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08-23-02, 12:21 PM
Chipset designers prepared for AMD?s FSB standard change
Charles Chou, Taipei; Christy Lee, DigiTimes.com [Friday 23 August 2002]
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has reportedly decided to change the FSB (front-side bus) standard of its upcoming Athlon XP 2700+ processor from the current 266MHz to 333MHz, contrary to its previous announcement that it would not alter the architecture of its K7-core Athlon XP products.
Although the update was unexpected, chipset design houses VIA Technologies and Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) both said that it would not affect their product roadmaps, as they had already made their new AMD-based chipsets compliant with FSB 333MHz speeds.
According to VIA, its latest KT400 discrete chipset is able to support an FSB speed of up to 333MHz, so it will not encounter any compatibility problems with AMD?s future Athlon XP processors. SiS noted that its new SiS746 and SiS746DX are also designed to be able to support FSB 333MHz speeds. The company added that shipments of the SiS746 chipsets would start shortly.
AMD has scheduled to launch the Athlon XP 2700+ in October, following its most recent rollouts of the FSB 266MHz-based Athlon 2400+ and 2600+ processors. It is believed that AMD?s decision to change the architecture of its Athlon XP processor is likely to compensate for the lag before its introduction of its K8-core products.
http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/Article.asp?datePublish=2002/08/23&pages=04&seq=23
Charles Chou, Taipei; Christy Lee, DigiTimes.com [Friday 23 August 2002]
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has reportedly decided to change the FSB (front-side bus) standard of its upcoming Athlon XP 2700+ processor from the current 266MHz to 333MHz, contrary to its previous announcement that it would not alter the architecture of its K7-core Athlon XP products.
Although the update was unexpected, chipset design houses VIA Technologies and Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) both said that it would not affect their product roadmaps, as they had already made their new AMD-based chipsets compliant with FSB 333MHz speeds.
According to VIA, its latest KT400 discrete chipset is able to support an FSB speed of up to 333MHz, so it will not encounter any compatibility problems with AMD?s future Athlon XP processors. SiS noted that its new SiS746 and SiS746DX are also designed to be able to support FSB 333MHz speeds. The company added that shipments of the SiS746 chipsets would start shortly.
AMD has scheduled to launch the Athlon XP 2700+ in October, following its most recent rollouts of the FSB 266MHz-based Athlon 2400+ and 2600+ processors. It is believed that AMD?s decision to change the architecture of its Athlon XP processor is likely to compensate for the lag before its introduction of its K8-core products.
http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/Article.asp?datePublish=2002/08/23&pages=04&seq=23