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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Friday, December 5, 2008
09:01 (GMT+8)
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Nvidia makes headway with its GPU-based personal supercomputers Nov 20, 15:26 Nvidia has begun close collaboration with HPC makers including NEC, Cray, Bull and Hewlett-Packard (HP) to integrate Nvidia Tesla GPUs into systems for the high performance computing (HPC) industry, based on its personal supercomputing strategy. Read more |
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Nvidia to cut graphics card prices to counter AMD market share gains Nov 14, 15:46 With AMD making gains in the discrete graphics card market – rising to around 40% in third-quarter 2008 according to a recent report from Jon Peddie Research (JPR) – Nvidia is planning to cut its graphics card prices in an attempt to curb further loss of market share, according to sources at graphics card makers. Read more |
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Nvidia unveils 4GB Quadro FX 5800 graphics card Nov 11, 12:17 Nvidia has unveiled what it claims to be the most powerful professional graphics card in graphics history, the Nvidia Quadro FX 5800. The Quadro FX 5800 graphics card offers up to 240 Cuda programmable parallel cores and the industries first 4GB of graphics memory. The card also features interactive 4D modeling with time lapse capabilities, massive memory bandwidth of up to 102GB per second, and fill rates that exceed 52 billion texels per second and geometry performance of 300 million triangles per second. Read more |
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Rambus files ITC complaint against Nvidia and customers including Asustek, Gigabyte and MSI Nov 10, 09:57 Rambus has filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) requesting the commencement of an investigation pertaining to Nvidia products. The complaint seeks an exclusion order barring the importation, sale for importation, or sale after importation of products that infringe nine Rambus patents from the Ware and Barth families of patents. The accused products include Nvidia products that incorporate DDR, DDR2, DDR3, LPDDR, GDDR, GDDR2, and GDDR3 memory controllers, including graphics processors, and media and communications processors (chipsets). Read more |
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Nvidia launches entry-level professional GPUs for small and integrated form factors Nov 7, 12:31 Nvidia has announced the Quadro FX 470, the first integrated professional motherboard GPU, and Quadro FX 370 Low Profile, an entry-level Quadro graphics boards for small form factor (SFF) systems. Read more |
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Nvidia GeForce 3D stereo glasses ready for shipping this year, but what about monitor support? Nov 6, 17:09 According to sources in Taiwan's graphics card industry, Nvidia has outsourced the manufacturing of its GeForce 3D stereo glasses to EMS provider Flextronics, and the product has passed design validation tests (DVT) in October and is ready to be shipped before the end of 2008. Once the product is launched, Nvidia will not ship the product to all of its partners but will instead choose a sole distributor in each market zone to prevent price competition, and the product will be mainly targeted to system integrators (SI), especially in the China and South Korea markets, the sources explained. Read more |
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VIA Nvidia netbook platform plans suspended Nov 4, 15:42 Nvidia and VIA Technologies' cooperation over a platform for netbooks and Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) was recently suspended, according to sources at VIA. Read more |
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Leadtek launches mainstream graphics card for SFF PCs Oct 28, 17:02 Leadtek Research has announced the launch of new a mainstream graphics card, the WinFast PX9500 GT Low Profile, designed for small form factor systems. Read more |
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Nvidia denies planning more job cuts Oct 27, 17:09 Amid media reports that Nvidia plans to cut another 1,000 more jobs in the near future, Nvidia has responded by stating that the story is completely untrue. Read more |
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Nvidia GeForce 9400M chipset could grab 20% share of Intel notebook platforms Oct 27, 12:30 In addition to Apple's new MacBook and MacBook Pro, several global first-tier notebook vendors including Asustek Computer, Acer, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell are all planning to launch MCP79-based (GeForce 9400M) notebook products this year. Some notebook vendors believe the chipset will have a chance to grab a 20% share among Intel CPU-based notebook platforms. Read more |
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Nvidia lists SLI for Intel Nehalem platform licensees Oct 23, 14:19 According to Nvidia, Asustek Computer, EVGA, Micro-Star International (MSI), Gigabyte Technology, and DFI, have all licensed SLI technology for their upcoming motherboards designed to work with Intel Bloomfield CPUs and X58 chipsets. Read more |
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Nvidia says no truth to rumors it plans to cut off GPU supply to second-tier makers Oct 23, 12:09 With rumors circulating recently that Nvidia is planning to cut off supply of graphics processing units (GPU) to second-tier makers, Nvidia has officially refuted the rumor saying the relationship between the company and all of its partners is still very strong and the company has no plan to reduce supply to its partners. Read more |
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Nvidia introduces GeForce 9400M for notebooks Oct 16, 13:09 Nvidia has introduced its hghly-iIntegrated GeForce 9400M GPU that targets notebook applications, with the company claiming it delivers 5x the performance over the Intel Centrino 2 Montevina (GM45) integrated core-logic chipset. 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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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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Upgraded Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 GPU could cause overstock problems Sep 15, 12:12 To defend against AMD's high-end ATI Radeon HD 4870 GPU, Nvidia has recently launched an upgraded version of its GeForce GTX 260, however sources at graphics card makers are worried it could create overstock problems for previous version GeForce GTX 260 cards. 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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MSI announces three new notebooks Aug 29, 16:51 Micro-Star International (MSI) has announced three new notebooks – VR440, GX720 and GX400, all featuring MSI's exclusive ECO Engine, a power management function to extend the battery life when performing different tasks. 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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Nvidia CEO touts visual computing Aug 28, 12:17 Jen-Hsun Huang, CEO and president of Nvidia kicked off Nvidia's Nvision 08 event by touting the performance of the GPU – and the company's CUDA technology, which allows programmers and developers to tap into the parallel processing ability of the company's GPUs when writing software – compared to a CPU for use in visual computing. 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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Nvidia says it is not quitting the chipset market Aug 4, 16:48 Nvidia has released an official statement refuting the recent Digitimes story claiming that the company is planning to quit its chipset business. Michael Jong, senior director of corporate marketing for Nvidia indicated that Nvidia has no intention of getting out of the chipset business and that the report is completely groundless. Read more |
