Scumbria, Scumbria, Scumbria....
Is this the PCOAC?
RE:"PB,
Whatdaya think Mr. S.?
I don't see any serious competition for Timna coming from anywhere else, and I expect
that it will dominate the entry level PC market.
The only possibility for competition would come from National, so my statement above
holds ;^)
Scumbria"
National Semiconductor Launches New Chip for Acer XC
Computers
Taipei, June 1 (Bloomberg) -- National Semiconductor
Corp. introduced a new chip that will help Taiwan's Acer
Inc. sell computers especially designed for easy Internet
access.
The chip, called Gilad, can process a variety of
Web-related features, such as video and digital
applications, said Mike Polacek, vice president of
California-based National Semiconductor. It normally takes
six chips to perform all these functions, he said.
Acer will use the chip on some of its XC computer platforms,
which allow users to surf education, entertainment and
e-commerce Web sites from their computers or television
sets. ''Together with Acer, we're taking the overall Internet
experience to the next level,'' Polacek said.
Acer expects to sell as many as 300,000 XC computers
worth $75 million to clients in the U.S., Japan and Europe
this year, said Ray Hui, a general manager at Acer. The
company shipped 100,000 units in 1998.
National Semiconductor, a manufacturer of chips used in
computers, cars and phones, said production of the new
chip will begin later this year. No production volumes were
given.
Polacek said Gilad made its first public appearance today
at Taipei's Computex Computer Show.
Acer shares rose 4.0 percent to NT$50 |
