 |
NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Sunday, November 22, 2009
09:12 (GMT+8)
|
|
|
| 60 news tagged graphics card |
|
AMD introduces the high-end ATI Radeon HD 5970 Nov 18, 16:45 AMD has announced the ATI Radeon HD 5970, a new ultra high-end model joining its list of Radeon HD 5000 series graphics card to fully support Microsoft DirectX 11 technology and ATI Eyefinity multi-display technology. Read more |
|
|
AMD VP visits Taiwan to seek more support from motherboard makers Nov 17, 14:28 AMD senior vice president and general manager for Products Group Rick Bergman arrived in Taiwan on November 16 to talk about AMD's latest roadmap with Taiwan PC, motherboard and graphics card makers, as well as seeking more support from them for equal competition with Intel as Intel has agreed to abide by a set of business practice provisions, according to sources from motherboard makers. Read more |
|
|
|
|
|
GPU market soars over 21%, says JPR Oct 27, 14:40 Third-quarter 2009 shipments of graphics processors jumped 21.2% over the second quarter, which was already a strong quarter, clearly signaling the holidays will be robust for PCs and the industry in general, according to Jon Peddie Research (JPR). Read more |
|
|
Asustek to hire more workers Oct 22, 17:10 With high tech companies beginning to report their third quarter results, it appears that the global economy is warming slightly from its previously gloomy conditions, and recent stirrings within Asustek Computer indicate that the local PC giant is also partaking in the positive market momentum, which in turn, can mean more jobs for Taiwan locals. Read more |
|
|
Taiwan market: AMD launches Radeon HD 5770/5750 Oct 20, 16:56 Following the launch of DirectX 11-supporting Radeon HD 5870/5850 GPUs at the end of September 2009 in the Taiwan market, AMD has now launched the Radeon HD 5770/5750. Read more |
|
|
Taiwan graphics card shipments from 2006-2009 Oct 17, 15:20 The discrete graphics card market in 2008 was dominated by two major GPU players – AMD with its ATI Radeon HD series and Nvidia with its GeForce series. Read more |
|
|
Graphics card vendor Elsa shifting from graphics cards to LED lighting Oct 13, 14:47 Taiwan-based second-tier graphics card vendor Elsa Technology has reportedly shifted the focus of its business from graphics cards to LED lighting products, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
|
|
Fierce GPU competition between AMD and Nvidia expected in 4Q09 Sep 29, 16:42 Nvidia is expected to unveil new GPUs, the GeForce GT210, GT220 and GT240 in the fourth quarter of 2009, before the arrival of its GT300 series in December, while AMD is expected to release the ATI Radeon HD 5770 and 5750 (Juniper) in October, and Radeon HD 5870 X2 and Radeon HD 5850 X2 in November, according to sources at graphics card makers. Read more |
|
|
First-tier makers launch Radeon HD 5800 series graphics cards Sep 28, 16:54 First-tier graphics card makers Micro-Star International (MSI), Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology have launched their latest graphics cards based on AMD's ATI Radeon HD 5800 series GPUs. Read more |
|
|
Makers considering increasing graphics card prices, says paper Newswatch - Sep 28, 12:27 Graphics card makers are considering increasing graphics card prices due to shortage of GPUs from AMD and Nvidia, and increasing memory prices, according to a Chinese-language Apple Daily report. Read more |
|
|
AMD launches ATI Radeon HD 5800 series graphics card Sep 23, 17:05 AMD has launched its next-generation ATI Radeon HD 5800 series graphics cards supporting Microsoft DirectX 11, the new gaming and compute standard shipping shortly with Windows 7. Read more |
|
|
Nvidia CEO to visit Taiwan in October, to discuss 40nm contract prices with TSMC Sep 18, 16:18 Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang will travel to Taiwan in the second half of October to meet with its motherboard and graphics card partners. Huang is also expected to hold talks with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) chairman Morris Chang to discuss contract prices for 40nm production, according to sources at graphics card makers. Read more |
|
|
