Last update: Tuesday 22 May 2012 [371 news items]
Nvidia performs strong in desktop GPU market, but still behind AMD in notebooks
May 6, 13:28
Nvidia, in the first quarter of 2011, achieved a share of 59.4% in the desktop GPU market with AMD scored a share of 40.6%, according to sources from graphics card players citing...
AMD delivers an embedded GPU offering support for OpenCL and Eyefinity
May 3, 13:48
AMD, at Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley 2011, introduced the AMD Radeon E6760 embedded discrete graphics processor. Available now, the AMD Radeon E6760 GPU is the first...
AMD raises the bar on sub-US$100 graphics performance and image quality
Apr 27, 16:56
AMD has announced the addition of the AMD Radeon HD 6670, HD 6570 and HD 6450 graphics cards to the channel, completing the roll-out of the AMD Radeon HD 6000 family of graphics cards...
AMD said to be looking to ship three million Llano APUs in 3Q11
Apr 26, 01:15
AMD is ready to start selling its new Llano-based APUs as soon as June or July and has set a goal of shipping three million units in the third quarter of 2011, accounting for 40%...
AMD hires a new general manager for Taiwan office
Apr 14, 14:58
AMD has announced that Andy Tseng will join the company as corporate vice president and general manager of AMD Taiwan. In this role, Tseng will be responsible for all of AMD's business...
AMD to launch three new Radeon HD 6000 series cards on April 19
Apr 12, 01:25
AMD is set launch three new graphics card under its Radeon HD 6000 series - 6670, 6570 and 6450 on April 19, targeting the entry-level and mid-range markets, according to sources...
Computex 2011: Lenovo, Fujitsu and Samsung to showcase Oak Trail-based tablets
Apr 8, 01:25
Lenovo, Fujitsu and Samsung Electronics will showcase a number of tablet PCs built on Intel's Oak Trail platform at the Computex Taipei trade fair in June, while Micro-Star International...
Intel sees slight share increase in processor market in 2010, says IHS iSuppli
Mar 25, 11:53
In a year of major changes for the global microprocessor industry, one thing remained the same in 2010: leading suppliers Intel and AMD maintained their customary ranks in the market,...
Nvidia to launch GeForce GTX 590
Mar 18, 01:25
Nvidia will release its GeForce GTX 590 graphics chip on March 22 to take on AMD's recently released AMD Radeon HD 6990, according to industry sources. The AMD Radeon HD 6990 is priced...
AMD to launch six Llano APUs in 3Q11 and another five in 4Q11
Mar 18, 01:15
AMD will launch six Llano-series APUs for desktops in third-quarter 2011 and another five models in the fourth, in an apparent effort to take on Intel's Sandy Bridge CPUs, according...
Standalone application processors are wining in mobility markets, says Petrov Group (part 1)
Mar 8, 15:40
Several years ago there was a widely accepted expectation that application mobile processors would be fully integrated with baseband processors on a single chip. However, today we...
AMD releases dual-GPU Radeon HD 6990
Mar 8, 15:08
AMD has launched its latest dual-GPU graphics card, the Radeon HD 6990, supporting DirectX 11 and AMD's exclusive PowerTune intelligent technology to enable higher clock speeds and...
Nvidia may see GPU market share impacted in first half 2011
Mar 8, 01:35
Nvidia may see its GPU market share impacted in the first half of 2011 as the company lost GPU orders for Apple's MacBook Pro notebook to AMD, according to sources from notebook pl...
AMD introduces Fusion APU in China
Mar 2, 16:49
AMD on March 1 held a press conference in Beijing, China, to introduce its Fusion APU and unveil more than 30 new products with local executives from brands Hewlett-Packard (HP),...
AMD contracts TSMC to make Hudson chipset, says paper
Newswatch - Mar 2, 13:48
AMD has contracted Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to manufacture its Hudson-series chipsets, which support the new Brazos platform, according to a Chinese-language...
Nvidia to unveil dual-GPU GeForce GTX 590 in mid-March
Feb 25, 14:44
Nvidia is expected to unveil its dual-GPU GeForce GTX 590 graphics card in mid-March 2011 at the earliest and AMD will release its Radeon HD 6990 a month later. Competition between...
MSI to show WindPad 110W equipped with AMD C-50 APU at CeBIT
Feb 24, 14:39
Micro-Star International (MSI) will showcase the 10.1-inch WindPad 110W, its tablet PC featuring AMD dual-core C-50 (Ontario series) APU under Brazos low-power architecture and Widows...
Worldwide PC microprocessor shipments flat on year in 4Q10, says IDC
Feb 24, 14:15
Worldwide PC microprocessor shipment growth in the fourth calendar quarter of 2010 slowed notably, compared to both the third quarter of 2010, a drop of 0.04% on quarter, and to the...
AMD expanding chip orders to TSMC, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 22, 01:45
AMD has recently expanded its 40nm chip orders to foundry house Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and is hoping to secure all new capacity from TSMC's 12-inch fab,...
AMD releases 5 new CPUs under Opteron lineup for servers
Feb 15, 13:28
AMD has announced the immediate availability of five new members of the AMD Opteron 6100 series processor family that specifically address rising demand for low-power, balanced systems...
Intel to unveil 22nm Ivy Bridge CPUs at Computex 2011, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 8, 13:22
Intel reportedly has completed the design of its 22nm Ivy Bridge processors and will showcase the new CPUs at Computex Taipei 2011 in June, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...
PC graphics shipments down 7.8% on year in 4Q10, says JPR
Feb 1, 16:09
Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has announced estimated graphics chip shipments and suppliers' market share for the fourth quarter of 2010.
Jan 21, 12:13
AMD has announced revenues for the fourth quarter of 2010 of US$1.65 billion, net income of US$375 million, or US$0.50 per share, and operating income of US$413 million. The company...
AMD top executives to demonstrate APU technology
Jan 21, 02:10
AMD's Fusion Experience Program head Manju Hedge and worldwide product marketing vice president Leslie Sobon will jointly tout the company's accelerated processing unit (APU) technology...
AMD introduces APU for embedded market
Jan 20, 12:21
AMD has announced immediate availability of the new AMD G-series accelerated processing unit (APU) for embedded systems. The AMD G-series, based on AMD Fusion technology, delivers...

