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Diagram of a motherboard chipset
Diagram of a motherboard chipset

A chipset is a group of integrated circuits, or chips, that are designed to work together, and are usually marketed as a single product. Microchipsjpg|right|thumb|200px|Microchips ( EPROM memory with a transparent window showing the integrated circuit inside

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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. Computing is usually defined like the activity of using and developing Computer technology Computer hardware and software. A computer is a Machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. A motherboard is the central or primary Printed circuit board (PCB making up a complex electronic system such as a modern Computer or Laptop An expansion card (also expansion board, adapter card or accessory card) in Computing is a Printed circuit board that can be inserted 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. A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated The Pentium brand refers to Intel 's single-core x86 Microprocessor based on the P5 fifth-generation Microarchitecture. A microprocessor incorporates most or all of the functions of a Central processing unit (CPU on a single Integrated The northbridge, also known as the memory controller hub ( MCH) in Intel systems (AMD VIA SiS and others usually use 'northbridge' is traditionally one The Southbridge, also known as the I/O Controller Hub ( ICH) in Intel systems (AMD VIA SiS and others usually 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). Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, refers to Computer components devices and recording media that retain digital In Computer architecture, a bus is a subsystem that transfers data between computer components inside a Computer or between computers Industry Standard Architecture (in practice almost always shortened to ISA) was a Computer bus standard for IBM compatible computers In many modern chipsets, the southbridge actually contains some on-chip integrated peripherals, such as Ethernet, USB, and audio devices. A motherboard is the central or primary Printed circuit board (PCB making up a complex electronic system such as a modern Computer or Laptop Ethernet is a family of frame -based Computer networking technologies for Local area networks (LANs Computer music is a term that was originally used within academia to describe a field of study relating to the applications of Computing technology in music composition 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.

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. IBM PC compatible computers are those generally similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT. The multinational NVIDIA Corporation ( (ɪnˈvɪdiə specializes in the manufacture of graphics-processor technologies for Workstations VIA Technologies ( is a Taiwanese manufacturer of Integrated circuits mainly Motherboard Chipsets CPUs, and memory, and Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS Traditional Chinese: 矽統科技) is a company that manufactures among other things motherboard chipsets Broadcom Corporation is an American supplier of Integrated circuits (ICs for broadband communications Apple computers and Unix workstations from Sun, NeXT, SGI, and others have traditionally used custom-designed chipsets; now that Sun and Apple both have x86 processors in at least some of their lines of products, they have begun to use standard PC chipsets in some of their computers. Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX, sometimes also written as Unix with Small caps) is a computer Sun Microsystems Inc ( is a multinational vendor of Computers computer components Computer software, and Information technology services NeXT Computer Inc (later NeXT Software Inc) was an American Computer company headquartered in Redwood City, California that See also X86 assembly language The generic term x86 refers to the most commercially successful Instruction set architecture in the history of Personal Some server manufacturers also develop custom chipsets for their products. A server is a Computer dedicated to providing one or more services over a computer network typically through a request-response routine

In the 1980s, Chips and Technologies, founded by Dado Banatao (who later founded S3 Graphics), pioneered the manufacturing of chipsets for PC-compatible computers. Chips and Technologies ( C&T) was the first Fabless semiconductor company, a model developed by its founder Gordon Campbell Diosdado Banatao (born May 23, 1946, Iguig, Cagayan, Philippines) popularly known by his nickname Dado, is a well-known S3 Graphics Ltd is a company specializing in graphics chipsets 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. The NCR 53C9x is a Chipset made by the former NCR Corporation for implementing the SCSI protocol Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX, sometimes also written as Unix with Small caps) is a computer 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. A home computer was a class of Personal computer entering the market in 1977 and becoming common during the 1980s Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Graphics (from Greek grc [[wiktγραφικός γραφικός]] see -graphy) are Visual presentations on some surface such as a wall Examples include the Commodore Amiga's Original Chip Set or SEGA's System 16 chipset. The Amiga is a family of Personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation. The Original Chip Set ( OCS) was a Chipset used in the earliest Commodore Amiga computers and defined the Amiga's graphics and sound capabilities is a multinational Video game Software and Hardware development company and a former Home computer The following is a list of Arcade system boards released by Sega.

Major x86 chipsets and their manufacturers

See also: Comparison of AMD chipsets
See also: Comparison of ATI chipsets
See also: List of Intel chipsets
See also: Comparison of Nvidia chipsets
See also: VIA chipsets

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Notes

  1. ^ As a result of ATI's merger with AMD, Intel refused to renew ATI's license to develop chipsets for Intel processors in 2007 (Article from Bit-tech)
  2. ^ ATI chipset product list
  3. ^ Intel chipset product list. AMD CPUs nForce 780a Codenamed MCP72XE motherboard GPU (mGPU DirectX 10 compliant The GeForce 256 was the first of Nvidia 's " GeForce " product-line The GeForce2 ( codenamed NV15) was the second generation of GeForce Graphics cards by Nvidia Corporation. The GeForce3 ( Codenamed NV20) was Nvidia 's third-generation GeForce chip The GeForce4 ( Codenames below refers to the fourth-generation of GeForce -branded Graphics processing unit (GPU manufactured by Nvidia. The GeForce FX or "GeForce 5" series ( Codenamed NV30) is a line of Graphics cards from the manufacturer Nvidia. The GeForce 6 Series ( Codenamed NV40) is Nvidia 's sixth generation of GeForce graphics chipsets. The GeForce 7 Series is the seventh generation of Nvidia 's GeForce Graphics cards GeForce 7100 series The 7100 series was introduced The GeForce 8 Series is the eighth generation of NVIDIA 's GeForce graphics cards The GeForce 9 Series is the ninth generation of NVIDIA's GeForce series of graphics processing units the first of which was released on February 21 This is a comparison of chipsets manufactured by Nvidia. NForce NForce2 NForce3 NForce4 Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS Traditional Chinese: 矽統科技) is a company that manufactures among other things motherboard chipsets Cyrix was a CPU manufacturer that began in 1978 in Richardson Texas as a specialist supplier of high-performance math co-processors for 286 and VIA Technologies ( is a Taiwanese manufacturer of Integrated circuits mainly Motherboard Chipsets CPUs, and memory, and This is a list of Computer Motherboard Chipsets made by VIA Technologies. The northbridge, also known as the memory controller hub ( MCH) in Intel systems (AMD VIA SiS and others usually use 'northbridge' is traditionally one The Southbridge, also known as the I/O Controller Hub ( ICH) in Intel systems (AMD VIA SiS and others usually
  4. ^ Intel® G35 Express Chipset Overview
  5. ^ NVIDIA chipset product list.
  6. ^ ULi chipset product list (ULI was purchased by NVIDIA).
  7. ^ SiS chipset product list.
  8. ^ VIA chipset product list.

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chipset

-noun

  1. A group of integrated circuits ("chips") that are designed to work together, and are usually marketed as a single product.
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