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Friday 17 September 2010
IC design houses Innostor and VIA Labs launching USB 3.0 NAND flash device controllers
Taiwan-based IC design house Innostor Technology has begun shipping USB 3.0 NAND flash device controllers, while peer company VIA Labs also plans to launch its own models in Octobe...
Thursday 16 September 2010
IDF San Francisco 2010: Gigabyte reveals P67-based motherboards
Gigabyte Technology has demonstrated new Intel P67-based motherboards, supporting Sandy Bridge processors and USB 3.0 technology at IDF in San Francisco.
Tuesday 7 September 2010
IC designers may delay USB 3.0 chip launch
Taiwan-based IC design houses ASMedia Technology, a subsidiary of Asustek Computer; VIA Labs, a subsidiary of VIA Technologies; and Etron Technology as well as the US-based Fresco...
Monday 6 September 2010
Intel to announce addition of USB 3.0 into new motherboard reference design, says paper
As AMD is already preparing to integrate USB 3.0 into its future chipset designs, Intel is expected to announce the addition of a USB 3.0 host controller into its Cougar Point motherboard...
Monday 2 August 2010
Shipments of USB 3.0 chips by Taiwan makers not to be significant in 2010, say sources
Although more than 10 Taiwan-based IC design houses, including Genesys Logic, JMicron Technology, ASMedia Technology, VIA Labs, Prolific Technology, Alcor Micro, Etron Technology...
Tuesday 27 July 2010
Realtek says no comment on report speculating it will buy rival Asix
Taiwan-based Realtek Semiconductor has declined to comment on a local report saying that the company is looking to acquire rival IC design house Asix Electronics at a price of NT$70...
Tuesday 27 July 2010
AMD to integrate USB 3.0 support in upcoming chipsets; to launch more CPUs in 2H10
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...
Friday 23 July 2010
NEC to cut USB 3.0 chip prices in 4Q10
To counter competition from Taiwan-based USB 3.0 chipmakers, Japan-based chipmaker NEC reportedly plans to significantly cut prices for its first- and second-generation USB 3.0 chips...
Tuesday 6 July 2010
USB controller IC vendor Alcor Micro posts strong revenue gains in June
USB hub controller IC maker Alcor Micro has posted revenues of NT$197.73 million (US$6.14 million) for June, up 1.3% sequentially and 25.6% on year, according to company data. The...
Thursday 24 June 2010
SDRAM maker Etron to ship USB 3.0 controllers in 4Q10, says chairman
SDRAM chipmaker Etron Technology has delivered its USB 3.0 host controller chips to five major motherboard makers for verification, and the company expects to begin volume shipping...
Monday 14 June 2010
USB controller chip vendors looking to recruit talent from memory sector
Taiwan-based USB controller design houses are recruiting talent from the memory chip sector as they are gearing up efforts to compete for orders in the growing USB 3.0 controller...
Thursday 10 June 2010
Display Taiwan 2010: 3M showcases multi-touch, 3D and USB-driven displays
US-based 3M is showcasing a range of multi-touch, 3D and USB 3.0 display solutions, as well as its DBEF (dual brightness enhancement film) applications at Display Taiwan 2010.
Thursday 3 June 2010
Taiwan-based Innostor launches single chip USB 3.0 UFD controller
Since AMD's announcements of chipsets accommodating USB 3.0 data transfer scheme, motherboard makers have responded with a slew of products supporting the new specification, especially...
Thursday 3 June 2010
Computex 2010: PNY turns USB flash drive into fashion accessory with Magic Bean
PNY Technologies, a leader in storage and multimedia products, is showcasing its latest USB drive model at Computex Taipei 2010, the cute and attractive PNY Magic Bean, which is currently...
Wednesday 2 June 2010
Computex 2010: Transcend, PQI highlight USB 3.0 storage devices
At Computex Taipei 2010, memory module makers Transcend Information and Power Quotient International (PQI) are both showcasing their latest USB 3.0 personal storage devices.