At the end of March associate reported that NVIDIA can purchase a part of VIA actions . The complete list of candidates for shareholdings purchases will be promulgated after Via shareholders meeting , which is planned on 19 June.
NVIDIA chapter refuted rumors about the intentions to purchase a block of VIA shares. Currently, collaboration between the companies is limited to the introduction of VIA processors support for the platform ION 2. NVIDIA does not plan to enter any investments in VIA.
Simultaneously NVIDIA chapter reported that the developed by Microsoft expansion directX compute shader can stimulate further use of video chips for accelerating general purpose calculations. The release of these directX expansions can coincide with the announcement periods of Windows 7. They will also help to create additional demand for productive video chips, which will allow NVIDIA to increase the popularity of their graphical solutions. Related Products :
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