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Mobile handset shipments: forecasts for 2003 Sanyo Electric announces new DVD/CD logic supporting DVD±R/RW NEC Mitsubishi releases 20.1" RDT201H LCD monitor Jenoptik Germany introduces 5-megapixel Jenadigital JD 5200z3 RoverScan ships 15" Futura LCD monitor OCZ Technology brings in Gladiator 2 and Dominator 2 CU coolers Flexis announces fxCUBE-Bluetooth keyboard NVIDIA nForce2 featured in Chaintech Apogee series Updated test results of AMD Athlon64 with 1Mb L2 cache Mobile handset shipments: forecasts for 2003 Market forecast publication is a usual thing and also the main business for some companies. But today we introduce an unusual summary: instead of the single-company forecast for various markets, these are various companies´ forecasts for the single market.It’s very interesting to look at the opinions of various analysis firms, especially in a year to see who was right. And now you can see that the most optimistic analysts work for Merrill Lynch. :)
Source: The DigiTimes
Sanyo Electric announces new DVD/CD logic supporting DVD±R/RW Sanyo Electric announced the new LC897390K chip – a universal DVD±R/RW controller supporting HD-BURN (Sanyo’s proprietary technology, enabling to double the CD-R/RW recording capacity). The chip contains the CD-R/RW, CD-ROM, DVD, ATIP/ADIP/LPP logic, digital servodrive stabilizer and ATAPI interface. LC897390K is designed for creating devices supporting up to 5x DVD±R/RW recording, 40x CD-R recording, 16x DVD and 48x CD-ROM reading. It also supports the BURN-PROOF buffer protection. LC897390K (from 3000 yens ($25) wholesale) is made using the 0.25-micron CMOS process technology and packaged into 256-pin LQFP. The samples are already being shipped, the volume production has been scheduled to January 2003. Source: ASCII24
NEC Mitsubishi releases 20.1" RDT201H LCD monitor Late in December NEC Mitubishi Visual Systems is to start shipping the new slim-edge (16mm) 20.1" UXGA LCD monitor — RDT201H. The monitor has 20.1" 1600x1200 (UXGA) LCD panel with 0.255-mm pixel pitch, 250 cd/m² brightness, 350:1 contrast ratio, 25-ms response time, 176° vertical and horizonal viewing angle, 31.5-91.1kHz hf and 50-85Hz vf. The monitor has analog and DVI-D connectors. The dimensions are 442x200x366.3 mm, weight – 10.5 kg. The approximate price in the Japanese retail is about $2150. Source: PC Watch
Jenoptik Germany introduces 5-megapixel Jenadigital JD 5200z3 Jenoptik Germany introduced the 5-mp Jenadigital JD 5200z3 digital still camera. Camera specifications:
Source: DC Views
RoverScan ships 15" Futura LCD monitor These days RoverScan started the shipments of the new 15" RoverScan Futura LCD monitor with the transparent edging and blue controls backlight. Monitor specifications:
OCZ Technology brings in Gladiator 2 and Dominator 2 CU coolers OCZ Technology Group announced new CPU coolers: OCZ Gladiator 2 and Dominator 2 CU. The new OCZ Gladiator 2 bases on the previous OCZ Gladiator and is designed for Socket 370 or Socket A (up to Athlon XP 3100+, according to the press release). The copper heat-sink features more fins than the predecessor. The dimensions are 62x70x44 mm. More details are provided about the second cooler — Dominator 2 CU.
 The copper-base Dominator 2 CU is designed for Socket 370 and Socket A (up to Athlon XP 3000). Heat-sink fins are processed using the special texturing technology. The dimensions are 62x70x44 mm. The max. speed of the Whisper Quiet ball-bearing solution (up to 40 dB*A) is 5300RPM, voltage – 12V, dimensions are 60x10 mm. The cooler creates 25 cfm airflow, 0.18 inch-H2O static pressure.
Initially announced by IBM Microelectronics in October at the Microprocessor Forum, the new PowerPC 970 caused a significant response in the press and industry. Not often you see the desktop low-end 64-bit chip close to Power4 used in IBM Regatta servers (PowerPC 970 will feature one core unlike the dual-core Power4). Besides, the new processor seamlessly supports the 32-bit software and 32-bit operating systems like Linux, Unix, or Apple Mac OS X. At the same time, the 64-bit addressing, similar to AMD Hammer, will enable the transition to 64-bit OS and apps in the future. The interest raised even higher after it has become known about the possibility of using PowerPC 970 in the next-generation Apple desktops.
In addition to the MPF 2002 story, IBM posted more details about PowerPC 970 on its website. Having compiled this data, we can state the following features:
Flexis announces fxCUBE-Bluetooth keyboard Korean Flexis, specializing in elastic roll-up keyboards, announced the shipments of one more novelty with Bluetooth capabilities. 3-layer fxCUBE-Bluetooth features 86 buttons, black body, has 320x110x2.5 mm dimensions and weighs just 180 g, consuming 10 mA.
According to developers you can even wash this damp- and dust-proof device, though having covered the connectors in the upper left corner. It’s interesting that fxCUBE-Bluetooth can be coiled up into a compact roll due to its 2.5-mm thickness and flexible design.
NVIDIA nForce2 featured in Chaintech Apogee series As you remember, at the joint presentation Chaintech, NVIDIA and AMD announced the top-end Zenith motherboard on NVIDIA nForce2 — Chaintech 7NJS – along with several cheaper Chaintech nForce2 boards: µATX 7NIL, 7NIF and ATX 7NJL, designed only for system builders. But it was pleasant to get to know from ASCII24 weekend news that nForce2-based Chaintech 7NJL1 was noticed in retail in Tokyo with smaller bundle (Apogee)! The board features nForce2-ST Northbridge. 7NJL1 has AGP 8x slot, 6 PCI slots, 3 DIMM sockets, integrated 6-ch. audio, etc. Comparing to 7NJS, this board lacks only Serial ATA and ATA RAID.
  Naturally, the bundle includes all Apogee accessorries: gilded connectors and proprietary cooler, Body Theater headphones, CBOX bay, round cables, etc. As for the price, in various shops 7NJL1 is offered for 15680-15800 yens (about $130 – $132). Considering slightly higher Japanese prices for novelties and the Apogee comprehensive bundle, I can suppose that, first, NForce2 boards can actually compete with boards on VIA chipsets; second, the retail price can in time reach $100 and even below (not speaking of OEM versions). Besides, the presence of nForce2 in the Chaintech´s mid-end can become a kind of allusion to the satisfactory quantity of such chipsets and to their future mainstream character.
 Source: ASCII24
Updated test results of AMD Athlon64 with 1Mb L2 cache British The Inquirer, referring to the paper version of German c´t, posted the results of 1.2GHz Athlon64 prototype, 1.2GHz Athlon XP and 2.2GHz Pentium 4 comparative testing. The Athlon 64 (Clawhammer) features 1Mb L2 cache, Athlon XP – 256Kb L2 cache, 2.2GHz Pentium 4 – 512Kb L2.Below are test results from Bapco Sysmark 2002, SPECfp base 2000 and SPECint base 2000: Bapco Sysmark:
SPECfp base 2000:
SPECint base 2000:
The test software included DivX 5.02, PovRay 3.5 and 3.1, Aquamark and Linux Kernel 2.4. Update — more detailed test results (according to AMD Zone):
Source: The Inquirer
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