VIA extends multimedia and graphic Support for AMD Digital Media Vision

VIA extends multimedia and graphic Support for AMD Digital Media Vision

New Delhi , January 5, 2006 – Chip maker VIA Technologiestoday announced full support for Advanced Micro Devices’s (AMD) latest digital media vision, including AMD LIVE!, with VIA’s full range of silicon solutions including the latest VIA K8T900 and VIA K8M890 chipsets.

With the rapid propagation of digital content, consumers are looking to their PCs for storage, access, and enjoyment of their music, movies, pictures, and games, which can be best delivered by the performance and flexibility of solutions powered by the acclaimed line of AMD64 processors.

To help inspire this new generation of multimedia entertainment computers, AMD LIVE! can provide innovative, industry-friendly opportunities to change the way users experience their digital content. To complement this exciting multimedia solution, VIA’s latest silicon solutions, such as VIA K8T900 and K8M890 chipsets, combine comprehensive support for the latest AMD64 processors and leading multimedia and graphics support.

“AMD LIVE! is an exciting proposition for the market that leverages AMD’s ongoing commitment to the professional digital media community and extends it to experiences in the home,” commented Chewei Lin, Vice President of Product Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. “VIA has long been focused through our graphics and chipset solutions on enhancing multimedia performance, and together with AMD LIVE! we aim to deliver a jaw-dropping home entertainment experience!”

“AMD LIVE! takes the power and flexibility of the PC and extends it to consumer entertainment devices to deliver enhanced digital media experiences,” commented Iain Morris, Senior Vice President, Digital Consumer Media and Pervasive Computing, AMD. “VIA’s comprehensive range of products offers choices for developers looking to build systems to support AMD’s vision for digital media and the experiences AMD LIVE! can enable for consumers.”

VIA’s latest chipsets, such as the VIA K8T900 and VIA K8M890, offer full support for the latest AMD64 processor solutions and provide exceptional performance. To enable defining multimedia experiences.