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Ramtron intros 1 Mbit FRAMApr 1, 2005 - in News
Ramtron said it is shipping a 1 Mbit FRAM device, the highest density memory module of its kind announced so far. The manufacturer aims the product as a drop-in replacement for SRAMs.
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Really Cool and Quiet Power Supplies?Apr 1, 2005 - in Reviews
It's impossible to gauge the ill effects noisy power supplies have on your mental health, but needless to say, loud fans are irksome. While vendors' past attempts to deliver low-noise units were met with varying degrees of success, we see how the latest crop measures up.
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NEC-Mitsubishi renamed to NEC Display SolutionsApr 1, 2005 - in News
NEC Display Solutions, a stand-alone vendor of flat panel desktop displays, today announced its return of operations under NEC.
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IBM sees Cell chip for industry, not just gamersApr 1, 2005 - in News
IBM (is taking the highly anticipated Cell chip technology at the heart of the future Sony PlayStation and offering to help customers design it into a far wider range of electronics, from aerospace to military to medical products, the company said.
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AMD may advance dual-core Opteron processor launchApr 1, 2005 - in News
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), which originally was scheduled to launch its dual-core Opteron processor in the third quarter of this year, may advance the launch to the middle of the second quarter, according to sources at Taiwan server makers.
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Nvidia's nForce4 for Intel to arrive on April 6Apr 1, 2005 - in News
Nvidia will launch its nForce4 Intel Edition media and communications processor (MCP), which supports Nvidia's scalable link interface (SLI) graphics architecture on April 6, according to the company.
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Transmeta to provide LongRun2 for Sony's Cell processorMar 31, 2005 - in News
Following its fourth quarter results announcement on Tuesday, Transmeta today appointed a new president and CEO, laid off a quarter of its workforce and placed an all-or-nothing bet on Sony by integrating LongRun2 into "derivatives" of the Cell processor.
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DVD-RAM to accelerate to 16x in JulyMar 31, 2005 - in News
The DVD Forum announced a new specification for the DVD RAM at its most recent European verification seminar, which was held on March 29 in Reutte, Austria.
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Shortages of LCD panel materials could mean higher LCD pricesMar 31, 2005 - in News
Market research firm iSuppli reports that materials and components used for the manufacturing of large-sized LCD panels are likely to enter a state of shortage in the second half of 2005 and result in price increases for computer monitors.
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Sony creates "ST Mobile Display" to manufacture TFT LCDs for mobile devicesMar 31, 2005 - in News
Sony said it has founded ST Mobile Display (STMD) as its second manufacturing base for TFT LCD panels.
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The DoubleSight DS1700 Gives Your PC Double VisionMar 31, 2005 - in Reviews
Here at THG we review lots of hardware geared towards gamers, but there are many of you who need screens for work, not play. If you are a professional who is looking for more display space and resolution, DoubleSight's dual 17" LCD monitor may be the answer for you.
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LED backlighting starts making its way into large-size applicationsMar 31, 2005 - in News
Nichia, a Japan-based LED maker, plans to launch LED backlighting for larger-sized applications such as 10" monitors and 5-8" car GPS (global positioning system) displays soon, according to the Japan-based Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun.
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Interview with SanDisk executive vice chairman, Nelson ChanMar 31, 2005 - in News
SanDisk, the world's top flash memory card maker, recently announced its decision to venture into the MP3 player market, where it expects to have the same share it has for the small-size memory market (28 percent).
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IBM drumming up Cell supportMar 31, 2005 - in News
IBM wants to make it as easy as possible for outsiders to work with Cell.
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Hitachi increases stake in Fujitsu Hitachi Plasma DisplayMar 30, 2005 - in News
Hitachi said that it agreed with Fujitsu on further financial terms for the joint venture Fujitsu Hitachi Plasma Display (FHP).
