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PC HARDWARE: Overview
A change in the way consumers use their desktops and notebooks to download files, songs, videos and photos, turn them into entertainment vehicles, apart from basic computing. While desktops are confined to desks either at home or in the business environment, notebooks are the perfect solution for the user who is on the go and looking for instantaneous information or computing. To fulfill these needs, demand for higher memories and speed that allow storage of large files quickly and efficiently while delivering crisp pictures and a clear sound for streaming videos and playing MP3 files, is on the rise. Technologies like Bluetooth, Ethernet, high-end audio, and power management tools for extended battery life, safety against vibration and data protection during free fall, are essentials for today’s notebooks. As components become smaller thermal management is crucial. Simultaneously, devices must be made lead free to reduce environmental damage.

PC HARDWARE: News

Notebook PC Hardware :: Aptina's New Imaging SoC Redefines PC Imaging

Combining low-light sensitivity, image quality and low height form factor to create ideal match for a new generation of video-centric applications  >>  

Notebook PC Hardware :: AMD Launches World's First 40nm Graphics Processors: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4860 and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4830

Cutting-edge technology process and advanced memory technologies combine as AMD delivers highly mobile yet high-performance DirectX® 10.1 gaming and rich HD content   >>  

Desktop/ Server Hardware :: ATI FirePro V7750 From AMD Delivers Blazing Application Performance, Freeing Professionals to Create, Not Wait

New AMD professional graphics accelerator delivers high-end performance and 1GB frame buffer for under $1,000   >>  

Desktop/ Server Hardware :: NVIDIA Introduces Industry's Most Powerful Professional Graphics Line

Whether designing the next aircraft or delivering seven-day weather forecasts, today’s professionals seek a reliable, robust visualization platform designed to address their unique...  >>  

Desktop/ Server Hardware :: Internet: Meet Your New Processor

New Intel Server Processors Boost Speed, Efficiency, Add More Intelligence, Adapt to Energy Usage Needs  >>  

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PC HARDWARE: Blogs

Legacy Support: Lifeline or Boat Anchor?

By Robert A. Burckle, WinSystems, Inc. How many times have you heard an electronics company proudly proclaim that they are “legacy-free” with their new product or architecture?  In some cases this is a necessity which will improve price/performance and/or reduce its impact on the environment, while at other times it is devastating for a customer who continues to need product...  >>  

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PC HARDWARE: Semiconductor Solutions

Notebook PC Hardware :: Intuitive Convertible Design for the Intel-Powered Classmate PC Enhances Collaborative Learning

Intel-powered convertible classmate PC designs, join the existing clamshell design to meet the variety of elementary school students' needs worldwide. [from Intel]  >>  

Notebook PC Hardware :: PC, Notebook, WLAN and IA products

SiS offers vendors and customers a broad range of PC, notebook, WLAN and IA products that allow people to enjoy a better lifestyle. [from SiS]  >>  

Desktop/ Server Hardware :: NVIDIA GeForce Motherboard GPUs Power New Lines Of Smaller, More Visual Consumer PCs

Suppliers of corporate and business PCs have had success in marketing small-form-factor PCs, but to date the demand for smaller PCs in the consumer market has not appeared because these PCs lacked... [from nVidia]  >>  

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PC HARDWARE: Application Resources

Notebook PC Hardware White Papers :: Powering organic LEDs

Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) are poised to break out well beyond their primary applications in cell phone sub-displays over the next several years. According to DisplayBank, a South Korean...  >>  

Desktop/ Server Hardware Application Notes :: Compact-Footprint, 60A, Two-Phase Power Supply for AMD K8 Motherboards

This application note describes a compact-footprint, low-cost, 60A, two-phase solution for desktop motherboard applications using AMD K8 CPUs. Test data, schematics, and bill of materials are...  >>  

Desktop/ Server Hardware Application Notes :: Fairchild's FAN4800 Power Factor Correction (PFC) and PWM Controller Combo

The FAN4800 is a controller for power-factor-corrected, switched-mode power supplies.  >>  

Desktop/ Server Hardware Application Notes :: Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor 7300 Series

Intel offers the industry’s first quad-core processors in volume production for multiprocessor server platforms, enabling scalable performance and proven reliability for data demanding...  >>  

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PC HARDWARE: Reference Designs

Notebook PC Hardware :: Production-Ready DVB-T USB Reference Design "MicStickD

The Micronas MicStick D is a unique DVB-T USB reference design. Built around the DRX 3975D COFDM demodulator, MicStick D is a compact, portable reference design for watching and controlling...  >>  

Desktop/ Server Hardware :: Fairchild Semiconductor's Global Power Resource Center Releases Industry's First Power Supply Reference Design for 400W Ecodesigns

Fairchild has developed power supply reference design for 400W eco designs, which shows how the combination of two the Green FPS power switch (FSFR2100) and Power-SPM (FPP06R001) creates an elegant...  >>  

Notebook PC Hardware :: Ozmo Devices and Avago Technologies Announce Low Power Wi-Fi PAN Optical Mouse Reference Design

Wireless Reference Design Offers Mouse Manufacturers the Smallest and Slimmest Solution Available on the Market.  >>  

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