S3 graphics ProSavageDDR WHQL

VIA ProSavageDDR PN266T mobile chipset with DDR266 memory support

delivers a decisive performance improvement and extends battery

life for Intel and VIA processor-based mobile platforms

Taipei, Taiwan, 23 January 2002 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading

innovator and developer of core logic chipsets, microprocessors,

and multimedia, networking and communications chips, today

announced the launch of the VIA ProSavageDDR PN266T (codename:

Twister-T DDR) mobile chipset for mobile Intel® Pentium®

III Processor-M, Intel® Pentium III, Intel Celeron and VIA C3

processor-based notebook PCs.

The VIA ProSavageDDR PN266T is the first mobile chipset to support

fast DDR266 memory for Intel and VIA processor based systems,

outperforming the hugely popular VIA ProSavage PN133 (codename:

Twister) PC133 based chipset, and reducing power consumption

through a 30% reduction in memory voltage.

The VIA ProSavageDDR PN266T also has S3 Graphics ProSavage8

technology with AGP 8X equivalent bandwidth integrated into the

chipset North Bridge. This delivers stunning video quality for key

applications like DVD playback while eliminating the need for a

discrete graphics card, thus saving real estate on the mainboard

ensuring even lower power consumption in thin and light notebook

designs. ProSavage8 is an enhanced version of the proven ProSavage4

core seen in the successful VIA ProSavage PN133 and shares the same

comprehensive driver set, enabling risk free market deployment for

OEMs and mobile system developers.