SiS LAUNCHES SiS755 chipset to support AMD® hammer platform

TAIPEI, TAIWAN, Nov. 18, 2002 – Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. (SiS), a leading supplier of core logic and graphics chipsets, today unveiled the SiS755 to support the AMD® Hammer processor platform. The SiS755 is compliant with all AMD® Hammer processors with HyperTransportTM interface and supports AGP 8X and MuTIOL® 1G technology.

The SiS755 provides a fast, powerful and affordable solution for the high-end performance computing market. Paired with the SiS963, a South Bridge peripheral interface, the SiS755 is loaded with powerful multimedia functions, including 5.1 Channel AC'97 2.2 Audio, 10/100Mb Ethernet, Home PNA2.0 and Dual ATA133/100/66 IDE Channels. The SiS755 supports six PCI slots and six USB 2.0/1.1 ports.

“The SiS755 is another example of SiS’ commitment to getting to market first with new technologies and products for our customers and to supporting both the Intel® and AMD® platforms,” said Michael Chen, senior vice president, Integrated Product Division, SiS.

The SiS755/SiS963 combination utilizes MuTIOL® 1G technology to provide a fast and seamless connection between the North and South Bridge. The MuTIOL® 1G is a SiS proprietary data bandwidth transfer technology with 1GB/sec transfer speed and bi-directional 16-bit data bus at 533MHz operating speed.

To further ensure maximum bandwidth and transfer speeds, the SiS755 integrates high-performance HyperTransportTM compliant bus driver and technology with 8/16 links support to achieve a transfer bandwidth of up to 6.4GB/sec.