News Release
New VIA Eden ESP7000 Processor Raises the Performance
Bar For Fanless Entertainment and Communication Platforms
Highest performance VIA Eden ESP processor brings
improved digital media and security features for new
breed of multifunctional fanless devices
Taipei, Taiwan, 19 August 2003 - VIA Technologies,
Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip
technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced
the availability of the VIA Eden™ ESP7000 processor
based on the highly efficient CoolStream™ architecture
featuring the PadLock™ Data Encryption Engine and
enhanced digital media performance for fanless entertainment,
communication, commercial and industrial applications.
Recognized as the leading fanless native x86 processor
for the embedded market, the VIA Eden ESP enjoys an
expanding customer base of Set-Top Box, Thin-Client,
Point of Sale and Industrial PC vendors from around
the globe. Targeting primarily living room entertainment
and communication devices, the new Eden ESP7000 processor
enables higher performance from the VIA Eden Platform
through the integration of technologies such as StepAhead™
Advanced Branch Prediction, SSE multimedia instruction
support and a full speed floating point unit enabling
PC functionality from systems that are traditionally
single purpose devices.
"The rapid adoption of broadband connectivity
in the home is driving the need for fanless devices
that not only deliver enhanced digital media performance/capabilities,
but also feature consumer electronics design values,
such as low noise, that are appropriate for the living
room," said Richard Brown, Associate Vice President
of Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. "The new VIA
Eden ESP7000 processor has raised the performance bar
for this segment and enables quick time to market for
a range of innovative system designs for a variety of
advanced applications."
One such device is the paperback-sized Nimble V5 Personal
Video Conferencing Player that fits easily onto any
desktop in the house or office and operates silently
while drawing only approximately 12 watts of power.
It is ideal for friends and families to stay in touch
through video, voice, text, email, instant photos and
file exchanges, allowing individual users to enjoy multi-modal
video conferencing that until now has only been available
through broadband Internet services at high subscription
rates. "Thanks to the VIA Eden ESP7000 processor's
superb thermal and physical properties, we were able
to design the Nimble V5 to eliminate the problems of
noise and power consumption while combining all the
capabilities of a complete PC at a fraction of the cost
and size of dedicated video conferencing devices,"
said Dr. Jeng-Feng Lee, CEO, Nimble Microsystems.
The Eden ESP7000 processor's low power consumption
with added features and native x86 performance and compatibility
are driving its growing acceptance in the Industrial
PC market. The JREX-VE family of 3.5" SBCs from
Kontron use a range of VIA low power platforms, and
are revolutionizing the IPC market through standardization
in order to reduce system costs. These boards conform
to the same layout and design that allows the use of
standard PC SDRAM memory and ATX power supplies for
quick and easy upgradeability. "The introduction
of the Nehemiah core to the VIA Eden Platform affords
greater depth to our JRex-VE line of 3.5 inch SBCs,
particularly now that we can offer an ultra low power
version with the VIA PadLock Data Encryption Engine,"
said Martin Bodenschatz, Product Manager Standard Components,
Kontron Embedded Modules GmbH.
PadLock features a high-performance hardware Random
Number Generator (RNG) that does not rely on valuable
CPU cycles to produce entropy for applications such
as data security. The PadLock Data Encryption Engine
has undergone comprehensive testing by leading data
security firm, Cryptography Research, Inc. and results
show high-performance, high-quality entropy and ease
of use. To view the complete Cryptography Research report,
please go to the VIA Eden ESP7000 web site at: http://www.via.com.tw/en/Products/eden_padlock.jsp.
About the Nimble V5
For more information regarding the Nimble V5, please
go to the VIA Eden Platform Internet Appliance partner
products web site.
About the JREX-VE
For more information regarding the JRex-VE, please
go to the VIA Eden Platform Industrial PC partner products
web site.
About the VIA Eden ESP7000 Processor
The VIA Eden Esp7000 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 the new generation of innovative fanless designs.
Housed in VIA's low profile EBGA package that reduces
thermal density, the VIA Eden ESP7000 consumes a mere
6 watts of Maximum Thermal Design Power and nearly 1
watt of typical power when running at a clock speed
of 733MHz. Measuring only 1.5mm high, it is ideal for
highly compact systems that require native x86 performance,
compatibility and reliability.
Available at a speed of 733MHz, the VIA Eden ESP7000
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 Eden ESP7000
can be coupled with the highly acclaimed VIA 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.
To enhance the confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity
of electronic data, the VIA Eden ESP7000 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 Eden
ESP7000 processor core, PadLock™ delivers world-class
levels of entropy for security applications without
relying on vulnerable software or drivers to access
it. For more information on the VIA Eden ESP7000 processor,
please visit the VIA Eden Platform website at: http://www.via.com.tw/en/Products/eden_esp7000.jsp.
VIA Eden ESP7000 Processor Availability
The VIA Eden ESP7000 processor is shipping in volume
now. Please contact your local VIA sales office or send
an email to mkt@via.com.tw
for more information.
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