News Release
VIA Launches VIA Antaur Mobile Processor for Slim
and Light Notebooks
Advanced mobile processor fosters the "Simply
Mobile" lifestyle by enabling easy to carry notebooks
with wireless capabilities and longer battery life
Taipei, Taiwan, 08 July 2003 - VIA Technologies, Inc,
a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies
and PC platform solutions, today announced the introduction
of the new VIA Antaur™ mobile processor.
Combining exceptionally low power consumption and thermal
density with enhanced performance features for all the
most popular productivity and digital media applications,
the VIA Antaur processor has been specifically designed
for the rapidly emerging new generation of mainstream
and ultra-portable slim and light notebooks that enable
the "Simply Mobile" lifestyle. When configured
with best of breed 802.11b, 802.11a, and 802.11g technologies,
the VIA Antaur processor further expands the boundaries
of mobile computing by adding an unprecedented level
of freedom and convenience for people wishing to connect
to the growing number of global wireless hotspots.
"With the launch of the VIA Antaur processor,
we see a tremendous opportunity to expand the overall
size of the notebook market by enabling a new generation
of innovative, slim and light designs," said Wenchi
Chen, President and CEO, VIA Technologies, Inc. "Wireless
connectivity, extended battery life, and excellent performance
will give people the freedom to fully enjoy the benefits
of the Simply Mobile lifestyle."
About the VIA Antaur Processor
The VIA Antaur processor is based on the unique VIA
CoolStream™ architecture of the "Nehemiah"
processor core that minimizes power consumption while
optimizing performance, making it an ideal solution
for innovative slim and light notebook designs. Consuming
as little as 11 watts (Maximum Thermal Design Power)
when running at a clock speed of 1GHz, the VIA Antaur
also features PowerSaver 2.0 technology that can reduce
processor power draw by as much as 50% to further extend
battery life. With its low profile EBGA package measuring
only 1.5mm high and low thermal density, the VIA Antaur
has only minimal active cooling requirements to enable
designs with thinner and smaller components, reducing
notebook weight and thickness.
Initially available at a speed of 1GHz, the VIA Antaur
processor comes packed with advanced performance features
such as StepAhead™ Advanced Branch Prediction,
sixteen pipeline stages, support for SSE multimedia
instructions, a full-speed Floating Point Unit (FPU)
and an efficiency-enhanced 64KB Full-Speed Exclusive
L2 cache with 16-way associativity for memory optimization.
For enhanced digital media applications such as high
quality DVD and audio playback, the VIA Antaur can be
coupled with the highly acclaimed VIA UniChrome™
CLE266 chipset, featuring an integrated hardware MPEG-2
decoder, DDR266 SDRAM support, VIA Vinyl™ Audio
integrated 5.1 surround sound, high-speed USB2.0 ports,
and 10/100 Fast Ethernet. 802.11a/b/g wireless connectivity
can be added through an optional PCMCIA Card or USB
wireless adapter.
To enhance the confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity
of electronic data for mobile users on the go, the VIA
Antaur integrates the VIA PadLock™ Data Encryption
Engine, the world's first hardware Random Number Generator
(RNG) integrated into a CPU. Designed as an extension
of the VIA Antaur processor core, PadLock™ delivers
world-class levels of entropy for security applications
without utilizing power hungry CPU cycles.
VIA Antaur Processor Availability
The VIA Antaur processor is shipping in volume now.
Notebooks featuring the VIA Antaur processor are initially
on sale in the Greater China Region, and are expected
to be available in Europe and the US in the fourth quarter
of 2003.
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