With Hewlett-Packard (HP) said to have ordered 100,000 C7-M ULV processors for its initial MiniNote low-cost PC launch, (which is expected to reach 500,000 units in total in 2008) while Gigabyte Technology’s new M700 series UMPC (ultra mobile PC) will also adopt VIA Technologies’ CPUs, the Taiwan-based chipmaker may have a chance of recover from its long series of losses, according to industry watchers. In addition to HP and Gigabyte, more hardware vendors are said to be evaluating VIA’s CPUs for their UMPC and low-cost PC products.

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