Taiwan LED manufacturers are aggressively seeking more profits by focusing on products used in digital camera flashes and MP3 players, as the average selling price (ASP) of SMD LEDs used in mobile phones has fallen significantly since early this year.
Quotes for 20" LCD TV panels have fallen to less than monitor panels of the same size, according to industry sources, noting that 20" LCD TVs are now even priced less than some 20" monitors in the Taiwan market.
Sunnyvale (CA) - With the acquisition of ATI, AMD will have all the pieces in place to evolve from a processor manufacturer into a platform company and go head to head with Intel in more markets - especially in the business desktop and notebook segments. But AMD claims that it is approach will be different from Intel and allow third-party firms - such as Nvidia - to access its platforms.
Global PDP (plasma display panel) shipments rose only 3% sequentially in the second quarter of 2006 to 2.4 million panels, according to research firm DisplaySearch, noting that the growth was 8% slower than PDP manufacturers' aggregate forecasts.
Due to back-to-school and year-end holiday demand, the average selling price (ASP) for 19" LCD monitor panels is expected to increase $3-5 next month, according to Taiwan-based panel and system makers.
San Diego (CA) - Would you like a computer case with that issue of Batman? The 37th annual Comic-Con comic book convention kicked off in San Diego and it isn't just about comics anymore. Now, traditional paper comics must compete for attention with computer hardware companies and video game developers. TG Daily strolled through the exhibit halls and found many familiar companies playing their wares.
Wrapping up our Computex 2006 coverage for this year, Tom's Hardware just published a video interview with Jeff Hsieh, chief executive officer of performance memory maker GEIL.
Prices for 17" monitor panels are likely to rebound in the second half of July, and a price increase of $3-5 is anticipated in the near future, according to WitsView Technology.
Despite a slow start to the PC market's high season, PC-related chip designers still expect that orders from OEM clients will rise significantly in September, driving shipments up 20% for the third quarter, industry sources indicated.
The Internet continues to grow at an impressive speed. According to a survey conducted by Netcraft earlier this month, there are currently 88,166,395 sites available - 2.87 million more than last month.
Google has begun testing a new version of its search system that makes finding information on the Web easier for the blind or visually impaired, its creator said on Wednesday.
Sharp will invest 500 billion yen (about $4.26 billion) to build a tenth-generation (10G) TFT LCD plant, with construction to begin in the third quarter of 2007 and volume production to begin in mid-2008, according to the Japanese-language Nihon Keizai Shimbun.
The recent rally of DDR2 pricing, especially for effectively tested (eTT) chips, may portend the the growth of DDR2 penetration in the channel, rather than only in the PC OEM segment.
LED backlights introduced by various TFT LCD panel and backlight unit (BLU) makers where on display at various flat panel display exhibitions this year, such as Finetech Japan & Display 2006 (April 19-21), Computex 2006 (June 6-10) and FPD Taiwan 2006 (June 14-16), according to research firm WitsView Technology.
Despite their lack in capacity and lofty price tags, Flash hard drives may become a serious threat for traditional hard drives in notebook computers. In-stat analyst Frank Dickson believes that solid state disk (SSD) storage may "dethrone the hard drive as the top laptop storage choice within 10 years."
Santa Clara (CA) - Entertainment PCs have been available for some time, but don't penetrate the market as quickly as some would have hoped. AMD and Intel launched their entertainment platforms earlier this year to speed up the adoption of family room PCs - apparently with little impact so far. It's time for an update: We spent some time with Intel VP Don MacDonald to chat about the status of "Viiv."
