Chipset consolidates desktop design

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Nov 9, 2006

Highly integrated core logic solution offers PCI Express and DDR2 memory support, as well as a host of rich digital media features including the VIA UniChrome Pro graphics IGP.

New from VIA Technologies, the CN800 digital media IGP chipset is a highly integrated core logic solution that offers PCI Express and DDR2 memory support, as well as a host of rich digital media features including the VIA UniChrome Pro graphics IGP with hardware MPEG-2 playback and DuoView+ for dual monitor output.

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+ for multi-screen display, and support for LVDS/DVI interfaces.

When coupled with a DirectX 9.0 compatible PCI Express video graphics 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 optimised for Microsoft Windows Vista Premium edition.

"Increasingly, enterprise is demanding computing products that are both environmentally friendly and deliver all the performance required for everyday productivity", commented Chewei Lin, Vice President of Product Marketing, VIA Technologies.

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

The VIA CN800 digital media IGP chipset will be available this month in volume quantities.