AMD readies more ATI Radeon 5000 series GPUs for 4Q09 Sep 14, 12:09 AMD is preparing to launch ATI Radeon HD 5700 series (Juniper XT/LE) GPUs – the Radeon HD 5770 and 5750 – in October of 2009 and 5870 X2 (R800) in November after the launch of ATI Radeon HD 5850 and 5870 GPUs on September 22, according to sources at graphics card makers. Read more |
|
|
Asustek sees on-month increase, while MSI and Gigabyte see decline in August 2009 revenues Sep 10, 16:54 Motherboard makers Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Gigabyte Technology have announced revenue results for August 2009, with Asustek seeing an on-month increase of 14%, while MSI saw a drop of 1%, and Gigabyte a drop of 16.46%. Read more |
|
|
Foxconn gives up own-brand graphics card business Sep 9, 16:37 Foxconn Electronics has given up marketing graphics cards under its own brand and has rearranged its Channel Service Division (CSD) shifting the majority of the 9,000 employees, mainly related to production, to its OEM division. Around 500, mainly sales and marketing related, staff remain in CSD, according to Young Liu, special assistant to the CEO. Read more |
|
|
Graphics card market shows signs of stability in 2Q09, says Jon Peddie Research Aug 28, 17:06 Jon Peddie Research has reported that the market for graphics add-in boards (AIBs) demonstrated some much-needed firmness in the second quarter of 2009, adding more evidence that declining demand has bottomed and a recovery is in the offing. Read more |
|
|
Nvidia Tesla GPU selected for workstation from HP Aug 4, 16:23 Nvidia has announced that Hewlett-Packard (HP) is adopting up to two Tesla GPUs in its Z800 workstation for the high-performance computing market. Read more |
|
|
Shipments of RV870 graphics card may be delayed to November, says report Newswatch - Jul 21, 16:24 Shipments of AMD's next generation 40nm RV870-based graphics card reportedly may be delayed to November of 2009 due to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) still suffering low yield rates on its 40nm process, according to a Chinese-language cnYes report. Read more |
|
|
Gigabyte quits board of GeCube, says paper Newswatch - Jul 20, 16:44 Gigabyte Technology has recently released its 61.5% stake in GeCube to officially withdraw from it board of directors, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily report. Read more |
|
|
Graphics take a hit in 2009 and to come back in 2010, says Jon Peddie Research Jul 20, 10:19 Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has announced estimated global graphics chip shipments for 2009 will see the worst ever on-year drop in shipments. The decrease in shipments for 2009 will be even worse than the 2000-2001 recession. However, 2010 promises a comeback. Read more |
|
|
MSI launches new AMD-based motherboard and graphics card Jul 14, 16:36 Micro-Star International (MSI) has launched its AMD 760G chipset-based 760GTM-P33 motherboard, with integrated ATI Radeon HD 3000 GPU. Read more |
|
|
ECS and ASRock post on-month revenue growth in June Jul 13, 15:53 Motherboard makers Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and ASRock have both posted on-month growth in their June 2009 revenues. Read more |
|
|
Graphics card makers affected by Nvidia/Rambus patent dispute Jun 5, 11:56 Taiwan graphics card makers Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Gigabyte Technology have all been affected by Nvidia's patent dispute with Rambus, according to sources at the companies. Read more |
|
|
Nvidia to increase 40nm orders with TSMC for 2009 May 20, 15:53 Nvidia has moved to scale up its orders for 40nm graphics chips at foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for 2009, according to sources at graphics card makers. The chip designer expects 40nm to account for 30% of its overall GPU shipments by the end of 2009. Read more |
|
|
ECS to enhance own-brand marketing May 20, 15:39 Taiwan motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is beefing up its own-brand sales activities particularly in China, North America, Latin America and Southeast Asia, according to the company. Read more |
|
|
