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13 Jun 2005: | Computex phone wrap-up: WiFi and tri-band During the recent Computex 2005 show, Wistron NeWeb (WNC) was displaying its first WiFi phone that supports both the 802.11b and 802.11g standards. The company stated the model will be available with dual-mode WiFi/GSM or WiFi/GPRS for its ODM/OEM customers from the fourth quarter of this year.
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9 Jun 2005: | MobiNote PMP samples to ship at end of June MobiNote Technology is aiming to ship samples of its new DP7010-SP portable media player (PMP) at the end of this month. Announced and showcased last week at Computex in Taipei, the DP7010-SP represents a new generation of MobiNote portable players. The first generation was launched with the announcement of the DP7010 at last year's Computex. This model received awards at several major trade shows, including the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the US and CeBIT in Germany.
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6 Jun 2005: | ICT Report: Taiwan’s ODD sector from 1Q05-2Q05 Since the fourth quarter of 2004, DigiTimes Research has been publishing quarterly, weekly and monthly ICT (information and communications technology) and FPD (flat-panel display) Reports in Chinese. From the summer of 2005, a selection of the quarterly reports will be made available in English. These reports will be available individually or as part of a subscription package.
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| DocExpress wins this reporter’s Computex gadget award However high-tech a reporter tries to make reports from Computex, there’s a side to the show that is oriented to what can only be described as the gadget freak. Journos legging it around the four halls are likely to be side-tracked, if they have any pocket-protector imagination at all, by ultra-violet lit fans, patented CPU coolers, digital binoculars, infra-red holographic keyboards for PDAs, security flash-drive dongles, inkjet ink refillers and USB massagers.
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| Computex Taipei 2005 sees 28,254 international visitors The 25th annual Computex Taipei IT show attracted 28,254 international buyers during the five-day exhibition from May 31 through June 4, according to the organizers at the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and the Taipei Computer Association (TCA).
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| BenQ previews Blu-ray DVD burner BenQ demonstrated its BW1000 prototype blue-laser DVD burner at the recently concluded Computex 2005 and the company plans to start volume producing the product in the first or second quarter of 2006, depending on how quickly the market for blue-laser products develops.
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| Acard shows Mirror Smart Plus RAID sub-systems At Computex, storage specialist Acard Technology, well known for its technique of enabling SATA and IDE hard drives to operate via a SCSI interface, was showing new models in its Mirror Smart Plus series of RAID sub-systems. Each unit carries two hard drives, allowing data to be protected via RAID Level 1.
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| Proton to begin shipping 55-inch LCD TVs in 4Q Proton Electronics Industrial demonstrated its latest 47-inch and 55-inch high-definition (HD) LCD TVs at Computex 2005 and the company claims the products will enter volume production in the third and fourth quarter of this year, respectively.
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| Realtek shows wireless gateway SoCs at Computex Realtek Semiconductor was showing two wireless gateway solutions at Computex, the RTL8181P and the RTL8186P. The RTL8181P supports wireless networking at the 802.11b standard, while the "triple-mode" RTL 8186P supports 802.11a/b/g.
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| FPD Report: Taiwan’s small-to-medium-size TFT-LCD panel production, 1Q05-2Q05 Since the fourth quarter of 2004, DigiTimes Research has been publishing quarterly, weekly and monthly ICT (information and communications technology) and FPD (flat-panel display) Reports in Chinese. From the summer of 2005, a selection of the quarterly reports will be made available in English. These reports will be available individually or as part of a subscription package.
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| Inshon shows large-screen DLP rear-projection TVs Despite a surge of media attention in the past few months, rear-projection TVs were something of a rarity at this year's Computex. An exception were units exhibited by Inshon, a company within the First International Computer (FIC) group.
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| Clevo combines an LCD PC with an LCD TV The LCD PC is a product format that has been on offer for several years now, without really taking off in the market. At Computex, Clevo Co. was showing a new twist to this format, an LCD PC switchable to LCD TV, model L570W. Powered by a Mobile AMD Athlon 64 or Mobile AMD Sempron processor, the L570W looks rather like a large notebook PC, but one where the keyboard folds up onto the screen, rather than the clamshell lid folding down onto the keyboard.
