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Taipei,
Sunday, November 22, 2009
08:30 (GMT+8)
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Hynix announces 40nm 2Gb DDR3 Nov 20, 10:03 Hynix Semiconductor has announced Intel validation of 2Gb DDR3 DRAM chips using 40nm-class process technology. The chipmaker said it has begun mass producing the new chips, and expects the validation of RDIMMs to also be completed within before year's end. Read more |
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Kingston shipping 12GB DDR3 kits for Core i7 Nov 19, 11:55 Kingston Technology has announced 12GB triple-channel HyperX memory kits in support of Intel's LGA 1366 Core i7 systems. The DDR3 XMP-ready kit consists of six 2GB modules running at 1600MHz and 1.65V. Read more |
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Intel, NEC to develop supercomputer technologies Nov 17, 16:35 Intel and NEC have agreed to jointly develop High Performance Computing (HPC) system technologies that they claim will push the boundaries of supercomputing performance. Read more |
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AMD VP visits Taiwan to seek more support from motherboard makers Nov 17, 14:28 AMD senior vice president and general manager for Products Group Rick Bergman arrived in Taiwan on November 16 to talk about AMD's latest roadmap with Taiwan PC, motherboard and graphics card makers, as well as seeking more support from them for equal competition with Intel as Intel has agreed to abide by a set of business practice provisions, according to sources from motherboard makers. Read more |
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Intel announces new HPC CPU for 1H10 Nov 16, 14:49 Intel has announced new technologies that it says will better equip scientists, researchers and engineers with the computing power to speed up science and engineering projects such as the development of new drugs and climate change research. Read more |
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Intel to launch four Arrandale CPUs for mainstream notebooks in January 2010 Nov 13, 17:09 Intel plans to launch four 32nm dual-core Arrandale CPUs (Calpella platform), the Core i5-520M, Core i5-430M, Core i3-350M and Core i3-330M, in the first half of January 2010 for the mainstream notebook segment, according to sources from notebook players. Read more |
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AMD and Intel announce settlement of all antitrust and IP disputes Nov 13, 16:13 Intel and AMD have announced a comprehensive agreement to end all outstanding legal disputes between the companies, including antitrust litigation and patent cross license disputes. Read more |
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Intel to launch three Arrandale CPUs for ultra-thin notebooks in 1H10 Nov 12, 15:08 Intel plans to launch three 32nm dual-core Arrandale CPUs (Calpella platform), the Core i7-640UM (1.2GHz), Core i7-620UM (1.06GHz) and Core i5-520UM (1.06GHz) with price in thousand-unit tray quantities of US$305, US$278 and US$241, respectively, in the first half of 2010 for ultra-thin notebooks, and will launch more CPUs for the market in the third quarter of 2010, according to sources from notebook players. Read more |
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Global PC processor shipments jump 23% sequentially in 3Q09, says IDC Nov 10, 16:57 Worldwide PC processor shipments in the third quarter of 2009 rose substantially by an all-time record level for a single quarter, according to data from IDC. PC processor unit shipments in the third quarter rose 23% compared to the second quarter, approximately double the typical growth in unit shipments for the period. In terms of revenues, the PC processor market grew more than 14% on quarter to US$7.4 billion, said IDC. Read more |
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Intel CEO promotes Larrabee privately during China visit Nov 3, 16:54 Intel CEO Paul Otellini talked privately with several China-based graphics card makers to promote its Larrabee GPU, which is set to launch in 2010, during a recent visit, according to sources at graphics card makers. Read more |
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NPC likely to receive FC substrate backend orders from Intel after NGK stops its supply Nov 3, 16:15 IC substrate supplier Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) may see weaker order volumes in the short term because its Japan-based strategic partner NGK Spark Plugs has announced that it will stop supplying flip-chip (FC) substrates to Intel at the end of March 2010, according to market watchers. However, NPC is expected to grab backend orders from Intel in the future, the sources added. Read more |
