Nvidias project to create ARM-based chips with integrated graphics comes as the skyrocketing mobile-device market begins to embrace such processor platforms, IHS iSuppli analysts said. – Nvidia
officials picked the right time to jump into developing chips that offer
integrated computing and graphics capabilities on the same piece of silicon,
according to research firm IHS iSuppli.
In a research
note issued Feb. 2, analysts at IHS iSuppli said that by 2014, such processors
will…
A sluggish fourth quarter for graphics chip shipments found AMD and Nvidia taking market share from Intel. – Estimates from Jon Peddie Research (JPR) regarding graphics chip shipments and suppliers’ market share for the fourth quarter 2010 suggest overall shipments of graphics devices for the year 2010 came in below expectations with an “unimpressive” 4.3 percent total year to year growth–a disappointing …
A leaked Nvidia slide suggests a spring 2011 launch window for the Tegra 2 3D mobile processor. – Chip maker Nvidia announced the launch of 3D Vision Pro, a 3D
stereoscopic solution designed to enable engineers, designers,
architects and computational chemists who work with complex 3D designs
to see their work in greater detail. The platform is currently
available from Nvidia channel partner…
The chip makers forgive their past dispute and sign a new long-term licensing contract that brings "patent peace" to their corporate relationship. – Chip makers Intel and Nvidia, which in recent years have been on edge
regarding gray areas in patent licensing, have resolved their 2-year-old legal
dispute about whether Nvidia can develop and manufacture chip sets for Intel
processors based on the company’s multicore microarchitecture.
In re…
Under the transaction, Intel receives a license to NVIDIA’s patents subject to the terms of the agreement. NVIDIA receives a license to Intel’s patents subject to the terms of the agreement, including that x86 and certain other products are not licensed to NVIDIA under the agreement. Intel and NVIDIA have also exchanged broad releases for all legal claims, including any claims of breach of their previous license agreement. Intel will pay NVIDIA $1.5 billion over the next 5 years. This obligation will be recognized as a liability totaling approximately $1.4 billion, on a discounted basis. Intel recognized an expense of $100 million in the fourth-quarter of 2010, classified as “marketing, general and administrative.” The remaining amount, approximately $1.3 billion, will be recognized as an intangible asset in the first quarter of 2011 and will be amortized into cost of sales over future periods.With the exception of one agreement term that is confidential, the agreement will be made available in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and can be viewed at www.intel.com/pressroom/legal.
The GPUs offer enhanced performance for media-rich HD, 3D, Web, and gaming applications and enhanced battery life. –
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At the Consumer Elec…
Nvidia announced its “Project Denver” at CES, an effort to combine ARM-designed CPUs with Nvidia GPUs on the same chip for use in servers, PCs and supercomputers. – Graphics
chip maker Nvidia is planning to start building CPUs based on designs from ARM
Holdings for everything from tablet PCs to data center servers.
Nvidia,
which announced its “Project Denver” Jan. 5 at the Consumer Electronics Show in
Las Vegas, is the latest
manufacturer looking to tak…
GeForce GPUs offer features such as Nvidia 3D Vision support for immersive 3D environments and PhysX physics engine support. – PC manufacturers are poised to launch a record 200 new products in the first half of 2011 that feature Nvidia GeForce graphics processing units (GPUs), paired with the new generation of Intel Sandy Bridge central processing units (CPUs). The designs are expected to span a variety of notebook and des…
Intel and Nvidia reportedly are in talks to settle their legal disputes over licensing issues. The vendors requested a postponement of their scheduled Dec. 6 trial. – Intel and Nvidia reportedly are in talks to settle their legal disputes over licensing issues. The vendors requested a postponement of their scheduled Dec. 6 trial.
Intel and Nvidia appear to be negotiating a settlement to their legal disputes, according to reports.
The two companies, which trade…
Nvidia announces the availability of the production release of its CUDA Toolkit 3.2, with performance enhancements, new math libraries and other tools for developers. – Nvidia, maker of GPU technology and tools for
developers, has announced the production release of CUDA Toolkit 3.2,
which provides performance increases, new math libraries and advanced
cluster management features for developers creating next-generation
GPU-accelerated applications.
