<font color=Red>With the launch.... of VIA Apollo KT266, VIA provides highest-performance and most scaleable chipset solutions for both the IntelÒ Socket 370 and AMD Socket A processor platforms
Taipei, Taiwan, 20 September, 2000 - VIA Technologies, Inc. today announced the launch of the VIA Apollo Pro266 and VIA Apollo KT266 chipsets, enabling the industry-wide adoption of Double Data Rate (DDR266) DRAM as the next generation memory standard for high-performance server, workstation, and PC applications on the IntelÒ Socket 370 and AMD Socket A processor platforms.
With their support for DDR266 DRAM, the VIA Apollo Pro266 and VIA Apollo KT266 provide the headroom necessary to deliver optimum system performance by doubling memory data throughput and reaching a peak memory bandwidth of 2.1GB per second. To ensure balanced overall system performance, the chipsets also come with a host of other leading-edge features, including a 133MHz Front Side Bus, AGP4X, ATA-100 support, and a new high-speed low-latency V-Link bus that doubles the communication bandwidth between the North and South Bridge to 266MB per second.
"With the launch of the VIA Apollo Pro266 and VIA Apollo KT266, VIA is enabling a rapid industry-wide transition to DDR memory on both the leading processor platforms," commented Wen Chi Chen, President and CEO of VIA. "DDR provides the most appropriate memory solution for solving the system performance bottleneck while leveraging the cost benefits of the existing SDRAM infrastructure."
VIA Apollo Pro266
The VIA Apollo Pro266 is the first chipset on the market to enhance the performance of single and dual IntelÒ PentiumÒ III processor based systems with its support for the new generation of high-speed DDR266 DRAM. To provide a smooth migration path for existing system designs, it also supports PC133 and VCM DRAM. In addition to a 133MHz Front Side Bus, AGP4X, and ATA-100 support, the VIA Apollo Pro266 also features a new high-speed V-Link bus that doubles the communication bandwidth between the North and South Bridge to 266MB per second. The V-Link bus is an extension of the internal memory bus structure and further boosts performance with a guaranteed turn-around time and low latency.
A two-chip set consisting of the VT8363 North Bridge and VT8233 South Bridge, the VIA Apollo Pro266 also comes with integrated six channel advanced audio, six USB ports, LPC bus, and integrated 10/100Mbps Ethernet and Home PNA.
Supports Singe/Dual Intelâ PentiumÒ III processors as well as Intelâ Celeronä , & VIA Cyrixâ III processors
66/100/133MHz FSB settings
Support for AGP 2X/4X
Supports up to 4GB DDR266 SDRAM as well as PC133/66/100 SDRAM and Virtual Channel memory
266MB/sec high bandwidth North/South Bridge V-Link Bus
Support for Advanced Communications Riser (ACR)
Integrated 6 channel AC-97 Audio
Integrated MC-97 Modem
Integrated 10/100 BaseT Ethernet controller or Home PNA
Support for ATA 33/66/100
6 USB ports, UHCI compliant
Integrated I/O APIC for dual processor support
Advanced power management capabilities
552-pin BGA VT8633 North Bridge
376-pin BGA VT8233 South Bridge
VIA Apollo KT266
Combining support for high-speed DDR266 DRAM with an ultra-fast Front Side Bus, AGP4X, and ATA-100 support, the VIA Apollo KT266 delivers a new level of performance for AMD AthlonÔ processor based systems. Other features include the new high-speed V-Link bus, as integrated six channel advanced audio, six USB ports, LPC bus, and integrated 10/100Mbps Ethernet and Home PNA.
Pricing & Availability
The VIA Apollo Pro266 and the VIA Apollo KT266 are manufactured at TSMC in a .22 micron, 3 metal layer process, and are priced at $40 in OEM quantities. Product photographs and product backgrounders are available upon request. Please contact VIA for more information. Motherboards featuring the VIA Apollo Pro266 will be on display at the forthcoming VIA Technology Forum in Taipei on 20-21 September.
AAbout VIA Technologies, Inc
VIA Technologies, Inc is the world's leading fabless supplier of PC core logic chipsets, microprocessors, and multimedia and communications chips. VIA delivers value to the PC industry by designing, marketing, and selling high-performance VIA Apollo core logic chipsets for the full range of PC platforms, as well as cost-effective VIA CyrixÒ processors for Value PCs and Internet Appliances. Its customers include the world's top OEMs, mainboard manufacturers, and system integrators.
VIA is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, at the center of the Greater China high-tech manufacturing engine, and has branch offices in the US, China and Europe. The company is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE2388), and achieved annual revenues of US$356 million in 1999.
Founded in 1987, VIA Technologies, Inc., designs, engineers, and manufactures cost-effective, highly integrated, high functionality x86 processors, system logic chipsets and associated peripherals for manufacturers of desktop and portable PC systems.
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