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May 31
- Matsushita transmits data at 12.5 Gbit per second
- Tektronix intros new logic analyzers
- Computex: Dual-GeForce 6800 Ultra cards debut with 1 GByte memory
- AMD launches desktop dual-core processor Athlon 64 X2
- Computex: MSI shows X800XT board with AGP and PCIe interfaces
- Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX graphics cards spotted at Computex
- JEDEC: Memory standards on the way
- ATI starts with CrossFire at 130nm
- Dave Orton talks about ATI's role in the PC industry
- Memory module makers pushing NAND flash devices at Computex 2005
- ATI announces Crossfire Multi-GPU platform
May 30
- Samsung manufactures 4 Gbit NAND Flash in 70 nm
- Teco receives LCD TV orders from ViewSonic
- Computex: Tatung to showcase 17" multi-function monitor
May 27
- Via's C7 processor promises 2 GHz for 20 watts
- LED makers eye large-size panel backlighting amid falling margins
- Hynix and Micron to aggressively expand NAND flash capacity
- HannStar may phase out 15" panel production next year
- Don't expect strong Intel Pentium D shipments this year
- Corsair ships 1 GHz DDR2 memory
May 26
- Gigabyte to support four SLI graphics cards on one motherboard
- Intel launches Pentium D dual-core processor
- ProMOS and Hynix to jointly develop 70nm production
- Intel claims no tight chipset supply, mobo makers not so sure
- Crossfire may boost ATI chipset shipments
- Holographic storage to debut at "very end" of 2006
May 25
- Western Digital and LSI Logic explain and promote SATA II harddrives
- Samsung proposes LCD size standard
- LCD TV panel shipments exceed LCD TV shipments
- DRAM spot prices remain stable
- Samsung to continue lowering 8 Gbit NAND flash prices
- AMD releases virtualization spec "Pacifica" for AMD64 platform
May 24
- Universal Display demos transparent OLED
- Shoppers get a sneak peek at Pentium D
- Nanotech to increase DVD capacity to 850 GByte
- DDR-memory family targets mobile devices
- CCFL makers to expand capacity
- UMC and Chartered to produce flash chips for Spansion
- Samsung develops Flash-based harddrive
May 23
- Pentium D, Athlon X2 systems to arrive this month
- Coming soon to a monitor near you: LEDs
- AMD aims Geode LX at "x86 everywhere"
- iSuppli: LCD market gets back on track in 2Q
- Infineon: Power management IC growth to outpace rest of semico industry
- DDR contract price up slightly in 2H May
- DRAM demand to pick up earlier than expected
May 21
- Harddisk prices spinning higher
May 20
- Room for one more: Gigabyte to offer third dual-GPU graphics card
- Details of ATI's Xbox 360 GPU unveiled
- Sources claim Samsung to establish BGA substrate plant in Suzhou
- EMC re-invents itself: Q&A with EMC director Ricky Chung
May 19
- ATI MVP mobos to be priced below SLI boards
- Matsushita insists Toshiba yield on DVD format
May 18
- WD intros SATA II and color-adjustable external harddrives
- Gigabyte mobo supports DDR2-1066 memory
- Intel's new desktop chips focus on manageability
- DVD format unity talks fail
- OEM prices of DVD+R/-R discs to further rise next quarter
- Asus first to integrate Ageia's physics chip
May 17
- Catalyst 5.5 brings updates Win x64, Linux driver for ATI cards
- Oxford Semi intros SATA bridge chips for external storage
- Albatron enables use of AGP 8x cards in PCI Express boards
- ATI confident about Multi VPU
- NAND Flash revenues surpass NOR for the first time
- Taiwan DVD disc makers enjoy booming business
- Infineon to deliver 1Gb NAND flash by the end of the year
- AOpen to introduce Pentium M mobo using desktop 915G chipset
May 16
- Single chip 802.11a/b/g solution to become mainstream this year
- Mobo makers do not expect dual-core CPUs to boost sales
May 14
- Design error in Hyper-Threading causes vulnerability in FreeBSD
- Intel accused of halving CPU prices to cut out AMD
May 13
- DRAM makers expect new Intel chipsets to accelerate DDR2 adoption
- Nvidia: nForce4 SLI shipments approaching 1 million
May 12
- AMD gains ground on Intel in chip production
- Eizo releases 17" LCD for office and home use
- Bigger, faster midrange storage from IBM on the way
- Second-tier LCD monitor makers post revenue growth in April
- Nvidia to showcase G70 at Computex
- DDR2 output approaching 25 percent of the DRAM market
- Prices for 17" LCDs expected to increase
May 11
- OCZ ships 1000 MHz DDR2 memory
- Dual-monitor USB-to-SVGA adapter supports 1280x1024 resolution
- Infineon samples 8 GByte DDR2 memory
- Fujitsu ships 100 GByte 2.5" SATA drive
- TFT LCD makers expand capacity for wide-screen notebook panels
- Sources: SMIC to raise SDRAM quotes
- Nvidia GeForce 6200 TC to get 128 MByte onboard memory
- Performance memory reaches 1000 MHz
May 10
- Micron climbs to second rank in DRAM sales, Samsung increases lead
- TSMC and UMC expect to post strong growth in second half
- Developer of Taiwan's own DVD format FVD cooperates with DataPlay
- First-tier mobo makers: April shipments rise 18.6 percent on year
- C51-series to help Nvidia move into the mainstream PCIe chipset market
May 9
- AMD's Athlon64 X2 trumps Intel's Pentium D
- ATI's R520 delayed, MVP on display at Computex
- Motorola shows industry's first nano emissive flat screen prototype
- LCD monitor panel ASP rebounding
- Nvidia increases wafer production for entry-level AGP8X chips
May 6
- Intel: Desktop dual-core processor "Conroe" due in 2006
- Gigabyte intros entry-level GeForce 6200 graphics card
- Intel: 65nm output to surpass 90nm production Q3 2006
- ATI prepping dual-graphics card technology
- Corning: Glass substrate supply may be tight throughout 2H05
- DRAM contract prices continue to drop
May 5
- Epox intros SLI boards for AMD and Intel processors
- ATI launches 512 MByte X800 XL graphics card
- AMD dual-core Opteron 100 series to be Socket 939
- Maxtor swings to loss for first quarter
May 4
- Hybrid harddrives to extend battery life in notebooks by 10 percent
- Socket M2 to bring more speed to AMD desktop processors
- Kingston offers "ValueRAM" for Intel-based servers
- ATI MultiVPU motherboards, chipsets ready to go
May 3
- Red ink continues flowing for Taiwan panel makers
- AMD releases new prices for socket-754 Semprons
- OCZ announces DDR2-800 performance memory
- Preparing Smithfield for mass production
May 2
- Abit introduces silent cooling technology
- Cell processor can decode 48 MPEG-2 streams - simultaneously
- Q1 semiconductor sales surge 13 percent
- Via-based mini-ITX board packs I/O, supports LCDs, runs Linux