing process in 2013 and will fully switch from the existing SOI manufacturing processor to 28nm Bulk CMOS process, according to...

AMD launches next-generation AMD FirePro professional graphics card
Jun 14, 16:16
AMD has announced the immediate availability of the AMD FirePro W600 professional graphics card, the company's first professional graphics card to leverage AMD's Graphics Core Next...

AMD, ARM, Imagination, MediaTek and Texas Instruments unleash the next era of computing innovation
Jun 14, 01:35
At the AMD Fusion Developer Summit (AFDS), global technology leaders came together to announce the formation of the Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA) Foundation. The HSA Foundation...
Nvidia, AMD may miss PC replacement trend brought by Diablo 3
Jun 12, 01:35
Although the recent release of online PC game Diablo 3 has brought on a strong PC replacement trend in the consumer PC market, Nvidia and AMD may miss a good opportunity as their...
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- Digital Network Fuels Opportunities in Vehicle Surveillance Market
- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
- WD shipping world's first 5 mm 2.5-inch hard drive
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.

























