Bij AMD Zone kun je de press release vinden van de SiS 635 en SiS 735 chipsets. Beide types zijn geschikt voor respectievelijk de Pentium III / Tualatin en de AMD Athlon en Duron processors en kunnen overweg met zowel PC133 als DDR266/DDR200 geheugen. De southbridge met ATA-100 ondersteuning is in de chip geïntegreerd en is aangesloten op een 1,2GB snelle 'Multi-threaded I/O Link'. Beide modellen zijn overigens niet voorzien van ingebakken graphics waardoor de prijs vrij laag is gehouden. In februari en maart van 2001 komen ze op de markt:
Taipei Taiwan, December 11, 2000- Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. (SiS), a leading core logic and graphics supplier, today announced its first Double Data Rate (DDR) DRAM-supporting single chip- SiS 635 and SiS 735. The SiS635 supports Intel Pentium III and Tualatin processors, while the SiS735 supports AMD Athlon and Duron processors. The SiS635/SiS735 adopt "open architecture", which integrate the South/North Bridge, Multi-threaded I/O Link (high-speed PCI bus), and multi-functional voice/communication technologies. The SiS635/SiS735 target at high- performance PC market. With the introduction of the SiS635/SiS735, SiS provides a comprehensive product portfolio for the chipset market.
Designed upon open architecture, SiS635/SiS735 does not integrate graphics function. It worths noting that SiS635/SiS735 provide a SiS-proprietary --Multi-threaded I/O Link, which allows the communication bandwidth between the North/South Bridge and PCI bus up to 1.2 GB per second, ten times of that for traditional PCI bus (133MB). The Multi-threaded I/O Link dramatically enhances the transmission rate among peripherals. The SiS635/SiS735 deliver optimum system performance with the support of DDR 266?DDR 200 and PC133 SDRAM. In addition, they come with advanced features such as AGP4x interface, Fast Write, 3D audio, high-speed data transmission, including 56K Modem, 10/100 Fast Ethernet, 1M/10M Home PNA, and IDE ATA100/66/33.
SiS635/735 key Features :
- Single chip with 677 balls BGA package
- SiS635 supports Intel Celeron, Pentium III and Tualatin processors; SiS735 supports AMD Athlon and Duron processors
- Up to 3 DIMMs of DDR266, DDR200, and PC133 SDRAM
- "Multi-threaded I/O Link" delivering 1.2GB/s bandwidth connecting internal north, south bridges, embedded PCI device and external PCI masters
- Supports AGP4X slot and Fast Write Transaction
- Supports up to 6 PCI masters
- Dual Channels IDE ATA100/66/33
- Integrated two USB controllers supporting 6 USB ports
- AC'97 audio/modem controller with S/PDIF output
- Supports AMR, ACR or CNR slots
- Supports 10/100M LAN or 1M/10M Home PNA with external PHY
- Integrated Keyboard and Mouse controller
- Meets ACPI1.0b/APM1.2 requirements
- PC2001 Compliant