Mini-ITX Board with C7 1.8GHz CPU with MPEG-2 & 4, WMV9, VGA, CF & GigaLAN Ordering Information ● Integrated VIA Chrome9TM HC DX9 3D/2D graphics with MPEG-2/4, WMV9 and H.264 video decoding acceleration ● Supports one IDE and two SATA ● Supports dual PCIe Gigabit Ethernet ● Supports one CF (Compact Flash) Type I ● Supports one VGA port, HD audio ● Supports digital I/O, SPI and proprietary MFX interfaces ● Supports four USB 2.0 ports
Taiwan-based VIA Technologies is planning to adopt a 45nm process for the manufacture of its processors, and expects to launch dual-core CPUs by the end of 2009, according to sources at the company.
VIA has also revealed more details of its initial-launch Isaiah-based processor, which will feature a core frequency of 2GHz, a V4 Bus speed from 800-1333MHz, and two 64KB L1 cache and 1MB L2 cache pairs with 16-way associatively. The CPU will be manufactured by Fujitsu adopting a 65nm process. The CPU is pin compatible with the company's C7 processors.
VIA has forecast CPU shipments in 2008 to have an annual increase of around 20-30%, with shipments in the first half of 2008 to equal total shipments in 2007.
The US publication quotes documents it claims have been sent to PC manufacturers saying qualifying systems should have no more than 1GB of Ram and a single-core processor clocking no more than 1GHz
News Release New VIA EPIA M700 Mini-ITX Enables Brilliant Dual Digital Displays First board to feature the new VIA VX800 digital media chipset delivers enhanced video playback, dual display and dual Gigabit LAN
・Performance statistic based on overall score on OfficeBench 2007 ・TDP for 1.6GHz Celeron-M = 31 watts; TDP for 1.6GHz VIA Nano = 17 watts ・ OS = Windows Vista Enterprise
Yet another feature provides automatic overclocking if the die temperature is low. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Another feature allows the processor to automatically maintain the die temperature at a user-specified temperature. Several other new power and thermal management features are provided.
ttp://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-9951669-64.html Via will provide the central processing unit and motherboard, plus the core logic (chipset) solution, while Nvidia will provide the graphics processing unit, said Drew Henry, general manager of Nvidia's platform products division.
ttp://www.via.com.tw/en/resources/pressroom/pressrelease.jsp?press_release_no=2427 News Release VIA Unveils Mini-ITX 2.0: The Mini PC Platform of the Future Seven years after inventing the form factor, VIA defines the next generation of Mini-ITX platforms enabling greater performance and freedom of choice in small form factor computing and multimedia
Mini-ITX 2.0 Standard Mini-ITX 2.0 is an open industry standard that defines the minimum platform requirements for media-rich optimized mini PCs. Key features include the following:
・Processor: High-performance, power efficient x86 processor, such as the VIA Nano processor ・Memory: Support for minimum 2GB DDR2 SDRAM ・Graphics: DirectX 9.0 integrated (IGP); DirectX 10 through an add-in card ・Display: 1 VGA port for LCD display; 1 HDMI port on add-in card ・HD Audio: 3 Audio jacks for up to 6-channel surround sound ・Broadband Connectivity: 1 Gigabit LAN port ・Storage: 2 Serial ATA II slots + 1 IDE (PATA) slot ・Peripheral Connectivity: Minimum 4 USB2.0 ports ・Expansion: 1 PCI Express 16-lane slot ・Size: 17cm x 17cm ・O/S Support: Microsoft? Windows Vista?; Microsoft Windows Vista Premium (through an add-in graphics card); Microsoft Windows? XP, and major Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Suse Linux and gOS