Diagram of a motherboard chipset

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Computers

In computing, the term chipset is commonly used to refer to a set of specialized chips on a computer's motherboard or an expansion card. In personal computers based on Intel Pentium-class microprocessors, the term often refers to a specific pair of chips on the motherboard: the northbridge and the southbridge. The northbridge links the CPU to very high-speed devices, especially main memory and graphics controllers, and the southbridge connects to lower-speed peripheral buses (such as PCI or ISA). In many modern chipsets, the southbridge actually contains some on-chip integrated peripherals, such as Ethernet, USB, and audio devices. A chipset is usually designed to work with a specific family of microprocessors. Because it controls communications between the processor and external devices, the chipset plays a crucial role in determining system performance. RAM (Random Access Memory) Look up computing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the machine. ... A motherboard is the central or primary circuit board making up a complex electronic system, such as a modern computer. ... An expansion card (also expansion board, adapter card or accessory card) in computing is a printed circuit board that can be inserted into an expansion slot of a computer motherboard to add additional functionality to a computer system. ... Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC, SEHK: 4335), founded in 1968 as Integrated Electronics Corporation, is an American multinational corporation that is best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors and specialized integrated circuits. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A microprocessor is a programmable digital electronic component that incorporates the functions of a central processing unit (CPU) on a single semiconducting integrated circuit (IC). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Primary storage is a category of computer storage, often called main memory. ... A GeForce 4 4200-based graphics card A graphics card or video card is a component of a computer which is designed to convert a logical representation of an image stored in memory to a signal that can be used as input for a display medium, most often a monitor... PCI Express bus card slots (from top to bottom: x4, x16, x1 and x16), compared to a traditional 32-bit PCI bus card slot (bottom) In computer architecture, a bus is a subsystem that transfers data or power between computer components inside a computer or between computers, and a bus... The three-letter abbreviation PCI may refer to: // Project Concern International A Humanitarian Organization Peripheral Component Interconnect — standard specifies a computer bus for attaching peripheral devices to a computer motherboard. ... Look up isa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A motherboard is the central or primary circuit board making up a complex electronic system, such as a modern computer. ... Ethernet is a large, diverse family of frame-based computer networking technologies that operate at many speeds for local area networks (LANs). ... Note: USB may also mean upper sideband in radio. ... Computer music is music generated with, or composed with the aid of, computers. ...

The manufacturer of a chipset often is independent from the manufacturer of the motherboard. Current manufacturers of chipsets for PC-compatible motherboards include NVIDIA, AMD, VIA Technologies, SiS, Intel and Broadcom. Apple computers and Unix workstations from Sun, NeXT, SGI, and others have traditionally used custom-designed chipsets; now that Sun and Apple have adopted x86 processors, they have begun to use standard PC chipsets in some of their computers. Some server manufacturers also develop custom chipsets for their products. The Columbia MPC was one of the many IBM PC compatibles offered on the US market. ... NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) (pronounced ) is an American corporation specializing in the manufacture of GPU technologies for video cards, graphics cards, workstations, desktop computers, handhelds and more. ... Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ... VIA Technologies logo VIA Technologies is a Taiwanese manufacturer of integrated circuits, mainly motherboard chipsets, CPUs, and memory, and is part of the Formosa Plastics Group. ... Sis may refer to: An abbreviation of sister. ... Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC, SEHK: 4335), founded in 1968 as Integrated Electronics Corporation, is an American multinational corporation that is best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors and specialized integrated circuits. ... Broadcom Corporation is a leading American supplier of integrated circuits (ICs) for broadband communications. ... Apple Inc. ... Filiation of Unix and Unix-like systems Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX®) is a computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas McIlroy. ... Sun Microsystems, Inc. ... For other meanings, see Next. ... SGI is a TLA for at least three separate entities: Saskatchewan Government Insurance Scientific Games International Silicon Graphics, Incorporated Soka Gakkai International This page expands a three-character combination which might be any or all of: an abbreviation, an acronym, an initialism, a word in English, or a word in... x86 or 80x86 is the generic name of a microprocessor architecture first developed and manufactured by Intel. ... In information technology, a server is an application or device that performs services for connected clients as part of a client-server architecture. ...