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Nvidia said to be quitting chipset business; company denies claims Aug 1, 19:29 Nvidia has decided to throw in the towel and quit the chipset business, sources close to the situation at one of Taiwan's top motherboard makers have revealed. As the story is told, Nvidia called a meeting earlier this week with its motherboard partners to gauge support for it continuing to develop chipsets in the future. Read more |
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Graphics card makers launch new Nvidia-based cards Jul 30, 17:21 With Nvidia announcing the launch of its latest GeForce 9800 GTX+, 9800 GT and 9500 GT GPUs, graphics card makers including Micro-Star International (MSI), Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Foxconn, Biostar and Leadtek Research, have all launched related products. Read more |
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Nvidia brings new GPUs to notebooks Jul 30, 17:14 Nvidia has unveiled its newest GeForce 9800M and 9700M GPUs for notebooks. Read more |
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Nvidia to launch 55nm GeForce 9500 GT GPU in 4Q08 Jul 30, 14:30 Nvidia is planning to launch a 55nm version GeForce 9500 GT GPU in the fourth quarter this year, according to sources at graphics card makers. Read more |
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Channel vendors demand card makers recall faulty Nvidia products Jul 25, 17:03 Due to Nvidia not clearly explaining the details of the faults reported in its notebook GPUs, some channel vendors have demanded graphics card makers issue a recall for desktop-based discrete graphics cards using the same GPU core, according to sources at graphics card makers. Read more |
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Nvidia to launch Intel-based MCP7A IGP chipset in August Jul 18, 01:10 Nvidia is planning to start mass producing its latest Intel platform IGP chipset, the GeForce 9-Series mGPU – nForce 730i MCP (MCP7A), in the middle of August with motherboards likely to appear in the market by early September, according to sources at motherboard makers. Read more |
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Nvidia joins SOI Industry Consortium Jul 17, 10:15 The SOI Industry Consortium has announced that Nvidia has joined the organization. The SOI Industry Consortium, which was formed in October 2007 is aimed at accelerating silicon-on-insulator (SOI) innovation into broad markets by promoting the benefits of SOI technology and reducing the barriers to adoption. Read more |
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Nvidia reportedly scores QPI license while Intel gets SLI for X58 motherboards 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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Nvidia to fully advance to 55nm in 2H08, says paper 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 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 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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PC vendors pessimistic about MIDs Jul 4, 12:03 Although Intel is aggressively pushing MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices) and its Centrino Atom platform, PC vendors still feel pessimistic about the market's future. Read more |
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Gainward to launch AMD Radeon products 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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AMD expected to grab 40% discrete graphics card market share in 3Q08 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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Nvidia to cut mid-range GPU pricing to counter AMD 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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Nvidia introduces second-generation Cuda and Tesla technology platforms Jun 19, 16:58 This year at the International Supercomputing Conference, Nvidia has introduced the new Tesla 10-series computing solutions. Binary compatible and supporting the industry standard language of C, the new products enable developers to solve computational challenges in a common and familiar development environment that scales effortlessly from one generation to the next with no re-coding required, according to the company. Read more |
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Gigabyte, MSI and Leadtek launch Nvidia GeForce 200-based graphics cards Jun 17, 17:02 Gigabyte Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Leadtek Research have unveiled their latest Nvidia GeForce 200 series-based graphics card. The GTX 280 GPU features 240 processor cores and 1GB graphics memory, while the GTX 260 features 192 processor cores and 896MB graphics memory. Read more |
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Intel is ready for MID challenge: Q&A with Anand Chandrasekher, manager of Intel ultra mobility group Jun 6, 15:17 With Nvidia recently revealing its Tegra processor for mobile computer products to challenge Intel's Atom platform on MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices), Digitimes took the opportunity to talk to Anand Chandrasekher, manager of Intel's ultra mobility group to discuss Intel's views on the new development. Read more |
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Computex 2008: Nvidia joins VIA in celebrating Nano CPU and Mini-ITX 2.0 launch Jun 6, 02:00 VIA Technologies held a launch party today (June 5) to officially announce its new VIA Nano processor (Isaiah) and a new standard for small form factor motherboards, Mini-ITX 2.0. Nvidia's general manager of MCP business, Drew Henry, appeared at the show lending weight to previous reports the two companies will be teaming up on a new CPU-chipset platform in the near future. Read more |
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Computex 2008: Nvidia launches GeForce 9M series notebook GPUs Jun 5, 16:55 As the global demand for better visual experiences makes its way into the notebook market, Nvidia continues to address that demand with the introduction of a new lineup of notebook GPUs, the GeForce 9M series of graphics processors, and a new graphics innovation, Hybrid SLI technology. Read more |
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Nvidia to announce ARM-based handheld device platform Jun 2, 15:40 Nvidia is planning to announce its ARM-based handheld device platform Tegra on June 2, targeting Intel's Atom-based platforms as its main competitor, according to sources from industry players. Read more |
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