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August 31
- THG Trendwatch #3: Prices for 17" LCDs on the increase
- Panasonic to cut US plasma TV prices by 20%
- Micron: JEDEC specs of FB-DIMM should be available by year-end
- Memory spot prices continue to slide
- Albatron debuts SLI-enabled Intel 945P motherboard
- Demand for LCD TFT panels to fall short of supply
- IBM lead architect: Cell CPU could take PS3 beyond gaming, into Linux
August 30
- ATI to roll out five new chipsets for AMD M2 platform in 2006
August 29
- Intel beefs up 955X chipset with dual-graphics capability
August 27
- Sharp to phase out mainstream LCD monitor business?
August 26
- Corsair: Performance memory market not about overclocking anymore
- Clearspeed announces 50 GFlops add-in card for PCIe
- IBM releases complete Cell v. 1.0 specifications
August 25
- CMOS voltage regulator to reduce CPU power consumption by up to 35 percent
- In the heat of a "dual-core duel," AMD responds to Intel's Conroe
- Hitachi to release one-teraByte DVD-R, not to wait for high-def DVD
- Matsushita: 65" high-def plasma TV for Japan
- AMD to introduce dual-core Turion 64 in first half of 2006
- Intel's AMT and VT ready for launch
August 24
- Intel announces new entertainment PC platform for digital home media
- Intel demonstrates next-generation processors
- Intel VP at IDF: Conroe architecture is all-new, HT is alive
- All DRAM spot prices down
- DDR3 memory modules appear at IDF
- Intel: A new architecture for the next decade
August 23
- First Intel next-gen news: Lower wattage, fewer pipeline stages
- AMD, Infineon may partner on flash memory
August 22
- Intel expected to triumphantly roll out "P5" at Fall IDF
- Fujitsu announces high-capacity, non-perpendicular laptop drive
- Albatron releases entry-level NVIDIA graphics card
- Tests show GeForce 7800 GTX texture shimmering at high quality mode
August 19
- Samsung to match Flash / harddrive pricing for Apple?
- ATI's Radeon 9600 Pro to support PC and Apple platforms
- What is behind the chipset shortage, and is Intel on the right track?
- Samsung and Toshiba raise NAND flash contract prices
- Nvidia: Integrated chipset shortage to push graphics card sales
- A-Data announces DDR2-667 SO-DIMM
August 18
- EraseYourHardDrive.com offers military-grade data erasure
- Toshiba announces first 1 GHz configurable processor
- HP's new and steady hand
- Seagate increases lead in harddrive market
- ATI releases Catalyst 5.8 for Radeon cards
- LCD overtakes plasma in 37" TV segment
August 17
- Gigabyte, EVGA, BFG release higher-powered GeForce graphics cards
- Nvidia warns multicore CPUs could stiff innovation
- Infineon seeking more DRAM capacity
- VIA launches VN800 mobile integrated chipset
August 16
- Intel to sample Conroe processor in Q1 2006
- AMD pumps up notebook performance with 4000+ chip
- Toshiba ships first harddrive with perpendicular recording tech
- 17" LCD monitor prices continue to rise
- Samsung low density NAND flash price premium narrows
- Graphics card makers roll out Nvidia GeForce 7800GT cards
- Intel lowers pricing of Pentium 600 series
August 15
- Intel accelerates dual-core server roadmap
- Seagate ships 400 GByte nearline SATA harddrives
- Nvidia C51 to hit market on September 20
August 12
- ARM advances: Q&A with ARM VP John Cornish
- Intel to unveil Pentium 4 successor at IDF
- NAND boosts Flash memory market in Q2
August 11
- Samsung says DDR2 output surpassing DDR1
- Nvidia releases GeForce 7800 GT
August 10
- LCD monitor makers enjoy strong July
- SiS lands entry-level chipset orders from Intel
August 9
- AMD simulates virtualization tech Pacifica
- Taiwan chipset manufacturers plan for US production shortage
- Intel to trim power consumption of desktop CPUs in half by H2 2006
August 8
- Rambus introduces complete, integrated PCI Express solution
- Dell XPS 600 first to offer dual x16 SLI
August 5
- Toshiba, Clariant team on 30 GByte recordable HD-DVD
- EVGA offers lifetime warranty for retail graphics cards
- AET at Siggraph
- Imagination announces Shader Model 3 capable mobile graphics processors
- IBM intros 200 GHz silicon germanium tech
- Organic battery to enable backups during power failures
- A-Data launches 4 GB 200x MMCplus card
August 4
- THG Siggraph report - Day 1
- Sony to place LCD TV panel orders with AUO and CMO
- Nvidia to offer Vista drivers with Beta 2 arrival
August 3
- AMD hikes single-way server chip prices
- ATI X800GT's about to be released
- Zygote launches online store for scientific 3D model art
- Pricing pressure drives DRAM revenues lower
- Siggraph 2005: Texas Memory Systems shows 32 GByte solid state storage system
- Prices for DRAM and NAND flash both enjoy moderate growth
- Corning to volume produce 8G LCD substrates next year
- Kingston starts increasing DDR2 procurement
- Intel may exit entry-level chipset market
- Crucial takes Ballistix memory to 1 GHz
August 2
- Pretec launches 4 GByte 133x SD card
- AMD to offer ECC memory support for Opteron 100 series
- Elpida to begin volume production of 4 GByte FB-DIMMs in Q4
- Nanya expects DRAM contract prices to continue rising in August
- Storage enclosure packs four 2.5" harddrives into one 5.25" bay
- Memorex releases 8x DVD+RW media
August 1
- Global semiconductor industry on track for solid growth in 2005
- Instat predicts rosy future for new chipset designs
- Open GL ES 2.0 advances 3D graphics acceleration for cellphones, handhelds, PS3
- AMD announces dual-core Athlon 64 X2 3800+
- AMD cuts desktop CPU prices by up to 25 percent
- Nvidia to maintain its high-end GPU dominance in 2H
- TFT LCD panel prices to rise in August