Intel launches Oak Trail-based Atom processor

Apr 12, 16:35

Intel has announced that the Intel Atom platform, formerly codenamed Oak Trail, is now available and will be in devices starting in May and throughout 2011. Over 35 innovative tablet...

Nvidia expected to land Tegra 2 CPU orders from Samsung

Apr 8, 14:17

Nvidia is expected to include Samsung Electronics in the client list for its Tegra 2 processors soon after the graphics chipset giant managed to win orders from Motorola and LG Electronics...

Taiwan market: Acer announces new Timeline notebooks; aims to sell 6 million units

Apr 7, 01:10

Acer has announced its third-generation Timeline notebooks featuring Intel's Sandy Bridge processor and ultra-thin industrial design in Taiwan and the company is aiming to sell six...

Intel announces new Xeon E7 and E3 server processors

Apr 6, 15:56

Enabling IT departments to better manage data-intensive environments through new security and reliability features and performance, a new family of server processors that accelerate...

Intel discloses CPU roadmap for micro server product line

Mar 17, 14:01

Intel has disclosed its roadmap for low-power processors for the emerging micro server category including a new server processor based on the Intel Atom processor microarchitecture...

Graphics-enabled microprocessor usage surges in 2011, says IHS iSuppli

Mar 17, 12:25

The year 2011 will be the biggest period yet for graphics-enabled microprocessors (GEM), as the penetration of GEMs reaches 50% in notebooks and 45% in desktops, according to the...

Intel unveils new business processors with security features

Mar 8, 11:42

Intel has unveiled its newest family of business processors - Intel Core vPro, featuring the performance and capabilities of Intel's new microarchitecture, enhancements to Intel vPro...

Solid capacitor demand on the rise

Jan 25, 13:50

With motherboard makers looking to clear inventory and some clients are concerned about labor shortages after the Lunar New Year holidays, procurement for solid capacitors is on the...

HP cuts January notebook shipment goal on component shortage, say sources

Jan 24, 12:23

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has been forced to revise downward its notebook shipment goal for January due to a delay in shipments of some key parts and components from upstream suppliers,...

Nan Ya PCB sampling FC substrates for new Intel platform

Jan 10, 11:33

Taiwan's Nan Ya PCB (NPC) has begun sampling six- to 12-layer flip-chip (FC) substrates for Intel's recently-announced Sandy Bridge processors, as well as Japan-based Ibiden Electronics...

CES 2011: Nvidia announces new phones powered by dual-core Tegra 2 CPU

Jan 6, 10:57

Nvidia has announced that its Tegra 2 dual-core CPU is now ready to power the so-called super phone category.

AMD announces lineup of Brazos motherboards; new president for Greater China region

Dec 20, 16:28

AMD has announced a lineup of motherboard products for AMD's 2011 low-power mobile platform (Brazos) and the AMD Embedded G-Series platform for embedded systems (eBrazos), both based...

Intel and AMD face microprocessor stalemate, says iSuppli

Dec 16, 11:41

The world's two largest microprocessor manufacturers - Intel and AMD - held their ground in the third quarter, with neither company able to wrest significant market share away from...

Acer adopts AMD CPU for tablet PCs

Nov 25, 01:20

Among Acer's announced initial batch of tablet PCs, a 10.1-inch Windows 7-based model is believed to use AMD's Ontario APU codenamed C-50, according to sources from notebook player...

AMD details a vivid future of computing at annual Financial Analyst Day

Nov 10, 16:39

At its annual Financial Analyst Day, AMD demonstrated how its unique combination of CPU and GPU computing technologies on a single die will enable breakthrough capabilities in an...

Sandy Bridge to account for 20% of Intel desktop CPU shipments in 1Q11

Nov 8, 16:19

As Intel set to launch its latest Sandy Bridge processor at CES 2011 in January 2011, and will account for 20% of Intel's total desktop CPU shipments in the first quarter of 2011,...

Adoption by Intel makes digital controllers mainstream technology, says Petrov Group

Oct 29, 10:37

The next generation of Intel's power architecture, VR12, to be introduced in the third quarter of 2011 represents a watershed industry event, according to Boris Petrov, managing director...

Nanya PCB to get more FC substrate backend orders from Intel on better yields

Oct 21, 01:10

Nanya PCB (NPC) is actively improving its production yield rates for CPU-use flip-chip (FC) substrate packaging in order to gain a larger share of orders from Intel, according to...

Semiconductor market set for slowdown, says The Information Network

Sep 23, 10:04

The business climate for the semiconductor industry is deteriorating, according to The Information Network. DRAM manufacturers Samsung Electronics, Hynix Semiconductor, Elpida Memory...

AMD announces new desktop CPUs

Sep 21, 17:13

AMD has announced two new processors, the Phenom II X6 1075 and X2 560 Black Edition, for its desktop CPU lineup.

Motherboard makers expect new Intel platform in 1Q11 to trigger strong demand

Sep 6, 15:07

Intel's plans to launch its latest Sandy Bridge processor in the first quarter of 2011 is expected to help boost demand from the enterprise market as the segment will be going through...

HP aims for second place in netbook market in 2011

Sep 3, 16:19

As Intel has recently supplied Hewlett-Packard (HP) a large volume of its dual-core Atom N550 processor with a price of only US$65, 25% lower than Intel's official quote of US$86...

Intel announces dual-core Atom CPU for netbooks

Aug 24, 15:14

Intel has announced that a dozen new netbooks based on its new mobile dual-core Atom processors are available in stores today. The netbooks, available now and through the end of the...

AMD reduces CPU prices to keep market share

Aug 19, 14:35

AMD recently reduced prices for about 20 of its desktop processors. According to sources from motherboard players, the price cuts are aimed at defending against competition from In...

Commentary: Intel FTC settlement unlikely to benefit VIA, SiS

Aug 13, 15:40

VIA Technologies is unlikely to benefit from Intel's settlement with the Fair Trade Commission (FTC), under which Intel has agreed to terminate certain marketing strategies that could...

Integrated GPU-CPUs take over notebook market, says iSuppli

Aug 12, 15:56

Four out of five notebooks shipped worldwide in 2014 will employ graphics-enabled processors, up from about one out of three in 2010, as computer makers seek to offer smaller and...

Intel to announce next-generation desktop platform at CES 2011

Jul 29, 16:39

As Intel plans to ship its next-generation 6-series chipsets (Cougar Point) in the week 42 of 2010 (October 2010), sources from motherboard makers believe Intel will officially announce...

AMD to integrate USB 3.0 support in upcoming chipsets; to launch more CPUs in 2H10

Jul 27, 14:48

AMD is currently in talks with Renesas Electronics, which was merged with Japan-based NEC, about the licensing of USB 3.0 technology, and is considering integrating USB 3.0 support...

Intel issues PND and EOL for older processors

Jul 6, 12:37

Intel has notified its partners plans to issue end of life (EOL) for Atom 330 and 220, and several older Celeron, Core i and Core 2 series products during the second half of 2010,...

Intel to launch new CPUs in 3Q10

Jul 1, 15:52

Intel plans to launch several new desktop processors in the third quarter of 2010 to replace some previous models, and will also reduce some CPU prices to boost demand, according...

AMD announces new Opteron platform for cloud computing

Jun 23, 17:06

AMD has announced availability of the new AMD Opteron 4000-series platform, the first server platform designed to meet the specific requirements of cloud, hyperscale data center,...