S3 heeft de financiële resultaten voor het tweede kwartaal van 2000 bekend gemaakt. Bij een omzet van 135,8 miljoen dollar werd een verlies van $12,1 miljoen gedraaid. Om toekomstige verliezen te voorkomen heeft S3 besloten om te stoppen met de produktie van consumer videokaarten. In plaats daarvan gaat S3 zich volledig focussen op de home entertainment (Rio), netwerk en communicatie produkten. Het afschieten van de videokaarten divisie heeft geen gevolgen voor de high-end FireGL Graphics tak.
Ik kan me de tijd dat S3 chips als high-end werden beschouwd (S3 964 e.d.) nog goed herinneren. Het missen van de eerste twee generaties 3D kaarten zijn ze nooit goed te boven gekomen. Toen men eindelijk met iets 3D-achtigs kwam, konden de Savage3D, Savage4 en Savage2000 nét niet trekken in vergelijking met de produkten van de concurrentie:
Aug. 3, 2000--S3® Incorporated (Nasdaq:SIII - news) today reported that net
revenues for the second quarter of 2000 were $135.8 million compared to $57.3 million for the second quarter of 1999(1).
S3 reported a loss of $12.1 million, or $0.13 per share, before goodwill and excluding after-tax costs of $7.2 million associated
with the liquidation of graphics boards and $6.0 million of allocated RioPort.com costs associated with S3's minority position. Net
loss for the quarter inclusive of goodwill and all charges was $36.3 million, or $0.40 per share. This compares with a net income
of $1.1 million, or $0.02 per share, in the same quarter a year ago.
For the six months ended June 30, 2000, revenues were $297.5 million compared with $101.6 million for the same period in
1999. Year-to-date net income(2) was $456.0 million, or $4.55 per share, compared with a net loss of $12.8 million, or $0.24
per share, for the first six months of 1999.
``While the numbers reflect continued costs and revenues associated with our graphics chip and board businesses, we exited the
quarter with continued positive developments for our Rio(TM), home networking and communications products,'' said Ken
Potashner, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of S3 Incorporated. ``Importantly, we continued to position Rio as a long-term
consumer electronics platform with the unveiling of a comprehensive roadmap and several new products for home, car and
portable applications. We also added significant Rio partners, including Nike, Dell, Boston Acoustics, Musicland, Hollywood
Records, TVT, Broadcom and Real Networks, and we brought on high-impact, brand/advertising experts Chiat Day and global
public relations experts Porter Novelli. We continued to make significant R&D and other investments during the quarter, which
will lead to the delivery of next-generation Rio, Home Networking and Information Appliance products in the coming months.''
S3 today also announced that it has initiated the shutdown of its Diamond Multimedia(TM)-branded graphics add-in board
business. Consistent with its declared intention to exit PC graphics, S3 evaluated multiple offers to sell the graphics board
business, but it became clear that a redeployment of the existing resources to its high-growth Rio, home networking and
information appliance businesses was the right long-term strategy for the company.
S3 will continue to supply and support its OEM customers, channel partners and end-users for the existing line of Diamond
Multimedia-branded PC graphics add-in cards, but will cease development of follow-on products. The shutdown does not extend
to FGL Graphics(TM), the professional graphics division of S3. Headquartered in Germany, FGL Graphics remains an
independent division within S3's business portfolio.
``Shutting down the graphics board business to maintain focus and momentum reflects our commitment to rebuilding S3 as a
digital media and Internet appliance company,'' said Potashner.
In regards to completing S3's graphics chip joint venture with VIA Technologies, Potashner added that, ``The Ministry of
Economic Affairs of the Government of Taiwan initially denied the application for our joint venture based on VIA's initial
application, but indicated a willingness to reconsider its decision upon receipt of revised information. We are working with VIA to
try to present a proposal that is acceptable to the Taiwanese government. S3's mobile and integrated chips continue to experience
widespread success.''
Potashner concluded his comments for the quarter by saying that, ``S3 has created a dominant brand in the digital media market
through our Rio product line and is continuing to add the strategic partners and develop the technology roadmap that can support
this brand leadership position. We have taken Diamond Multimedia's unique product concept, the Rio300, and transformed it into
a consumer electronics platform enabling portable players, home entertainment systems and automotive solutions. Digital audio
today, and digital video tomorrow, is a high-profile, high-growth opportunity that we are positioned to exploit through brand
equity, key partnerships, strong technologies and the financial resources we possess.''
Thanks sjekkul voor de tip.
Intel is also working on members of the Pentium III family using .13
micron cores, and will release processors with 200MHz front side
buses (FSBs).
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Sources indicate that the person or persons named in the suit are possibly
employees of Apple and/or Apple's trusted third-party developers -- individuals
who had access to Apple's trade secrets.
Haenel geeft weinig details vrij over zijn werk, maar zegt dat zijn uitvinding
voornamelijk bestaat uit veranderingen in de programmatuur van bestaande
GSM-protocols. Hierdoor zou hij tot 2 Mbps kunnen versturen - in schril
contrast met de 9,6 Kbps van de huidige generatie GSM's. Hij trok met CDSL
naar verschillende GSM-firma's, die echter allemaal weinig interesse
toonden in wat hij te zeggen had. Nokia Duitsland wou hem aanvankelijk niet
doorverbinden met een bevoegd iemand, al zegt de firma nu wel de uitvinding
te willen onderzoeken. Ook Siemens twijfelde, maar ook daar zijn ze nu
CDSL aan het bestuderen.