VIA KT400A ufficialmente annunciato

VIA Technologies ha comunicato, con la seguente press-release ufficiale, il lancio del nuovo chipset VIA Apollo KT400A, caratterizzato dalla nuova tecnologia FastStream64 per il controller memoria, che, a detta di VIA, dovrebbe garantire performance superiori del 10% circa rispetto alla precedente versione KT400. Introdotti, inoltre, supporto nativo alla tecnologia Serial ATA e sistema audio a sei canali VIA Vinyl.

"Taipei, Taiwan, 10 March 2003 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced the launch of the VIA Apollo KT400A Chipset, the fastest single channel DDR chipset for the new AMD Athlon™ XP processor 3000+. Optimized for the needs of gamers, enthusiasts and professionals requiring the fastest system performance and a complete suite of the latest I/O and connectivity features, the VIA Apollo KT400A is the ultimate chipset solution for AMD Athlon™ XP processor based systems.

At the heart of the VIA Apollo KT400A is FastStream64™ Memory Controller technology which uses an expanded array of prefetch buffers to reduce latency in the memory controller, extending performance without the extra cost of the twin memory modules that are required by dual channel DDR chipsets. The VIA Apollo KT400A is over 10% faster than the previous generation VIA Apollo KT400 in 3D applications, and boasts an enhanced feature set including native Serial ATA support and onboard VIA Vinyl™ Audio six-channel surround sound.

“VIA has successfully delivered seven generations of award winning chipset solutions to the Socket A marketplace, culminating in the VIA Apollo KT400A,” commented Chewei Lin, Vice-President of Product Marketing. “With FastStream64 memory controller technology, AGP 8X and integrated VIA six-channel audio support, the KT400A outperforms rival chipsets and gives enthusiasts, gamers and professionals their Socket A platform of choice for 2003.”

“VIA chipsets offer AMD customers compatible memory modules and enhanced features such as 8XAGP-enhanced graphics and bandwidth throughput of USB 2.0,” said Tim Wright, director of desktop marketing, AMD Computation Products Group. “Continued innovation such as support for DDR-400 memory by VIA helps ensure AMD Athlon XP processor-based systems can continue to deliver outstanding performance for end users.” "