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AMD to launch virtualization platform in H1 2006Mar 30, 2005 - in News
Following Intel's announcement of a virtualization technology for its processors, AMD today announced that it will make its virtualization approach available for Opteron processors next month.
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Elpida, Toshiba sample XDR DRAM modulesMar 30, 2005 - in News
Elpida and Toshiba simultaneously announced availability of XDR DRAM modules in sample quantities. XDR will make its debut in Sony's next PlayStation and other consumer electronics devices and is prepped for use in high-end graphics cards.
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PC harddrives reach 500 GByteMar 30, 2005 - in News
Hitachi's new Deskstar 7K500 drive marks several milestones in the storage industry: It's the first desktop hard drive to reach 500 GB and one of the first to use the speedy new SATA II interface.
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DDR prices drop below costMar 30, 2005 - in News
Memory pricing was still trending downward last week, despite demand from Hong Kong during the Easter holiday helping to hold off the fall temporarily.
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Mobo makers: Migration to 915 platform to speed up in Q2Mar 30, 2005 - in News
With the recent introduction of low-priced motherboards built using Intel 915PL/GL chipsets by Foxconn Electronics (the registered trade name for Hon Hai Precision Industry) and ASRock, the penetration rate for the 915 platform in the channel is likely to gain momentum starting in the second quarter, according to sources at Taiwan makers.
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Intel launches 64-bit Xeon MP Potomac and Cranford processorsMar 29, 2005 - in News
Intel today introduced a new processor platform "Truland" that will lead the company to dual-core Xeon MP processors: Truland initially brings five new Xeon MP processors with Potomac and Cranford cores as well as the new E8500 chipset.
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26" LCD TVs: Are They Ready for Prime Time?Mar 29, 2005 - in Reviews
Television sets are at the forefront of the High Definition revolution, and LCD TVs are leading the way - one look at the number of models available will tell you that. But while they have an obvious appeal, just how good is the picture they produce? THG takes an objective look.
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Gigabyte and MSI deliver new P4 motherboardsMar 29, 2005 - in News
Gigabyte Technology will start delivering its new Pentium 4 motherboard, the GA-8N-SLI Royal, built using Nvidia nForce 4 SLI chipsets, to the channel in Taiwan by mid-April, according to company sources.
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Migration to DDR2 hitting snagsMar 29, 2005 - in News
Although Taiwan DRAM makers have been ramping up DDR2 production, they are seeing their inventory build up, as demand has not picked up as expected, according to market sources.
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Samsung announces mass production of MMC micro cardsMar 28, 2005 - in News
Samsung announced that it has begun mass-production of the smallest memory card available for mobile phones.
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Demand for LCD desktop monitors surges 26 percentMar 28, 2005 - in News
LCDs now represent almost six out of ten sold monitors for the desktop, according to a report released by DisplaySearch. Users bought more than 21.2 million desktop LCDs in the fourth quarter of last year, posting a 26 percent growth over the third quarter of 2004.
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Luxtera integrates photonics interfaces into silicon chipsMar 28, 2005 - in News
Luxtera claims to have designed the world's first 10Gbit CMOS photonics platform. The technology will allow building photonic interfaces into mass-produced silicon chips for an optical modulation speed of 10 Gbit per second.
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500 million RDRAM modules shippedMar 28, 2005 - in News
Rambus announced its customers have shipped more than 500 million RDRAM memory devices.
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BTX mobos to reach the channel in Q2Mar 28, 2005 - in News
Although some Taiwan motherboard makers are expected to start delivering BTX (Balanced Technology Extended) motherboards to the channel in the second quarter, shipments of BTX boards will be limited in 2005, according to sources at the makers.
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Asustek subsidiary Kinsus to acquire FPCB makerMar 28, 2005 - in News
Kinsus Interconnect Technology, a subsidiary of Asustek Computer specializing in ball-grid array (BGA) and flip-chip substrates, announced late last week that it will acquire flexible PCB maker Flexium Interconnect through a stock swap.
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