Via Technologies, Inc. · TWSE:2388
Via Technologies — Investor Presentation (September 2003)
46 slides from Via Technologies's investor presentation, September 2003
Slide 1: VIA K8 Series Chipsets Overview
VIA K8 Series Chipsets Overview Powering the AMD64 Revolution VIA Confidential and Proprietary
Slide 2: VIA K8 Series: Powering the AMD64 Revolution!
VIA K8 Series: Powering the AMD64 Revolution! VIA K8T800 Chipset & AMD VIA K8T800 Chipset & AMD Opteron™ Processor Athlon™ 64 Processor • Dual/Single Processor Servers • Performance Desktop / Enthusiast • Dual/Single Processor Workstations • Media Centers VIA K8M800 Chipset & AMD VIA K8N800 Chipset
Slide 3: Long-Term Leadership on the AMD Platform
Long-Term Leadership on the AMD Platform n Leading Chipset supplier for AMD Athlon™ XP, Athlon & Duron Processors g From VIA KX133 to VIA KT600, covering the entire life span of the Athlon processor g First to market integration of advanced features, including PC133, DDR266, AGP8X, USB2.0, etc g Onl
Slide 4: VIA K8T800 Chipset
VIA K8T800 Chipset n Next-generation platform for new 64-bit AMD Opteron™ and forthcoming AMD Athlon™ 64 processors g World’s first dual processing capable chipset with AGP g Powering Dual/Single Opteron Workstations & Servers g AMD Athlon 64 Ready! g Performance Desktops & Enthusiast PCs g Media Ce
Slide 5: VIA K8M800 Chipset
VIA K8M800 Chipset n Highly integrated platform for AMD Athlon 64 based Mainstream Desktop PCs g Integrated UniChrome2™ Graphics g 200MHz engine g 8MB to 64MB UMA frame buffer g DuoView™ g Full MPEG2 video decoder for perfect video performance n Hyper8 Technology g Enables only full-speed, full-spec
Slide 6: VIA K8N800 Chipset
VIA K8N800 Chipset n Industry’s first chipset for new generation of AMD Athlon 64 mobile processor powered notebooks g Full size mobile g Thin & Light mobile n Integrated UniChrome2™ Graphics g 200MHz engine g 8MB to 64MB UMA frame buffer g DuoView™ g MPEG2 video decoder for perfect video performanc
Slide 7: VIA Hyper8 Technology
VIA Hyper8™ Technology n Enables industry’s only full-speed, full-spec CPU to Chipset HyperTransport link g Delivers only 16-bit/1.6GHz HyperTransport link available on AMD64 platform g Up to 6.4GB/s of system bandwidth for unparalleled performance levels and data integrity. Total Frequency Bit Dens
Slide 8: VIA Hyper8 Technology
VIA Hyper8™ Technology VIA Confidential and Proprietary
Slide 9: Most Scalable Platform for AMD64 Architecture
Most Scalable Platform for AMD64 Architecture n VIA’s flexible and highly scalable architecture allows motherboard manufacturers to cover all market segments and price points g VIA Networking Gigabit Ethernet g Single chip 10/100/1000 design g Advanced software interface g VIA Vinyl Audio g VIA Viny
Slide 10: Industry's Most Comprehensive Portfolio of Scalable Solutions
Industry’s Most Comprehensive Portfolio of Scalable Solutions VIA Nvidia Intel 1394 Controller 3 X X 10/100 Ethernet (MAC & PHY) 3 X 3 Gigabit Ethernet (MAC & PHY) 3 X 3 Complete 5.1 Audio Solution (Controller + Codec) 3 X 3 Complete 7.1 Audio Solution (Controller + Codec) 3 X X TV-Out 3 X X Not Rea
Slide 11: VIA Motherboard Partners
VIA Motherboard Partners More of the World’s Leading Motherboard Makers Choose VIA than any other AMD Compatible Chipset Supplier! VIA Confidential and Proprietary
Slide 12: VT8237 South Bridge Overview
VT8237 South Bridge Overview n VIA DriveStation™ Advanced Controller Suite g Serial ATA g High Performance 150MB/s Dual Channel Serial ATA interface g Extended support for additional two Serial ATA devices through SATAlite™ interface g V-RAID g Serial RAID controller g RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 g
