De nieuwe Savage/IX mobiele graphics-chipset van S3 is gekozen door drie grote laptopfabrikanten, te weten Sony, NEC en Micron. Sony's VAIO en NEC's VersaLXi/VersaPro krijgen een 8MB versie, Micron heeft gekozen voor de 16MB uitvoering in de Transport GX(+) laptops:
"The Savage/IX with its unique integrated memory design is an ideal choice for manufacturers of lightweight and high performance notebooks," said Rick Bergman, Chief Operating Officer, S3 Graphics.
Based on S3 Graphics' Savage desktop architecture and a 0.18-micron process technology, the Savage/IX features a unique integrated memory design that supports up to 16MB and is an ideal high-performance solution for thin and light notebook computers. To date, notebook manufacturers including Toshiba, IBM, Sony and MicronPC.com have announced mobile Savage-based notebook designs.
Lees de drie press releases hier.