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| IBM to Reveal Details of New Cell Chips |
6/8/2005 |
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IBM planned to reveal key details of its highly anticipated "Cell" microprocessors Wednesday as part of the company's effort to support open-source computing designs.
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| HP to roll out iPod minis |
6/8/2005 |
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Hewlett-Packard announced the addition of Apple Computer's iPod Mini to its line of digital music players.
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| Infineon takes aim at Graphics dram market share |
6/7/2005 |
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Graphics card makers in Taiwan have welcomed Infineon Technologies' plan to challenge the domination of Samsung and Hynix in the graphics DRAM market, expecting the competition to reduce their memory procurement costs.
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| SIS benefit from Intel chipset shortages |
6/7/2005 |
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Taiwan-based chipset makers Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) and VIA Technologies reported different financial results for May, with an Intel chipset shortage helping SiS enjoy on-year growth of 25.7% last month.
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| AMD Launches Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor |
6/7/2005 |
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AMD has announced the availability of its Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor designed for desktop and desktop-replacement notebooks, completing their broad dual-core client and server processor line-up.
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| Rambus files memory suit against Samsung |
6/7/2005 |
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Rambus Inc, said that it has added Samsung Electronics as a defendant in its pending patent infringement suit against four companies over memory technology.
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| Kingmax to produce DDR2 800 module |
6/6/2005 |
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Kingmax Semiconductor is aiming to begin regular production of its new DDR2-800 unbuffered DIMMs for desktops and DDR2-667 SO-DIMMs for notebooks by the end of June. Announced at the computex show.
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| ECS goes dual platform with single-board Intel/AMD solution |
6/6/2005 |
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At the Computex 2005 show in Taipei, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is showcasing its PF88 Extreme Hybrid motherboard, which allows users to adapt their PC to a number of different computing platforms by adding a SIMA converter card to the motherboard.
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| AMD to cut K8 processor price |
6/6/2005 |
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AMD may cut the prices on its K8 platform CPUs in July, which would come one month before Intel’s planned price cuts for its Pentium 4 600 series, according to market sources
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| Mac to use Intel Processor |
6/6/2005 |
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Apple Computer Inc plans to announce that it will use Intel 's x86-based microprocessors for its Mac computers, thereby ending its MPU partnership with IBM.
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| AMD/Infineon formed R&D on nanotech |
6/3/2005 |
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Targeting silicon geometries below 50nm, German research powerhouse Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Infineon Technologies, Advanced Micro Devices and the Federal Government of Saxony officially opened the Fraunhofer Center for Nanoelectronic Technology (CNT) in Dresden.
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| Motorola sold GPS technology for $20 million |
6/3/2005 |
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SiRF, already an established player in the GPS and navigation spaces, will integrate into its product portfolio Motorola’s existing GPS chip set products, including the MG2000 used in telematics applications and the MG4x00 (Instant GPS) used in cellular handsets and for public safety two-way radio designers.
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| Nanya enters into 90nm DRAM production |
6/3/2005 |
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"With the qualification of advanced DRAM products on 90-nm process technology we have achieved a major milestone towards product and technology leadership and increased DRAM manufacturing productivity,"
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| Samsung to enable TV phone with TI partnership |
6/2/2005 |
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TI supplies Samsung with chips for other devices, such as digital cameras. In January, it announced it had finally made progress on the wireless front, supplying image processors for four Samsung phones. TI hopes the TV phone relationship will lead to a long-lasting bond with Samsung.
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| Hitachi and Renesas roll out new 3D package |
6/2/2005 |
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"The new technology eliminates the need for wire bonding and reduces package thickness by more than 60 percent for the most advanced system-in-packaging (SIP) products,"
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| AMD aimed at 50% of X86 market |
6/2/2005 |
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A recent AMD newsletter aimed at bringing readers "the latest developments in AMD's effort to provide 50% of the world with affordable computing capability and Internet access by 2015."
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| Desi Rhoden speaks on state of memory industry |
6/1/2005 |
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DRAM is a man made commodity and the market is almost entirely driven by supply demand forces in the industry. It is not a business for anyone with a weak heart. Those of us that are in the industry thrive on the innovation and challenge and we have learned that the market continually changes.
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| AMD defines market segment for dual core |
6/1/2005 |
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Advanced Micro Devices today announced the latest addition to its dual-core line, the Athlon 64 X2, which it hopes will do for the company in digital media what its single core processors have done for it in the gaming market.
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