Silicon Integrated Systems
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Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS; Chinese: 矽統科技; pinyin: Xìtǒng Kējì) is a company that manufactures, among other things, motherboard chipsets. The company was founded in 1987 in Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan.
Business
In the late 1990s, SiS made the decision to invest in their own chip fabrication facilities. At the end of 1999, SiS acquired Rise Technology and that company's mP6 x86 core technology.[1]
Mainboard chipsets
One of the most famous chipsets produced by SiS was the late 486-age chipset 496/497 which supported PCI bus among older ISA- and VLB-buses. Mainboards using this chipset and equipped with CPUs such as the Intel 80486DX4, AMD 5x86 or Cyrix Cx5x86 processors had performance and compatibility comparable with early Intel Pentium systems in addition to a lower price.
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After this late success, SiS continued positioning itself as a budget chipset producer. The company emphasized high integration to minimize the cost to implement their solutions. As such, SiS one-chip mainboard chipsets that included integrated video, such as the Socket 7-based SiS 5596, SiS 5598, and SiS 530 along with the Slot 1-based SiS 620. These were some of the first PC chipsets with such high integration. They allowed entire system solutions to be built with just a mainboard, system RAM, and a CPU.
386 & 486 (Socket 1, 2, 3)
- SiS 310,320,320 "Rabbit"
- SiS 401/402 ISA
- SiS 406/411 EISA, Vesa Local Bus
- SiS 460 ISA, Vesa Local Bus
- SiS 461 ISA, Vesa Local Bus
- SiS 471 ISA, Vesa Local Bus
- SiS 496/497 ISA, VLB, PCI
Pentium (Socket 4,5,7)
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- SiS 501/502/503 PCI, ISA
- SiS 5511/5512/5513 ISA, PCI
- SiS 5571 ISA, PCI
- SiS 5581/5582 ISA, PCI, AGP
- SiS 5591/5595 ISA, PCI, AGP
The SiS 530 (Sindbad) with SiS 5595 southbridge supported Socket 7, SDRAM 1.5GB max., a bus frequency from 66 MHz to 124 MHz, and can have from 2 to 8 MiB shared memory for an integrated AGP SiS 6306 2D/3D graphics controller. Includes integrated UDMA66 IDE controller. mainboards using the SiS 530 were positioned as cheap office platforms and paired often with low-cost chips from Intel competitors, such as the AMD K6 series or Cyrix 6x86. The graphics controller had Direct3D 6.0 and OpenGL support, although it was a very low-performance product for 3D acceleration.[2]
SiS 540 (Spartan) integrates SiS 300 graphics controller.
Socket 370, Slot 1
- SiS 600/SiS 5595
- SiS 620/SiS 5595
- SiS 630 - includes North- and South bridges (SiS 960) and 2D/3D graphics controller (SiS 305) on one chip
- SiS 633
- SiS 635
Socket 478, Socket 775