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| Mio to introduce PDA phone with integrated GPS in 2H Mio Technology, an own-brand division of Mitac International, expects to debut a PDA phone with a built-in GPS module in the second half of this year, according to Michael Hsu, Marketing Director of Brand Marketing Division at Mitac.
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3 Jun 2005: | Surveillance products start to incorporate Imagia solutions Imagia Technologies is a fabless IC-design solution provider focusing on the IP surveillance market. The company started out in 2002, and Imagia’s first products appeared in May of last year.
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| Acer, Asustek and BenQ showcase widescreen notebooks Acer, Asustek and BenQ are displaying widescreen notebooks ranging in size from 12.1-inches to 17-inches at Computex 2005, with the notebooks featuring multi-media, Bluetooth, and WLAN applications.
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| Sources: AMD may lower K8 prices in July Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) may cut the prices on its K8 platform CPUs in July, which would come one month before Intel’s planned price cuts for its Pentium 4 600 series, according to market sources. Intel is expected to lower its prices on August 14, although sources indicated Intel may implement the cuts earlier if motherboard sales in the second quarter are lower than expected.
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| ECS goes dual platform with single-board Intel/AMD solution At the ongoing Computex 2005 show in Taipei, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is showcasing its PF88 Extreme Hybrid motherboard, which allows users to adapt their PC to a number of different computing platforms by adding a SIMA converter card to the motherboard.
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| ECS introduces Sonoma 15.4-inch wide-screen notebooks Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is showcasing its 600 series of 15.4-inch wide-screen Sonoma notebooks, including the ECS 600, which features ATI’s Mobility Radeon X700 graphics and the 600L, which features integrated Intel GMA 900 graphics.
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| Airgo: MIMO chips to become mainstream by year-end 2006 MIMO (multiple input multiple output) Wi-Fi chips are expected to become the mainstream WLAN solutions by the end of 2006, when the IEEE is expected to have finalized the 820.11n standard, Greg Raleigh, president and CEO of Airgo Networks, predicted on the sidelines of Computex 2005.
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| Hitachi GST: Smartphones to push microdrive demand from 2006 Although MP3 players are the major application for microdrives this year, smartphones will become the driving force for sales staring next year, according to Larry Swezey, Deputy General Manager, Mobile HDD BU (Business Unit) of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST).
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| Walls and tables to replace speakers says Sinbon Sinbon Electronics has launched a sound actuator, called Q-Voix, which makes use of resonance to turn flat surfaces, such as tables, windows and walls, into speakers.
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| PQI releases new PMPs at Computex 2005 While in the process of rolling out four new portable multimedia players (PMPs) at Computex 2005 (May 31-June 4), Taiwan-based DRAM module maker Power Quotient International (PQI) stated that it expects to see its PMP shipments hit three million units in 2006, which would double the number of shipments the company expects to reach this year.
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| DataFab shows USB OTG solutions at Computex One of the less publicized deficiencies of conventional USB technology is its reliance on a host PC. Normally USB data transfer cannot be device-to-device, unlike that of its I/O competitor, IEEE 1394. The development of USB On-The-Go (OTG) technology is an attempt at correcting that situation.
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| National encourages handset makers with the MPL In the neighborhood of Computex this week, National Semiconductor (NS) is targeting handset and PDA makers with its Flipper System – a solution based on the Mobile Pixel Link (MPL) interface.
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| ICT Report: Taiwan’s notebook sector in the first and second quarters of 2005 Since the fourth quarter of 2004, DigiTimes Research has been publishing quarterly, weekly and monthly ICT (information and communications technology) and FPD (flat-panel display) Reports in Chinese. From the summer of 2005, a selection of the quarterly reports will be made available in English. These reports will be available individually or as part of a subscription package.
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| Kingmax to begin regular production of new memory modules by the end of June Ranked as the world's eighth-largest third-party DRAM-module supplier by iSuppli for the last two years, Kingmax Semiconductor is aiming to begin regular production of its new DDR2-800 unbuffered DIMMs for desktops and DDR2-667 SO-DIMMs for notebooks by the end of June. Announced at the end of last week, both products are now being displayed at Computex in Taipei.
