Nvidia e VIA anunciam plataforma low-cost

B3n3v3nt3 disse:
Hm? Que eu saiba a Intel é que entrou neste tipo de mercados...em que a VIA já se encontrava.
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Sim, a Via já cá estava há muito tempo e o C7 também, mas não tinha competição neste mercado, o geode da amd é mais fraco.

Agora com o atom há uma concorrencia forte por parte da intel, a Via tem que se mexer senão acaba por perder também este mercado. Para isso a opção de utilizar um chipset nvidia foi muito bem jogado, com o isaiah a Via parece ter CPU para concorrer com a intel. Mas o tempo dirá .
 
NVIDIA to Announce Tegra

"NVIDIA to Announce Tegra: Computer-on-a-chip solution. Yup you've read right NVIDIA is cooking up a New Series and it could be a big stir for both AMD and Intel. The newly trademarked name "Tegra" seems to point towards a SOC (System-on-a-chip) solution. What we know to-date is that NVIDIA and VIA are joining hands to debut a sub US$45 platform, but it's really unclear if this is going to be named Tegra or some other new-fangled development that's been under-wraps.

Fortunately, we needn't wait long as come Computex 2008 on 3rd June 2008, NVIDIA will announce this new development of the Tegra branded family. Will it be a CPU-GPU combo chip or a new platform for the mobile computing space or a new device for handhelds or something completely unfathomed? The curtain will unveil soon enough in less than two weeks. So stay tuned as the Hardware Zone team prepares itself to set a temporary base in Taipei for all the latest developments direct from Computex."

source; http://www.hardwarezone.com.sg/news/view.php?id=10752&cid=4
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Não sabia que o Drew Henry gostava de beijos na careca assim a este ponto... :D


Nvidia joins VIA in celebrating Nano CPU and Mini-ITX 2.0 launch


VIA Technologies held a launch party today (June 5) to officially announce its new VIA Nano processor (Isaiah) and a new standard for small form factor motherboards, Mini-ITX 2.0. Nvidia's general manager of MCP business, Drew Henry, appeared at the show lending weight to previous reports the two companies will be teaming up on a new CPU-chipset platform in the near future.


The Mini-ITX 2.0 standard aims to set minimum specifications for future Mini-ITX boards in order to encourage makers to design platforms that are capable of meeting current market demands such as for high-definition video and gaming, said VIA.

Key features of Mini-ITX 2.0 include the requirement of a PCI Express x16 slot for expansion, and support for 2GB DDR2 memory as a minimum. Platforms also need to support at least DirectX 9.0 on their IGP and should meet the requirement for Windows Vista Capable certification. DirectX 10 and Vista Premium support should be possible via an add-in card.

Other specifications defined in the standard include: a minimum of four USB 2.0 ports, Gigabit LAN, and at least two SATA and one IDE ports. Motherboards will still measure 170×170mm as defined by the original Mini-ITX spec.

Compared to Intel's requirements for Atom platform motherboards, which some consider more a list of what makers must not include on their boards, Mini-ITX 2.0 has the advantage in allowing more than one DIMM slot and PCI Express expansion, rather than just PCI.

Although VIA made it clear it was not announcing any cooperation with Nvidia or related products at the event, sources at PC vendors have revealed that Nvidia's first VIA CPU-based chipsets will be launched in the first quarter of 2009.

The MCP79 chipset will support VIA's Nano processors and a bus speed up to 1333MHz. The built-in graphics core will support DirectX 10, the sources contend.

Both VIA and Nvidia declined to comment any further regarding their cooperation, but industry watchers believe the appearance of Henry at the launch, and comments he made about VIA's Nano CPUs, point to a clear indication of the relationship between the two companies.
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http://www.digitimes.com/mobos/a20080605PD217.html
 
VIA demos Crysis on Nano 1.8GHz CPU in Mini-ITX Board

Tweaktown reports from a VIA demo from Computex 2008. VIA showed Crysis running on the new VIA Nano on a Mini-ITX board.

Quote from the report: "Now that VIA has officially announced its codenamed Isaiah processor called Nano, it can begin showing off just exactly what it is capable of doing.
On Thursday during Computex VIA held a press conference with CJ Holthaus of Centaur Technology, who demonstrated the power of this small VIA EPIA SN computing platform."
Read the full report and see a vidoe of Crysis running on the VIA Nano on Tweaktown.
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http://www.i4u.com/article17920.html
 
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VIA Nvidia netbook platform plans suspended
Nvidia and VIA Technologies' cooperation over a platform for netbooks and Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) was recently suspended, according to sources at VIA.

Nvidia and VIA signed a cooperation agreement in April this year which would see VIA's C7 and Nano CPUs paired with MCP79 IGP chipsets from Nvidia, according to previous reports.

Although cooperation on the platform is suspended, VIA said the two are still continuing to cooperate and will showcase co-developed desktop PC products at CES 2009.
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http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20081104PD206.html
 
gryle disse:
Com o track record da Via a lançar CPUs e da Nvidia a lançar chipsets, talvez lá para 2015 saia alguma coisa :004:
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O chipset era o mesmo MCP7A que foi lançado para as CPU's Intel desktop e mobile há alguns dias. Da parte da Nvidia não há qualquer atraso.
O problema é que a VIA está a ter imensos atrasos com o CN/Nano (as primeiras revisões estão a chegar da fábrica da Fujitsu com demasiados bugs), e isso já levou a HP a trocar essas CPU's pelos Intel Atom nos seus netbooks.
Creio que foi um erro estratégico confiar na Fujitsu, em vez de se manter na TSMC como aconteceu nos C3 e C7.

A HP era "o" cliente da VIA no mercado mainstream, e agora será muito difícil voltar atrás, não com os Atom Dual-Core e Atom "Lynncroft" já no horizonte.
 
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