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Intel to hold a summit in Taiwan for small brand vendors Oct 30, 17:12 Intel plans to hold a summit (LOEM Summit) in Taiwan from November 4-5 for small brand vendors. Small channel players that have their own brands in local markets throughout the world are expected to attend the show. Second-tier and third-tier brand vendors from China and Taiwan will also attend. Read more |
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GPU market soars over 21%, says JPR Oct 27, 14:40 Third-quarter 2009 shipments of graphics processors jumped 21.2% over the second quarter, which was already a strong quarter, clearly signaling the holidays will be robust for PCs and the industry in general, according to Jon Peddie Research (JPR). Read more |
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DRAM spot price stable; NAND flash weakens, says inSpectrum Oct 23, 17:10 DRAM spot prices were mostly stagnant this week (October 19-23) as buyers became hesitant upon seeing a stronger-than-expected pricing trend. NAND flash spot pricing continued posting a mild drop because of cheaper quotes for Intel chips, according to inSpectrum. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Acer launches Aspire 1420P tablet PC Oct 23, 17:09 Acer has launched its 11.6-inch Aspire 1420P tablet PC in the Taiwan market at a suggested price of below NT$25,000 (US$772). The Aspire 1420P comes with a convertible design and is powered by an Intel SU2300 processor and runs on Windows 7. The tablet PC is made by Quanta Computer. Read more |
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Acer launches 3D notebook in US market Oct 22, 16:47 Acer America has announced its Aspire 5738DG notebook with 3D viewing technology that features advanced display capabilities, a high-definition graphics engine, an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and Dolby surround sound. Read more |
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Gateway debuts three new EC series notebooks Oct 22, 11:49 Gateway has debuted three new EC series notebooks, two in the 15.6-inch mainstream segment and one in the 11.6-inch ultra-portable segment. All the models deliver up to eight hours of battery life. Read more |
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Netbook shipments of Taiwan-based vendors from 2007-2009 Oct 17, 15:16 Netbooks are low-cost notebooks with screen sizes below 10-inch mainly designed for Internet usage. Devices adopt either a solid state drive (SSD) or traditional hard drive and typically offer operating system choices between Linux or Microsoft Windows. Read more |
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IC design houses look to strong sales in 4Q09 Newswatch - Oct 15, 15:52 Most Taiwan-based IC design houses expect the decline of their fourth-quarter revenues to narrow thanks to strong sales of desktops and notebooks during China's national holidays in October, as well as a better-than-expected demand in the fourth quarter as recently forecast by Intel, according to industry sources. Read more |
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ASE and SPIL 4Q09 revenues expected to beat seasonal patterns Oct 15, 13:46 Market watchers have revised upward their revenue growth estimates for Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), and expect the IC packaging and testing firms to manage sequential revenue growth in the fourth quarter of 2009. Read more |
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MID demand most likely to be fulfilled by smartphones, says The Information Network Oct 12, 17:16 Intel's Atom processor is being redesigned as a system on a chip (SoC) and will be manufactured by TSMC in an effort to win the mobile Internet device (MID) market. But the investment may not be economically viable, according to The Information Network. Read more |
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Nvidia announces freeze in future Intel chipset development Oct 9, 12:25 Nvidia has announced that it officially plans stop developing chipsets for Intel CPUs moving forward, citing its ongoing licensing litigation with Intel as the main reason for the decision. Read more |
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Future IDF Taiwan events unlikely Oct 2, 16:36 Intel is unlikely to host another Intel Developer Forum (IDF) show in Taiwan, and will instead focus its efforts on events in San Francisco and China, according to industry sources. The chip giant is also expected to put more resources into Computex as its main opportunity to provide support to local players, as well as leveraging the Internet as a platform to distribute information on a global scale. Read more |
