Date: 18/03/2009

Low power media system processor for mini notebooks

New VIA VX855 media system processor from VIA Technologies offers hardware H.264 video acceleration to deliver High Definition video in mini laptops/notebooks computers.

This Microsoft Windows 7-ready device supports video standards including H.264, MPEG-2/4, VC-1 and WMV9.

"For the first time, system developers have an ultra low power media system processor that delivers high bit-rate HD video to small form factor and mobile devices," said Richard Brown, Vice President of Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. "The VIA VX855 opens up exciting opportunities for several PC segments, particularly the mini-notebook category that will now be able to offer true 1080p HD video playback."

Compatible with VIA Nano, VIA C7 and VIA Eden processor families, the VIA VX855 MSP integrates North and South bridges into a 27mm x 27mm single chip package. This device runs without cooling fan.

The VIA VX855 MSP integrates DDR2 memory controller, a 400/800MHz FSB processor interface, and I/O features (such as 6 x USB 2.0, SDIO, UART, SPI, LPC and SMBus) in a single chip. This device support integrated VIA Chrome9 HCM Graphics Processor, HD audio controller, and a host of display interfaces in its in-built LVDS transmitter, CMOS LCD and CRT interfaces.

VIA VX855 MSP while delivering quality 2d/3d graphic processing it can also handle up to three audio streams of up to eight channels each, with 32-bit sample depth and sample rates up to 192kHz.

This is a single chip solution for portable PCs instead of earlier PC chipset solution.

More information about the VIA VX855 MSP may be found on the VIA website at:
http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/chipsets/v-series/vx855/index.jsp