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...

VIA denies report it is considering a bank for the poor in Taiwan

Newswatch - Sep 7, 16:12

VIA Technologies has denied a report that it is considering establishing a bank to aid the poor in Taiwan.

Intel G31 chipset shortages to get worse in 4Q09 as Intel cuts back supply

Sep 7, 12:24

Supplies of Intel's G31 IGP chipset are expected to become even tighter in the fourth quarter of 2009 as Intel plans to reduce the proportion of the chipsets in its total shipments...

MSI launches AMD 785G-based motherboards

Aug 6, 16:33

Micro-Star International (MSI) has recently launched AMD 785G chipset-based motherboards. The MSI 785G series motherboards feature MSI's Active Phase Switching (APS) technology to...

SiS announces on-month growth in July revenues

Aug 6, 12:12

Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) has announced revenues of NT$436 million (US$13.29 million) for July, up 11.58% on month, but down 28.18% on year, while combined revenues for the...

VIA July revenues down 32%

Aug 5, 16:13

VIA Technologies has posted revenues of NT$412 million (US$12.6 million) for July 2009, representing decreases of 0.73% sequentially and 32.57% on year.

SiS suffering chipset shortage

Jul 30, 11:30

Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) has been suffering from tight supply of its entry-level chipsets since April due to its manufacturing partner United Microelectronics Corporation...

Intel pushes back Pine Trail-D platform and Clarkdale CPUs to 1Q10

Jul 23, 14:09

Intel has decided to push back its Pine Trail-D platform for nettops from October 2009 to the first quarter of 2010, in addition to Pine Trail-M for netbooks, while the company's...

Handset chipset solution providers seeing short lead-time orders again

Newswatch - Jul 23, 12:05

Most handset chipset solution providers around the globe are experiencing a new wave of short lead-time orders as branded handset players anticipate a 30% sequential growth in the...

Chipset maker SiS sees sales down 50% in 1H09

Jul 8, 15:40

Silicon Integrated System (SiS) has announced revenues for June 2009 at NT$391 million (US$11.93 million), down 26% on year, but up 13.05% on month. Accumulated sales for January...

Intel to use IP from TSMC to make Langwell chipset, says paper

Newswatch - Jul 3, 16:09

Intel will adopt silicon IP from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to manufacture a customized version of its Langwell chipset (the chipset component of its next-generation...

Taiwan-based notebook vendors under pressure of falling prices while component costs rise

Jul 2, 15:10

Taiwan-based notebook vendors, despite a better-than-expected business outlook for the latter half of 2009, are still suffering drops in product pricing and increased costs for some...

Intel entry-level G31 chipset in tight supply

Jul 1, 16:27

The supply of Intel's entry-level G31 IGP chipset, which currently accounts for 50% in Intel's total shipments to the channel, has fallen far short of demand, according to sources...

AMD to launch 8 series chipsets in January 2010, say Taiwan makers

Jun 16, 14:11

AMD is scheduled to launch its 8 series chipsets, RD890 to replace the RD790 (790FX) and RS880D, in January 2010, with EVT (engineering verification test) and DVT (design verification...

Qualcomm expands Snapdragon platform with 45nm chipset for smarter smartphones and smartbooks

Jun 4, 15:03

Qualcomm has announced it is expanding the Snapdragon platform with a next-generation chipset that uses 45nm process technology to provide faster processing, significant battery life...

Computex 2009: DS2 showcases 200Mbps powerline communication chipset

Jun 4, 11:50

DS2, a supplier of high-speed powerline communications technology, will launch AITANA++, the third-generation of its 200Mbps powerline communication (PLC) chipset at Computex 2009...