SiS and ALi were the only two companies initially awarded licenses to produce third party chipsets for the Pentium 4. SiS developed the 648 chipset with this license (SiS 648 B Stepping supports Intel Hyper-Threading CPU on some motherboards like MSI 648 Max).[3]
Chipset | Release Date | South Bridge | Socket | Processors | FSB | Memory types | Memory bus | Max. memory | Graphics Slot | IGP |
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SiS 645[4] | 2001 | SiS961, SiS961B | Socket 423, Socket 478 | Pentium 4, Celeron | 400 MHz | SDR SDRAM, DDR SDRAM | 100/133 MHz SDR, 200/266/333 MHz DDR | 3 GB | AGP 2×/4× | No |
SiS 645DX[5] | 2002 | SiS961, SiS962, SiS962L | Socket 478 | Pentium 4, Celeron | 400/533 MHz | SDR SDRAM, DDR SDRAM | 100/133 MHz SDR, 200/266/333 MHz DDR | 3 GB | AGP 2×/4× | No |
SiS 648 | SiS963, SiS963L | Socket 478 | Pentium 4, Celeron | 400/533 MHz | DDR SDRAM | 200/266/333 MHz DDR | 3 GB | AGP 4×/8× | No | |
SiS 648FX[6] | 2003 | SiS963, SiS963L | Socket 478 | Pentium 4, Pentium 4 EE, Celeron, Celeron D | 400/533/800 MHz | DDR SDRAM | 200/266/333/400 MHz DDR | 3 GB | AGP 4×/8× | No |
SiS 649 | SiS965, SiS965L | Socket 775 | Pentium 4, Pentium 4 EE, Pentium D, Celeron, Celeron D | 400/533/800 MHz | DDR SDRAM, DDR2 SDRAM | 200/266/333/400 MHz DDR, 400/533 MHz DDR2 | 2 GB | PCI-E x16 | No | |
SiS 649FX | SiS966, SiS966L | Socket 775 | Pentium 4, Pentium 4 EE, Pentium D, Celeron, Celeron D | 400/533/800 MHz | DDR SDRAM, DDR2 SDRAM | 200/266/333/400 MHz DDR, 400/533 MHz DDR2 | 2 GB | PCI-E x16 | No | |
SiS 649DX | SiS966, SiS966L | Socket 775 | Pentium 4, Pentium 4 EE, Pentium D, Celeron, Celeron D | 400/533/800 MHz | DDR2 SDRAM | 400/533 MHz DDR2 | 2 GB | PCI-E x16 | No | |
SiS 650[7] | 2001 | SiS961, SiS961B | Socket 423, Socket 478 | Pentium 4, Celeron | 400 MHz | SDR SDRAM, DDR SDRAM | 100/133 MHz SDR, 200/266 MHz DDR | 3 GB | AGP 2×/4× | SiS315 |
SiS 650GX | SiS961, SiS961B | Socket 423, Socket 478 | Pentium 4, Celeron | 400 MHz | SDR SDRAM, DDR SDRAM | 100/133 MHz SDR, 200/266/333 MHz DDR | 3 GB | AGP 2×/4× | SiS315 | |
SiS 651 | SiS962, SiS962L | Socket 478 | Pentium 4, Celeron | 400/533 MHz | SDR SDRAM, DDR SDRAM | 100/133 MHz SDR, 200/266/333 MHz DDR | 3 GB | AGP 2×/4× | SiS315 | |
SiS 655[8] | 2003 | SiS963, SiS963L | Socket 478/Socket 775 | Pentium 4, Celeron | 400/533 MHz | Dual Channel DDR SDRAM | 266/333/400 MHz DDR | 4 GB | AGP 4×/8× | No |
SiS 655FX | SiS964, SiS964L | Socket 478 | Pentium 4, Pentium 4 EE, Celeron, Celeron D | 400/533/800 MHz | Dual Channel DDR SDRAM | 266/333/400 MHz DDR | 4 GB | AGP 4×/8× | No | |
SiS 655TX | SiS964, SiS964L | Socket 478 | Pentium 4, Pentium 4 EE, Celeron, Celeron D | 400/533/800 MHz | Dual Channel DDR SDRAM | 266/333/400 MHz DDR | 4 GB | AGP 4×/8× | No | |
SiS 656 | SiS965, SiS965L | Socket 775 | Pentium 4, Pentium 4 EE, Celeron D | 533/800 MHz | Dual Channel DDR/DDR2 SDRAM | 266/333/400 MHz DDR, 400/533 MHz DDR2 | 4 GB | PCI-E x16 | No | |