Slide 13: VIA DriveStation: Leading the Way with Native Serial ATA
VIA DriveStation: Leading the Way with Native Serial ATA n High Performance 150MB/s per Port Dual Channel Serial ATA interface g Direct support for two SATA devices g Bypasses PCI Bus and flies straight to the 1GB/s Ultra V- Link chip interconnect for superior performance in the most data intensive
Slide 14: VIA DriveStation V-RAID
VIA DriveStation V-RAID n Industry’s first full-featured native Serial RAID solution to be integrated into PC core logic chipset architecture g Supports RAID Levels 0, 1 & 0+11 g Highest HDD Data Transfer Rates for Maximum System Performance g Superior Fault Tolerance for Optimum Data Integrity n Ea
Slide 15: VIA DriveStation V-RAID Configurations
VIA DriveStation V-RAID Configurations RAID Level 0 RAID Level 1 RAID Level 0+11 Effect: Striping Effect: Mirroring Effect: Mirroring & Striping Capacity: 100% Capacity: 50% Capacity: 50% Performance: High Performance: Performance: High Normal/High Fault Tolerance: Fault Tolerance: High Low Fault To
Slide 16: VIA DriveStation V-RAID Software Interface
VIA DriveStation V-RAID Software Interface n Industry-first user-friendly V-RAID software enables easy installation and array management g Tricky BIOS installations are a thing of the past g Compatible with Windows® or Linux operating systems g VIA’s DriveThru™ technology enables ‘on-the-fly’ upgrad
Slide 17: VIA VT8237: Unmatched Support for Latest Storage Technologies
VIA VT8237: Unmatched Support for Latest Storage Technologies VIA Nvidia Intel Native Serial ATA 3 Not Ready 3 Serial ATA Ports 4† 2* 2 Integrated RAID 3 Not Ready 3 RAID 0 3 x 3 RAID 1 3 x x RAID 0+1 3 x x JBOD (Spanning) 3 x x * Requires addition of 2 Silicon Image IDE-to-SATA Bridge Chips † VIA V
Slide 18: VIA Networking Velocity Line of Gigabit Ethernet Controllers
VIA Networking Velocity™ Line of Gigabit Ethernet Controllers n Only Complete Gigabit Ethernet solution offered for AMD platform g Single chip 10/100/1000 design g Ready Now! g Integrated Cicada SimpliPHY™ Technology g Delivers superior real world Gigabit performance g GigaCheck™ Software Interface
Slide 19: VIA Networking Velocity: Advanced Operations Analysis
VIA Networking Velocity™: Advanced Operations Analysis n GigaCheck™ Software Interface g Most complete Diagnostic Software Interface g Operates while link is running Link Status Settings Statistics Diagnostics Wake-on LAN Cable Analysis Link Analysis VIA Confidential and Proprietary
Slide 20: VIA Networking Velocity: Fastest Gigabit Ethernet on the Market
VIA Networking Velocity™: Fastest Gigabit Ethernet on the Market Gigabit Networking Throughput 1000 900 800 718.5 706.1 703.2 674.5 697.6 646.3 700 626.09 585.2 555.4 600 466.8 500 400 VIA Networking Intel 82544 3Com 3C940 Broadcom 5702 RTL 8110S VT6120 Transmit (Mbit/s) Receive (Mbit/s) Configurati
Slide 21: VIA Vinyl Multichannel Audio Suite
VIA Vinyl™ Multichannel Audio Suite n VIA Vinyl™ Audio g Richest choice of market leading integrated and onboard audio performance options g VIA Vinyl integrated 5.1 surround sound n VIA Vinyl AC ’97 audio controller n VIA Six-TRAC codec g VIA Vinyl Gold onboard 7.1 surround sound n VIA Envy24PT + V
Slide 22: V-MAP Architecture
V-MAP Architecture n V-Link g High throughput 533MB/s South Bridge/North Bridge interconnect g Supports new generation of VIA North Bridge options across all processor platforms n Pin-to-pin Compatible Architecture g Flexible, high bandwidth architecture for AMD Opteron™ & AMD Athlon™ 64 processors
Slide 23: VIA K8T800 & AMD Opteron
VIA K8T800 & AMD Opteron™ Powering Powerhouse Workstations and Servers based on the AMD64 Architecture VIA Confidential and Proprietary
Slide 24: VIA K8T800 – Opteron Ready!
