NEC has announced that they have begun shipping samples of their latest SoC (System on a Chip) for use in Blu-ray Disc applications. The chip, which has been named SCOMBO/UM2A, will support 8X reading and writing of Blu-ray disc media. Other improvements on the chip include a reduction in size of 20% and 33% less power consumption than the previous model.
They have also shipped the SCOMBO/UM2P, a read only version of the same chip has has 5X capability. Sample price for the UM2P is $14 and the UM2A is $19. Current plan is produce 300,000 units per month, increasing to 1,000,000 per month by the end of the year.
Nvidia is allegedly testing GPU coolers to handle up to 600W for the 50 series, reigniting discussion of melting 16-pin connectors.
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