Last update: Tuesday 2 April 2013 [317 news items]
Nvidia launches first GeForce GPUs based on Kepler architecture
Mar 23, 15:22
Nvidia has launched the first GPUs based on its next-generation Kepler graphics architecture.
Samsung in-house-developed smartphone processor may impact Qualcomm, TI, Nvidia
Mar 21, 16:06
Samsung Electronics' in-house development of an ARM-architecture processor, Exynos, for use in its Galaxy S III smartphone signals Samsung's stepping into development of ARM processors...
Acer adopts Nvidia Kepler GPUs for ultrabooks
Mar 14, 14:34
Acer has adopted Nvidia's 28nm Kepler-architecture GPU, GeForce GT 640M, for its Aspire Timeline M3 Ultra, a 15-inch Ivy Bridge-platform ultrabook.
Nvidia wins adoption of Tegra series from China-based ZTE, Huawei
Feb 17, 15:30
Nvidia has won adoption of its Tegra 2 and Tegra 3 chip solutions for use in smartphones and tablet PCs from China-based vendors ZTE and Huawei Devices, according to industry sourc...
Nvidia reports financial results for fiscal 2012
Feb 16, 15:11
Nvidia has reported revenues for fiscal 2012 (ended January 29, 2012) of US$4 billion, up 12.8% from US$3.54 billion in fiscal 2011. GAAP earnings per share for the year were US$0.94...
AMD to launch Radeon HD 7800 series GPUs in March; Nvidia to launch Kepler in April
Feb 16, 01:40
AMD is set to launch performance-level Radeon HD 7870 and 7850 GPUs in the first half of March, while Nvidia is set to launch 28nm Kepler in April, according to sources from graphics...
Intel, Nvidia to showcase latest technologies at MWC 2012
Feb 10, 15:44
Intel and Nvidia, which have crossed from the PC industry to challenge smartphone CPU giant Qualcomm, are expected to become spotlights at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012, which...
Nvidia expected to benefit from new HTC strategy
Feb 9, 01:35
As High Tech Computer (HTC) has adjusted its product strategy and is expected to increase it purchasing of Nvidia Tegra series processors, Nvidia is expected to see its quad-core...
Asustek 2011 EPS expected to reach NT$21
Jan 18, 01:25
Asustek reported total revenues from brand business in 2011 reached NT$350 billion (US$11.67 billion). The industry predicts Asustek's EPS for 2011 to reach NT$21.
AMD to unveil 28nm Radeon HD 7950 by the end of January; Nvidia sets to catch up by April
Jan 16, 16:45
AMD, after announcing 28nm high-end Radeon HD 7970 graphics card, is set to add a new 28nm member Radeon HD 7950 by the end of January, while Nvidia, considering the yield rates of...
Nvidia to set up China R&D center of Tegra-based automotive electronics with Foxconn
Dec 19, 14:00
Nvidia president and CEO Huang Jen-hsun on December 16 signed with Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) for establishing an R&D center of automotive information/entertainment...
Foxconn, Nvidia to set up joint venture R&D center in China
Dec 16, 16:54
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Nvidia, under coordination with the Tianjin City Government in northern China, signed for establishing a joint venture R&D...
Market share of non-Apple tablet PCs to surge in 2012, says Nvidia CEO
Dec 15, 01:05
Although non-Apple tablet PCs are only expected to account for 30% of the worldwide tablet PC market, Nvidia CEO Huang Jen-hsun pointed out that after hardware and software platforms'...
GTC Asia to kick off with keynote by Nvidia CEO
Dec 13, 12:10
Nvidia on December 14 will kick off GTC Asia, the next major event in its international series of GPU Technology Conference (GTC) events focused on the latest advances and research...
White-box players in China quitting tablet PC market
Dec 8, 01:20
As non-Apple tablet PC players are dropping their tablet PC prices to compete against Kindle Fire, white-box players in China are starting to quit the tablet PC market and can only...
PC experience expected to help Nvidia have advantage in WOA market
Dec 6, 01:10
Among the top-three ARM-based processor makers, Nvidia is expected to gain an advantages in the competition of Windows on ARM (WOA) platform with its experience in the PC industry,...
