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VIA announces ATA combo chip
by Geoff Gasior - 03:03 am, March 7, 2003
http://www.tech-report.com/onearticle.x/4840

VIA has announced an interesting new storage interface chip that supports Serial ATA and Parallel ATA on a single chip. Check it out:

The VIA VT6420 features two Serial ATA channels, supporting up to 4 devices, as well as one Parallel ATA channel supporting up to two devices. For even more flexibility, the VIA VT6420 has a SATALITE Interface which, when paired with a single Silicon Image Sil3012 external PHY chip, adds 2 more SATA channels at very low cost. The VIA VT6420 will be demonstrated at the upcoming CeBIT 2003 in Hannover, Germany.

Via confirms single chip Serial ATA RAID controller
S-ATA drives to hit mainstream Q4 this year
By INQUIRER staff: Thursday 06 March 2003, 10:16
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=8154

CHIP FIRM Via has managed to integrate Serial ATA (S-ATA), RAID and a parallel ATA-133 interface in one semiconductor.

The VT 6420 includes two S-ATA channels for four devices, while the Parallel ATA channel supports two devices.

It's a chip which is 15mm square and uses a ball grid array (BGA package). It will be available in volume in April, the firm said.

An additional two S-ATA channels can be added to a system when this chip is paired with a Silicon Image Sil3012 external PHY chip.

Intel bullies SIS, ALI over Pentium 4 chipsets
Don't you dare show off your boards
By Mike Magee: Friday 07 March 2003, 06:25

A REPORT IN THE Taiwanese press claimed that the Intel Corporation has warned its cherished chipset partners SIS and ALI not to show Pentium 4 products at next week's CeBIT show in Hannover.

But Via, which is not a licensee of Intel P4 technology but instead is waging litigation against Chipzilla, will go ahead and show off its offerings at the show. A festering case of chip war lawsuits exists between Via and Intel.

According to the Economic News, Intel will show off its 800MHz front side bus chipsets at the premier computer show.

TSMC raises Q1 forecast, sees gains in Q2
Semiconductor Business News (03/07/03 08:31 a.m. EST)
http://www.siliconstrategies.com/story/OEG20030307S0005

HSINCHU, Taiwan ?Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) here today (March 7, 2003) raised its forecast for the first quarter of 2003, while also indicating it will see monthly sequential increases in the second quarter of this year.

The Hsinchu-based silicon foundry giant also posted sales of $356 million (NT$12.435 billion) for the month of February, a 6 percent decline from January but a 7.6 percent increase over the like period a year ago.

Unit sales fell in February as compared to January due to the short month and Chinese New Year, said Harvey Chang, senior vice president of TSMC.

SCO Sues IBM For $1B Damages Over Unix Intellectual Property In Linux
By Internetweek.com
http://www.internetweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=7500048

Caldera Systems, which does business as SCO, filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking more than $1 billion damages, charging that IBM misappropriated its Unix software license.

Caldera filed the lawsuit in state court in Utah, charging that IBM has been unlawfully sharing Unix trade secrets with the free software community.

Unix was originally developed by AT&T, and passed through numerous corporate hands since then. Most recently, Caldera purchased the intellectual property rights to Unix from SCO, along with SCO's version of the operating system and the corporate trademark. The company formerly known as SCO is now called Tarantella.

Motherboard: EPIA M10000
Henry Tucker, 07.03.03
http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=164

VIA Technologies has launched a new mini-ITX motherboard along with the availability of a 1GHz version of the C3 processor. The EPIA M10000 integrates the C3 CPU to provide a small and powerful all-in-one solution. In fact, its Mini-ITX form factor is the world�s smallest native x86 mainboard platform.

As well as its reduced form factor the EPIA M10000 is also a great deal quieter than many existing PC solutions. This is due to its fansink, a combination heat sink and fan, which VIA claims keep the noise down to a minimum. The reason behind this development is that VIA believes consumers need smaller and quieter systems for greater uptake of PCs in living rooms.

According to VIA, the average PC noise measured with the A weighted decibel scale (dBA), ranges between 35dBA and 50dBA and can be equated to the noise made by an old refrigerator. The VIA EPIA M10000 has been independently tested at the University of British Columbia�s anechoic chamber as producing a noise output of 25dBA. The dBA scale is logarithmic, so a difference of 10dBA is approximately twice as loud.

Nvidia finally launches decent low end card
Geforce FX 5200 is the name
By Fuad Abazovic: Sunday 09 March 2003, 18:59
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=8195

JUST $79 TO $100 for DX9 hardware is is surely an attractive price and for that price you will sure buy Geforce FX brand with some lower number than Nvidia uses for its high end card but still good enough to scream over the neighborhood how you actually have a Geforce FX card.

After Geforce 4 MX product that made Nvidia's revenues but at the same time "put back development community for a year" as one of the developers, told us, as many of the regular users upgraded from Geforce 3 and Geforce 3 TIs to Geforce 4 MX.

What a mess, since Geforce 4 MX does not have any shaders inside and they're starting to get popular.

Intel to boost Xeon chips next week
By John G. Spooner
Staff Writer, CNET News.com. March 7, 2003, 2:31 PM PT
http://news.com.com/2100-1006-991623.html?tag=fd_top

Intel will offer a performance boost for workstations and servers next week, with a pair of new Xeon chips.

The Santa Clara, Calif., chipmaker is expected to launch the new chips, running at clock speeds of 3GHz and 3.06GHz, on Monday.