SiS 656FX | SiS966, SiS966L | Socket 775 | Pentium 4, Pentium 4 EE, Pentium D, Celeron D | 533/800 MHz | Dual Channel DDR/DDR2 SDRAM | 266/333/400 MHz DDR, 400/533/667 MHz DDR2 | 4 GB | PCI-E x16 | No | |
SiS 661FX[9] | 2003 | SiS964, SiS964L | Socket 478, Socket 775 | Pentium 4, Pentium 4 EE, Celeron, Celeron D | 400/533/800 MHz | DDR SDRAM | 266/333/400 MHz DDR | 3 GB | AGP 4×/8× | SiS315 |
SiS 661GX | SiS964, SiS964L | Socket 478, Socket 775 | Pentium 4, Pentium 4 EE, Celeron, Celeron D | 400/533/800 MHz | DDR SDRAM | 266/333/400 MHz DDR | 3 GB | AGP 4×/8× | SiS315 | |
SiS 662 | SiS966, SiS966L | Socket 775 | Pentium 4, Pentium 4 EE, Pentium D, Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual Core, Celeron, Celeron D | 533/800 MHz | DDR2 SDRAM | 400/533/667 MHz DDR2 | 2 GB | PCI-E x16 | SiS315 | |
SiS 671 | SiS968 | Socket 775 | Pentium 4, Pentium 4 EE, Pentium D, Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual Core, Celeron, Celeron D | 533/800/1066 MHz | DDR2 SDRAM | 400/533/667 MHz DDR2 | 4 GB | PCI-E x16 | SiS351 (Mirage 3) | |
SiS 671FX | SiS968 | Socket 775 | Pentium 4, Pentium 4 EE, Pentium D, Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual Core, Celeron, Celeron D | 533/800/1066 MHz | DDR2 SDRAM | 400/533/667 MHz DDR2 | 4 GB | PCI-E x16 | SiS351 (Mirage 3) | |
SiS 671DX | SiS968 | Socket 775 | Pentium 4, Pentium 4 EE, Pentium D, Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual Core, Celeron, Celeron D | 533/800/1066 MHz | DDR2 SDRAM | 400/533/667 MHz DDR2 | 4 GB | PCI-E x16 | SiS351 (Mirage 3) | |
SiS 672 | SiS968 | Socket 775 | Pentium 4, Pentium 4 EE, Pentium D, Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual Core, Celeron, Celeron D | 533/800 MHz | DDR2 SDRAM | 400/533/667 MHz DDR2 | 4 GB | PCI-E x16 | SiS351 (Mirage 3) | |
SiS R658 | SiS963, SiS963L | Socket 478 | Pentium 4, Celeron | 400/533 MHz | Dual Channel RDRAM | PC1066 RDRAM/RIMM 4200/4800 | 4 GB (1 GB per Channel) | AGP 4×/8× | No |
Socket A (Socket 462), Slot A
Chipset | Release Date | Southbridge | Processors | FSB | Memory types | Memory bus | Max. memory | AGP | IGP |
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SiS 730 | 1999 | Northbridge integrated | Slot A, Socket A | 100/133 MHz | SDR SDRAM | 100/133 MHz SDR | 1.5 GB | 2×/4× | SiS305 |
SiS 733 | Northbridge integrated | Slot A, Socket A | 200/266 MHz | SDR SDRAM | 100/133 MHz SDR | 1.5 GB | 2×/4× | No | |
SiS 735[10] | Northbridge integrated | Slot A, Socket A | 200/266 MHz | SDR SDRAM, DDR SDRAM | 100/133 MHz SDR, 200/266 MHz DDR | 1.5 GB | 2×/4× | No | |
SiS 740[11] | SiS961, SiS962L | Socket A | 200/266 MHz | SDR SDRAM, DDR SDRAM | 100/133 MHz SDR, 200/266 MHz DDR | 1.5 GB | 2×/4× | SiS315 | |
SiS 741[12] | 2003 | SiS964, SiS964L | Socket A | 266/333/400 MHz | DDR SDRAM | 266/333/400 MHz DDR | 3 GB | 4×/8× | SiS315 |
SiS 741GX[12] | 2003 | SiS964, SiS964L | Socket A | 266/333 MHz | DDR SDRAM | 266/333 MHz DDR | 3 GB | 4×/8× | SiS315 |
