Intel will unveil a multi-company initiative to support a 480Mbit/s wireless USB technology over 10 meters based on UWB. Backers will includeDolby Labs and many of the companies currently supporting the wired USB 2.0specification, said an Intel spokesman. The wireless USB initiative and theIntel chip will be based on the multiband OFDM technology backed by an industryalliance that includes Intel. It will also be supported by the WiMedia Alliancethat is helping define UWB software interoperability. The wireless USB chips arenot expected to ship in products until 2005.
The Intel spokesman would not confirm or deny reports that the company willdemonstrate a 64-bit x86 at IDF. However, he did say "the subject will bebrokered," probably in the keynote address of Craig Barrett, Intel's chiefexecutive. Intel will also announce its first 90-nm communications processors atIDF with plans to apply the in-house technology across its portfolio of wiredand wireless parts. In total, Intel will make as many as 16 new announcements atIDF. Third parties are planning about a dozen more. Other news at IDF willinclude new tools to ensure interoperability of digital home products, new NORflash technology and the creation of a memory implementers' forum to addressissues with DDR II and a front-side bus in-line memory module.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Sapphire's Z68 unveiled at CeBIT
Its easy to forget that Sapphire is back in the motherboard business, as so far the company has only launched three boards, but at CeBIT Sapphire was showing off two additional models for Intels Sandy Bridge platform, one full size ATX board with the Z68 chipset and one mini-ITX board with the H67 chipset. Neither board appeared to be retail ready, but wed expect the mini-ITX board to be available before the Z68 board.
The Z68 appears to be going under the name of PI-CI7S33Z68 as for now, but Sapphire tends to have much better retail names for their boards, so well have to wait until the launch to find out what itll be. Were not quite followings Sapphires design either, as the board has three x16 PCI Express slots of which the second one only work in dual x8 mode while the third one is limited to four lanes worth of bandwidth. This is all fine and good, but the only other expansion slots are three PCI slots, of which two will be unusable in CrossFireX or SLI and there doesnt appear to be a reason why the topmost slot is missing.
Sapphire has added two additional SATA 6Gbps ports via a third party controller for a total of four SATA 6GBps ports and four SATA 3Gbps ports. Were not quite sure why Sapphire put the additional two ports so far away from the six connected to the Intel chipset, but at least it should reduce confusion as to which ports goes where. There are also headers for eight USB 2.0 ports and as with previous models Sapphire is using its special kind of chokes and the board is also equipped with a user selectable dual BIOS and a POST80 debug LED display.
One other interesting feature we spotted is that Sapphire has fitted a Proadlizer to the PWM, a feature that so far only appears to be popular on high-end graphics cards. Around the back we find a PS/2 port, four USB 2.0 ports, two USB 3.0 ports, a Gigabit Ethernet port, a Bluetooth dongle, DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI and D-sub connectors and 7.1-channel audio with optical S/PDIF out. Overall were not sold on this board, it has some interesting features, but the slot layout isnt what wed hope to see on a Z68 board.
The mini-ITX H67 board is as far as we can tell currently called IPC-CI7S1DH67 but again, were expecting a much better retail name. Sapphire decided to go with a single x16 slot for this design, which is pretty much all you can fit to a mini-ITX board, although hidden at the bottom of the board is a mini card PCI Express slot into which something like a Wi-Fi card can be installed. You also get two SATA 6Gbps and two SATA 3Gbps ports and two headers for an additional four USB 2.0 ports. Around the back Sapphire has managed to squeeze in four USB 2.0 ports, two USB 3.0 ports, a Gigabit Ethernet port, a Bluetooth dongle, DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI and a D-sub connector as well as 7.1-channel audio with optical S/PDIF out.
Sapphires boards are still looking a bit rough and ready, but given some time were confident that Sapphire will come out with some excellent boards as long as the company listens to customer feedback. Were quite eager to find out what Sapphire is working on for AMDs upcoming platforms as well, since Sapphire is a strong AMD partner on the graphics card side.
Source: Computer Base
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
TwinMOS Unveiled TwiSTER DDR3-1800 Modules
The DDR3 has become more popular in the market since Intel’s introduction theP35 and X38 chipsets. After introducing the high-level DDR3-1333 module fordesktops and the high-level DDR3-1333 SO-DIMM for laptops, TwinMOS would like tointroduce the TwiSTER over-clocking series, which includes DDR3-1600 andDDR3-1800 models, to fulfill the hardware requirements of professional gameplayers and overclockers. The TwiSTER series is the highest quality product linefrom TwinMOS, featuring reliable data access at ultrafast speeds. Every moduleis made with selected original dies and high-standard production processes. Moreimportantly, every module is tested to comply with the published specifications,and quality is controlled according to the highest standards.
DDR3-1600MHz and DDR3-1800MHz memory modules of the TwiSTER series are made withthe original dies from Micron Technology Inc in a 128Mx8 layout and aredelivered in 1GB capacity. These dies are packaged with the latest FBGA(Fine-pitch Ball Grid Array) technology. Other specifications of these modulesinclude 240-pin design, working voltage at 1.8V, CL= 8-8-8-21, clock frequencyat 1600MHz and 1800MHz, and data transfer bandwidth at 12800MB/sec (DDR3-1600)and 14400MB/sec (DDR3-1800). Therefore, it is real good news to overclockers.The high-performance heat-sink equipped on the module provides perfect coolingand electrical characteristics to enhance the work efficiency of the module. Thecircuit design layout conforms completely to the JEDEC circuit specification toprevent noise interference in order to ensure multimedia operation stability athigh speeds and the reliability of huge data storage for full compatibility toPCs.
TwinMOS provides global, lifelong warranties for all memory products. Inaddition to quality assurance, TwinMOS provides permanent warranty service withits global operations as a world leading memory supplier. Moreover, as TwinMOShas been a major memory module supplier for world leading system suppliers, tocope with the lead-free environmental process promoted internationally, allTwinMOS production lines comply with the RoHS environmental directive of the EUin order to make greater corporate contributions to a greener earth.
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Shuttle Launches NVIDIA SLI Ready XPC
Shuttle Inc - the world’s leading manufacturer of small form factor PCs andaccessories - has today released final details of its much anticipated gamingbarebone, the XPC SN26P. Previewed by a number of hardware review websites andmagazines earlier in the year, the XPC SN26P has, even before today’s launch,earned itself numerous awards including “Most Innovative Product” awards fromwebsites HardwareZone and VR-Zone.
“The response we got to our XPC SN26P preview release was amazing,” saidShuttle Product Manager Troy Yang, “We knew we had a great product, but we alsoreceived some great feedback on where we could improve. The XPC SN26P we arereleasing today is our response to both the praise and the criticisms. We thinkeveryone will be pleased with the results.”
At its core the XPC SN26P is powered by NVIDIA’s most advanced chipset, thenForce4 SLI. This gives the system enthusiast level performance featuresincluding full support for AMD socket 939 processors, SATA 3Gb/s hard driveswith RAID, and gigabit Ethernet with hardware acceleration and firewall. 7.1channel surround sound is enabled by the popular Via Envy24PT audio processor.The barebone has been approved to be compatible with NVIDIA GeForce 7 seriesgraphics cards in SLI configuration, a list of compatible cards is available onthe Shuttle website. The barebone will not require the specially designed SLIheat-pipe cooler as seen in prerelease models.The XPC SN26P has begun shippingaround the world and should be available in stores in less than one week.
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