Introduced: 2004-Q3
Description: South bridge pin compatible with the older VT8237, now including 4 S-ATA channels and SATA Advances Host Controller Interface (AHCI). Also adds 96kHz, 20 bit Azalia audio.
One may wonder why the 8239 is necessary as VT8237CE fills the short term needs and VT8251 adds PCI Express. Now canceled or renamed to 8251.Type: Chipsets (South Bridges) [Roadmap] [Timeline]
State: Canceled
North bridge connection Ultra V-Link (1066 MB/sec) USB 8x USB2.0 Sound AC97, 6 ch Azalia Ethernet 10/100 Legacy I/O VT1211 needed PCI 7 Masters ATA 4x S-ATA 150, 2x P-ATA 133 Other V-RAID
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2004-01-20 Via takes Nvidia head on with DX9 future parts The Inquirer [rm]
2004-01-08 2004 looks rosier for Via on chipset front The Inquirer [rm]
2003-12-15 VIA is Getting Ready to Strike in 2004: Prepares New Chipsets for the Launch Xbit Labs [rm]
2003-11-30 Desktop Infrastructure Roadmap: Athlon 64 South Bridge Roadmap DarkCrow [rm]
2003-09-18 Via's KT880 to support dual DDR400, Athlon XP The Inquirer [rm]
2003-09-02 Via claims pole position for Athlon 64 chips The Inquirer [rm]
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