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| BenQ pushes new display products at Computex 2005 BenQ is introducing a variety of new display products at Computex 2005, including a DLP (digital light processing) projector, a 17-inch LCD monitor, a 72-inch DLP rear-projection TV (RPTV) and LCD TVs with sizes ranging from 20- to 46-inches.
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| IEI debuts embedded mobos for industrial SFF PCs IEI Technology is showcasing its embedded motherboard series, called EPIC-Nano (Embedded Platform for Industrial Computing), for industrial small form factor (SFF) PCs at Computex 2005.
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| Intel: new validated platforms for embedded and communication systems Targeting communication-equipment and embedded-systems markets, Intel announced at Computex its new validated platforms for market segments such as wireless infrastructure, routing, security and industrial control applications. The platforms consist of a processor, the Pentium M or Celeron M made on 90nm technology, and a chipset, the Intel E7250 (validated with Xeon processors before) or new Intel E7320. There are currently five processors suited for the validated platforms: Pentium M 760 (2GHz core frequency), Pentium M 745 (1.8GHz), Pentium M Ultra Low Voltage 738 (1.4GHz), Celeron M 370 (1.5GHz) and Celeron M Ultra Low Voltage 373 (1GHz).
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| 2001 Technology, MSI showcase PMPs at Computex Taiwan-based motherboard vendors Micro-Star International (MSI) and IT component maker 2001 Technology are displaying their latest PMPs (portable multi-media player) at Computex 2005, with MSI focusing on display size and 2001 Technology focusing on battery life, according to the companies.
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| Realtek announces LCD controllers at Computex Despite the extremely competitive nature of the market for LCD controllers, Taiwan has several players determined to have a piece of the action, and among these is Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek made several product announcements at this year’s Computex, including additions to the LCD-controller lineup.
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| Proton shows ambitious range of LCD TVs at Computex Currently, it's assumed that cost considerations will limit large LCD TV screens to around 40 inches for the foreseeable future. That may be so, but at this year's Computex, Proton Electronics was showing off its engineering expertise with a 55-inch LCD TV, as well as a 47-inch model.
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| Mitac offers Mio 169 mobile navigation system In-car electronics is clearly a growth segment. At this year's Computex, a number of companies are featuring entertainment and navigation systems for the "automotive" market, and these include Mitac Technology Corporation, which is showing its Mio 169 mobile navigation system, announced one week prior to the show.
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| Albatron showcases its latest hardware at Computex Albatron Technology is displaying a full range of Intel 945 and dual-VGA card nForce SLI motherboards alongside its Nvidia GeForce 6 series graphics cards at Computex Taipei.
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| FPD Report: Taiwan’s LCD monitor shipment from 1Q05-2Q05 Since the fourth quarter of 2004, DigiTimes Research has been publishing quarterly, weekly and monthly ICT (information and communications technology) and FPD (flat-panel display) Reports in Chinese. From the summer of 2005, a selection of the quarterly reports will be made available in English. These reports will be available individually or as part of a subscription package.
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2 Jun 2005: | AMD executive casts doubt on Intel’s dual-core claim Intel’s dual-core platform consists of two separate cores in individual dies packaged together using multi-chip packaging in a single chip, which is not a true dual-core solution, according to Henri Richard, senior vice president for worldwide sales and marketing of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at Computex 2005 (May 31-June 4).
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| InnoDisk displays mobile application oriented NAND-flash drives at Computex InnoDisk is displaying a full line of NAND flash devices at this year’s Computex Taipei show. The products include the slim-type TransFlash USB2.0 reader/writer and a full series of USB pen drives, which can be plugged direct into PCs and mobile devices.
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| Last chance to see EDOM's “Total Solutions” for the digital home Today is the last day of IC distributor EDOM technology's special event presenting its full range of products for various sectors, including portable devices, media centers, TVs, displays and communications. Companies are invited to take a detailed look at the complete product line at Taipei’s Far Eastern Plaza Hotel from May 31 to June 2.
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| Mstar announces MST5251A UXGA LCD TV controller As a number of Taiwan companies have learned, LCD controllers are a brutally competitive segment, subject to extreme downward pressure on pricing. That isn't stopping Mstar Semiconductor from offering advanced designs, and on day one of Computex, Mstar announced its MST5251A UXGA LCD TV controller.
