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'''VIA Technologies''' is a [[Taiwan]]ese manufacturer of [[integrated circuit]]s, mainly [[CPU]]s, [[computer memory|memory]], and [[ |
'''VIA Technologies''' is a [[Taiwan]]ese manufacturer of [[integrated circuit]]s, mainly [[motherboard]] chipsets, [[CPU]]s, and [[computer memory|memory]], and is part of the [[Formosa Plastics]] group. It is the world's largest independant manufacturer of motherboard chipsets. |
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The company was founded in [[1987]] from the ''Symphony Company'' in [[Silicon Valley]] by among others Wen Chi Chen (who was employed at [[Intel]] before joining Symphony) who is still CEO of the company. Chen transfered the employees of Symphony to Taiwan to start chip production |
The company was founded in [[1987]] from the ''Symphony Company'' in [[Silicon Valley]] by among others Wen Chi Chen (who was employed at [[Intel]] before joining Symphony) who is still CEO of the company. Chen transfered the employees of Symphony to Taiwan to start chip production. |
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In [[1996]] VIA played a major part in the [[PC Common Architecture]] standard group, pushing the switch from the [[Industry standard architecture|ISA]] bus to the [[Peripheral Component Interconnect|PCI]] bus. |
In [[1996]] VIA played a major part in the [[PC Common Architecture]] standard group, pushing the switch from the [[Industry standard architecture|ISA]] bus to the [[Peripheral Component Interconnect|PCI]] bus. |
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Revision as of 22:56, 1 February 2004
VIA Technologies is a Taiwanese manufacturer of integrated circuits, mainly motherboard chipsets, CPUs, and memory, and is part of the Formosa Plastics group. It is the world's largest independant manufacturer of motherboard chipsets.
The company was founded in 1987 from the Symphony Company in Silicon Valley by among others Wen Chi Chen (who was employed at Intel before joining Symphony) who is still CEO of the company. Chen transfered the employees of Symphony to Taiwan to start chip production.
In 1996 VIA played a major part in the PC Common Architecture standard group, pushing the switch from the ISA bus to the PCI bus.
In 1999 it acquired Cyrix, then a division of National Semiconductor, marking their entry into the microprocessor market. They are the makers of the VIA C3 processor.