Taipei,
Taiwan, 9 February 2006 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator
and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions,
today announced the VIA P4M890 IGP chipset featuring leading edge
interconnect and video display technologies, further expanding VIA's
broad support for the Intel Pentium 4 platform and delivering new
levels of performance and functionality for mainstream computing
solutions.
Designed for the latest range of Intel
Pentium 4 and Celeron processors supporting the 1066MHz FSB, the VIA
P4M890 utilizes the acclaimed VIA StepUp memory controller, delivering
highly intuitive memory technologies for lightning fast access to
system memory and optimum system performance into the mainstream IGP
segment, and providing support for high bandwidth DDR2 memory up to
533MHz as well as support for DDR memory modules. The VIA P4M890
supports up to two high bandwidth PCI Express ports for optional
connection to the latest generation PCI graphics cards, providing
exceptional performance for gaming and other bandwidth-hungry
applications, as well as an additional lane of PCI Express connectivity
for PCI Express peripheral devices such as Gigabit Ethernet controllers
and TV tuners.
"By integrating the best of
VIA's discrete core logic technologies, such as advanced PCI Express
connectivity and the VIA StepUp memory controller, to our IGP chipset
solutions, the VIA P4M890 brings a new dimension to mainstream desktop
systems," commented Chewei Lin, Vice President of Product Marketing,
VIA Technologies, Inc. "Once again, VIA is able to offer mainstream
users the ability to take advantage of such a flexible, feature-rich
solution usually reserved for high end systems, and at an affordable
price point."
"AMD LIVE! takes the power and
flexibility of the PC and extends it to consumer entertainment devices
to deliver enhanced digital media experiences," commented Iain Morris,
Senior Vice President, Digital Consumer Media and Pervasive Computing,
AMD. "VIA's comprehensive range of products offers choices for
developers looking to build systems to support AMD's vision for digital
media and the experiences AMD LIVE! can enable for consumers."
Based
on the VIA UniChrome Pro graphics core, the VIA P4M890 delivers the
Hi-Def experience through its integrated 2D/3D Chromotion CE video
display engine for high quality DVD playback and exceptional multimedia
performance, support for HDTV up to 1080p with a compatible DVI or TV
encoder as well as outputs to CRT, LCD and standard definition TV.
The
VIA P4M890 utilizes the 533MB/s VIA V-Link interface for connection to
the latest VIA South Bridge solutions such as the feature-rich VIA
VT8237A with its integrated VIA Vinyl Multichannel Audio Suite,
delivering rich, High Definition audio at resolutions as high as
32-bit/192kHz, while the VIA Advanced Connectivity Suite offers a wide
range of high-bandwidth connectivity options, including support for up
to eight high-speed USB 2.0 ports and high-throughput 10/100 Mb/s Fast
Ethernet.
News Source: VIA Press Release
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