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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Friday, November 21, 2008
02:11 (GMT+8)
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Subject: Mobos > Add-on card |
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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Biostar launches Intel X58-based motherboard Nov 19, 10:21 Biostar Microtech International has unveiled a top of the line motherboard for next generation Intel platform-TPower X58 based on Nehalem architecture. 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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Avermedia revenues up over 8% in October Nov 12, 15:32 Taiwan-based TV card maker Avermedia has announced consolidated revenues of NT$469 million (US$14.23 million) for October this year, increases of 8.7% on month and 19.3% on year. Combined consolidated revenues in the first ten months of 2008 reached NT$4.12 billion, an increase of 16.5% on year. 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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Alienware launches first ATI CrossFireX notebook Nov 4, 16:38 Gaming notebook manufacturer Alienware is putting two ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800-series graphics processors in the Alienware M17 notebook PC. The Alienware M17 is the world's first notebook from a major manufacturer to include AMD's ATI CrossFireX multi-GPU technology with Microsoft Direct X 10.1 support, according to the company. Read more |
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Taiwan IPC maker DFI pushes back capex schedule Oct 31, 14:59 DFI, a Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker, on October 30 announced its decision to delay the implementation of its existing capex schedule. The company originally budgeted a total of NT$1.4 billion (US$42.2 million) to be spent on capacity expansion by December 31, 2008, but has now postponed the timetable by five years to December 31, 2013. 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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GPU shipments still growing in 3Q, Intel approaching 50% market share, says Jon Peddie Research Oct 28, 13:55 Research and consulting firm for graphics and multimedia Jon Peddie Research (JPR) announced that graphics (GPU) shipments in the third quarter totaled over 111 million units, representing gorwth of 22.5% from the 91 million GPUs shipped during the same period last year, and sequential frowth of 18% from the 94 million units shipped in the second quarter this year. 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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AMD launches ATI Radeon HD 4830 graphics card Oct 23, 14:59 AMD has introduced the ATI Radeon HD 4830 graphics card priced at less than US$150. Like all ATI Radeon HD 4800 series products, the new offering delivers excellent game performance and HD multimedia capabilities, as well as support for DirectX 10.1 games, highlighted the company. 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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AMD announces ATI Radeon HD 4550 and 4350 graphics cards Sep 30, 15:53 AMD has announced the introduction of the ATI Radeon HD 4550 and ATI Radeon HD 4350 graphics cards, the latest additions to its ATI Radeon HD 4000-series graphics line up. Both cards are based on the same technology found in ATI Radeon HD 4800-series products, including support for the DirectX 10.1 games and HD multimedia capabilities, the company pointed out. Read more |
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S3 Graphics announces power efficient graphics processor for mini-notebooks Sep 25, 12:04 S3 Graphics has announced its Chrome 400 Ultra Low Power (ULP) graphics processor series, based on a power-efficient GPU architecture. Today's users will now be able to enjoy the latest HD media playback and DirectX 10.1 gaming experience on mini-notes as well as notebook PCs, with minimal impact on battery life. Read more |
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Ibase to ship casino machines Sep 24, 14:47 Ibase Technology, a Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker, has produced boards and cards used in casino/arcade gaming machines for a while and will extend the production to assembling entire casino gaming machines, with shipments to begin as early as December 2008, according to the company. 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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Nanya unveils Elixir DDR3 1066 SODIMM Sep 19, 12:33 Leading DRAM maker Nanya Technology is debuting its retail brand Elixir DDR3 1066 SODIMM to support the Intel Centrino 2 Montevina mobile platform. Elixir DDR3 1066 is now available in 1GB and higher density 2GB to fulfill the notebook enthusiasts' needs for high performance and low power consumption. 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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Avermedia achieves record high revenues in August Sep 15, 15:51 Taiwan-based TV card maker Avermedia announced its consolidated revenues in August has achieved a historic high of NT$518 million (US$16.15 million), representing an increase of 20.9% on month and 7.8% on year, while the company's accumulated consolidated revenues in the first eight months in 2008 reached NT$3.22 billion, an increase of 17.1% on year. 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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AMD launches two Fire Pro graphics accelerator cards for workstations Sep 12, 16:25 Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Digital Content Creation (DCC) professionals who require maximum performance from their workstations can turn to AMD's new ATI FirePro V8700 graphics accelerator. Additionally, the new ATI FirePro V3750 delivers superior performance in an entry class professional graphics accelerator. Delivering on the AMD commitment to the professional graphics market, according to the company. Read more |
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AMD introduces ATI Radeon HD 4600 series graphics cards Sep 10, 17:05 AMD has announced the ATI Radeon HD 4600 series mainstream graphics offerings that deliver exceptional gaming and HD multimedia performance while consuming less power than a standard light bulb, according to the company. Read more |
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AMD to launch new GPUs this month and 45nm CPUs by the end of 2008 Sep 9, 15:39 AMD is planning to launch mid-range ATI Radeon HD 4000-series GPUs (the ATI Radeon HD 4600-series) this month and two 45nm quad-core CPU by the end of this year, according to sources at motherboard and graphics card makers. Read more |