VIA K8T800 – Opteron Ready! n First dual processing capable chipset with AGP for AMD Opteron g Ideal platform for powerhouse workstations based on single and dual AMD Opteron processors n Hyper8 Technology g Enables only full-speed, full-spec 16-bit/1.6GHz HyperTransport™ CPU to Chipset link on AMD6
Slide 25: VIA VPX2 – Bringing PCI-X to Servers and Workstations
VIA VPX2 – Bringing PCI-X to Servers and Workstations n PCI-X Flexibility g High Bandwidth PCI: Increases PCI bandwidth from 33MHz up to 133MHz g Maximized connectivity: Up to 12 standard PCI connections n VIA VPX2 Companion Chip g VIA HDIT® Interface for ultra high-bandwidth PCI-X Expansion g 2 Cha
Slide 26: VIA K8T800 & Dual Opteron Server Platform
VIA K8T800 & Dual Opteron Server Platform VIA Confidential and Proprietary
Slide 27: VIA K8T800 & Dual Opteron Workstation Platform
VIA K8T800 & Dual Opteron Workstation Platform VIA Confidential and Proprietary
Slide 28: Dual Opteron Workstation Motherboard from MSI
Dual Opteron Workstation Motherboard from MSI n MSI MS-9130 Workstation Motherboard with K8T800 Chipset g Supports Single and Dual AMD Opteron processors g Targeting mid-range, front-end, application and general purpose server/workstation market n Key Features: g AGP Pro g 2 x Serial ATA channels, 2
Slide 29: Performance – 3DMark 2001 Pro SE
Performance – 3DMark 2001 Pro SE 18000 17980 17500 17547 17000 16500 16334 16000 15500 VIA K8T800 + VT8237 & Nvidia nForce3 Pro 150 Intel E7505 + ICH4 & AMD Opteron 246 & AMD Opteron 246 Intel Xeon 3.06GHz Configuration: MSI MS-9130 (K8T800), Asus SK8N (nForce3), MSI MS-9121 (E7505) 1GB Infineon DDR
Slide 30: Performance – SPEC ViewPerf 7.1
Performance – SPEC ViewPerf 7.1 45 43.02 40 40.36 35 30 29.48 25 3DSMAX-01 23.95 DEV-08 23.7 20 Light-05 21.06 Proe-01 15 UGS-01 13.61 12.93 10 12.08 11.94 11.72 11 10.83 10.63 10.74 5 0 VIA K8T800 + VT8237 & Nvidia nForce3 Pro Intel E7505 + VT8237 & AMD Opteron 246 150 & AMD Opteron Intel Xeon 3.06
Slide 31: VIA K8T800 & AMD Athlon 64
VIA K8T800 & AMD Athlon™ 64 Powering the Next Generation of AMD Athlon™ 64 Based Systems VIA Confidential and Proprietary
Slide 32: VIA K8T800: AMD Athlon 64 Ready!
VIA K8T800: AMD Athlon 64 Ready! n First fully featured chipset for the new AMD Athlon 64 processors g Shipping now! g Ideal platform for multiple solutions: Consumer, Corporate, Enthusiast, Media Center, Entry Level Server/Workstation n Hyper8 Technology g Enables only full-speed, full-spec 16-bit/
Slide 33: VIA K8T800 & AMD Athlon 64 Performance Desktop Platform
VIA K8T800 & AMD Athlon 64 Performance Desktop Platform VIA Confidential and Proprietary
Slide 34: VIA Vinyl Onboard Audio Solutions
VIA Vinyl Onboard Audio Solutions n VIA’s Strategy to enable hi-quality motherboard audio solutions g Audio Codecs g Six-TRAC g Eight-TRAC g Stylus Audio Driver VIA Confidential and Proprietary
Slide 35: VIA Vinyl Gold 8-channel Audio
VIA Vinyl Gold 8-channel Audio n First to market with 8-channel solution n Integrates VIA Envy24PT Audio controller and VIA Six-TRAC n Current design wins g Chaintech 9CJS Zenith g AOpen Athlon64 Tube MB VIA Confidential and Proprietary
Slide 36: VIA Vinyl 6-Channel Audio
VIA Vinyl 6-Channel Audio n Integrated six-channel AC’97 surround sound n Warmest AC ’97 audio experience n VIA Six-TRAC codec n 20-bit architecture n Excellent audio performance g 90dB SNR tested on a motherboard n DualMAX hardware downmixing n CoolAMP reduced heat for consistent performance VIA Co
