VIA launches PCI Express Chipset

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VIA has announced the VIA CN800 digital media IGP chipset for VIA Processor based desktop solutions.

VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, has announced the VIA CN800 digital media IGP chipset, a highly integrated core logic solution that offers PCI Express and DDR2 memory support for desk to computers

Designed as the companion chipset for the world's first carbon-free processor, the VIA C7-D processor, the VIA CN800 digital media IGP chipset blends rich integration with power efficiency to enable a new generation of corporate desktop solutions.

The VIA CN800 digital media IGP chipset boasts a comprehensive suite of bandwidth efficient and rich digital media features including PCI Express support, DDR/DDR2 memory support, the ultra-efficient VIA V4 bus, the VIA UniChrome Pro IGP with Chromotion CE video display engine for smooth digital media playback, DuoView+T for multi-screen display, and support for LVDS/DVI interfaces. When coupled with a DirectX 9.0 compatible PCI Express video gra

phics card, such as the S3 Graphics Chrome S20 series graphics accelerators, the platform enables OEM and system integrators to design corporate desktop computers that are optimized for Microsoft® Windows VistaT Premium edition.

"Increasingly, enterprise is demanding computing products that are both environmentally friendly and deliver all the performance required for everyday productivity," commented Vice President of Product Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc., Cheiwei Lin. "With its support of the high bandwidth PCI Express, DDR2 and the ultra-efficient VIA V4 bus, corporate desktop computing products based on the VIA CN800 will offer a smooth desktop user experience, as well as make possible innovative, power-efficient, quiet and ultra-reliable designs."

When combined with the VIA VT8237R Plus South Bridge, the VIA CN800 offers an unparalleled range of integrated storage, multimedia and connectivity options, that includes native Parallel and Serial ATA, multiple confi

guration V-RAID,VIA Vinyl Multi-channel Audio, eight USB2.0 ports and high-throughput Gigabit Ethernet with the VIA Velocity controller.

Product availability and pricing
The VIA CN800 digital media IGP chipset will be available this month in volume quantities. Pricing is available upon request.