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Prime View International Makes Its Move after 17 Years
October 5, 2009
Prime View secures flat panel supply from CMO | www.taipeitimes.com
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) will cooperate with Prime View Technology (PVI, TPE:8069) to make E Ink displays using fifth-generation TFT capacity. CMO gets a way to enter the market for eBook displays and PVI gets more capacity for conventional, Kindle-like displays on glass.
Fermi versus AMD Radeon: Who Wins, Who Loses in Supercomputing Applications?
October 4, 2009
Supercomputer to use new Nvidia 'Fermi' chip | news.cnet.com
While AMD and Nvidia battle for supremacy in the GPU computing arena, there's one obvious loser, Intel. AMD's 5870 appeared on schedule. Nvidia's Fermi is late, but its GTX 280 series still is competitive. Intel's Larrabee remains a no-show. End users who buy their systems by the teraflop have discovered and validated an alternative approach that requires fewer x86 CPUs, less power, and less space. GPU computing is here to stay, and the market will punish those who lack a competitive offering.
Xerox Takes Huge Gamble in Bid for ACS
October 4, 2009
Xerox Takes Gamble in Bid for ACS | online.wsj.com
Xerox is facing increased competitive pressure in its traditional copier and printing markets. Many of its rivals, including HP, are expanding their printing offerings in the enterprise and wide-format markets while at the same time extending into the areas of enterprise services. Technology firms have a hard time transforming and Xerox is likely to face tremendous challenges.
Xerox big bet on services with ACS acquisition is not likely to be successful
October 4, 2009
Xerox Bets Big on Services | www.businessweek.com
Xerox's attempt to neutralize its main revenue decline by acquiring ACS will end up further de-focusing the company's core business as well as the weakening of ACS's competitiveness in the marketplace. Xerox big bet on services with ACS acquisition is not likely to be successful.
Samsung and Numonyx See PRAM-PCM as Next Winner
October 3, 2009
Samsung upbeat about PRAM market | www.digitimes.com
Flash memory will hit the end of its life in the next few years.Samsung and Numonyx are betting that phase-change memory, PRAM or PCM, will fill the void to become flash's successor.Other companies, Spansion, Macronix, SST, Sharp, and Hynix, have not disclosed their plans, but Intel, Toshiba, and Micron have outlined different plans.
World's Largest Generation LCD Manufacturing plant goes in to production
October 3, 2009
Sharp begins production at 10G LCD fab | www.digitimes.com
(1) Sharp has commenced production in 10G plant and is a signal for Samsung, AUO, LG and Chi Mei.(2) Leaders in LCD manufacturing will focus on large size LCD panels(3) Small and Medium LCD panel manufacturing will drift to China.
Energy-Efficient Products for Green Building Initiatives
October 2, 2009
Innovative solar-powered LED lighting provides green revolutionary benefits | www.examiner.com
As noted in this source article, the energy-efficient solar-powered products discussed in this article would be options to consider for small businesses, large companies, and government offices applying for various applicable green Recovery Act grant programs
Delaying the Inevitable: Taiwan Technology Transfer
October 2, 2009
Taiwan to let chip, LCD makers invest in China | www.reuters.com
* Diminishing returns to scale put Taiwan’s high-tech industry into the endgame * PCs are getting cheaper like appliances and appliances are getting complex like PCs
October 1, 2009
Intel and Apple--future rivals? | news.cnet.com
Intel, as a chip vendor, and Apple, as a consumer electronics vendor, will always have a vendor-customer relationship, not a competitive rivalry.
Software - The New Silicon Business
October 1, 2009
Intel Gets Deep Into Software | online.wsj.com
Software is becoming the key differentiator among silicon company, and especially among microprocessor companies. Intel's move is reflective of a larger trend already taking place among chip suppliers and IP vendors.
October 30, 2009
Tegra taking off: after Microsoft Zune HD, snaps up next-gen Nintendo DS
October 13, 2009
Fermi versus AMD Radeon: Who Wins, Who Loses in Supercomputing Applications?
October 4, 2009
IPhone Coma Mode puts Apple in the ICU
September 19, 2009
iPhone 3.1 Update: Apple's Challenge for Control within Complexity
September 19, 2009