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| Kingmax migrates memory to DDR2, displays latest “Venus” and “Mars” for desktops and notebooks Kingmax Semiconductor will introduce its latest series of DDR2 memory modules, “Mars” and “Venus,” at this year’s Computex Taipei show. These two memory modules are fully compliant with the EU’s RoHS standards and demonstrate Kingmax's commitment to environmental protection.
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| DRAM module makers highlight high-speed DDR2 modules at Computex 2005 DRAM module makers, including Kingston Technology, Kingmax Semiconductor, Power Quotient International (PQI), TwinMOS Technologies and A-Data Technology, are showing a variety of high-speed DDR2 memory modules at Computex 2005 (May 31-June 4).
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| FPD Report: LG.Philips LCD’s seventh-generation plant project Since the fourth quarter of 2004, DigiTimes Research has been publishing quarterly, weekly and monthly ICT (information and communications technology) and FPD (flat-panel display) Reports in Chinese. From the summer of 2005, a selection of the quarterly reports will be made available in English. These reports will be available individually or as part of a subscription package.
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| Enlight expects strong revenue growth for 2005 Taiwan-based PC case maker Enlight expects its 2005 consolidated revenues to grow 20-30% from last year, as its core business and consumer electronics shipments will grow steadily throughout the rest of the year, company chairman and president CM Liao said earlier this week.
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| Spotlight on multimedia displays at Computex 2005 System and display companies from Taiwan are showing a variety of display products that have multimedia functions at Computex 2005 (May 31-June 4).
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| Shuttle turbo-charges its G-chassis Although small-form-factor (SFF) PC vendors do not in general offer customers the option of purchasing motherboard for upgrading their systems, Shuttle is displaying a number of XPC accessories at Computex 2005 to enhance and expand its current XPCs on the market, including a slim 300-watt power for its G-chassis, according to Ken Huang, chief architect of the XPC platform.
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| Will Shuttle stay high-end or look to go mainstream: An interview with Jonathan Yi A long-term fixture in Taiwan’s motherboard industry, Shuttle phased out its motherboard business at the end of 2004, and now focuses its business around its XPC small-form-factor (SFF) PCs. DigiTimes.com recently spoke with product marketing vice president Jonathan Yi about competing in the motherboard market as a second-tier player and the challenges Shuttle now faces in growing its XPC business.
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| Visson announces VI1031T set-top box for in-car DVB-T reception The in-car or "automotive" segment offers a potentially very wide range of IT and electronics applications, and one of these is entertainment. Visson Technologies, a specialist in solutions for mobile digital-TV reception, chose the first day of Computex 2005 to announce the VI1031T set-top box, designed for in-car DVB-T reception in Europe, under high-speed driving conditions. Visson claims the VI1031T will pull in excellent DVB-T picture quality at driving speeds up to 150km/hour.
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| ULi introduces southbridge with SATA II support Taiwan-based chipset vendor ULi Electronics is using Computex in Taipei this week to showcase its new M1575 southbridge supporting SATA II. Currently the company has engineering samples of the southbridge, and the mass production is scheduled to begin in July or August, ULi associate vice president Bruce Tai said.
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| Raritan: IP KVM business in Asia growing well Raritan’s business in Asia has been steadily growing over the years, according to company vice president, Sidney Huang, adding that China and India are the fastest growing markets in the region. The company first opened an office in China in 2001 and, after a period working through distributors, established an office in India in 2004, Huang said. Focusing on sectors that include telecom, banking and large enterprises, the company now has three offices in China – in Bejing, Shanghai and Guangzho – and several major banking and telecommunications customers.
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| Nvidia president vows to support AMD Intel’s aggressive marketing campaign for the Centrino platform has constrained industry growth and Nvidia is committed to pushing the AMD platform, not just for Nvidia itself, but for the whole PC ecosystem, said company president and CEO Huang Jen-hsun at Computex Taipei.
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| WLAN-solution makers showcase ‘triple-play’ devices at Computex A number of Taiwan WLAN-solution makers, including D-Link, Accton Technology, CyberTAN Technology, Cameo Communications and Alpha Networks, are currently showcasing their latest WLAN devices that support a rich mix of enhanced “triple-play” services of voice, data and video at Computex 2005, according to sources at the makers.
