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Albatron launches 7900GT graphics card for small-form-factor PCs
Press release, March 27; Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES [Monday 27 March 2006]

Albatron Technology has launched the 7900GT graphics card in a shorter and slimmer form factor, but retaining strong game playing capabilities. The new card is designed to give gamers the power to use the most intensive 3D graphics software available today in small-form-factor (SFF) systems, according to the company.

Most SFF systems, such as cube PCs, are limited in space, length and width. The limited space may restrict the use of the latest high-performance graphics cards, Albatron said. Due to heat sinks and cooling fans, a high-performance graphics card is thicker and longer than average cards, the company noted. The GeForce 7900 GT series manages to solve the heat dissipation challenges in a smaller form factor, according to Albatron.

Albatron’s 7900GT card is at least 3cm shorter than the 7900GTX series and half as thick. However, with the smaller size, there is no compromise in game play capabilities. Based on the latest generation of Nvidia graphics processor unit (GPU) technology, the 7900GT card offers a 256-bit memory bus and 256MB of DDR3 memory, with a 1360MHz memory clock. The card's core can clock up to a 450MHz and is engineered using 90nm process technology. This card also includes 20 pipelines and supports the Scalable Link Interface (SLI) multi-GPU technology, with dual-DVI connectors for use with an HDTV cable (bundled) supporting HDTV, S-Video and AV output.

Albatron GeForce 7900 GT
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Albatron: February 2005 - February 2006 revenues (NT$m)

Month

Sales

M/M

Y/Y

YTD

Y/Y

Feb-06

117

(39.1%)

(59.5%)

310

(52.6%)

Jan-06

192

(22.9%)

(47.2%)

192

(47.2%)

Dec-05

250

(1.7%)

(25.9%)

3,033

(38.7%)

Nov-05

254

(2.7%)

(50.4%)

2,783

(39.6%)

Oct-05

261

13.5%

(44.6%)

2,530

(38.2%)

Sep-05

230

3.4%

(52.5%)

2,269

(37.4%)

Aug-05

222

(15.5%)

(39.4%)

2,039

(35.1%)

Jul-05

263

127%

(40.7%)

1,817

(34.5%)

Jun-05

116

(42.9%)

(41.7%)

1,554

(33.3%)

May-05

203

(23.4%)

(28.7%)

1,438

(32.6%)

Apr-05

265

(16.4%)

(43.7%)

1,235

(33.2%)

Mar-05

317

9.7%

(36.3%)

970

(29.6%)

Feb-05

289

(20.7%)

(34.2%)

653

(25.9%)

*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, March 2006

Albatron: 3Q 2004 - 3Q 2005 revenues (NT$m)

Quarter

Sales

Q/Q

Y/Y

YTD

Y/Y

3Q-05

715

22.4%

(44.7%)

2,269

(37.4%)

2Q-05

584

(39.8%)

(38.7%)

1,554

(33.3%)

1Q-05

970

(26.4%)

(29.6%)

970

(29.6%)

4Q-04

1,319

2%

(15.4%)

4,943

(9.3%)

3Q-04

1,293

35.7%

(17.6%)

3,624

(6.8%)

*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, March 2006

Albatron: 3Q 2004 - 3Q 2005 balance sheet (NT$k)

Item

3Q-2005

2Q-2005

1Q-2005

4Q-2004

3Q-2004

Current assets

1,352,863

1,219,631

1,754,818

1,926,408

2,104,859

Long-term investments

22,496

22,496

22,496

22,496

18,142

Fixed assets (net)

171,263

223,261

227,187

231,122

233,928

Other assets

13,779

9,081

10,274

12,014

9,806

Assets

1,560,401

1,474,469

2,014,775

2,192,040

2,366,735

Current liabilities

685,391

766,463

1,666,086

1,784,120

1,909,872

Noncurrent interest-bearing liabilities

0

0

0

Other liabilities

740,030

516,367

93,298

80,980

32,886

Liabilities

1,425,421

1,282,830

1,759,384

1,865,100

1,942,758

Stockholders' equity

134,980

191,639

255,391

326,940

423,977

*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, March 2006

Albatron: 3Q 2004 - 3Q 2005 income statement (NT$k)

Item

3Q-2005

2Q-2005

1Q-2005

4Q-2004

3Q-2004

NT$k

% of sales

NT$k

% of sales

NT$k

% of sales

NT$k

% of sales

NT$k

% of sales

Gross sales

738,335

 

592,990

 

980,763

 

1,343,922

 

1,314,978

 

Operating revenue

714,767

96.8%

583,932

98.5%

970,243

98.9%

1,318,747

98.1%

1,293,014

98.3%

Gross profit (loss) from operations

19,556

2.6%

-1,990

-0.3%

-661

-0.1%

40,907

3%

13,740

1%

Operating expenses

59,145

8%

55,134

9.3%

53,618

5.5%

64,294

4.8%

66,183

5%

Operating income (loss)

-40,774

-5.5%

-55,381

-9.3%

-52,312

-5.3%

-20,832

-1.6%

-50,080

-3.8%

Non-operating revenues and gains

9,345

1.3%

4,571

0.8%

7,835

0.8%

7,503

0.6%

2,779

0.2%

Non-operating expenses and losses

20,774

2.8%

8,591

1.4%

28,132

2.9%

77,393

5.8%

24,228

1.8%

Income from continuing operations before income tax

-52,203

-7.1%

-59,401

-10%

-72,609

-7.4%

-90,722

-6.8%

-71,529

-5.4%

Net income (loss)

-52,203

-7.1%

-64,401

-10.9%

-72,609

-7.4%

-100,722

-7.5%

-112,280

-8.5%

Fully-diluted earnings per share (NT$)

0

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, March 2006

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