SiS 745[11] | 2001 | Northbridge integrated | Socket A | 200/266 MHz | SDR SDRAM, DDR SDRAM | 100/133 MHz SDR, 200/266/333 MHz DDR | 3 GB | 4×/8× | No |
SiS 746[13] | SiS963, SiS963L | Socket A | 200/266 MHz | DDR SDRAM | 200/266/333 MHz DDR | 3 GB | 4×/8× | No | |
SiS 746FX[13] | SiS963, SiS963L | Socket A | 200/266/333 MHz | DDR SDRAM | 200/266/333/400 MHz DDR | 3 GB | 4×/8× | No | |
SiS 748[14] | 2003 | SiS963, SiS963L | Socket A | 200/266/333/400 MHz | DDR SDRAM | 200/266/333/400 MHz DDR | 3 GB | 4×/8× | No |
Socket 775
- SiS 649
- SiS 649FX
- SiS 655 (AGP chipset)
- SiS 656
- SiS 656FX
- SiS 661FX (IGP)
- SiS 662 (IGP)
- SiS 671 (IGP)
- SiS 671FX (IGP)
- SiS 671DX
- SiS 672 (IGP)
Socket 940, 754
- SiS 755FX
- SiS 760 (IGP)
- SiS 760GX (IGP)
- SiS 761GX (IGP)[15]
Socket 939, AM2
- SiS 756
- SiS 771 (IGP) (Cancelled?)[16]
SiS created a multimedia chipset for the Xbox 360.[17]
Southbridge chips
Paired with later SiS chipsets, such as the 661GX/761GX, which adopt a standard two-chip chipset design (instead of single-chip, like the older SiS 630/730 series chipsets). SiS southbridges handle IDE, LAN (with MAC chip), audio (with CODEC chip), and other I/O connectivity. SiS' proprietary MuTIOL interconnect connects the southbridge chip to the northbridge, which contains the RAM controller (for chipsets targeted at Intel platforms) and interfaces with the CPU.
Southbridge | Release Date | NB/SB Interconnect | PCI Express/Ports | Serial ATA/RAID | Parallel ATA | USB | Audio | LAN MAC | IEEE 1394 |
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SiS 961[4][18] | 2001 | MuTIOL®, 533MB/s | N/A | N/A | 4x ATA/100 Devices | 1.1, 6 ports | AC'97 | 10/100 | No |
SiS 961B | ? | MuTIOL®, 533MB/s | N/A | N/A | 4x ATA/133 Devices | 1.1, 6 ports | AC'97 | 10/100 | No |
SiS 962 | 2002 | MuTIOL®, 533MB/s | N/A | N/A | 4x ATA/133 Devices | 2.0, 6 ports | AC'97 | 10/100 | Yes |
SiS 962L | 2002 | MuTIOL®, 533MB/s | N/A | N/A | 4x ATA/133 Devices | 2.0, 6 ports | AC'97 | 10/100 | No |
SiS 963[8] | 2002 | MuTIOL® 1G, 1GB/s | N/A | N/A | 4x ATA/133 Devices | 2.0, 6 ports | AC'97 | 10/100 | Yes |
SiS 963L[6] | 2002 | MuTIOL® 1G, 1GB/s | N/A | N/A | 4x ATA/133 Devices | 2.0, 6 ports | AC'97 | 10/100 | No |
SiS 964[12] | 2003 | MuTIOL® 1G, 1GB/s | N/A | 2x SATA/150, RAID 0,1,JBOD | 4x ATA/133 Devices | 2.0, 8 ports | AC'97 | 10/100 | No |
SiS 964L | 2003 | MuTIOL® 1G, 1GB/s | N/A | 2x SATA/150, RAID 0,1,JBOD | 4x ATA/133 Devices | 2.0, 8 ports | AC'97 | 10/100 | No |
SiS 965 | 2005? | MuTIOL® 1G, 1GB/s | PCIe x1, 2 ports | 4x SATA/150, RAID 0,1,0+1,JBOD | 4x ATA/133 Devices | 2.0, 8 ports | AC'97 | 10/100/1000 (SiS 191) | |
SiS 965L | 2005? | MuTIOL® 1G, 1GB/s | PCIe x1, 2 ports | 2x SATA/150, RAID 0,1,JBOD | 4x ATA/133 Devices | 2.0, 8 ports | AC'97 | 10/100 (SiS 190) | |
