Weitek introduces first unified system/display controller family; combines high performance GUI acceleration with full PCI logic for most cost effective Pentium and 486 PCs.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 1995--Weitek Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :WWTK WWTK Who Wants to Know? ) today announced the W464 and W564, the industry's first Unified System/Display Controller (US/DC) chipsets. Weitek's US/DC technology integrates PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). system logic with a high performance 64-bit GUI accelerator, combining the graphics frame-buffer and main memory into a single 64-bit wide memory subsystem. This unified memory architecture, due to the elimination of both the separate graphics-frame buffer and a separate 64-bit graphics controller, allows the most highly integrated and lowest cost PC implementations available. "We've been anticipating the merger of system memory and graphics in a unified architecture because 16 megabit DRAMs have insufficient bandwidth for graphics, and Weitek is the first to deliver," commented Linley Gwennap of Microprocessor Report. The W464 chipset includes a full PCI logic implementation for all popular 486 processors as well as the Cyrix M1-SC. It also incorporates Weitek's fourth generation high performance 64-bit DRAM-based GUI accelerator with an integrated 135MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. RAMDAC (Random Access Memory Digital to Analog Converter) The VGA controller chip that maintains the color palette and converts data from memory into analog signals for the monitor. RAMDAC - Random Access Memory Digital-to-Analog Converter . The W464 chipset consists of two 208-pin devices, thus enabling a complete all-in-one PCI motherboard to be designed using fewer VLSI VLSI: see integrated circuit. (1) (Very Large Scale Integration) Between 100,000 and one million transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, LSI and ULSI. (2) (VLSI Technology, Inc., Tempe, AZ, www.semiconductors. devices than any competing solution, as well as completely eliminating the expense of a separate graphics frame-buffer. Pricing for the W464 chipset, which is in PQFP (Plastic Quad Flat Package) Refers to many varieties of QFP chip packages, which are molded in plastic. See QFP. packaging, is $43.50 in quantities of 10,000. Samples of the W464 chipset are available now. The W564 chipset incorporates PCI support for all leading Pentium-class CPUs, including Intel's P54C, AMD's K5 and the Cyrix MI. Performance enhancements for the W564 include Weitek's state of the art video acceleration technology as well as local bus EIDE (Enhanced IDE) An extension to the IDE interface that supports the ATA-2 and ATAPI standards. ATA-2 (Fast ATA) provides faster transfer rates (see IDE for details) and allows for multiple channels, each connecting two devices. support and EDO DRAM support. The W564 is slated for initial availability later this year. Weitek CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Barry Cox stated, "Our US/DC technology solves the most pressing problem facing PC designers today: how to deliver the high-performance and rich feature set customers want without the high cost entailed by solutions with separate 64-bit frame-buffers or exotic specialty memory technologies. By using the most cost effective commodity DRAMs in an innovative and uniquely efficient way, Weitek's architecture enables PC vendors to achieve previously unheard-of low price points, while bringing high-performance 64-bit graphics and multimedia down to baseline PC configurations." Background Weitek Corporation is a leading supplier of integrated circuits that enhance the performance and value of industry standard computers and software. The company's innovative products combine state of the art levels of integration and functionality. -0- Note to Editors: This press release and other materials about Weitek Corporation and its products can be accessed on the Internet at http:www.oakridge.com. CONTACT: Weitek Corporation John Vidal, 408/738-8400 or Oak Ridge Public Relations Inc. Kathy Keenan, 408/253-5042 |
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