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**VT82C597/AT  Apollo VP3, Single-Chip for Pentium with AGP  <10/03/97
***Info:
The  Apollo-VP3  is  a  high performance,  cost-effective  and  energy
efficient chip set  for the implementation of AGP /  PCI / ISA desktop
and notebook personal computer systems based on 64-bit Socket-7 (Intel
Pentium and Pentium MMX; AMD K5 /  5k86 and K6 / 6k86; and Cyrix / IBM
6x86 / M2) super-scalar processors.

The  Apollo-VP3 chip set  consists of  the VT82C597  system controller
(472 pin BGA) and the VT82C586B PCI to ISA bridge (208 pin PQFP).  The
VT82C597 system  controller provides superior  performance between the
CPU,  optional synchronous  cache, DRAM,  AGP  bus, and  PCI bus  with
pipelined,  burst,  and  concurrent  operation.  For  pipelined  burst
synchronous  SRAMs, 3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1  timing can  be achieved  for both
read  and  write  transactions  at  66  MHz.   Four  cache  lines  (16
quadwords)  of  CPU/cache  to   DRAM  write  buffers  with  concurrent
write-back capability are included on  chip to speed up cache read and
write miss cycles.

The  VT82C597  supports  six banks  of  DRAMs  up  to 1GB.   The  DRAM
controller  supports standard  Fast  Page Mode  (FPM) DRAM,  EDO-DRAM,
Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), and SDRAM-II  with Double Data Rate (DDR) in
a flexible mix / match  manner.  The Synchronous DRAM interface allows
zero  wait state bursting  between the  DRAM and  the data  buffers at
66Mhz.  The six banks of DRAM  can be composed of an arbitrary mixture
of 1M / 2M / 4M / 8M / 16MxN DRAMs.  The DRAM controller also supports
optional ECC (single-bit error  correction and multi-bit detection) or
EC (error checking) capability separately selectable on a bank-by-bank
basis.

The VT82C597  also supports full  AGP v1.0 capability for  maximum bus
utilization including  2x mode  transfers, SBA  (SideBand Addressing),
Flush/Fence commands,  and pipelined  grants.  An eight  level request
queue plus a  four level post-write request queue  with thirty-two and
sixteen  quadwords of  read  and write  data  FIFO's respectively  are
included   for  deep   pipelined  and   split  AGP   transactions.   A
single-level GART  TLB with 16  full associative entries  and flexible
CPU/AGP/PCI  remapping control  is also  provided for  operation under
protected mode operating environments.

The VT82C597  supports two 32-bit 3.3  / 5V system buses  (one AGP and
one  PCI) with  64-bit to  32-bit  data conversion.   The 82C597  also
contains a built-in bus-to-bus bridge to allow simultaneous concurrent
operations  on each  bus.   Five levels  (doublewords)  of post  write
buffers are  included to allow  for concurrent CPU and  PCI operation.
Consecutive  CPU addresses are  converted into  burst PCI  cycles with
byte merging  capability for optimal  CPU to PCI throughput.   For PCI
master  operation,  forty-eight  levels  (doublewords) of  post  write
buffers  and  sixteen levels  (doublewords)  of  prefetch buffers  are
included for concurrent PCI  bus and DRAM/cache accesses.  The chipset
also  supports enhanced  PCI  bus commands  such as  Memory-Read-Line,
Memory-Read-Multiple  and  Memory-Write-Invalid  commands to  minimize
snoop overhead.   In addition, the chipset  supports advanced features
such as  snoop ahead,  snoop filtering, L1  write-back forward  to PCI
master  and  L1 write-back  merged  with  PCI  post write  buffers  to
minimize PCI master read  latency and DRAM utilization.  The VT82C586B
PCI to ISA bridge supports  four levels (doublewords) of line buffers,
type F DMA transfers and  delay transaction to allow efficient PCI bus
utilization and (PC I-2.1  compliant).  The VT82C586B also includes an
integrated  keyboard  controller with  PS2  mouse support,  integrated
DS12885  style  real time  clock  with  extended  256 byte  CMOS  RAM,
integrated master  mode enhanced IDE controller with  full scatter and
gather capability  and extension to UltraDMA-33 /  ATA-33 for 33MB/sec
transfer rate, integrated USB interface with root hub and two function
ports  with  built-in  physical  layer transceivers,  Distributed  DMA
support, and  OnNow / ACPI compliant advanced  configuration and power
management interface.   A complete main board can  be implemented with
only six TTLs.

