Intel is in talks with top packaging and testing houses over outsourcing the back-end production of its northbridge chips, according to industry sources. Read more
The migration from plastic ball-grid array (PBGA) to flip-chip (FC) packaging for northbridge chips will not proceed much further this year, as VIA Technologies, ATI Technologies and Nvidia will continue using PBGA packaging for their solutions, according to industry sources. Read more
Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) recently confirmed that its SiS756 northbridge has already moved into mass production and motherboards using the chip will be available in the first quarter. Read more
Intel's next-generation notebook platform (Calpella) is scheduled to launch in the third quarter of 2009. Read more
Synology really impressed us with the performance of its Disk Station DS408. Can the same company do it again with its Disk Station DS207+? Read more
AMD recently launched its Radeon 4830 to take on Nvidia's GeForce 9800 GT. With PowerColor and Sapphire flavors in single- and CrossFire-configurations, we pitch the card against factory-overclocked 8800 GTs and see who is left standing. Read more
Most modern drives can be set to deliver maximum performance or to operate quietly. We looked at how performance, acoustics, and power requirements change when switching from fast to quiet using Hitachi’s Deskstar 7K1000.B. Read more
AMD's 790GX and 780G support onboard memory to help improve the performance of integrated graphics. Is it worth paying a bit extra or is the feature a mere gimmick? Read more
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