In the 1980s, Chips and Technologies, founded by Dado Banatao (who later founded S3 Graphics), pioneered the manufacturing of chipsets for PC-compatible computers. Computer systems produced since then often share commonly used chipsets, even across widely disparate computing specialties. For example, the NCR 53C9x, a low-cost chipset implementing a SCSI interface to storage devices, could be found in Unix machines such as the MIPS Magnum, embedded devices, and personal computers. Chips and Technologies was the first fabless semiconductor company, a model developed by its founder Gordon Campbell. ... Diosdado Banatao (born May 23, 1946, Iguig, Cagayan), popularly known by his nickname Dado, is a well-known serial entrepreneur as well as a recognized engineer working in the high-tech industry. ... S3 Graphics, Ltd design graphics chipsets for PCs. ... The NCR 53C9x is a chipset made by the former NCR for implementing the SCSI protocol. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Filiation of Unix and Unix-like systems Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX®) is a computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas McIlroy. ... A MIPS Magnum 3000 (RC3230) The MIPS Magnum was a line of computer workstations designed by MIPS Computer Systems, Inc. ...

In home computers, game consoles and arcade game hardware of the 1980s and 1990s, the term chipset was used for the custom audio and graphics chips. Examples include the Commodore Amiga's Original Chip Set or SEGA's System 16 chipset. Children playing on a Amstrad CPC 464 in the 1980s. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... “Sound recorder” redirects here. ... “Graphic” redirects here. ... Amiga is the name of a range of home/personal computers using the Motorola 68000 processor family, whose development started in 1982. ... The Original Chip Set (OCS) was a chipset used in the earliest Commodore Amiga computers. ... This article is about the video game company. ... The Sega System 16 is an arcade system board released by Sega in 1985. ...

Major x86 chipsets and their manufacturers

• Intel produces chipsets for its own line of processors:^[1]
  • i845E/GV: Bus 533 MHz, AGP4x, 2GB DDR PC2700 max
  • i850e, i855G (855GME for the Pentium M)
  • i865G/P: (4 GiB dual-channel DDR, 533 MHz FSB, AGP8x, serial ATA)
  • i875p = optimized i865
  • E7205 (for Pentium 4 servers), E7500/E7501/E7505 (for Xeon servers)), E7520/E7525/E7530 (for dual Xeon servers)
  • 910GML/GMZ, 915GM/PM, 945PM/GM
    • 945PM/GM + Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG + Intel Core Solo = Centrino (third generation)
    • 945PM/GM + Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG + Intel Core Duo = Centrino Duo
  • 910GL, 915P/PL/G/GL/GV, 925X/XE, 945P/PL/G/GZ, 955X (for Pentium D/XE)
  • 963Q, 965P/G/Q, 975X (for Intel Core 2 Duo)
  • P35 Express (for Intel Core 2 Duo/Quad/Extreme)
  • Intel G31 Express (supports DDR2, officially supports up to 1066MHz System Bus)
  • Intel G33 Express (supports DDR2 and DDR3)
  • Intel G35 Express (supports only DDR2)^[2]

See also: List of Intel chipsets

• VIA Technologies produces chipsets for Intel and AMD processors:^[3]
  • VIA KT133, KT133A
  • VIA KT266A: FSB 200/266 MHz, AGP4x
  • VIA KT333
  • VIA Apollo KT400A (Serial ATA)
  • VIA P4X400
  • VIA K8T400M

• Silicon Integrated Systems produces chipsets for Intel and AMD processors (and formerly for Cyrix processors):^[4]
  • SiS 645, 648
  • SiS 650, 651, 655
  • SiS 735, 740