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Orders for Classmate PCs canceled or suspended, say Taiwan makers Sep 30, 17:02 Governments and OEM partners in many emerging markets have canceled orders for Intel-promoted Classmate PCs, or have asked to suspend shipments, according to Taiwan-based component makers. Read more |
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Intel to offer dual-core CPUs for ultra-thin notebook platform Sep 29, 14:28 Intel plans to upgrade its ultra-thin notebook platform to include dual-core CPUs in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to sources at notebook makers. Read more |
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TSMC to ramp capacity at Fab 14 for Intel Atom opportunity Sep 25, 17:09 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has scheduled a ramp up of monthly capacity at its 300mm (12-inch) wafer fab (Fab 14) located in southern Taiwan at the Tainan Science Park to 6,000 wafers by the end of 2009, and to about 35,000 wafers in 2010, according to sources at chip equipment suppliers. Read more |
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IDF San Francisco: Intel unveils 45nm SoC for Internet TV Sep 25, 17:02 Intel has unveiled the Atom processor CE4100, the latest system-on-chip (SoC) in a family of media processors designed to bring Internet content and services to digital TVs, DVD players and set-top boxes (STBs). Read more |
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IDF San Francisco: Vendors debut Calpella-based notebooks Sep 25, 16:44 The first batch of Intel Calpella platform-based notebooks coming from Asustek Computer, Dell, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Toshiba made their debuts at IDF San Francisco 2009. However, sales of Calpella notebooks are not expected to gain momentum until the first quarter of 2010, according to market sources. Read more |
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IDF San Francisco: Intel unveils new mobile chips and technologies Sep 24, 16:02 David Perlmutter, executive vice president and general manager, Architecture Group of Intel has debuted three new Intel Core i7 processors for notebooks based on Intel's Nehalem microarchitecture at IDF San Francisco 2009. Read more |
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IDF San Francisco: Moore's Law marches on at Intel Sep 23, 17:08 Intel president and CEO Paul Otellini has displayed a silicon wafer containing its first working chips built on 22nm process technology. The 22nm test circuits include both SRAM memory as well as logic circuits to be used in future Intel processors, according to Intel. Read more |
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Taiwan IC distributor Aeco Technology to offer LucidPort USB 3.0 chips Sep 23, 15:32 Taiwan-based IC distributor Aeco Technology will begin to supply USB 3.0 chips developed by US-based LucidPort Technology and manufactured at Japan-based NEC's fabs in October 2009, according to Aeco. USB 3.0 chips are expected to be initially used mainly in external hard disk drives, the company pointed out. Read more |
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Asustek launches rack-servers with new Intel CPUs Sep 22, 17:10 Asustek Computer has launched its new RS300-E6 series rack-mount servers featuring the Intel 3420 PCH chipset and Xeon 3400 series processors. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Netbook vendors slashing prices for Atom N270-/N280-based models Sep 18, 14:15 Taiwan-based netbook vendors, including BenQ, Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Acer, have all recently slashed prices for their netbook lineups based on Intel Atom N270 and N280 CPUs due to decreasing demand, and their migration to ultra-thin notebooks. Read more |
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Kingston reportedly secures NAND flash supply from Intel Newswatch - Sep 18, 12:08 Kingston Technology has reserved 70% of Intel's total NAND flash capacity to ensure sufficient supply of the memory chips, according to industry sources. The US-based memory module maker also sources NAND flash chips from Toshiba. Read more |
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AMD may have a chance to threaten Intel in 20-inch and above all-in-one PC market Sep 17, 14:22 AMD's platform is expected to receive attention from all-in-one PC vendors for 20-inch and above models since Intel's Atom platform does not perform as well in terms of graphics, according to sources at PC vendors. Read more |
