TSMC to Ramp Capacity at Fab 14 for Intel Atom Production |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has scheduled a ramp up of monthly capacity at its 300mm (12-inch) wafer fab (Fab 14) to 6,000 wafers by the end of 2009, and to about 35,000 wafers in 2010, Digitimes reports.
Windows 7 Available Early from Small System Builders |
Microsoft has already allowed some small system builders to start selling the new Windows 7 PCs more than a week before the official launch date of October 22, according to PCWorld.
DirectX 11 GPU War Heats up Between AMD and NVIDIA |
We’ll certainly have an interesting fall, as DirectX 11 GPU war is heating up between the two chip giants – AMD and NVIDIA. AMD announced the Radeon HD 5800 series (Cypress) graphics cards on Sep 23rd, and is now busy planning for HD 5700 series (Juniper) aiming at sub $200 mainstream market for October launch. Though NVIDIA is slower to jump the DirectX 11 bandwagon, the company is cooking up GT300 and even more to fight back.
Intel Says Pineview on Schedule for Q4 Launch |
Rumors had it that Intel’s next-generation Atom CPUs had been delayed to Q1 2010, but the company is now saying that it will be launch them in Q4 this year.
SilverStone Grandia GD04 Chassis Hits Stores |
The SilverStone Grandia GD04 which was pictured at ComputeX Taipei 2009 has already reached stores for sale.
Intel Gulftown Processors Coming with Redesigned Heatsinks |
Intel has recently showcased its six-core Gulftown processor at the IDF 2009 in San Francisco, and we notice the stock cooler has been redesigned for more convenience and better durabilities.
Asus Sabertooth 55i Motherboard Poses for the Camera |
Last month we had an early look to Asus’ first TUF motherboard – Sabertooth 55i, and the Taiwan website XFastest has been quick enough to grab the board on hand, and served up more juicy pictures.
