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S3's DeltaChrome: A New Graphics Competitor?
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Posted by: TotalRecall
The Tech Report has an article up on S3's upcoming graphics line, going under the name "DeltaChrome." S3's solution will be aimed at the middle and low ends of the market at launch, but they claim the chip shouldn't have any troubles running DirectX 9 applications.
S3's parent company, VIA, has made a significant investment in the "new" S3, making possible the purchase of state-of-the-art simulation equipment needed for the design of complex ASICs. As a result, S3's DirectX 9 graphics core, code-named "Columbia," passed notable verification milestones in simulation, and the A0 revision of the silicon is now quite functional. S3 says better design methodologies and improved tools should allow them to enter production with the next rev of the chip rather than the third or fourth, as in the past.
The new S3 looks focused and dead serious, with an aggressive long-term roadmap and some apparently realistic near-term goals—which brings us to the centerpiece of S3's current efforts and the incarnation of the Columbia project: DeltaChrome.
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