VIA launches World’s First Carbon Free Personal Computers

VIA launches World’s First Carbon Free Personal Computers

New Delhi , October 12, 2006 – Chip maker VIA Technologies, in partnership with United Kingdom (UK) based two computer makers has launched world’s first Carbon free Personal Computers (PC’s) under its global program designed to reduce the environmental impact of PCs.

Under VIA technologies global initiative reduce carbon dioxide, Uk based Evesham Technology and Tranquil PC will both produce systems based on Via’s C-7D processor commented Richard Brown, Vice President of Marketing, VIA Technologies. Billed as a carbon-free processor, the low-power C-7D is available in version that run at clock speeds of 1.5GHz and 1.8GHz.

The processors are sold with a commitment by VIA to offset their environmental impact through a partnership with Carbon Footprint, a U.K. group that offers to plant trees and undertake other measures intended to offset the production of carbon dioxide by industry.

As awareness of the effects of carbon dioxide (CO2) on global warming grows, individuals, governments, and organizations are searching for ways to reduce their Carbon Footprint, demanding better energy efficiency and greater environmental awareness in the ICT products they purchase.

Evesham’s Crusader Carbon 3 PC includes a C-7D processor, 256MB of memory, a 40GB hard disk, and a 15.4in widescreen LCD monitor. The system, which runs Windows XP Home Edition, costs Rs . Specifications and pricing of Tranquil’s C7-D system were not immediately available.

Via measures the environmental impact of a processor by its TreeMark rating system, which is based on the amount of carbon dioxide that is produced to generate the power needed by the processor. This figure is then divided by the rate of carbon sequestration to determine how many trees are required to offset the carbon dioxide produced over the life of the tree. The formula that Via uses to calculate this rating can be found online here.

Both versions of the C-7D have a TreeMark rating of four. By comparison, Via claims that the average desktop chip has a rating of 28.

“Since its inception, the PC industry has been ramping up the MHz and the feeds, and today introducing more cores, all of which dramatically increase the electricity demands of not just the CPU, but all the other supporting components regardless of application necessity,” commented Richard Brown, Vice President of Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. “Today together with Evesham and Tranquil, VIA is showing a different path for the industry, one that focuses on energy-efficient performance and environmental sustainability, while still meeting user demands.”

Further information on the new carbon free systems may be found as follows:

Evesham Carbon3: www.evesham.com/carbonfreepc

Tranquil PC carbon free systems: http://www.tranquilpc.co.uk/Tranquil_Green.htm