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SiS and Via prepare Pentium 4 chipsets

The Pentium 4 could finally move into the mainstream with new chipsets that will let the processor use cheaper memory - but they aren't coming from Intel Read more

6 August, 2001 by Matthew Broersma

Intel dominates chipset market

...2001, Taiwanese vendors such as Via Technologies, Silicon Integrated Systems (SIS) and Acer Labs (ALI) commanded about 60 percent of the market. Via, the second... Read more

2 September, 2002 by Matthew Broersma

Via readies Hammer chipsets

...on Hammer chipsets from Via and rivals Silicon Integrated Systems (SIS) and Acer Labs (ALI) are expected to be on display at the Computex Taiwan... Read more

21 May, 2002 by Matthew Broersma

Intel chipset wakens new memory

New desktops arrive featuring Intel's new Pentium 4 chipset, which works with DDR memory--a first for the chipmaker. It means a black eye for Rambus, but a break for PC makers Read more

18 December, 2001 by John G.Spooner

New Pentium 4 chipset to tiptoe out

...chipset, sources said. Intel follows chipset makers such as Via Technologies and Acer Labs in introducing DDR SDRAM for the Pentium 4. The Via chipset... Read more

12 December, 2001 by John G.Spooner

VIA lawsuit seeks to block Pentium 4

...own roughly half or more of S3 Graphics and control its management. Acer Labs, SiS and ATI Technologies all have Pentium 4 chipset licences and... Read more

20 September, 2001 by Matthew Broersma

Via and Intel renew chipset wars

Following Intel's lawsuit over Via's Pentium 4 chipset, Via retaliates by alleging anti-competitive practices - and destruction of advertising balloons Read more

10 September, 2001 by Matthew Broersma

Intel sues Via as chipset wars begin anew

Intel makes good its threats over unlicenced Via chipset, while Via claims it's just hot air Read more

10 September, 2001 by Michael Kanellos

New Pentium 4-Rambus chipset on way

Prices could drop as an Intel competitor prepares to launch its own Pentium 4 chipset that will support RDRAM memory Read more

31 August, 2001 by Michael Kanellos

Via sets date for Pentium 4 chipset launch

...is to begin volume production of the 645 chipset next month, and Acer Labs, which will launch its M1761 by the end of the year... Read more

13 August, 2001 by Matthew Broersma

Intel to stick with Rambus strategy

...is capable of transferring data. Meanwhile, a number of other companies including Acer Labs, ATI Technologies and Gigabyte, are developing chipsets that support Pentium 4... Read more

28 February, 2001 by John G.Spooner

McKinley to feature at Intel forum

Plans for high-end server chip 'McKinley' take centrestage at developer forum Read more

23 February, 2001 by Michael Kanellos

Pentium 4 picks up steam with chipset deals

Acer Labs has signed a licence to manufacture Pentium 4 chipsets, as Intel... Read more

19 February, 2001 by Michael Kanellos

A Year Ago: Consumers win mobile chip race

...products to work with a range of chip sets, including one from Acer Labs, which includes its ALI 1535 chip, and those that offer Intel... Read more

4 February, 2001 by John G.Spooner

Intel ships the Pentium 4

The long-awaited Pentium 4 claims huge clockspeed increases, but analysts say it's not necessarily so Read more

20 November, 2000 by John G.Spooner

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