14 DAY TRIAL // ATI's inability to launch R520 graphics processing unit in time will boost Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX sales, Digitimes says.
According to unspecified Taiwan motherboard makers, Nvidia's solution has been chosen by Dell and HP for their high-end PC models slated for release at the end of this year.
ATI is currently revamping the chip design of its R520 at present, said the makers, adding that the company is facing leakage issues, as it attempts to migrate its manufacturing to a 90nm process. The situation is similar to when Nvidia postponed the availability of its 0.13-micron NV30 high-end chip in 2002 due to production issues, the makers pointed out.
Despite the delay of the R520, ATI may launch its mainstream R530 and entry-level RV515 GPUs ahead of its schedule, with both parts being manufactured at 90nm, according to sources.
Nvidia yesterday announced that Acer adopted its GeForce Go 6 series for new TravelMate notebooks. The GeForce Go 6200 GPU with TurboCache technology will be used in the Acer TravelMate 4150 notebook and TravelMate C310 convertible Tablet PC, while the GeForce Go 6600 GPU has been selected for the TravelMate 4650.