Increasing graphics IC orders to benefit Taiwan backend companies in 2Q09 May 12, 17:11 Sales of Taiwan-based IC packaging and testing companies and IC substrate makers are expected to receive a boost for second-quarter performance, driven by improving orders for graphics IC applications, according to industry sources. Read more |
|
|
Pegatron sees decreased sales in April May 12, 16:45 Pegatron Technology shipped 2.12 million motherboards, 850,000-900,000 notebook PCs (not including Eee PCs) and 436,000 graphics cards in April, according to the company. Pegatron booked revenues of NT$31.1 billion (US$9.3 million) for April, down 3.9% on month and 7.9% on year. Read more |
|
|
AMD launches a new 40nm GPU and a dual-core Athlon Black Edition CPU Apr 29, 17:04 AMD has launched the ATI Radeon HD 4770 graphics processor that harnesses a 40nm manufacturing process for the desktop PC market, delivering performance and energy efficiency at anticipated launch prices as low as US$99. Read more |
|
|
Taiwan market: Sapphire-brand graphics cards available in May Apr 24, 16:25 Hong Kong-based PC Partner will begin to sell its Sapphire-brand AMD-based graphics cards in the Taiwan market in May. Monthly shipments are expected to top 4,000 units in the second half of 2009, according to market sources. Read more |
|
|
MSI ships four million motherboards in 1Q09, says paper Newswatch - Apr 21, 11:46 First-tier motherboard maker Micro-Star International (MSI) shipped 4.05 million motherboards and two million graphics cards in the first quarter of 2009, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily report. Read more |
|
|
Taiwan market: Graphics market to enter price war in 2Q09 Apr 17, 11:45 The graphics card market in Taiwan is set to enter a price war in the second quarter with the availability of AMD ATI Radeon HD 4890 and Nvidia GeForce GTX 275 graphics cards. Radeon HD 4890 models are priced around NT$9,000 (US$266), while GeForce GTX 275 cards are available for NT$9,000-9500. Read more |
|
|
AMD to use Samsung memory to fill Qimonda supply gap, says HKEPC Newswatch - Apr 8, 17:15 AMD is planning to adopt Samsung Electronics' GDDR5 memory to fill in the supply gap caused by Qimonda's bankruptcy in April, according to a Chinese-language HKEPC report citing the company. Read more |
|
|
AMD announces new FirePro graphics card for high-end markets Mar 27, 16:29 AMD has announced the availability of the ATI FirePro V7750 graphics accelerator for the high-end market, which it said is ideally suited for graphics professionals working in engineering, digital content creation and scientific fields. Read more |
|
|
TSMC and UMC see rising orders for AMD GPUs for 2Q09, says paper Newswatch - Mar 19, 16:56 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) have landed combined orders of 30,000 wafers (12-inch equivalent) for new AMD graphics processors, which are slated to launch by the second quarter of 2009, the Chinese-language Commercial Times has reported. Read more |
|
|
MSI optimistic about demand recovery, while Asustek and Gigabyte remain conservative Newswatch - Mar 19, 14:11 Micro-Star International (MSI) is optimistic about future market demand for motherboards and graphics cards and believes the market is starting to recover. However, Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology are still conservative about the first half of the year, according to sources at the motherboard makers. Read more |
|
|
TSMC and UMC to see 2Q09 orders grow by double-digits, utilization to rise Mar 13, 11:21 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) are expected to receive a substantial number of new orders for the second quarter of 2009, and their utilization rates will start to rebound, according to industry sources. Read more |
|
|
AMD introduces a new ATI FirePro graphics card Mar 11, 14:02 AMD has introduced the ATI FirePro 2450, a low profile quad display graphics accelerator designed to consume minimal power, delivering powerful efficiency. Read more |
|
|
MSI to shift to own-brand focus in 2009 Feb 24, 15:21 Taiwan-based motherboard maker Micro-Star International (MSI) has set 2009 as its initial year of shifting business focus from ODM/OEM to OBM (own-brand manufacturer), and expects own-brand sales to account for 65% of its consolidated revenues for the year, according to company chairman Joseph Hsu. Read more |
