Tag archive: VIA

Sure, the dedicated GPS business has taken a hit from factory-installed in-vehicle systems and the ever-popular smartphone with assisted GPS, but that doesn't mean TomTom is giving up the fight: the company has just announced that its Via series of automotive GPS units are now available in North America, padding out the company's mid-range offerings. Originally introduced back in January at CES, the Via series comprises six… Read More

Technology giant Intel and the Federal Trade Commission have announced a tentative settlement to the long-running antitrust litigation against the chipmaker. Under the terms of the deal, Intel will be be barred from paying computer makers not to use chips from competitors, or from retaliating against computer makers who use non-Intel suppliers. However, Intel will be paying no fines for more than a decade of alleged wrongdoing—although,… Read More

SuperSpeed USB 3.0 has been making a lot of news lately, and is expected to be supported by many new products that will be unveiled at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The updated interface features 5Gbps of bandwidth (technically 4.8Gbps), and is fully backward compatible with previous versions of the Universal Serial Bus.    USB 2.0 is currently rated at 480Mbps, but real world throughput is rarely above 35MB/s due to… Read More

Just days after unveiling its promising new OpenBook subnotebook platform, Via has fired up its PR machine once again to announce another big release from the company: a brand new processor line. On Thursday, Via debuted the Nano, a hyper-efficient processor bound to replace Via’s already efficient C7 processors in subnotebooks, UMPCs, and low-power-usage desktops. The new 64-bit chips will come in processor speeds ranging from… Read More

Having carved out an initial footprint in the booming mini-notebook market with its NanoBook reference design, Taiwanese IC manufacturer Via revealed a next-gen competitor to the Asus Eee and its ilk on Tuesday. The Via OpenBook will bring a larger screen along with high-speed wireless connectivity to the ultra-mobile-PC scene. Although Via has taken a page from Asus in widening the OpenBook’s screen to 8.9 inches, it will… Read More

Computer maker Hewlett-Packard has introduced a new desktop computer aimed exclusively at the Chinese market, the HP Compaq dx2020, and the system is notable not because it's an HP product exclusively for the Chinese market, but because it isn't driven by an Intel or AMD processor. Instead, the dx2020 marks the first time a major computer manufacturer is shipping a mass-market PC powered by a processor from Via Technologies.… Read More

Computer maker Everex Systems and Taiwanese chipmaker Via Technologies today announced what they're calling the “world's most energy efficient notebook” in the form of the Everex StepNote NC1500…and Wal-Mart is carrying it for under $498. “Teaming up with VIA, Everex has been able to create an exciting new category of energy efficient portable computers,” stated John Lin, Everex's VP of… Read More

“The Terra PC is a reference design created by Via that will be licensed to PC makers around the world. The company will show off prototypes at the Computex trade show in Taipei next month, and systems are likely to hit the shelves in different markets worldwide by September or October, said Ravi Pradhan, Via's manager for India.   The proposed price for the Terra, which includes a monitor, is achieved by picking components… Read More

From VIA's press release: VIA Technologies, Inc today announced the new VIA EPIA MS Mini-ITX mainboard, which has been designed without the standard I/O back plate to enable ultra low profile designs for ergonomic and aesthetically pleasing digital entertainment devices. Providing greater design flexibility for integration into flat panel or ultra compact personal electronics devices, the new VIA EPIA MS allows developers to do… Read More

From VIA's press release: VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced that the new VIA EPIA SP Mini-ITX mainboard featuring the VIA PadLock Hardware Security Suite and the VIA CN400 Digital Media chipset with hardware-based MPEG-4 acceleration will be on display at Computex 2004, starting next week in Taipei. Optimized for the consumer electronics… Read More

VIA Networking Technologies, Inc today announced the VIA Networking VT6655 WLAN Controller, a single chip solution featuring an IEEE 802.11g media access controller (MAC) and integrated baseband processor. Enabling data rates between wireless devices of up to 54Mbps, WLAN modules based on the VIA Networking VT6655 can deliver the bandwidth necessary for real-time streaming of high-definition digital multimedia content in home networks,… Read More

Via Technologies Inc. tipped details of its next-generation x86 processor core targeted at small, mobile consumer electronics devices and notebook PCs that will populate the new “digital home,” aconcept that has become the PC industry's latest theme. The C5J core, code named “Esther,” is made using IBM's 90- nanometer SOI process, allowing Via to push clock speed to 1 GHz and maintain a similar thermal… Read More

From VIA's press release: VIA Technologies, Inc. and Ministry of Mobile Affairs (MoMA), today introduced the Eve Mobile Gaming Console, at E3 2004. As the world's first handheld gaming device based on the x86 architecture, Eve combines instant support for thousands of existing PC games with rich digital media entertainment playback capabilities to provide the highest performance and the most feature-rich mobile gaming… Read More

From VIA's press release: VIA Technologies, Inc today announced the launch of the VIA K8T800 Pro, a new chipset solution for the AMD64 processor platform. The VIA K8T800 Pro features an advanced new asynchronous bus architecture, which allows for improved system optimization options and enables power users to squeeze the very most out of their AMD Athlon 64 and Athlon 64 FX processor based systems. This new architecture… Read More

From VIA's press release: VIA Technologies last week announced the VIA EPIA MII12000 Mini-ITX mainboard featuring the 1.2GHz VIA C3 processor that integrates the latest generation of the VIA PadLock Hardware Security Suite for small form factor smart digital media devices in the home and small business markets. The VIA EPIA MII12000 brings the VIA PadLock Advanced Encryption Engine (ACE) to the VIA Mini-ITX form factor for the… Read More