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| GemSOC Innovision announces M2GO MP3 HDD jukebox Not surprisingly, a lot of MP3 players are on show at this year's Computex, but 1-inch hard-drive models are still something of an exception. One such exception is the M2Go, from the Taipei-based GemSOC Innovision Inc. Announced at the show, this player incorporates a 1-inch hard drive from either GS Magicstor or Seagate Technology, currently available in capacities of up to 4GB and 5GB, respectively.
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| Acard introduces iVDR portable storage unit ARS-1000 Acard Technology is best known for its SCSIDE interface products that allow SATA or IDE hard drives to connect via a SCSI interface, reducing the cost of storage arrays. Acard has been busy diversifying its product lineup, and at this year's Computex, the company was showing a slightly different product, targeted for consumers. This is the company's iVDR product, which enables 2.5-inch and 1.8-inch hard-drive cassettes (iVDR drives) to be used as a form of portable storage.
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| Tatung booth: blade servers and tablet PCs Part of daily life in Taiwan and well-known in the OEM/ODM business, Tatung is using this year’s Computex to attract buyers’ eyes with its blade servers and tablet PCs. DigiTimes.com spoke to David Wang, product marketing director of Tatung’s server and commercial systems business unit, to discuss existing products and Tatung’s prospects with these types of hardware.
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| CFI extends HDD case capacity up to a terabyte Chyang Fun Industry (CFI) is showcasing its CF-B4042 hard disk drive (HDD) case for the SOHO and SMB (small and medium business) markets at Computex Taipei. The new product joins the company's full line of custom solutions for PC cases and housings for systems, storage and servers.
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| Apple iPod Shuffle lookalike continues drawing attention Although Apple was able to temporarily banish Luxpro’s Super Shuffle MP3 player at CeBIT this year, Taiwan-based Luxpro is openly displaying its latest MP3 player, the MX-585D at Computex 2005.
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| AOpen does me-too Mac mini with Wintel Mini PC Motherboard maker and Pentium M desktop specialist AOpen introduced a Pentium M-based mini PC, codenamed Pandora, at Computex 2005, with the Wintel-based small-form-factor (SFF) PC matching the Apple Mac mini in size, performance and price, according to sources at the company.
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| Surecom’s media server makes wire-free connections fast Tired of waiting for a shared file to transfer? Surecom’s EP-6100 media server with network attached storage (NAS) enables multiple users in the same LAN to simultaneously share and access all types of documents, including large audio, video and photo files. Surecom’s EP-6100 combines the functions of a media server and NAS. All the shared files can be stored in a single, safe place without needing to connect through another PC or dedicated server. EP-6100 can also serve as a USB print server for network printers via the media server.
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1 Jun 2005: | Taiwan welcomes AMD’s dual-core desktop CPU Heavily anticipated, the first dual-core desktop processor from AMD, the Athlon 64 X2, was launched on the first day of Computex in Taipei. Many Taiwan-based motherboard manufacturers supported the announcement, while AMD said the processor itself does not require a lot of changes in motherboard design.
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| XGI introduce next-generation Volari series XGI Technology is showcasing its next-generation PCI Express (PCIe) graphics solution, the Volari 8300 series at Computex 2005, with mass production for the product set for the second half of this year.
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| Twinhead “Durabook” notebooks ready for the real world Twinhead International is exhibit its new series of “Durabook” notebooks at its Neihu headquarters during this year’s Computex Taipei. The Durabooks are designed to withstand the hazards that may harm notebooks during daily usage. They are available in both Intel and AMD flavors.
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| Empia exhibits two USB2.0 video controllers supporting Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 at Computex Empia Technology is displaying two new USB 2.0 video controllers at Computex. The EM2880 and EM2870 provide DTV, hybrid analog and digital TV and radio media solutions on Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. Having begun production of the chips in March, Empia has just gained WHQL and USB-IF logo certification for the chips.
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| Ricoh signs OEM contract with Ritek for DVD+R/-R DL discs Ricoh yesterday signed an OEM and technology transfer deal with Ritek for the production of DVD+R/-R dual-layer (DL) discs, the companies said.
