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SK hynix is considering whether to build an advanced packaging facility in Indiana, reports the Wall Street Journal. If the company proceeds with the plan, it intends to invest $4 billion in it and construct one of the world's largest advanced packaging facilities. But to accomplish the project, SK hynix expects it will need help from the U.S. government. Acknowledging the report but stopping short of confirming the company's plans, a company spokeswoman told the WSJ that SK hynix "is reviewing its advanced chip packaging investment in the U.S., but hasn’t made a final decision yet." Companies like TSMC and Intel spend billions on advanced packaging facilities, but so far, no company has announced a chip packaging plant worth quite as much as SH hynix's $4...
Zotac Introduces Passively Cooled GTS 450 Zone Edition
Passively cooled high performance GPUs are quite popular with the HTPC community. NVIDIA GPUs are preferred by many HTPC users because of good software support (LAV CUVID, for example...
25 by Ganesh T S on 11/23/2011Batman: Arkham City—New Villain DX11 Man on PCs!
If you’re one of the gamers who waited anxiously for the PC release of Batman: Arkham City yesterday, and you have a reasonably high-end PC, there’s a good chance...
40 by Jarred Walton on 11/23/2011Toshiba Qosmio F755-3D290: Glasses-Free 3D?
Way back in the dark ages of CES 2011, we were able to lay hands on and play with some interesting new technology from Toshiba. They had a prototype...
16 by Dustin Sklavos on 11/23/2011Origin PC Offers Ready-To-Ship Gaming System
We've only had the opportunity to look at one Origin PC so far, and while the performance was impressive the packaging was equally so—Dustin had to struggle to get...
20 by Jarred Walton on 11/22/2011NVIDIA Demos Ice Cream Sandwich Running on ASUS Transformer Prime
Two days after the public release of Android 4.0.1 (Ice Cream Sandwich), NVIDIA had it up and running on ASUS' announced but not-yet-released Eee Pad Transformer Prime. NVIDIA sent...
8 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/22/2011Dell Inspiron One 2320: Stuck in the Middle With You
Our last Windows all-in-one review was for HP's TouchSmart 610, an interesting if slightly pricey piece of desktop kit. HP brought a lot of innovation to the table but...
35 by Dustin Sklavos on 11/17/2011NVIDIA’s Maximus Technology: Quadro + Tesla, Launching Today
Back at SIGGRAPH 2011 NVIDIA announced Project Maximus, an interesting technology initiative to allow customers to combine Tesla and Quadro products together in a single workstation and to use...
29 by Ryan Smith on 11/14/2011NVIDIA's Tegra 3 Launched: Architecture Revealed
Originally announced in February of this year at MWC, NVIDIA is finally officially launching its next-generation SoC. Previously known under the code name Kal-El, the official name is Tegra...
94 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/9/2011ASUS' Transformer Prime Detailed: Quad-Core Tegra 3 Tablet
Alongside NVIDIA's last remaining architecture disclosures about Tegra 3, ASUS is revealing more information about the world's first Tegra 3 tablet. The Prime is much thinner than its predecessor...
26 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/9/2011Dell XPS 14z Now Available
We did a thorough review of the base model Dell XPS 14z last week for the official announcement, and starting today the XPS 14z is available for ordering. At...
8 by Jarred Walton on 11/1/2011NVIDIA Releases 285.62 Graphics Drivers
NVIDIA today released the final, WHQL-certified version of its 285.62 graphics driver package for desktops and laptops running 32 and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7. The...
7 by Andrew Cunningham on 10/24/2011iBuyPower Professional Series: Reversal of Fortune
When it comes to buying a pre-built desktop for the average consumer or gamer, about the only thing the big box manufacturers really have going for them is price...
21 by Dustin Sklavos on 10/21/2011Rage Against the (Benchmark) Machine
Rage came out a little over a week ago, and in the aftermath we’ve discovered some interesting pieces of information. We thought we’d chime in with some thoughts on...
81 by Jarred Walton on 10/14/2011NVIDIA Announces 3D Vision 2 Glasses And 3D LightBoost Technology
We’re here on the USS Hornet attending NVIDIA’s GeForce LAN 6 event, where NVIDIA has just finished a kick-off keynote and product announcement between rounds of gaming. While NVIDIA...
39 by Ryan Smith on 10/14/2011ASUS G74SX: Noteworthy Updates to ASUS' G7 Series
Marking the fourth time we’ve taken ASUS’ G7 gaming series for a spin, the G74SX actually changes up the formula from the last-iteration G73Sw in some meaningful ways. Superficially...
44 by Jarred Walton on 10/6/2011Shadowgun Tegra Zone Game Preview
Everytime NVIDIA asks me what type of games I'd like to see running on Android I always seem to answer the same way: I want good FPSes. I want...
9 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/5/2011ASUS Eee Pad Slider Review
I understand the appeal of tablets. Regardless of OS, they all provide a far more intimate experience when browsing the web and reading emails. I genuinely prefer doing both...
35 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/4/2011Alienware's M18x, Part 1: NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 580M in SLI
Historically, whenever NVIDIA or AMD launched a new mobile powerhouse GPU, AVADirect and Clevo were ready to ship us a high-end notebook to show us what the latest mobile...
33 by Dustin Sklavos on 10/3/2011NVIDIA Releases Beta Drivers Specified for Battlefield 3
NVIDIA has released beta drivers which have been coded with Battlefield 3 in mind. The drivers are named as GeForce R285.38 and are available immediately from NVIDIA's site. Supported...
14 by Kristian Vättö on 9/26/2011Internet Machines Uses Patent to Go After PCI-Express Tech and Anyone Using It
One of our contacts recently made us aware of a new round of lawsuits, which could apparently apply to every major company in the world of personal computers. The...
23 by Jarred Walton on 9/21/2011