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Wednesday 22 April 2009
Intel GN40 netbooks held back by Windows XP
One of the main selling points of Intel's Atom N280 processor and GN40 chipset bundle for netbooks is enhanced 3D graphics performance and hardware video decoding, but some of these...
Wednesday 8 April 2009
Nvidia Ion still faces obstacles, say Taiwan vendors
While Acer has adopted Nvidia's Ion platform for its new Acer AspireRevo (Hornet) nettop, other Taiwan-based PC vendors do not plan to follow suit for the time being due to concerns...
Wednesday 1 April 2009
Nvidia CEO rumored to pay visit to Taiwan on April 20
Jen-Hsun Huang, CEO and president of Nvidia, plans to pay a visit to Taiwan on April 20 to visit foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and several motherboard...
Tuesday 31 March 2009
AMD to launch entry-level desktop platform before September
AMD has revealed to its Taiwan motherboard partners that Pisces, a new entry-level desktop platform based on its Athlon II processors (Propus, Rana and Regor) and the new 55nm-based...
Tuesday 31 March 2009
Lanner announces three new appliances featuring Intel Xeon 5500 platform
Lanner Electronics has announced three new rackmount systems built with the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series, based on the Nehalem microarchitecture.
Friday 27 March 2009
Intel accused of using gamesmanship to force Nvidia out of the market, Drew Henry discusses Nvidia counter suit
Nvidia has officially filed a counter suit with the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware against Intel for breach...
Monday 23 March 2009
Compal Communications braces for cloudy shipment outlook in 2H09, says paper
Taiwan ODM handset maker Compal Communications is bracing for a cloudy shipment outlook in the second half of 2009 as the company will be forced to postpone its shipments of smartphones...
Wednesday 18 March 2009
SiS sees 2008 losses expand; to reduce capital
Taiwan's Silicon Integrated System (SiS) has announced net losses of NT$6.29 billion (US$183.76 million) or NT$4.49 per share for 2008. The chipset maker plans to reduce its capital...
Tuesday 17 March 2009
SiS to supply chipset to Pegatron for Asustek nettop, says paper
Silicon Integrated System (SiS) has recently gained orders from Pegatron Technology to supply 100,000 chipsets for Asustek Computer's Atom-based nettop products, according to a Chinese-language...
Friday 13 March 2009
SiS joins power forward initiative to assist in delivering power-efficient computing platforms
Silicon Integrated System (SiS) has announced its joining of the Power Forward Initiative (PFI) and plans to offer common power format (CPF) design solutions for its chipset, motherboard,...
Friday 13 March 2009
VIA announces VX855 MSP for SFF and mobile PCs
VIA Technologies has announced the VIA VX855 media system processor (MSP) – a power efficient, all-in-one chipset that addresses the key performance and entertainment requirements...
Friday 13 March 2009
MediaTek enters development of Windows Mobile-enabled chipset solutions for smartphones, say sources
Microsoft has teamed up with Taiwan-based IC design house MediaTek to develop Windows Mobile-enabled chipset solutions for smartphones, aiming to push 3G handsets built with MediaTek's...
Monday 9 March 2009
SiS to benefit from notebook rush orders, says paper
Silicon Integrated System (SiS) has recently placed large volume of extra orders with United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) to fulfill a shortage of its M672 chipsets for low-price...
Friday 6 March 2009
SiS sees on-month increase in January revenues; unveils new HDTV multimedia chipset
Silicon Integrated System (SiS) has announced revenues of NT$177 million (US$5.1 million) for February this year, an increase of 35% compared to NT$131 million in January.
Friday 6 March 2009
Integrated graphics chip market to disappear by 2012, says Jon Peddie Research
Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has announced a new study that indicates the end of the market for IGPs.