The CUDA To…
The GeForce GT 430 boasts support for DirectX 11 and Nvidia’s 3D Vision technology. – Chipmaker Nvidia announced the latest addition to its Fermi class of graphics processing units (GPUs), the GeForce GT 430, which the company said was specifically designed to power today’s digital media PCs and provide the high definition video and audio experiences. The GeForce GT 430 utilizes the …
The Nvidia Quadro 2000 ($599) and Quadro 600 ($199) are built with the company’s new Fermi architecture. – Chipmaker Nvidia announced the expansion of its line of Quadro
professional graphics solutions based on the companys Fermi
architecture, including the mid-range Quadro 2000 with 192 Compute
Unified Device Architecture (CUDA) processing cores and the entry-level
Quadro 600 with 96 CUDA processor …
At the GPU Technology Conference, Nvidia said it would port its CUDA programming language directly to x86 chips. – Chipmaker Nvidias CEO Jen-Hsun Huang announced during his GPU
Technology Conference keynote that the company would be bringing its
Compute Unified Device Architecture programming language
directly to x86 chips. CUDA is the computing engine in Nvidia GPUs (graphics
processing units) that is acces…
Nvidia’s GeForce 400M GPU series allows users to take advantage of the latest 3D entertainment technology, and boasts the company’s Optimus technology. – Chip maker Nvidia is calling its GeForce 400M Series of graphics processing
units the building blocks for the next generation of Nvidia Optimus and 3D
Vision notebooks which will come from vendors including Acer, Asus, Dell,
Lenovo, Samsung and Toshiba.
The new series of GeForce 400M GPUs, whic…
Intel kept hold of the top spot in the graphics chips market, while AMD showed significant gains in the second quarter, according to Jon Peddie Research. Nvidia saw double-digit declines in most segments. – Intel kept the top spot in the list of the world’s biggest PC graphics chip
vendors, and Advanced Micro Devices saw huge gains through its ATI
business, according to a report by Jon Peddie Research.
All that came at the expense of Nvidia, which saw its business
tail off in practically every segm…
The ITC rules against Nvidia in a patent-infringement suit begun by Rambus in 2008. Nvidia still has the option to license the Rambus IP, and assures its customers, which include makers of desktops and notebooks such as Hewlett-Packard and Asus, that it will still fulfill chip orders. – Graphics chip maker Nvidia infringed on three patents held by Rambus,
according to the U.S. International Trade Commission, which July 26 ruled that
certain products containing the Nvidia chips may not be imported.
The ITC ruling pertains to Nvidia’s GeForce, Quadro, nForce, Tesla and Tegra
chi…
Nvidia has revealed its plans concerning mobile devices that are based on Android 2.2 Froyo update as well as Flash Player 10.1 and enabled with full GPU acceleration. Actually, it may only mean that you are able to enjoy hiccup-free web browsing as well as Flash content in case your tablet or smartphone integrates NVIDIA [...]
The redesigned Apple Mac mini desktop begins shipping June 15. Inside its 7.7- by 1.4-inch aluminum body, Apple has tucked an Nvidia GeForce 320 graphics processor, an optional 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and the need for 25 percent less energy. – Apple introduced a redesigned Mac mini June 15 that it’s calling the world’s
most energy-efficient desktop.
The discrete, monitor-free mini measures 7.7 inches square by 1.4 inches thick
and features an integrated power supply, eliminating the need for an external
power adapter. All that’s …
Sonys newest Vaio desktop is the J Touch All-In-One a slim, modern looker with an Intel Core i7 processor, Nvidia graphics, a Windows 7 OS and an HD-friendly 21.5-inch touch display. Better still, pricing starts at $900. – Sony unveiled its newest Vaio desktop June 8, an all-in-one,
touch-enabled PC for living rooms and kitchen nooks that pairs Intel
Core processors and a choice of Windows operating systems with a
family-friendly price tag.
Silver and sleek, with a wireless keyboard and mouse, the J Touch
Al…
During the opening days of Computex, Nvidia rolls out a new GPU from its platform code-named Fermi, shows off 3D online streaming capabilities, touts upcoming Optimus-based laptops and praises Google’s Android mobile OS in tablets. – Graphics card maker Nvidia put its stamp on the Computex show this week,
rolling out a midrange offering in its quot;Fermi quot;-based GPU portfolio,
hyping the power of quot;3D PCs quot; and promoting Google’s Android mobile
operating system as the primary operating system for tablets.
All of…