The Apollo  VP3 chipset is  ideal for high performance,  high quality,
high energy efficient and high  integration desktop and notebook AGP /
PCI / ISA computer systems.

***Configurations:...
***Features:
o   PCI/ISA Green PC Ready
    - Supports separately powered 3.3V (5V tolerant) interfaces to 
      system memory, AGP, and PCI bus
    - Supports 3.3V and sub-3.3V interface to CPU
    - PC-97 compatible using VT82C586B South Bridge with ACPI Power 
      Management
o   High Integration
    - Single chip implementation for 64-bit Socket-7-CPU, 64-bit 
      system memory, 32-bit PCI and 32-bit AGP interfaces
    - Apollo VP3  Chipset: VT82C597 or VT82C597AT  system controller 
      and VT82C586B  PCI to ISA bridge
    - Chipset includes UltraDMA-33 EIDE, USB, and Keyboard / PS2-Mouse 
      Interfaces plus RTC / CMOS on chip
o   Flexible CPU Interface
    - Supports 64-bit Pentium, AMD 5k86, AMD 6k86 and Cyrix 6x86 CPUs
    - CPU external bus speed up to 66 MHz (internal 233MHz and above)
    - Supports CPU internal write-back cache
    - System management interrupt, memory remap and STPCLK mechanism
    - Cyrix 6x86 linear burst support
    - CPU NA# / Address pipeline capability
    - 4 cache lines of CPU/cache-to-DRAM post-write buffers
    - 4 quadwords of CPU/cache-to-DRAM read-prefetch buffers
o   Advanced Cache Controller
    - Direct map write back or write through secondary cache
    - Pipelined burst synchronous SRAM (PBSRAM) cache support (with 
      global write enable feature)
    - Flexible cache size: 0K / 256K / 512K / 1M / 2MB
    - 32 byte line size to match the primary cache
    - Integrated 10-bit tag comparator
    - 3-1-1-1 read/write timing for PBSRAM access at 66 MHz
    - 3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 back to back read timing for PBSRAM access at 
      66 MHz
    - Sustained 3 cycle write access for PBSRAM access or CPU to DRAM 
      and PCI bus post write buffers at 66 MHz
    - Data streaming for simultaneous primary and secondary cache line 
      fill
    - System and video BIOS cacheable and write-protect
    - Programmable cacheable region and cache timing
o   AGP Controller
    - AGP v1.0 compliant
    - Supports SideBand Addressing (SBA) mode (non-multiplexed 
      address/data)
    - Supports 133MHz 2X mode for AD and SBA signalling
    - Pipelined split-transaction long-burst transfers up to 533 MB/
      sec
    - Eight level read request queue
    - Four level posted-write request queue
    - Thirty-two level (quadwords) read data FIFO (128 bytes)
    - Sixteen level (quadwords) write data FIFO (64 bytes)
    - Intelligent request reordering for maximum AGP bus utilization
    - Supports Flush/Fence commands
o   GART
    - One level TLB structure
    - Sixteen entry fully associative page table
    - LRU replacement scheme
    - Independent GART lookup control for host / AGP / PCI master 
      accesses
o   Intelligent PCI Bus Controller
    - PCI buses are synchronous to host CPU bus
    - 33 MHz operation on the primary PCI bus
    - 66 MHz PCI operation on the AGP bus
    - PCI-to-PCI bridge configuration on the 66MHz PCI bus
    - Separate data buffers for the two PCI buses
    - Peer concurrency
    - Concurrent multiple PCI master transactions;  i.e., allow PCI 
      masters from both PCI buses active at the same time
    - Allows PCI master access while ISA master/DMA is active
    - PCI master snoop ahead and snoop filtering
    - Five levels (double-words) of CPU to PCI posted write buffers
    - Byte merging in the write buffers to reduce the number of PCI 