Taiwan vendors to play minor role in Windows On Arm development
Dec 5, 16:02
Microsoft has recently decided the downstream partners for its development of the Windows on Arm (WOA) platform with Taiwan-based vendors only invited to play minor roles in the project,...
Nvidia Tegra 3 to challenge shipments of 25 million units in 2012
Dec 2, 14:34
Nvidia is set to challenge to ship 25 million Tegra 3 processors for use in smartphones, tablet PCs and automobiles in 2012 as the company is unlikely to be able to achieve the same...
Windows-on-ARM platform to join notebook competition in June 2013
Nov 29, 13:48
Windows on ARM (WoA), a combination of Windows 8 and ARM-based processors, is expected to make an official appearance at the end of 2012 and will try to compete in the notebook market...
Nvidia to host GTC Asia in Beijing, China
Nov 22, 15:07
Nvidia is set to host its GPU Technology Conference (GTC) for the Asia region in Beijing, China from December 14-15 with company CEO Huang Jen-hsun to participate and unveil the company's...
HTC to ship 10.8 million smartphones in 1Q12, says paper
Newswatch - Nov 22, 12:14
HTC is expected to see its smartphone shipments grow only 11% on year to 10.8 million units in the first quarter of 2012 as the smartphone vendor will not be able to launch new LTE-enabled...
Taiwan notebook vendors conservative about adoption of Nvidia Tegra 3
Nov 18, 15:24
Taiwan-based notebook vendors are conservative about adopting Nvidia's Tegra 3 processors and may consider platforms developed by Qualcomm or Texas Instruments (TI) in 2012, according...
HTC adopts Nvidia Tegra 3 processors
Nov 9, 16:55
High Tech Computer (HTC) will use Nvidia's Kal-El quad-core Tegra 3 processor in its HTC Edge smartphone. The Edge will feature a 4.7-inch touch screen and Google 4.0, and will be...
IC orders for smartphones, tablets growing
Nov 2, 11:57
Qualcomm, MediaTek, Nvidia and Spreadtrum Communications have all increased their wafer starts at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to meet anticipated demand for...
Graphics shipments up 17% on quarter in 3Q11, says JPR
Nov 1, 15:06
Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has announced estimated graphics chip shipments and suppliers' market share for the third quarter of 2011.
Graphics card makers conservative about Nvidia and AMD 28nm chips
Oct 26, 16:09
While Nvidia and AMD are poised to use Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC's) 28nm technology to produce the GPUs Kepler and Southern Islands respectively, most Taiwan-based...
TSMC ramps volume production of 28nm process
Oct 24, 16:58
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced that its 28nm process is in volume production, and production wafers have been shipped to customers including Altera, AMD...
Standalone transceiver chips to dominate the smartphone market, says Petrov Group (part 1)
Oct 21, 16:36
Transceivers are essential to the performance of mobile devices. They are designed to detect weak signals at a specific frequency when receiving and to send signals at a specific...
Taiwan market: Lenovo launches 2 10.1-inch tablet PCs
Oct 21, 15:40
Lenovo has launched two 10.1-inch tablet PCs, the ThinkPad Tablet and IdeaPad K1, in the Taiwan market. Both models are powered by Nvidia dual-code Tegra CPUs with the ThinkPad Tablet...
Asustek, NCHC to build super graphics processing unit in Taiwan
Sep 9, 12:26
Asustek Computer, on September 8, announced that the company has finished establishing the largest ever GPU supercomputer in Taiwan with cooperation from the Taiwan government-backed...
PC accessory player Razer to launch own-brand notebook
Aug 30, 01:25
PC accessory player Razer has announced it will enter the notebook market and will launch a high-end model - Razer Blade, priced at US$2,799.99 to compete against first-tier brand...
Taiwan market: Nvidia, Asustek cooperate to launch ROG MARS II graphics card
Aug 24, 15:38
Nvidia and Asustek Computer have cooperated to launch ROG MARS II, a top-class graphics card equipped with two Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 GPUs and 3GB GDDR5 memory specifically for professional...
AMD Llano processors suffering from shortage; to be resolved in September
Aug 18, 01:30
AMD's latest Llano-based processors are currently suffering from shortages due to the weaker-than-expected yield rates of the related 32nm process; however, AMD has already notified...
