AMD announces A series APUs for mainstream PCs

Jun 14, 15:40

AMD has announced the availability of the new high-performance AMD Fusion A series accelerated processing units (APUs) for consumer notebooks and desktops.

Intel new server platform expected to start large replacement trend

Jun 14, 01:15

Intel is set to launch a new server platform Romley in the third quarter of 2011 with social network websites such as Google and Facebook all planning to upgrade their servers by...

Shuttle expands New Notebook Ecosystem to tablet PCs

Jun 13, 11:20

Shuttle has extended its New Notebook Ecosystem, a self-established ODM practice to integrate supply chain resources in an attempt to increase global market shares for second-tier...

Wintel era is over, says Asustek chairman

Jun 10, 12:14

The so-called Wintel era is over with no CPU or OS vendors to be able to dominate the PC, tablet PC or handset markets as they did before, according to Asustek chairman Jonney Shih...

Acer places orders for 80,000 Z series APUs from AMD for tablet PCs

Jun 9, 01:45

Acer has recently placed orders for 80,000 Z series APUs from AMD for use in tablet PCs, targeting the enterprise market, according to sources from upstream component makers. However,...

Gigabyte introduces new servers; range of Android devices and new AIO PCs

Jun 3, 09:59

Gigabyte Technology's Network & Communications business unit handles a range of product lines including servers, notebooks and all-in-one PCs. The division's goal is to leverage...

MSI waiting for the right time to strike into the tablet PC market, says company chairman

Jun 2, 15:01

During a visit to MSI's booth, Digitimes had a chance to have a private interview with company chairman Joseph Hsu to discuss MSI's views on the tablet PC and notebook markets.

Computex 2011: Deep tour into the latest innovations of MSI

Jun 2, 15:01

Micro-Star International (MSI), a well known Taiwan-based IT brand vendor worldwide, has been operating in the IT market for close to 25 years. Starting out manufacturing PC components...

Computex 2011: AMD announces solution for tablet PC

Jun 2, 01:20

AMD, at its press conference at Computex 2011, announced a new 40nm Z series APU codenamed Desna to target the tablet PC market, according to Rick Bergman, Senior Vice President and...

Taiwan ODMs not feeling the love from Microsoft on Windows 8 development

Jun 1, 10:12

With a number of ODMs feeling left out due to Microsoft not inviting Taiwan-based IT vendors to participate in its Integrated Development Program (IDP) specifically for developing...

Computex buzz: ARM vs Intel keeps people talking

Jun 1, 10:10

Considering the rapid growth of Android-based mobile computing devices, the mobile segment really is on a tear. Nvidia recently pointed out that the cumulative shipments of iOS and...

ASRock showcases Fatal1ty Z68 professional at Computex 2011

May 31, 10:51

ASRock is kicking off Computex Taipei 2011 with its multidimensional products, including its wide range of motherboard and HTPC series. ASRock will showcase its innovative computer...

Computex 2011 to signal reshuffle of PC software/hardware

May 31, 10:42

Computex Taipei 2011 opens today with the expectation that more than 35,000 buyers from around the world will descend on Taipei to participate in Asia's biggest IT trade show. About...

AMD to launch desktop Fusion APU Llano, say Taiwan motherboard makers

May 31, 01:50

AMD will launch Llano, its new desktop-platform quad-core Fusion APU (accelerated processing unit) model, and chipsets A75 and A55 supporting SATA 3 and USB 3.0 in July 2011, with...

ASRock expects to achieve shipment target of 9 million motherboards for 2011

May 27, 16:07

Taiwan-based motherboard brand vendor ASRock expects its motherboard shipments in 2011 will reach its target of nine million units as the company is seeing stable growth in both revenues...

China market: Wondermedia takes 50% share of white-box tablet PC processor market

May 27, 15:37

Wondermedia, a VIA Technologies subsidiary focusing on the production of ARM-based processors, took a 50% share of the white-box tablet PC processor market in China in the first quarter...

