in zukunft Single chip oder NB/Southbridge?

[HerrKaLeun]

Werden zukünftige A 64 chipsätze single chips, oder Northbridge/Southbridge Lösungen?

 

[Marlo Banganga]

I will take this in English if you don't mind. With Single Chip Solution, currently there's no plan. Thanks

 

[stickedy]

That's nice to hear! So the mainboard manufacturers have more options what southbridge they like to use (e.g. KT266A + 8235 and so on)

 

[hoschieee]

i like the nb/sb solution more, nice to hear

 

[Michal Lisiecki]

Hi All,

just to add my two words to this discussion.

First of all of our latest NB and SB are linked with V-Link (8x, Ultra). This gives additional design flexibility. Once mainboard vendor designs the SouthBridge area, they can almost "copy-and-paste" this solution across processor platforms.

Secondly, it is much easier for debugging on the mainboard level. It is easy to identify the problem on the design stage - whether they appear on the chipset level or on the board level.

Finally - and this is already visible to the user - the same NorthBridge can be combined with different SouthBridges, reaching different price-points and feature-sets.

What I described above is what we call our V-Map Architecture.

Have fun with VIA products!

Michal

 

[Bokill]

Deswegen (V-Link) ist VIA sehr schnell und flexibel im Hypertransportlink-Boot aber auch bei der PCI-Expressparty?

Thatswhy (V-Link) VIA is unusual flexible inside the Hypertransportlink-Boat and inside the PCI-Express Party?

MFG Bokill

 

[Michal Lisiecki]

Original geschrieben von Bokill
Deswegen (V-Link) ist VIA sehr schnell und flexibel im Hypertransportlink-Boot aber auch bei der PCI-Expressparty?

Thatswhy (V-Link) VIA is unusual flexible inside the Hypertransportlink-Boat and inside the PCI-Express Party?

MFG Bokill

Bokill:
I could not put it better myself!
Michal

 

[Bokill]

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