      cycles and to create further PCI bursting possibilities
    - Zero wait state PCI master and slave burst transfer rate
    - PCI to system memory data streaming up to 132Mbyte/sec
    - Enhanced PCI command optimization (MRL, MRM, MWI, etc.)
    - Forty-eight levels (double-words) of post write buffers from PCI 
      masters to DRAM
    - Sixteen levels (double-words) of prefetch buffers from DRAM for 
      access by PCI masters
    - Supports L1/L2 write-back forward to PCI master read to minimize 
      PCI read latency
    - Supports L1/L2 write-back merged with PCI master post-write to 
      minimize DRAM utilization
    - Transaction timer for fair arbitration between PCI masters 
      (granularity of two PCI clocks)
    - Symmetric arbitration between Host/PCI bus for optimized system 
      performance
    - Complete steerable PCI interrupts
    - PCI-2.1 compliant, 32 bit 3.3V PCI interface with 5V tolerant 
      inputs
o   Advanced High-Performance DRAM Controller
    - 66MHz DRAM interface
    - Concurrent CPU and AGP access
    - FP, EDO, SDRAM, and SDRAM-II
    - 66MHz DDR (Double Data Rate) supported for SDRAM-II
      (supports central and edge DQ, bidirectional DS, and optional 
      SDR write)
    - Different DRAM types may be used in mixed combinations
    - Different DRAM timing for each bank
    - Mixed 1M / 2M / 4M / 8M / 16MxN DRAMs
    - 6 banks up to 1GB DRAMs
    - Flexible row and column addresses
    - 64-bit data width only
    - 3.3V DRAM interface with 5V-tolerant inputs
    - Optional bank-by-bank ECC (single-bit error correction and 
      multi-bit error detection) or EC (error checking only) for DRAM 
      integrity
    - Two-bank interleaving for 16Mbit SDRAM support
    - Two-bank and four bank interleaving for 64Mbit SDRAM support 
      (14 MA lines)
    - Supports maximum 8-bank interleave (i.e., 8 pages open 
      simultaneously);  banks are allocated based on LRU
    - Seamless DRAM command scheduling for maximum DRAM bus utilization
      (e.g., precharge other banks while accessing the current bank)
    - Four cache lines (16 quadwords) of CPU/cache to DRAM write 
      buffers
    - Concurrent DRAM writeback
    - Read around write capability for non-stalled CPU read
    - Burst read and write operation
    - 5-2-2-2 on page, 8-2-2-2 start page and 11-2-2-2 off page timing 
      for EDO DRAMs at 66 MHz
    - 6-1-1-1 on page, 8-1-1-1 start page and 10-1-1-1 off page for 
      SDRAMs at 66 MHz
    - 5-2-2-2-3-2-2-2 back-to-back accesses for EDO DRAM at 66 MHz
    - 6-1-1-1-3-1-1-1 back-to-back accesses for SDRAM at 66 MHz
    - BIOS shadow at 16KB increment
    - Decoupled and burst DRAM refresh with staggered RAS timing
    - Programmable refresh rate, CAS-before-RAS refresh and refresh on 
      populated banks only
o   Built-in NAND-tree pin scan test capability
o   3.3V, 0.5um, high speed / low power CMOS process
o   472 pin BGA Package
o   Alternate pinouts available to optimally accommodate different PCB 
    form factors
    - VT82C597 for ATX and NLX
    - VT82C597AT for Baby AT and ATX

**VT82C598MVP  Apollo MVP3,Single-Chip 66/75/83/100MHz & AGP <09/22/97...
**VT8501       Apollo MVP4,Single-Chip 66-100MHz & AGP       <11/04/98...
**VT82C680     Apollo P6, Pentium-Pro Chip Set               <08/30/96...
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**VT82C586/A/B PCI Integrated Peripheral Controller          <10/13/96...
**VT82C596/A   Mobile PCI Integrated Peripheral Controller   <11/05/97...
**VT82C686A/B  PCI Super-I/O Integrated Peripheral Ctrl.     <02/10/98...
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