Nvidia may take up VIA shares through private placement, say sources

Mar 27, 15:54

VIA Technologies plans to sell 300 million new shares at a price ranging from NT$9-12 (US$0.27-0.35) per share through private placement, the company has announced. Nvidia is reportedly...

Intel pushes netbook standards in China to compete against VIA, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 23, 15:52

Intel is pushing netbook standards in China's white-box netbook market hoping to compete against VIA Technologies' netbook alliance, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...

VIA unveils Surfboard for mini-notebooks

Mar 19, 09:52

VIA Technologies has announced the VIA Surfboard C855 reference design, an ultra-compact mainboard incorporating the VIA C7-M ULV processor, the new VIA VX855 unified IGP chipset,...

Intel suppling Atom N270 to white-box netbook makers in China, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 13, 14:04

Intel has recently started supplying its Atom N270 processor to white-box netbook vendors in China, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Since the N270...

VIA announces VX855 MSP for SFF and mobile PCs

Mar 13, 13:54

VIA Technologies has announced the VIA VX855 media system processor (MSP) – a power efficient, all-in-one chipset that addresses the key performance and entertainment requirements...

Foxconn to join VIA-led alliance for white-box netbooks

Mar 11, 16:40

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has applied to participate in VIA Technologies' Global Mobility Bazaar (GMB), a strategic alliance targeting China's white-box netbook...

Integrated graphics chip market to disappear by 2012, says Jon Peddie Research

Mar 6, 10:29

Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has announced a new study that indicates the end of the market for IGPs.

IC backend suppliers see sales rebound on resumed orders

Mar 4, 16:27

IC substrate makers Phoenix Precision Technology (PPT) and Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC), and packaging house Greatek Electronics are all seeing improved utilization rates thanks...

IC distributors developing white-box netbook reference designs with SiRF CPUs

Mar 2, 12:13

Taiwan IC distributors are developing white-box netebook reference designs based on SiRF's A4 chipsets, according to market sources.

Taiwan IC designers ahead in China white-box notebook market

Feb 27, 13:44

The monthly shipments of white-box notebooks to the China market have reached over 200,000 units, attracting more IC designers to join this market. But Taiwan IC designers have taken...

Nvidia confirms Ion platform for VIA, scheduled for release in 2009

Feb 20, 19:00

Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of Nvidia, has revealed to Digitimes that Nvidia will launch an Ion platform (Ion 2) supporting VIA Technologies' Nano CPUs in 2009. The platform...

Lenovo adopts Nvidia Ion platform for over-10-inch netbooks, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 18, 17:16

Lenovo plans to launch 11.6-inch and 12.1-inch netbooks combining Intel's Atom processor and Nvidia's Ion platform in the second quarter of this year, according to a Chinese-language...

IC distributors developing white-box notebook reference designs

Feb 16, 12:05

Some IC distributors are aggressively setting up their own R&D teams to provide reference designs to notebook designers and manufacturers targeting China's white-box notebook...

Pixart joins VIA alliance for China white-box netbook market

Feb 13, 09:35

Taiwan-based CMOS image sensor (CIS) maker Pixart Imaging has obtained certification from Global Mobility Bazzar (GMB), an alliance of manufacturing and infrastructure partners led...

Global PC processor market to decline through 1H09, says IDC

Feb 11, 14:37

Worldwide PC processor shipments fell significantly in the fourth calendar quarter of 2008, according to IDC. A further demand decline in the first quarter of 2009 points to a very...

VIA Telecom receives 3G handset chip orders from Tianyu, Dopod and Lenovo, paper says

Newswatch - Feb 10, 12:30

VIA Telecom, a subsidiary of VIA Technologies, has received orders for baseband chips for use in CDMA2000 handsets from China vendors Beijing Tianyu Communications Equipment, Dopod...

VIA to ship Nano CPUs for 12-inch Samsung netbook in 1Q09

Feb 6, 15:13

VIA Technologies is expected to ship 150,000-200,000 units of its Nano U225 processors for Samsung's 12.1-inch NC20 netbooks in the first quarter of 2009, according to market sources...

VIA suffers revenue drop in January

Feb 4, 16:31

VIA Technologies recently announced revenues of NT$367 million (US$11 million) for January this year, drops of 16.78% on month and 61.33% on year.

Foxconn and Shuttle to launch VIA-based mini desktop PCs, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 8, 16:36

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Shuttle are both planning to launch mini desktop PCs using VIA Technologies' Trinity platform, according to a Chinese-language...

VIA and SiS see on-year drop in 2008 revenues

Jan 7, 16:11

VIA Technologies has announced revenues for December 2008 of NT$441 million (US$13.38 million), although an increase of 6.8% on month, the amount still dropped 36.81% on year. The...

VIA to launch new Nano CPU in 3Q09 and dual-core Nano before the end of 1Q10

Dec 31, 11:44

VIA Technologies has recently notified its partners that the company plans to launch the next-generation Nano 3000 series CPU in the third quarter of 2009, while engineering samples...

VIA platform accounts for 10-15% of netbook shipments in 2008, says paper

Newswatch - Dec 29, 15:22

VIA's platform will account for 10-15% of the total netbook shipments this year, according to a Chinese language Apply Daily report cited sources at VIA.

WinHEC 2008: VIA sticks to low-power solutions

Dec 26, 14:08

During the time when CPU players were searching for ways to break the highest frequencies possible, VIA Technologies decided to steer its CPU development in a completely different...

Samsung to showcase 12-inch netbook based on VIA Nano at CES

Dec 23, 12:29

Samsung Electronics plans to launch a new netbook (NC20) based on the VIA Technologies' Nano processor, with the company showcasing the netbook at CES 2009, starting January 8, according...

VIA announces platform for low-cost PC and embedded markets

Dec 19, 14:15

VIA Technologies has announced a new 3-chip silicon platform that it claims brings HD performance to ultra compact systems for a richer user experience.

VIA sees drop on November revenues

Dec 3, 16:40

VIA Technologies' revenues in November were NT$412 million (US$12.29 million), drops of 35.54% on month and 44.02% on year, while the company's combined revenues for the first 11...

VIA to spin off RISC-based CPU business to save costs, says paper

Newswatch - Nov 27, 12:08

Impacted by the sagging global economy, VIA Technologies will spin off its non-core business later this month to save costs, according to a Chinese-language Economy Daily New...

S3 Graphics launches Chrome 500 series

Nov 21, 13:57

VIA Technologies company S3 Graphics has announced its next generation Chrome 500 graphics graphics processors, which can support Blu-ray playback, streaming HD video, DirectX 10.1,...

VIA launches Vipro touch-screen panel PC

Nov 19, 12:29

VIA Technologies has announced the VIA Vipro VP7710 touch screen panel PC, a full featured, entirely fanless panel PC that the company is saying is its first in a series of advanced...

Acer considering launch of non-Atom nettop in early 2009

Nov 10, 14:46

Acer is planning to launch a low-power and low-cost 1-liter nettop at the beginning of 2009, according to sources at OEM providers.

VIA and SiS announce October results

Nov 6, 01:15

Affected by impacts from the falling global economy and conservative clients, VIA Technologies and Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) both saw on-year revenues drops in October this...