NT dollar will continue to appreciate for a while, says TIER

May 27, 15:35

The Taiwan Institute of Economic Research recently published a monthly report indicating that hot money will continue to flow into Asia because most central banks will increase interest...

Intel to offer Cedar Trail CPUs with prices 30-50% less than existing Atom CPUs

May 26, 01:20

Intel is set to announce its latest 32nm-based Cedar Trail platform for netbooks in September with prices of the platform's CPUs to go as low as US$42-47, a drop of 30-50% compared...

Nvidia joins IMEC program on advanced CMOS scaling

May 25, 15:57

Nvidia has signed a 3-year research collaboration agreement with IMEC on advanced CMOS scaling, according to the Belgium-based research institute.

Windows 8 on ARM expected to appear by the end of 2011

May 24, 01:15

Tablet PCs that adopt Windows 8 and ARM-based processor are expected to appear by the end of 2011, but due to the platform lack of system performance, the platform will be mainly...

AMD announces new embedded G-series APUs for fanless designs

May 23, 15:43

AMD has announced immediate availability of two new AMD embedded G-series accelerated processing units (APUs) with thermal design power (TDP) ratings of 5.5W and 6.4W, up to a 39%...

Intel extends lead over Samsung in 1Q11, says IC Insights

May 23, 10:27

IC Insights has issued its revealed ranking of the top semiconductor suppliers in the first quarter of 2011. Intel remained firmly in control of the number one spot in the ranking,...

Nvidia holds first GPU Technology Conference in Taiwan

May 20, 15:38

Nvidia held a GPU Technology Conference (GTC), for the first time, in Taiwan on May 19, touting its technology supporting C/C++, Fortran, OpenCL and DirectCompute as well as Cuda...

NPC to ramp up CPU-use FC substrate output

May 20, 01:10

Nan Ya PCB (NPC) will be able to grow its output of flip-chip (FC) substrates for Intel's x86 CPUs later in the second quarter of 2011, on the strength of improved yields, according...

Notebook partners optimistic about Intel changing mobile CPU strategy

May 19, 01:15

Facing strong pressure from ARM-based processors, Intel, at a recent investors conference, has pointed out that the company will implement a significant change to its CPU R&D...

Asustek pumping up non-notebook businesses

May 18, 16:26

Asustek Computer has teamed up with IC designer C-Media Electronics and launched a new high-end sound card on March 17, and is also cooperating with Realtek Semiconductor to launch...

Intel, AMD, Nvidia, ARM ready for Computex 2011

May 17, 01:30

Global first-tier CPU and GPU makers and designers Intel, AMD, Nvidia and ARM are all set to participate Computex 2011, which will be hosted from May 31 to June 4 with about 1,800...

VIA announces new quad-core processor

May 13, 17:03

VIA Technologies has announced the launch of the VIA QuadCore processor, the lowest power quad-core processor on the market, the company claimed.

Google releases Android 3.1, to launch Oak Trail/Chrome or Cedar Trail platforms

May 13, 01:25

Google has released Android 3.1 and will cooperate with Intel to push for Oak Trail/Chrome or Cedar Trail/Chrome platforms for netbooks and notebooks. Asustek Computer, Acer and Lenovo...

First-tier motherboard makers to ship nearly 400,000 Z68-based motherboards in May

May 11, 01:30

First-tier Taiwan-based motherboard makers are expected to ship a total of 350,000-400,000 units of Intel's Z68-based motherboards before the end of May 2011, according to an estimate...

Taiwan April export value hits record

May 10, 14:00

Taiwan recorded total export value of US$27.32 billion in April 2011, the highest monthly figure on record and increasing 0.3% on month and 24.6% on year. The corresponding total...

Motherboard players see mixed result in April

May 10, 01:25

Taiwan-based motherboard players including Asustek Computer, Pegatron Technology, Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI) have reported mixed result for their April...