SiS 966[19] | 2005? | MuTIOL® 1G, 1GB/s | PCIe x1, 2 ports | 4x SATA/150 (AHCI), RAID 0,1,0+1,JBOD | 4x ATA/133 Devices | 2.0, 8 ports | AC'97/HD Audio | 10/100/1000 (SiS 191) | No |
SiS 966L | 2005? | MuTIOL® 1G, 1GB/s | PCIe x1, 2 ports | 2x SATA/150 (AHCI), RAID 0,1,JBOD | 4x ATA/133 Devices | 2.0, 8 ports | AC'97/HD Audio | 10/100 (SiS 190) | |
SiS 968[20] | 2007? | MuTIOL® 1G, 1GB/s | PCIe x1, 2 ports | 2x SATA/300 (AHCI), RAID 0,1,JBOD | 2x ATA/133 Devices | 2.0, 8 ports | HD Audio | 10/100/1000 | No |
Graphics chipsets
- SiS 6201
- SiS 6202
- SiS 6205
- SiS 6215
- SiS 6225
- SiS 6306
- SiS 6326
- SiS 300
- SiS 301
- SiS 305
- SiS 315
- SiS 320 (Xabre 80)
- SiS 326
- SiS 330 (Mirage IGP)
- SiS 340 (Xabre 200)
- SiS 360 (Xabre 400)
- SiS 380 (Xabre 600)
Some cards contain a 3D graphics accelerator but it is only functional with the SiS's Proprietary Windows-only driver (the company does not provide documentation for others to write drivers). However, the Linux kernel includes a working third party driver that, while not supporting 3D gaming, makes the cards usable under Linux.
Touch-Screen chipsets
- SiS 9202
- SiS 9203
- SiS 9220P
- SiS 9223
- SiS 9250
- SiS 9250H
- SiS 9251
- SiS 9252
- SiS 9255
- SiS 9272
- SiS 9275
- SiS 9277
See also
References
- ↑ Carroll, Mark. SiS acquires Rise CPU technology, EE Times, October 13, 1999.
- ↑ Masrani, P. Asus P5S-B Super Socket 7 mainboard Review, PC Stats, April 12, 2000.
- ↑ Lal Shimpi, Anand. SiS 648 - Taking Advantage of the P4 Situation, AnandTech, July 22, 2002.
- 1 2 http://www.sis.com/news_room/news.aspx?m=23®ion=en-global&rsn=1187
- ↑ http://www.sis.com/news_room/news.aspx?m=23®ion=en-global&rsn=1201
- 1 2 http://www.sis.com/news_room/news.aspx?m=23®ion=en-global&rsn=1224
- ↑ http://www.sis.com/news_room/news.aspx?m=23®ion=en-global&rsn=1189
- 1 2 http://www.sis.com/UD_Data/elibrary/techdoc/intelchipsets/655_presentation.pdf
- ↑ http://www.sis.com/news_room/news.aspx?m=23®ion=en-global&rsn=1229
- ↑ http://ixbtlabs.com/articles/sis735/
- 1 2 http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/other/display/news1449.html
- 1 2 3 http://www.sis.com/UD_Data/elibrary/techdoc/amdchipsets/741_741g_presentation.pdf
- 1 2 http://ixbtlabs.com/articles2/roundupmobo/nforce2gt-sis746fx-roundup.html
- ↑ http://ixbtlabs.com/articles2/roundupmobo/sis748-chipset.html
- ↑ Gasior, Geoff. A look at SiS's desktop chipset roadmap, The Tech Report, June 25, 2004.
- ↑ Fink, Wesley. SiS 771 Reference Board Review, Hardware Secrets, October 16, 2006.
- ↑ Press Release: SiS Fuels Xbox 360 Storm with Powerful Multimedia Chipset, SiS, November 23, 2005.
- ↑ http://ixbtlabs.com/articles/sis645/
- ↑ Fink, Wesley. SiS 756: PCI Express for AMD Socket 939, AnandTech, September 13, 2005.
- ↑ Torres, Gabriel. SiS 672FX Reference Board Review, Hardware Secrets, July 31, 2007.
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