Slide 37: VIA Stylus Audio Driver
VIA Stylus Audio Driver n Integrated Sensaura technology g Sensaura MacroFX™ Positional 3D g creates ‘near-field’ proximity effects EAX 1.0 Sensaura EnvironmentFX™ EAX 2.0 g A3DTM 1.x compatibility g acoustically renders up to 26 3D audio Bass Boost environments. I3DL2 Fast Panning 3D g Sensaura Mul
Slide 38: Unparalleled Audio Support
Unparalleled Audio Support VIA offers the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of advanced Audio Platform Solutions to meet today’s multimedia requirements VIA Nvidia Intel 7.1 Audio support 3 x x 24/96 Audio Support 3 x x 3D Gaming support* 3 3 x Analog codec for complete solutions 3 x x * Sensa
Slide 39: Benchmarking Comparison of Audio Gaming Performance
Benchmarking Comparison of Audio Gaming Performance Audio Winbench 0.99 VIA 1.14 Envy24PT + 1.34 VIA Six-TRAC 1.4 DS Static DS Streaming 2.58 DS3D Static Nvidia 3.63 DS3D Streaming Soundstorm + Realtek 2.98 ALC650 3 0 1 2 3 4 Lower is better “The State of Motherboard Audio” July 1, 2003 Albatron PX8
Slide 40: Audio Benchmarking Comparison of Audio Gaming Performance
Audio Benchmarking Comparison of Audio Gaming Performance Comanche 4 VIA Envy24PT 3.2 + VIA Six-TRAC Nvidia Soundstorm + 8 Realtek ALC650 0 2 4 6 8 10 % hit on Frame rates– Lower is better “The State of Motherboard Audio” July 1, 2003 Albatron PX865PE ProII MB integrating VIA Envy24PT & Six-TRAC VIA
Slide 41: Audio Benchmarking Comparison of Audio Gaming Performance
Audio Benchmarking Comparison of Audio Gaming Performance Jedi Knight VIA Envy24PT 11.19 + VIA Six-TRAC Nvidia Soundstorm + 13.57 Realtek ALC650 0 5 10 15 % hit on Frame rates– Lower is better “The State of Motherboard Audio” July 1, 2003 Albatron PX865PE ProII MB integrating VIA Envy24PT & Six-TRAC
Slide 42: What people are saying about onboard VIA audio…
What people are saying about onboard VIA audio… “This 24-bit/96kHz “Against the integrated solution is definitely a competition…(an step in the right nForce2 board and an direction, as we'd love ICH4-based to find this type of high motherboard)… the quality audio on many Zenith 9CJS's more motherboa
Slide 43: VIA K8 Series North Bridge Roadmap
VIA K8 Series North Bridge Roadmap Pin-to-Pin Compatible K8T890 K8T890 •• Athlon Athlon 6464 & & Opteron Opteron HyperTransport HyperTransport Bridge Bridge •• PCI Express PCI Express •• Ultra Ultra V-Link V-Link K8T800 K8T800 K8M800 K8M800 •• S: S: Q4’03 Q4’03 •• Athlon Athlon64 64&& Opteron Optero
Slide 44: VIA South Bridge Roadmap
VIA South Bridge Roadmap VT8237 VT8239 • Ultra V-Link • Ultra V-Link • Total 6 HDD support • Total 8 HDD support • 2 Serial ATA ports • 4 Serial ATA ports • 2 IDE channels for up to 4 ATA133 • 2 IDE channels for up to 4 ATA133 devices devices • V-RAID • SATA Controller with command queue • RAID 0, •
Slide 45: VIA K8 Series In Summary
VIA K8 Series In Summary n Industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of AMD64 chipsets, covering ALL market segments g Athlon 64 Performance Desktop / Enthusiast g Dual / Single Opteron Servers & Workstations g Athlon 64 Mainstream Desktop g Athlon 64 Mobile n Industry’s highest performance & most sca
Slide 46: Thank You
Thank You VIA Confidential and Proprietary
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