MediaTek and MStar competing for IPTV solution orders from Skyworth, says paper

Newswatch - Sep 6, 15:25

IC design houses MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor are competing neck-and-neck on an order for 600,000 units of IPTV solutions to be released by China-based branded LCD TV vendor Skyworth,...

VIA Technologies posts net loss for 1H10

Sep 3, 16:29

VIA Technologies has reported a net loss of NT$1.44 billion (US$45.011 million) or NT$1.89 per share for the first half of 2010, versus NT$786 million in losses a year ago. Revenues...

Commentary: Intel FTC settlement unlikely to benefit VIA, SiS

Aug 13, 15:40

VIA Technologies is unlikely to benefit from Intel's settlement with the Fair Trade Commission (FTC), under which Intel has agreed to terminate certain marketing strategies that could...

VIA expects to benefit from Intel lawsuit, says paper

Newswatch - Aug 11, 16:42

VIA Technologies recently noted that Intel's settlement with the US fair trade commission (FTC) will allow the company's x86 patent contract with Intel to be extended for another...

AMD to integrate USB 3.0 support in upcoming chipsets; to launch more CPUs in 2H10

Jul 27, 14:48

AMD is currently in talks with Renesas Electronics, which was merged with Japan-based NEC, about the licensing of USB 3.0 technology, and is considering integrating USB 3.0 support...

SiS posts net profit for 2009

Jun 18, 17:08

Chipset maker Silicon Integrated System (SiS) has announced net profits of NT$605 million (US$18.77 million) for 2009. Revenues for 2009 totaled NT$3.76 billion with an EPS of NT$0...

Motherboard makers slash chipset orders

Jun 9, 16:05

Motherboard makers have begun slashing chipset orders due to weakening demand in China and the European bond crisis, according to sources from motherboard makers.

SiS, VIA post mixed May results

Jun 8, 14:52

Chipset maker Silicon Integrated System (SiS) has announced revenues for May 2010 grew 29.5% on month to NT$307 million (US$9.5 million), whereas peer VIA Technologies saw May revenues...

AMD chipsets in tight supply

May 18, 14:30

Supply for AMD chipsets is running tight as the company has agreed to allow foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to allocate part of the 55nm capacity...

WLAN chipmaker Ralink announces 1Q10 performance

Apr 21, 13:47

WLAN chipmaker Ralink Technology has posted net profits of NT$263 million (US$8.38 million), or NT$2.1 per share, in the first quarter of 2010, according to the company.

Intel prepares 6-series chipsets for 1Q11 launch

Apr 9, 14:53

Intel is preparing its 6-series desktop chipsets including Q67, Q65, B65, H67 and P67 for a first-quarter 2011 launch. Of the new chipsets, the H67 and P67 will mainly target the...

SiS notebook chipset facing shortage, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 29, 16:37

Silicon Integrated System (SiS) has faced shortage of its M672 notebook chipset since early March and the company has already placed rush orders with United Microelectronics Corporation...

Intel USB 3.0 controller expected to speed up transition of the technology

Mar 23, 15:37

As Intel reportedly plans to launch a standalone USB 3.0 controller in 2010, sources from motherboard makers believe the transition from USB 2.0 to 3.0 will speed up.

Intel sees chipset demand from motherboard makers exceed CPU shipments by 20%, say sources

Mar 19, 15:26

Motherboard clients of Intel have been increasing orders for chipsets recently, causing chipset shipments to rise to a level 20% higher than processor shipments, according to sources...

Taiwan market: IBM to launch eX5-series servers at the end of March

Mar 11, 15:02

IBM Taiwan will launch its eX5-series servers featuring IBM's MAX5 chipset which can support six-times the capacity of the current maximum memory allocation of 256GB, according to...

Intel updates notebook and desktop lineups

Feb 24, 17:01

Intel plans to announce a new notebook platform – Huron River – in the first quarter of 2011 as well as launching several new desktop CPUs later in 2010, according to...

AMD readying to launch 890GX motherboard in early March 2010

Feb 24, 15:56

AMD is expected to launch its high-end 890GX IGP chipset in early March 2010 with Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and Biostar Microtech International...

Intel reportedly to start production at China fab in October

Newswatch - Feb 9, 13:49

Intel will kick off volume production of 65nm-made chipsets at its new fab in Dalian, China in October, according to reports from the Chinese media. The chip giant reportedly has...

WiMAX modems and gateways to be 50% of WiMAX chipset market, says In-Stat

Jan 14, 16:27

WiMAX modems and gateways will dominate the WiMAX chipset market, representing nearly 50% of the market in 2013, according to In-Stat. Other key equipment segments for WiMAX chipsets...

Intel G41 chipsets face shortage

Dec 18, 16:31

Supplies of Intel's G41 chipsets have fallen short due to insufficient capacity at the company's 8-inch fab and a turnaround in orders by motherboard makers. The situation may not...

VIA announces new digital media chipset for Windows 7

Dec 14, 16:49

VIA Technologies has announced the VIA VN1000 digital media chipset for next generation desktop and all-in-one PCs, offering a high definition (HD) multimedia entertainment platform...

VIA, SiS see mixed growth in October 2009 revenues

Nov 10, 16:36

VIA Technologies has reported revenues of NT$429 million (US$13.2 million) for October 2009 slipping by 5.3% on month and 32.98% on year, while combined revenues for the first ten...

Nvidia announces freeze in future Intel chipset development

Oct 9, 12:25

Nvidia has announced that it officially plans stop developing chipsets for Intel CPUs moving forward, citing its ongoing licensing litigation with Intel as the main reason for the...

AMD delivers new platform solution for enterprise-class embedded systems

Sep 22, 17:08

AMD has announced immediate availability of a new enterprise-class embedded platform based on the quad-core AMD Opteron processor and new AMD SR5690/SP5100 server chipset.

HTC evaluating Broadcom as additional 3.5G chipset supplier, sources say

Sep 22, 11:34

HTC (High Tech Computer) is evaluating the possibility of adding Broadcom to its supplier list of 3.5G chipset solutions to fulfill its goal of introducing more entry-level and mid-range...

AMD announces sub-US$100 quad-core CPU

Sep 16, 16:55

AMD has announced the AMD Athlon II X4 620 quad-core processor which carries a less than US$100 suggested system builder price (SSBP). The new CPU combines with the AMD 785G chipset...

Chipset maker SiS revenues down 26% in August 2009

Sep 8, 15:12

Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) saw its revenues for August slide 25.8% on year to NT$441 million (US$413.4 million), but the figure represented its eighth consecutive month of gr...