|
|
ECS and MSI see sharp on-year revenue decline in January Feb 11, 16:54 First-tier motherboard makers Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) and Micro-Star International (MSI) both suffered a revenue decline in January this year, according to the companies. Read more |
|
|
Asustek, Pegatron and Gigabyte see revenues drop on year in January Feb 10, 14:43 Market watchers have estimated Asustek Computer's consolidated revenues in January at around NT$13.5 billion (US$398.7 million), drops of 16.15% on month and 38.91% on year mainly due to ongoing shipment instability in Eastern Europe. Read more |
|
|
Asustek to reduce 25-30% of inventory in 1Q09, says paper Newswatch - Feb 2, 12:21 Asustek Computer plans to reduce its current stockpiled inventory, worth around NT$40-45 billion (US$1.18-1.33 billion), to NT$30-35 billion before the end of the first quarter this year, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily report. Read more |
|
|
GPU shipments dive in 4Q08, says JPR Feb 2, 11:31 Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has announced estimated graphics shipments and supplier market share for the fourth calendar quarter of 2008. Read more |
|
|
Qualcomm acquires handheld graphics and multimedia assets from AMD Jan 21, 11:39 Qualcomm and AMD have announced that Qualcomm has acquired certain graphics and multimedia technology assets, intellectual property and resources that were formerly the basis of AMD's handheld business. Read more |
|
|
Palit cuts Nvidia GPU orders Jan 21, 01:15 Graphics card manufacturer Palit Microsystems recently cut orders for about 400,000 Nvidia GPUs for first quarter of 2009 due to high inventory levels, according to industry sources. Inventory pile-up at graphics card makers from the second half of 2008 is expected to affect Nvidia's fiscal first quarter 2009 performance. Read more |
|
|
Asustek details reorganization plans Jan 19, 14:51 Asustek Computer plans to announce a series of business reorganization plans after the Lunar New Year break, according to Jerry Shen, president of the company. Read more |
|
|
First-tier motherboard makers see on-year drop in December revenues Jan 12, 17:07 Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$16.1 billion (US$484.74 million) for December 2008, NT$67.6 billion for the fourth quarter of 2008, and NT$266.9 billion for the whole year. Read more |
|
|
Gigabyte plans to launch three 10-inch netbooks in 2Q09 Jan 12, 12:19 Gigabyte Technology is still optimistic about the potential of the notebook market despite the economic crisis and is planning to launch three 10-inch netbooks in the second quarter this year along with a self-developed 13.3-inch notebook, according to Richard Ma, vice president of the company. Read more |
|
|
A top-four motherboard maker will drop out of the market beyond three years, says MSI VP Jan 9, 17:10 One of the top-four motherboard makers, Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Elite group Computer Systems (ECS) and Micro-Star International (MSI), will drop out of the market within the next few years since the limited expansion of the market will not be able to support the growth of the four giants any more, according to Henry Lu, vice president of products at MSI. Read more |
|
|
Asustek reports first ever quarterly loss Jan 9, 16:32 Asustek Computer announced that the company saw its first quarterly loss since the company was founded in the fourth quarter of 2008. The company plans to reduce executive salaries until its operations return to normal. Read more |
|
|
MSI reviews 2008 and forecast 2009 performance Jan 6, 16:42 Micro-Star International (MSI) will focus its development of notebook products toward slim and light, while creating more innovative netbook designs in 2009, according to Henry Lu, vice president of products. The company is also considering making Wind an independent brand, Lu added. Read more |
|
|
| 60 news tagged graphics card (1/2) | |
|
© DIGITIMES Inc. All rights reserved.
Please do not republish, publicly broadcast or publicly transmit content from this website without written permission from DIGITIMES Inc. Please contact us if you have any questions. |
|