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| Computex Taipei 2005 kicks off with almost 1,300 exhibitors The 25th Computex opened yesterday, with 1,288 exhibitors occupying 2,853 booths at the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) and the Taipei International Convention Center (TICC), according to the organizers.
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| Accton shows WA6102-WM mesh networking AP at Computex Mesh networking is a bit of a rare species. It's often talked about, but seldom seen in the wild. Taiwan networking specialist Accton brought mesh technology a step closer to reality on the first day of Computex when it showed its mesh access point WA6102-WM, offered under the company's Edge-Core brand. This Computex showing followed an official announcement of the product a few days earlier.
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| Notebook makers show more AMD CPU-supporting models at Computex 2005 More notebooks using CPUs from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are being highlighted at Computex 2005 (May 31-June 4) than last year.
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| Foxconn aims to ship six million branded motherboards Foxconn Electronics (the registered trade name of Hon Hai Precision Industry) has projected it will ship six million own-brand motherboards in 2005, up six-fold from about one million units last year. Own-brand sales should account for 15% of Foxconn’s total shipment projection for this year.
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| FPD Report: Slow growth expected for Taiwan’s TFT-LCD component makers in 2005 Since the fourth quarter of 2004, DigiTimes Research has been publishing quarterly, weekly and monthly ICT (information and communications technology) and FPD (flat-panel display) Reports in Chinese. From the summer of 2005, a selection of the quarterly reports will be made available in English. These reports will be available individually or as part of a subscription package.
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| InfoAction offers full range of VoIP solutions InfoAction is demonstrating its VoSKY series of solutions during the 2005 Computex Taipei show. The series includes the VoSKY1000, 1200, 2000, 6000, 6050, 7000, which all aim to enable VoIP communication in a variety of applications with support for Skype and other Internet telephony software.
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| Kingmax: Hot flash at Computex DRAM modules are definitely a focus of attention for many industry players and buyers these days. However, the rising place of flash-based memory along with its growing penetration in consumer electronics products such as handsets, MP3 players and digital still cameras, is now taking some of this attention and some players even regard flash memory as the next key development sector. Kingmax Semiconductor is one of the established players in the industry that is embracing these new flash-based products. Company president Joe Liu talked with DigiTimes about Kingmax’s product roadmap and some of the products that will be on display at this week's Computex.
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| Wistron NeWeb and Senao showcase WiFi IP phones at Computex Handset maker Wistron NeWeb (WNC) and Senao International, a handset distributor and a wireless phone manufacturer, introduced wireless IP phones supporting WiFi at Computex 2005.
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| PSC chairman: PSC to ship DDR2 memory to Asustek and Acer Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) is expecting to receive chip orders from Asustek Computer and Acer for new systems supporting DDR2 that will be launched soon, according to PSC chairman Frank Huang. PSC is also optimistic about the speed at which DDR2 chips will be picked up by other major Taiwan OEM makers.
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31 May 2005: | Kolin and BenQ to showcase LCD TVs at Computex Both Taiwan-based Kolin and BenQ will demonstrate a number of LCD TVs at Computex 2005 (May 31-Jun 4).
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| Sampo and Tatung to highlight PDP TVs at Computex Sampo and Tatung will be the only two Taiwan-based vendors to showcase 42-inch and 50-inch PDP (plasma display panel) TVs at Computex 2005 (May 31- June 4).
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| Dual everything at Computex 2005 Dual-core processors, dual-graphics platforms and motherboards supporting Intel’s 945 Express chipset series will be the spotlight for system products at Computex 2005 (May 31-June4).
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| ATI to unveil H.264-based solution at Computex ATI Technologies will introduce a high-definition video solution based on the H.264 MPEG-4 standard at Computex 2005, according to ATI senior vice president for PC Business Unit Rick Bergman. Partners including CyberLink will be displaying cards featuring the technology.
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| Arima set to mass produce 4-way dual-core Opteron SW500 motherboard and SW5001U barebone system Arima Computer has launched the SW500 server board and SW5001U barebone system, which adopt dual-core AMD Opteron 800 Series CPUs in a 4-way configuration, for the demanding four-way 64-bit architecture server market. The board and barebone system are moving into mass production this quarter, according to the company.