• NVIDIA produces chipsets for AMD and Intel processors, as well as graphics processors:^[5][6]
  • Chipsets:
    • nForce 1
    • nForce2: Ultra 400Gb, Ultra 400R, Ultra 400.
    • nForce3: Go, Professional.
    • nForce4: SLI Intel, Series AMD, SLI/XE Ultra Intel, Intel x16.
    • nForce 500: 520, SLI/570/550 AMD, 590SLI AMD, 570 SLI Intel , 590 SLI Intel.
    • nForce 600: 650i, SLI/650i Ultra, 680a SLI, 680 SLI/680i LT SLI.
  • Graphics cards:
    • TNT: TNT2 Pro, TNT2 Ultra, TNT2 Model 64 (M64), TNT Model 64 (M64) Pro
    • Vanta, Vanta LT
    • GeForce 256
    • GeForce 2: GTS, Pro, TI, Ultra, MX, MX100, MX200, MX400, MX Integrated graphics
    • GeForce 3: TI200, TI500
    • GeForce 4: MX 420, MX440, MX440-SE, MX460, MX Integrated graphics, MX 4000, TI 4200, TI4400, TI4600, TI4800, TI4800SE
    • GeForce 5: FX5100, FX5200, FX 5200LE, FX 5200 Ultra, FX5500, FX5600, FX5600 Ultra, FX5600 SE, FX5600 XT, FX5700, FX5700 VE, FX5700 Ultra, FX5700 LE, FX5800, FX5800 Ultra, FX5900, FX5900 Ultra, FX5900 XT, FX5900 ZT, FX5950 Ultra, PCX 5300, PCX 5750, PCX 5900
    • GeForce 6: 6100, 6150 LE, 6150, 6200, 6200 LE, 6200 TC, 6200 SE TC, 6500, 6600, 6600 LE, 6600 VE, 6600 GT, 6610 XL, 6700 XL, 6800, 6800 LE, 6800 XE, 6800 XT, 6800 GS, 6800 GT, 6800 Ultra
    • GeForce 7: 7100 GS, 7300 LE, 7300 SE, 7300 GS, 7300 GT, 7500 LE, 7600 GS, 7600 GT, 7800 GS, 7800 GT, 7800GTX, 7900 GS, 7900 GTO, 7900 GT, 7900 GTX, 7950 GX2
    • GeForce 8: 8300 GS, 8400 GS, 8500 GT, 8600 GT, 8600 GTS, 8800 GTS, 8800 GTX, 8800 Ultra
    • GeForce 9
    • Quadro 2: MXR, DCC, PRO, EX
    • Quadro 4: 200, 400 NVS, 380, 500, 550, 580, 700, 750, 780, 900, 980 XGL
    • Quadro FX: 330, 350, 500, 540, 550, 560, 600, 700, 1000, 1100, 1300, 1400, 1500, 2000, 3000, 3000G, 3400, 3450, 3500, 4000 SDI, 4400, 4400G, 4500, 4500SDI, 4500X2, 5500, 5500SDI
    • Quadro NVS: 200, 210s, 280, 280SD, 400, 440, 280PCI, 285

• AMD

See also: Comparison of AMD chipsets

• ATI (acquired by AMD in 2006) produced chipsets for Intel^[7] and AMD processors, as well as graphics processors:^[8]
  • Chipsets for AMD processors:
    • AMD 690, AMD M690 (mobile)
    • AMD 580X CrossFire
    • AMD 480X CrossFire
    • ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 (with integrated graphics)
    • ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 (with integrated graphics)
    • ATI Radeon Xpress 200, 200M (mobile) (with integrated graphics)
    • ATI SB600 (southbridge)
  • Chipsets for Intel processors:
    • ATI CrossFire Xpress 3200 (for Intel Core 2 Duo)
    • ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 (with integrated graphics)
    • ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 (with integrated graphics)
    • ATI Radeon Xpress 200
    • ATI SB600 Series (southbridge)
  • Graphics processors:
    • ATI Radeon 9200 Pro
    • ATI Radeon 9500 Pro
    • ATI Radeon 9700 Pro 128DDR AGP8x
    • ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (128 MiB)

See also: Comparison of ATI chipsets

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See also

• Northbridge
• Southbridge

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