Netbooks to maintain shipments above 30 million in 2011
Jan 20, 01:15
The netbook market is expected to maintain shipments of about 30 million units in 2011 with the top-three vendors to ship about six million units each, according to sources from notebook...
AMD heading in right direction on ARM but too slow, say Taiwan notebook makers
Jan 12, 01:25
AMD starting to develop display processors to support ARM architectures is correct in terms of marketability and market potential, but its pace is too slow compared with Nvidia's...
Jan 12, 01:15
With the recent chief executive change by AMD, sources from Taiwan's IC packaging and testing houses are hoping that the US-based company will change its policy and increase outsourcing...
AMD appoints interim CEO as Dirk Meyer resigns
Jan 11, 09:54
AMD has announced that its board of directors has appointed senior vice president and CFO Thomas Seifert as interim CEO following the resignation of Dirk Meyer as president, CEO and...
CES 2011: Microsoft and Samsung unveil the next generation of Surface with AMD platform
Jan 7, 12:14
Samsung Electronics and Microsoft, at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011 in Las Vegas, unveiled the next generation of the Microsoft Surface experience featuring PixelSense technology,...

CES 2011: Microsoft announces support of SoC architectures for next-generation Windows
Jan 6, 14:41
Microsoft has announced at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011, that the next version of Windows will support system on a chip (SoC) architectures, including ARM-based systems from...

CES 2011: Lenovo showcasing new all-in-one PCs
Jan 6, 02:05
Lenovo will showcase four new IdeaCentre all-in-one PCs, targeting the home-use market, at CES 2011.
CES 2011: AMD introduces Radeon HD 6000M series GPUs for notebook
Jan 4, 16:29
AMD has introduced its next generation mobile graphics technology, the AMD Radeon HD 6000M series, delivering AMD's highest performing notebook graphics for those who want to experience...

CES 2011: AMD Fusion APU era begins
Jan 4, 16:01
AMD, at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011, launched a new class of accelerated processor that combines with strong compute capabilities - the AMD Fusion family of accelerated processing...
MSI to showcase new all-in-one PCs, motherboards and graphics cards at CES 2011
Jan 4, 01:25
Micro-Star International (MSI), in addition to its notebooks and tablet PCs, will also showcase its latest all-in-one PCs, motherboards and graphics cards at Consumer Electronics...
Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
Green energy | 7min ago
Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
Bits + chips | 17min ago
Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
Bits + chips | 48min ago
Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
IT + CE | 1h 56min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | 15min ago
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | 43min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Before Going to Press | 1h 27min ago
Three Taiwan IC distributors deny Samsung plans to withdraw sales agent rights
Before Going to Press | 1h 28min ago
LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
Before Going to Press | 1h 38min ago
June TV panel prices to be flat
Before Going to Press | 1h 40min ago
Taiwan market: China-based vendors competing in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 1h 53min ago
TSMC sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues may fall to 5% due to declining book/bill ratio
Before Going to Press | 2h 10min ago
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12
- CMI, AUO see decreasing production costs due to declining equipment depreciation costs
- Intel pushes new battery solutions to reduce ultrabook cost
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- AMD prepares low-voltage CPUs for Windows 8 tablet PCs
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- Career to ramp up FPCB capacity by 30% in 2H12
- Hermes Microvision lists on OTC market
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Packaging and testing firms see mobile DRAM orders rise
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- Taiwan LED manufacturers to use silicon substrates for producing LED chips
- China TV makers to further expand products abroad
- China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research
- BOE may roll out AMOLED panels at Ordos line in 2014
- Overall value of lighting market to shrink as LEDs displace conventional technology, says Pike Research
- MediaTek lands 2.5G handset solution orders from Nokia, say sources
- US solar firms may request duties on China-made solar modules
- Taiwan solar cell makers plan to increase quotes due to expected order increases from China
- Taiwan 1Q12 display production value down 7.7%, says IEK
- Korean vendors compete for OLED market
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
22-May-2012 markets closed
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- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire

Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...

Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...

Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...

The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Taiwan ICT industry development and outlook
A presentation prepared for Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), offering an overview of Taiwan's key ICT industries and the dynamics influencing future development. The report is free for download.
- The role of PV in China energy policy through 2015
During China 12th Five Year Plan period (2011-2015), solar PV will be the fastest growing renewable energy. Installed capacity in China grow by tenfold to reach the target of 10GWp by 2015.
- Industry development and government policy in China animation sector
The animation industry production value in China is projected to exceed CNY50 billion by 2015. This Digitimes Special Report provides an overview of the industry, including regional development, government policy and a breakdown of the various market segments.
