Though they've yet to be officially unveiled, the new Xeon chips first appeared in workstations in early February.

The new chips, which are expected to cost about $700 each, follow the release of Intel's 2.6GHz, 2.66GHz and 2.8GHz Xeon chips in September.

CeBIT Parades New Gadgets to Combat Hi-Tech Gloom
By Lucas van Grinsven and Eric Auchard. Sun Mar 9,11:00 AM ET

AMSTERDAM/PARIS (Reuters) - From camera phones to wireless computer connections, the freshest crop of gadgets in years are being unveiled to mainstream buyers at this week's CeBIT trade fair, but few may be in a spending mood.

Global economic malaise and the threat of war in Iraq (news - web sites) have cast a pall over the technology sector and its traditional sales pitch -- spend money on technology to save money through productivity gains -- is wearing thin.

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D-Link announces shipment of world�s first 802.11a/b/g WLAN products
Press release; Chinmei Sung, DigiTimes.com [Monday 10 March 2003]
http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/Article.asp?datePublish=2003/03/10&pages=PR&seq=201

The DI-864 wireless router with four-port switch is a 2.4GHz/5GHz wireless broadband router with firewall security features and four 10/100Mbps auto-sensing ports that enables users to securely share files, Internet access and peripherals with multiple users. The DI-864 includes an embedded DHCP server that once enabled will automatically assign IP addresses to wireless clients, allowing other computers to access the local network and Internet. The DI-864 has a detachable antenna and its LED panels offer users a quick view of power and link status/activity.

The DWL-7000AP wireless access point (AP) is a multimode 2.4GHz/5GHz 802.11a/b/draft-compliant 802.11g wireless AP that is set up and managed through a web-based interface. The web-based configuration utility provides remote connection and control of the AP. Both 64- and 128-bit WEP encryption is included to provide security for data and wireless communications. The DWL-7000AP also has a detachable antenna and power and link status/activity LEDs.

The DWL-AG650 CardBus adapter is a 2.4GHz/5GHz, 802.11a/b/draft-compliant 802.11g 32-bit wireless CardBus adapter that provides up to 54Mbps of bandwidth. The adapter roams between 802.11a, 802.11g and 802.11b networks, and users can choose to roam in either 802.11a-only or draft-compliant 802.11g/b-only modes. The card can be installed into notebooks via a plug-n-play installation. The DWL-AG650 also provides 64/128-bit WEP encryption for secure data and wireless communications while featuring a low-profile internal diversity antenna and power and link status/activity LEDs.

The DWL-AG520 wireless PCI adapter is a 2.4GHz/5GHz, 802.11a/b/draft-compliant 802.11g 32-bit wireless PCI adapter for desktop computers. When used with other D-Link g/a/b products, it automatically connects to the network. The PCI adapter includes a configuration utility that automatically discovers available networks and creates and saves detailed profiles for the networks accessed most often. It includes 64/128-bit WEP encryption for data and wireless communications security. The DWL-AG520 can be used in ad-hoc mode to connect directly with other cards or in infrastructure mode to connect with a wireless AP for access to the Internet in the office or at home. The DWL-AG520 also has a detachable antenna and link status/activity LEDs.

TSMC given go ahead for Chinese chips plant.
Financial Times Limited, All Rights Reserved, 3/7/2003
http://www.e-insite.net/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=NEa0306220.4iw&title=Breaking+News&webzine=e-insite&spacedesc=news

Chemical Business NewsBase - Het Financieele Dagblad via NewsEdge Corporation : Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), in which Philips, Netherlands, holds a 22.5% stake, has received approval from the Taiwanese authorities for the construction of a chips plant in China. The $898 M facility will be built at Shanghai. In 2002 Taiwan lifted its ban on exports to China yet still wishes to avoid becoming economically dependent on its larger neighbour. TSMC is eager to invest in China because of the latter's rapidly growing chips market.

Sun ready to change course on Linux?
By Stephen Shankland CNET News.com. March 7, 2003, 4:36 AM PT http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-991412.html

Sun Microsystems is considering striking up partnerships with mainstream Linux sellers such as Red Hat and SuSE--a move that would turn the tech giant into an ally, rather than a rival, of those companies.

The Santa Clara, Calif.-based server seller uses its own version of the open-source operating system in its computers. But Linux development, marketing and support is expensive, and faced with scant support for its version of Linux from third-party software companies, Sun instead is exploring having established Linux sellers provide the software, CNET News.com has learned.

Sun is in talks with SuSE, whose Linux version is the foundation for the products from the UnitedLinux consortium, SuSE spokesman Joe Eckert confirmed. He declined to give details of the talks.

Sun's plans may also include other established distributors. "I know they've been talking with the current people out there, like Red Hat," said Jason Miller, director of information technologies for biotechnology software company Incogen and a member of Sun Linux ISV (independent software vendor) Advisory Board.

AMD's processor market share up in 2002
by Geoff Gasior
http://www.tech-report.com/onearticle.x/4841

AMD is proud to announce that they gained some market share in 2002:

SUNNYVALE, CA -- March 6, 2003 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Gartner/Dataquest Worldwide Quarterly PC Statistics 4Q/02 show AMD processor-based desktop and mobile computers increased worldwide unit market share to 19 percent among buyers of Windows?based PCs in 2002.

AMD's press release conveniently omits its market share for 2001, which according to this article over at DigiTimes, was 18%. In the end, it looks like AMD's market share for Windows-based PCs only went up 1%.

(by031303)

Source: VIA

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