Samsung Galaxy R features Nvidia core
Aug 12, 09:49
Samsung Electronics has announced its latest Galaxy smartphone, the Galaxy R, which sports a 4.19-inch screen and features the Nvidia Tegra 2 mobile chip and Android 2.3 OS.
Nvidia takes up over 50% of discrete notebook graphics card market in 2Q11
Aug 12, 01:15
Nvidia saw its share in the discrete notebook graphics card market edge up 8.9pp to 50.6% in the second quarter of 2011, with the ratio likely to continue to move up in the third...
TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
Bits + chips | 3h 1min ago
Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
IT + CE | 3h 56min ago
Taiwan April export order value slightly down on month, year, says MOEA
Bits + chips | 4h 5min ago
Global large-size panel shipments exceed 65 million units in April 2013, says WitsView
Displays | 4h 6min ago
Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
IT + CE | 4h 8min ago
MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
Bits + chips | 4h 21min ago
Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
Mobile + telecom | 4h 23min ago
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 4h 25min ago
Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
Displays | 4h 27min ago
Taiwan April export order value slightly down on month, year, says MOEA
Before Going to Press | 4h 19min ago
Global large-size panel shipments exceed 65 million units in April 2013, says WitsView
Before Going to Press | 4h 23min ago
Touchscreen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong May
Before Going to Press | 4h 24min ago
Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
Before Going to Press | 4h 25min ago
TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook panel shipments during 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 4h 25min ago
Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
Before Going to Press | 4h 28min ago
Epistar expects revenue proportion for LED used in lighting to rise to 30%
Before Going to Press | 4h 28min ago
HTC cooperates with KDDI to launch HTC One in Japan market
Before Going to Press | 4h 30min ago
Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
Before Going to Press | 4h 40min ago
Nvidia has announced five new notebook GPUs, featuring the company's latest technologies - GPU Boost 2.0, Optimus and GeForce Experience software. Incorporating all three of these...
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost graphics card
Nvidia has introduced its new GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost GPU. Based on the Nvidia Kepler architecture and equipped with 768 CUDA cores, the GTX 650 Ti Boost GPU is available in 2GB...
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Acer has announced its entry to the professional workstation market with the Veriton P series. The new workstations feature Intel Xeon E3 and E5 processors, error-correcting code...
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MWC 2013: Nvidia Tegra 4i processor
Nvidia has introduced its first fully integrated 4G LTE mobile processor, the Tegra 4i. Previously codenamed Project Grey, the Tegra 4i processor features 60 custom Nvidia GPU cores;...
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Nvidia has introduced Tegra 4 for smartphones, tablets, gaming devices, auto infotainment and navigation systems, and PCs. Previously codenamed Wayne, Tegra 4 features 72 custom...
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SSD market set for robust growth: Q&A with Memoright president Alex Kuo
The market for solid-state drives (SSD) is expected to grow robustly from 2011 onwards, due to a combination of, chip fabricators shifting to more advanced processes, rising storage...
With numerous negative rumors surrounding the discrete graphics card market regarding Nvidia's new GeForce 480/470 (Fermi) graphics chip, and facing competition from AMD, Digitimes...
Nvidia built its name around satisfying PC gamers' desire for better graphics, higher resolutions, and higher frame rates, from one GPU generation to the next. But around five years...
GPU will continue to grow for another 15 years: Q&A with Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of Nvidia
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.
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...
- Trial production of 5th-generation iPad to begin soon, say Taiwan makers
- Handset vendors in discussion over producing 6-inch and larger phones
- Taiwan component makers conservative about growth in 2H13 notebook shipments
- Taiwan-based analog IC suppliers facing increasing competition from rivals in China
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- More firms provide crystal-less USB 3.0 device controllers
- BLU makers report different results in 1Q13
- ChipMOS capex for 2013 to reach NT$2.5-2.8 billion
- BIOS designers feel the impact from weak PC market
- Apple MacBook orders to rise 20% sequentially in 2Q13
- Capella tops analog IC suppliers with highest EPS in 1Q13
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- Getac aims at expanding ruggedized PC market share to 30%
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- 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
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
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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
20-May-2013 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 8377.05 | +8.86 | +0.11% |
| TSE electronic | 316.79 | +0.62 | +0.2% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 119.74 | +0.18 | +0.15% |
| OTC electronic | 144.06 | +0.15 | +0.1% |
- 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
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
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2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
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...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.