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Intel sets shipment goal for new desktop CPUs Sep 16, 15:59 Intel has internally set a shipment goal of one million Lynnfield (Core i5 and i7) CPUs for desktops by the end of 2009, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Intel CPU domination reaches four-year high in 2Q09, says iSuppli Sep 15, 16:15 Intel managed to expand its lead in the global processor market to levels not seen in nearly four years in the second quarter of 2009, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Inventec expects netbook subsidiary Kohjinsha to turn profitable in 4Q09 Sep 15, 16:01 Inventec expects its netbook brand subsidiary Kohjinsha (KJS) will swing to profits in the fourth quarter of 2009 despite that the division contributed a net non-operating loss of NT$157 billion (US$4.8 million) in the first half of 2009, according to Inventec. Read more |
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Intel introduces Core i7, Xeon 3400 and Core i5 processors Sep 8, 16:43 Intel has introduced several high-performance desktop and server processors – the new Intel Core i5 processor family, two new Intel Core i7 processors and the Intel Xeon processor 3400 series bring Intel's latest Nehalem microarchitecture to mainstream desktop and entry server markets. Read more |
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First-tier motherboard makers launch P55-based motherboards Sep 8, 15:39 First-tier motherboard makers Micro-Star International (MSI), Gigabyte Technology and Asustek Computer have launched their Intel P55-based motherboards. Read more |
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Motherboard makers pessimistic about new CPU force from Japan Sep 8, 15:33 Taiwan-based motherboard makers hold a pessimistic attitude toward recent news that several Japan-based semiconductor players plan to form alliance to develop a new CPU architecture and cut off their heavy dependence on x86 CPUs, due to uncertainties in terms of the total costs of R&D manpower and funding. Read more |
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Intel G31 chipset shortages to get worse in 4Q09 as Intel cuts back supply Sep 7, 12:24 Supplies of Intel's G31 IGP chipset are expected to become even tighter in the fourth quarter of 2009 as Intel plans to reduce the proportion of the chipsets in its total shipments from 50% in the first quarter, to 25%, according to sources at motherboard makers. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Sony launches W series netbook Sep 1, 16:50 Sony recently launched its Vaio W series netbook in the Taiwan market and is cooperating with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to bundle the netbook with 3G services. Read more |
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Taiwan market: New Intel desktop platform to be announced on September 8 Aug 31, 12:26 Intel's upcoming Core i5-750, Core i7-860 and Core i7-870 CPUs as well as P55 chipsets are expected to be announced on September 8, 2009, according to sources at motherboard makers. Read more |
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Asustek set to launch ultra-thin notebooks using new Intel CPUs Aug 31, 12:25 Asustek Computer plans to launch two new ultra-thin notebooks using Intel's upcoming 45nm Celeron 743 and SU2300 CPUs on September 7, 2009, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Phison says controllers supporting Toshiba 32nm NAND are ready Aug 21, 16:29 Phison Electronics has said that its new NAND flash controller chips for USB flash drives and memory cards are all ready to support Toshiba's 32nm process technology. The Taiwan-based controller IC designer is preparing to go into mass production at any time. Read more |
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Early sales of Core i5 and i7 CPUs unlikely to stop despite Intel warning, say sources Aug 20, 16:49 Although Intel is asking vendors to stop selling socket 1156-based CPUs - as well as P55-based motherboards - that it has not yet officially launched, retailers are unlikely to listen because demand is hot, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Acer launches nettop for US professional market Aug 20, 15:50 Acer America has announced the new Veriton N260G-U2802CP, an ultra-compact nettop for the US professional market. It will be available via Acer's authorized resellers with prices beginning at just US$399, according to the company. Read more |
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CPU socket maker Lotes expands capacity for Intel Calpella platform Aug 20, 15:35 Taiwan-based Lotes, a maker of sockets for CPU, memory and other PC components, expects its expanded capacity will be fully ready in September to handle Intel's Calpella platform orders. Read more |
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Intel said to not include Braidwood in upcoming 5-series chipsets Aug 19, 16:24 Intel's upcoming 5-series chipsets will not support Braidwood technology, known as a successor to its Turbo Memory, according to sources at motherboard makers. Read more |
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