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| Computex visitors' guide It is often hard to find companies in the various halls at Computex. Easily missed areas include the second, third and fourth floors of the Taipei International Convention Center, the unofficial presence of companies at the Grand Hyatt and New York New York, and the second floor of hall 1.
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| PDA phones and smartphones come to the fore at Computex 2005 Taiwan-based handset makers such as Arima Communication, BenQ, Asustek Computer and Eten Information Systems will highlight PDA phones and smartphones at Computex 2005 (May 31-June 4).
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| Memory module makers pushing NAND flash devices at Computex 2005 Memory module makers such as Transcend Information, A-Data Technology, Kingston Technology and Power Quotient International (PQI) are offering a variety of NAND flash devices at Computex 2005 (May 31-June 4).
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| ATI starts with CrossFire at 130nm ATI Technologies has begun showcasing its new Radeon Xpress 200 CrossFire edition at Computex 2005 today, with the official launch set for June 1 and mass production beginning in July, according to sources at the company. Intel and AMD versions will be available, and the chipset will be initially manufactured on 130nm processes at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and then moved to 110nm, the sources said.
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| Dave Orton muses on Computex and ATI’s role in the PC industry On the Friday night before Computex, DigiTimes.com managed to catch ATI CEO Dave Orton on the phone to talk about the upcoming show, industry trends and developments at the company.
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| Tatung: flexibility is a key to success Founded in 1918, Tatung is one of Taiwan's oldest companies and one of a very few worldwide with a high school and university of the same name. Employing 20,000 people in Taiwan, with around 20% of its stock employee-owned and with over 300 products – ranging from rice cookers to blades servers and industrial equipment – Tatung is a household name in Taiwan, but most of its products sold overseas are under the brand names of other companies, according to industry sources. As the biggest shareholder of Chungwa Picture Tubes (CPT), one of the top five Taiwan TFT-LCD panel makers, Tatung has recently seen new gains from the growth of Taiwan's flat panel display industry. DigiTimes.com spoke to Tatung president WS Lin to discuss the current trends in the display industry as well as some aspects of the company’s strategy.
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| Few pure OEM/ODM manufacturers take advantage of Computex The 25th Computex opens today with, as expected, more of everything than ever before. However, a closer look at the preliminary numbers indicates that only the numbers of overseas exhibitors and storage equipment providers has increased significantly. Exhibitors in a number of key areas, such as computer systems and motherboards, and peripherals, have shrunk and the number of handset and handset component exhibitors does not adequately represent Taiwan's presence in the area. This may be partly due to consolidation, but it appears that a number of key companies are staying away and these seem to be predominantly pure OEM/ODM manufacturers.
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| Areca announces 4Gb Fibre to SATA ll ARC-6080 RAID controller US-based SATA II RAID controller IC maker Areca Technology is displaying its ARC-6080 RAID controller at Computex. The ARC-6080 is designed to meet data-intensive applications such as digital video and disk-to-disk backup applications.
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| Computex 2005: Asustek highlights video and imaging capabilities Motherboard giant Asustek Computer plans to emphasize the video and imaging capabilities of its various product lines, including notebooks and PDA phones, at Computex 2005, which kicks off today.
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| Computex 2005 opens, but Taipei’s WiFly is offline Taipei looks to be on track to bring WLAN access to 90% of its residents by year-end, but visitors to this year’s Computex may be disappointed to find much of the city's WiFly WLAN access unavailable until June 2, as it undergoes maintenance.
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| Nvidia goes with ‘Nsist on Nvidia’ at Computex Touting a slogan of “Nsist on Nvidia”, Nvidia is showcasing a full line-up of products at Computex 2005, including its next-generation integrated nForce4 MCPs (media and communications processors), the MXM (mobile PCI Express module) PCIe-based interface module for notebooks and PureVideo home theatre solution using SLI (Scalable Link Interface) dual-graphics card technology.
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| Twinhead to showcase high-definition DVD player during Computex In addition to its full line of notebooks, including its Durabook ruggedized models, Twinhead International is taking a step in a new direction with its Digishare MA03 DVD player and digital adapter. Launched in November last year, the Digishare player offers 1600x1200 high-resolution output and wireless 802.11g, 100Mbps LAN and USB connectivity.
