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ATI GPU to be first X part.

ATI"s fabrication partner, TSMC, has begun punching out graphics chips for the company that use 45ч° diagonal interconnections rather than the more common right-angled wiring pattern. A subtle distinction, certainly, but one the technique"s supporters believe will boost any chip"s performance while lowering its cost, power consumption and die size.

Console video games post continued sales declines in October; lackluster titles a key factor.

Port Washington (NY) - Continuing a disappointing trend, retail sales numbers for console video games in the US, based on October"s figures, continue to decline at a rate of 24 percent per annum, according to NPD Funworld, which tracks sales for 60 percent of the nation"s retailers. Last month, NPD also reported a 24 percent year-to-year decline in retail console game sales over September 2004.

ULi to help Nvidia's high-end chipsets; benefits all around from acquisition.

Nvidia will adjust its chipset roadmap following the acquisition of ULi Electronics, according to company president and CEO Huang Jen-hsun. Nvidia is looking to enhance its high-end chipset line for the Intel platform, but has no plans to participate in the entry-level segment for the short term, said Huang.

InSpectrum forecasts NAND flash price drops for 1H December.

After seeing NAND flash contract prices begin to fall again in the second half of November,as bit growth from memory makers began to hit the market research firm, InSpectrum is maintaining a conservative forecast for the upcoming first half of December contract prices, with the market research company expecting low-density parts to drop the most.

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