Although Intel?s integrated chipsets have affected graphics card sales as expected, Edom Technology, Nvidia?s distributor in Taiwan, believes that the impact will only be felt in entry-level product lines. With the increasing popularity of broadband applications and LCD monitors, market demand for better graphics performance is expected to rise as well. Press READ MORE for further info. The company said that given that recently DRAM prices have been falling again, which makes the cost advantage of integrated chipsets less pronounced, a new buying sentiment for graphics cards is likely to surge in the second half of 2002. Almost all major graphics chip designers plan to introduce new graphics cores. Nvidia will launch its NV18 and ATI Technologies its RV250 cores in around June and July. VIA Technologies is set to roll out a new Columbia core in the second half. Source Link: DigiTimes
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