VIA Introduces Matthew

by Ilya Gavrichenkov
03/29/2001 | 12:28 AM

At the current WinHEC 2001 conference VIA demonstrated a working sample of its first integrated processor intended for Low-End Information PCs, Matthew. It is noteworthy that nowadays it’s the only project nearing its final stage. Timna, a similar product by Intel, is canceled and an integrated SiS550 is far from being perfect.
The characteristics of VIA Matthew are:

• Samuel 2 C3 CPU Core (64KB L2 cache)
• Clock speed - 700MHz and higher
• S3 Savage MX Graphics Core Integrated
• Integrated VIA Apollo Pro266 North Bridge
• PC133 SDRAM support
• 0.15 Micron technology
• Die size ~100sq mm
• 5.11W typical heat dissipation
• PBGA 551 package