Paul, Henry and thread, More on the debut of i740:
Intel to unveil first graphics chip
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Intel Corp is expected to
unveil a graphics controller chip on Thursday, its first entry
in the booming $1.4 billion market for chips that handle two-
and three-dimensional graphics in personal computers.
The chip, previously code-named Auburn, is called the i740
and will be targeted to mainstream PC users running Pentium II
processors, analysts said. The chip is expected to be available
later this quarter.
"The i740 will make Intel a serious competitor in the
graphics market," said Mike Feibus, principal analyst at
Mercury Research in Scottsdale, Ariz.
"The big question is whether they will take over the
graphics market. Does this mean death and destruction to the
other players? I don't think so," Feibus said.
Even so, the impending entry of the world's largest
semiconductor maker into a new market is causing some
nervousness among investors in shares of graphics chips makers.
Shares of 3Dlabs Inc Ltd TDDDF.O fell three to 28 on
Wednesday and S3 Inc SIII.O, which has fallen behind its
competitors in the high end, fell 1/4 to 6-3/8. Other players
include ATI Technologies Inc ATY.TO and privately held Nvidia
Corp.
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Glad I got out of NeoMagic and S3 last year.
Ibexx
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