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Press release; Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES [Monday 21 November 2005]
Walton Chaintech launched the SE68GS, a SLI-ready graphics card utilizing the Nvidia GeForce 6800 GS graphics processing unit (GPU), worldwide on November 18, with a suggested retail price of US$249.
The Chaintech SE68GS features advanced gaming technologies – Shader Model 3.0, high-dynamic range (HDR) lighting and Nvidia Scalable Link Interface (SLI) multi-GPU technology, according to the company, adding that the SE68GS has 256MB DDR3 SDRAM plus the 6800 GS GPU’s native 256-bit memory interface. In addition, the new SLI-ready card delivers 1000MHz in memory clock, noted the company.
Chaintech officially changed its corporate name to "Walton Chaintech Cooperation,” according to a September 7 company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). IC testing and packaging house Walton Advanced Engineering acquired a 25% stake in Chaintech.
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Chaintech SE68GS graphics card specifications | |
Item |
Detail | |
Engine clock |
425MHz | |
Memory clock |
1000MHz | |
Chipset |
Nvidia GeForce 6800 GS | |
Memory bus |
256bit | |
Memory |
256MB DDR3 | |
Expansion slots |
PCIe, D-sub VGA out, HDTV out, DVI-I | |
Pipelines |
12 | |
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Source: Company, compiled by DigiTimes, November 2005
Chaintech: October 2004 - October 2005 revenues (NT$m) | Month | Sales | M/M | Y/Y | YTD | Y/Y | Oct-05 | 170 |
4.3% |
(37%) |
1,802 |
(34.4%) |
Sep-05 | 163 |
6.8% |
(41.4%) |
1,632 |
(34.2%) |
Aug-05 | 152 |
20% |
(44.4%) |
1,470 |
(33.3%) |
Jul-05 | 127 |
(18%) |
(47.2%) |
1,317 |
(31.7%) |
Jun-05 | 155 |
(30.2%) |
(39.2%) |
1,190 |
(29.4%) |
May-05 | 222 |
7% |
(17.6%) |
1,036 |
(27.7%) |
Apr-05 | 207 |
10.6% |
(18%) |
814 |
(30.1%) |
Mar-05 | 187 |
(8.3%) |
(35.6%) |
607 |
(33.4%) |
Feb-05 | 204 |
(4.7%) |
(41.7%) |
419 |
(32.4%) |
Jan-05 | 215 |
(21.1%) |
(20.3%) |
215 |
(20.3%) |
Dec-04 | 272 |
5.3% |
(16.6%) |
3,279 |
(23.9%) |
Nov-04 | 258 |
(4.1%) |
(38.3%) |
3,007 |
(24.5%) |
Oct-04 | 269 |
(2.9%) |
(24.7%) |
2,749 |
(22.9%) |
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, November 2005 Chaintech: 3Q 2004 - 3Q 2005 revenues (NT$m) | Quarter | Sales | Q/Q | Y/Y | YTD | Y/Y | 3Q-05 | 439 |
(24.7%) |
(43%) |
1,624 |
(33.9%)
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2Q-05 | 583 |
(3.3%) |
(24.8%) |
1,185 |
(29.8%)
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1Q-05 | 602 |
(23%) |
(34%) |
602 |
(34%)
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4Q-04 | 782 |
1.6% |
(29.1%) |
3,239 |
(24.8%)
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3Q-04 | 770 |
(0.6%) |
(28.1%) |
2,457 |
(23.4%)
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*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, November 2005 Chaintech: 3Q 2004 - 3Q 2005 balance sheet (NT$k) | Item | 3Q-2005 | 2Q-2005 | 1Q-2005 | 4Q-2004 | 3Q-2004 | Current assets |
1,200,886 |
1,141,684 |
1,240,469 |
1,306,675 |
1,458,274 |
Long-term investments |
292,446 |
314,367 |
333,064 |
334,892 |
399,486 |
Fixed assets (net) |
38,668 |
40,753 |
38,924 |
39,750 |
381,140 |
Other assets |
10,015 |
11,546 |
13,485 |
14,570 |
203,767 |
Assets |
1,542,015 |
1,508,350 |
1,625,942 |
1,695,887 |
2,442,667 |
Current liabilities |
396,609 |
311,992 |
682,318 |
711,430 |
958,167 |
Noncurrent interest-bearing liabilities |
40,000 |
276,000 |
55,000 |
70,000 |
154,960 |
Other liabilities |
20,405 |
23,189 |
21,501 |
23,956 |
130,224 |
Liabilities |
457,014 |
611,181 |
758,819 |
805,386 |
1,243,351 |
Stockholders' equity |
1,085,001 |
897,169 |
867,123 |
890,501 |
1,199,316 |
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, November 2005
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