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| Leading Russian companies source at Computex As a member of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) group of most promising markets worldwide, Russia is catching the eyes of many Taiwan-based IT vendors. Computex is undoubtedly a good opportunity for meetings, but both sides still need to learn more about each other. Here's a bit about a key group from Russia.
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| A-Data: more memory, more ambitions Rapidly advanced to be the third-placed DRAM-module vendor worldwide, Taiwan-based A-Data Technology is now exploring the market of flash-memory based devices. This June at Computex, the company is showcasing some new products targeting this market. DigiTimes.com talked to Gibson Chen, vice president of A-Data’s flash-memory and multimedia-product business division, about the new products and some trends in flash memory.
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| ICT Report: Taiwan's handset industry in the first half of 2005 Since the fourth quarter of 2004, DigiTimes Research has been publishing quarterly, weekly and monthly ICT (information and communications technology) and FPD (flat-panel display) Reports in Chinese. From the summer of 2005, a selection of the quarterly reports will be made available in English. These reports will be available individually or as part of a subscription package.
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| Accton presents own-brand solutions at Computex 2005 Network-equipment maker Accton Technology is highlighting its own-brand product lines, SMC Networks and Edge-Core, at Computex 2005. SMC Networks will be promoting home network appliances, while Edge-Core will target the SME (small-to-medium enterprise) market.
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30 May 2005: | TwinMOS featuring Bluetooth, mini-cards, DDR2 at Computex TwinMOS will display a series of computer and consumer application products at Computex 2005 (May 31-June4), including Bluetooth speakers, Bluetooth microphones, flash cards, flash disks, MP3 players and DDR2 memory modules.
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| Computex: Tatung to showcase 17-inch multi-function monitor Tatung will be showing a variety of display products and a wide range of home- and office-use devices at Computex 2005 (May 31-Jun 4) in Taipei.
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| ChiLin to debut 47-inch LED backlight module at Computex ChiLin Technology, an affiliate of the Chi Mei Group, will demonstrate its latest 47-inch LED backlight modules and home-use projectors as well as other TFT flat panel display applications at Computex Taipei 2005, according to the company.
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23 May 2005: | AboCom to showcase new WiFi and Bluetooth devices at Computex Network equipment maker AboCom Systems will showcase its latest WiFi devices, including the HGW810 router and its WR-201 wireless AP sound card as well as its BSH203 Bluetooth stereo headset at the upcoming Computex Taipei 2005 (May 31-June 4), according to company sources.
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18 May 2005: | Billion to highlight VoIP routers at Computex Billion Electric, a network equipment maker from Taiwan, will introduce three new voice-over IP (VoIP) ADSL 2+ routers, the BiPAC 7402VL series, at Computex Taipei 2005 (May 31-Jun 4).
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16 May 2005: | Transcend to show memory products at Computex Taipei 2005 Transcend Information plans to show a variety of memory modules, DRAM, flash products and MP3 players at Computex Taipei 2005 (May 31-Jun 4).
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12 May 2005: | Nvidia to showcase G70 at Computex Nvidia will unveil its next-generation flagship chip, the SLI-supporting G70 graphics chip, at the Computex Taipei 2005 show from May 31 to June 4, according to motherboard makers in Taiwan.
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6 May 2005: | Raritan to showcase new KVM- and serial-over-IP solutions at Computex Taipei 2005 Raritan Computer, a provider of solutions for managing IT infrastructure equipment and the mission-critical applications and services that run on it, will be demonstrating its newest enterprise-class IT management offerings based on remote KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) and serial console server technologies at Computex Taipei 2005, from May 31 to June 4, 2005.
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21 Apr 2005: | Compro: let’s make TV digital and portable This year, Taiwanese VGA card and TV tuner maker Compro Technology sees opportunities to market more digital TV products and portable TV devices. Three of Compro’s products, the digital VideoMate DVB-T Stick, the analog VideoMate TV Stick and the VideoMate TV Tiny, shown last month at the CeBIT trade fair will come out ahead of the original schedule, according to the company’s general manager Mike Lo. The initial plan was to release them in June and to start shipments in July, but now Compro is hoping to come to Computex with the products already launched, he said.
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