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Mental Notes: April 2002

TAIPEI–The new DJ gig at Peso is going well. Can’t believe people are spotting Kings of Convenience and Fugazi at 50 paces. Here is a playlist I wrote on the fly while playing. I’ll endeavor to continue to put these up from quieter nights. REMEMBER: Peso, 187-2 Hoping E. Rd., Sec. 1, Taipei. DJ Adamus Sun, Wedn and Fri.

First Asia-Pacific digital cable TV rollout for Taiwan, led by major local media, tech firms

Press release; Adam Connors, DigiTimes.com [Wednesday 17 April 2002]

Taiwan-based digital STB (set-top box) supplier Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) announced that it has signed an agreement with China Network Systems (CNS) ­ a Koos Group (Taiwan) and News Corp STAR TV joint venture ­ in wiring its Taiwan cable-subscriber households to digital TV by 2005.

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UMC, Trident Microsystems release samples of fastest 3D graphics processor for notebooks

Press release; Adam Connors, DigiTimes.com [Tuesday 16 April 2002]

Trident Microsystems, a US-based graphics chip maker, and its Taiwanese foundry partner United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) have released samples of Trident’s new XP4, a 3D graphics processor with a performance of one billion pixels/second with consumption of a maximum of three watts ­ performance-per-watt twice that of products from Nvidia and ATI Technologies, the companies claim.

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IDC: Asia smart handheld device market to grow at 36 per cent CAGR through 2006

Press release; Adam Connors, DigiTimes.com [Monday 15 April 2002]

Market intelligence firm International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that sales of smart handheld devices (SHDs) in the Asia/Pacific region, excluding Japan, will continue to rise at a CAGR (compounded annual growth rate) of around 36.5% through 2006, with China continuing to lead the region in market share. China currently dominates the SHD market share with 68.5% of the market by shipments, and three vendors ­ Hi-Tech Wealth, Minren and Legend ­ comprise a full 42% of all SHDs sold across the region, IDC said.

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Hynix, Nanya return to profitability, a healthy sign for DRAM industry

Compiled from outside sources; Adam Connors, DigiTimes.com [Monday 15 April 2002]

First-quarter revenues reported by large chip manufacturers on April 15 point to a healthier state of the memory industry that hit historic lows throughout last year, with Nanya Technology and Hynix Semiconductor returning to profitability for the first time since late 2000.

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Benq, Philips partner for optical storage solutions

Press release; Adam Connors, DigiTimes.com [Monday 15 April 2002]

Taiwan-based Benq (formerly Acer Communications & Multimedia, ACM) has announced an alliance with European electronics leader Royal Philips Electronics to develop next-generation optical storage drives, initially focusing on DVD+RW drives, a joint statement from the companies said.

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