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Gigabyte United to combine into Gigabyte Technology; top-4 motherboard makers announce 1H08 financials Sep 1, 11:55 Gigabyte Technology has decided to merge its motherboard and graphics card sales subsidiary, Gigabyte United, into the parent company with the official execution date set for October 1 this year. 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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Albatron and Leadtek launch GeForce 9400 GT-based card Aug 28, 12:14 Leadtek Research announced the launch of the latest graphics cards in the mainstream series - the WinFast PX9400 GT. The new graphics cards are designed with Leadtek's exclusive performance-driven layout that can increase your PC stability and performance while operating overclocking process, while Albatron introduced the 9400GT-512, boasting an excellent graphical execution in the value-segment class. Read more |
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Avermedia performance up 22% 1H08 Aug 25, 12:10 Taiwan-based TV card maker Avermedia has announced consolidated revenues of NT$2.29 billion (US$72.88 million) for the first half of 2008, an increase of 22.1% compared to the same period last year. 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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AMD launches ATI Radeon HD 4800 X2 series graphics cards Aug 13, 11:30 AMD announced its latest high-end ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2, delivering 2.4 teraflops of processing power. Also announced today is the ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 graphics card. Read more |
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DRAM module makers start dumping inventory Aug 12, 12:26 With DRAM contract prices bidding farewell to a upward pricing trend that had been maintained since April, DRAM module makers have started dumping their inventory, which they have been building from the second quarter, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Intel to provide Larrabee details Aug 5, 12:25 Intel is presenting a paper at the SIGGRAPH 2008 industry conference in Los Angeles on August 12 that describes features and capabilities of its forthcoming many-core blueprint or architecture codenamed Larrabee. Read more |
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Avermedia aiming for 20% annual revenues growth in 2H08 Aug 4, 12:21 Although the company's projector and security monitor equipment businesses have been affected by the US subprime mortgage crisis, with its digital TV card business having successfully entered the Japan market, Taiwan-based TV card maker Avermedia expects its revenues in the second half of 2008 to see a 20% growth on year, according Moses Lee, CFO of the company. Read more |
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ICP Electronics sees delay in China capacity expansion Jul 31, 16:51 Taiwan-based IPC maker ICP Electronics has suffered a delay in expanding the production capacity of Armorlink SH, its manufacturing subsidiary in Shanghai, China, and has therefore downward adjusted the originally planned scale of expansion, according to the company. 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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Taiwan largest IPC maker Advantech sees 1H08 profit down 3% Jul 24, 11:14 Advantech, the largest Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker, on July 23 reported self-estimated pre-tax profits of NT$1.56 billion (US$50.6 million) for the first half of 2008, down about 3% on year and equivalent to earnings per share (EPS) of NT$3.24. Read more |
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AMD reports disappointing second quarter results Jul 18, 12:38 AMD has reported second quarter 2008 revenues from continuing operations of US$1.349 billion, a 7% decrease compared to the first quarter of 2008 and a 3% increase compared to the second quarter of 2007. As part of its previously communicated review of its non-core businesses, AMD decided to divest its handheld and DTV product businesses, and therefore is classifying them as discontinued operations for financial reporting. Read more |
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Albatron unveils GeForce 8-series graphics cards for PCI slots Jul 11, 16:22 Albatron Technology has unveiled three new Nvidia GeForce 8-series graphics cards that use the practically outdated PCI slot. While the appeal of the PCI8600GT-256X, the PCI8500GT-256X and the PCI8400GS-256 may not be obvious for anyone who has a PCI Express or even AGP slot on their motherboard, there are still quite a few systems (particularly small form factor or HTPC ones) where expansion options are limited, creating an niche market for these cards. Read more |
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Adlink enjoys revenues contribution from Ampro Jul 10, 16:40 Taiwan-based industrial PC maker Adlink Technology has witnessed increasing revenues contribution from its North American operational base, originally Ampro Computers which Adlink acquired in April 2008. 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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AMD Radeon HD 4870 X2 ready by August Jul 3, 01:00 Following the recent launch of the ATI Radeon HD 4850 and 4870 GPUs, AMD plans to introduce the high-end dual-GPU HD 4870 X2 by the end of July, according to sources at graphics card vendors. 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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Quanmax has target market segments will not compete with Kontron, says chairman Jun 30, 10:58 Quanmax, originally Kontron Asia before investment by Taiwan-based Quanta Computer to become a joint-venture with Germany-based Kontron AG, has a clear market position focusing on the development and production of industry-specific value-added embedded applications for markets mainly in the US and Europe, according to chairman Hannes Niederhauser. Thus Quanmax will not bring competitive pressure on Kontron. Read more |
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MSI and GeCube unveil ATI Radeon HD 4870-based graphics cards Jun 27, 17:09 MSI and GeCube have unveiled ATI Radeon HD 4870-series graphics cards. 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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Asustek and GeCube launch ATI Radeon HD 4850-based graphics cards Jun 24, 16:54 Asustek Computer and GeCube have unveiled graphics card products based on AMD's ATI Radeon HD 4850 GPU. Read more |
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