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**82498/493 Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium) <Nov94
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**5591/5592/5595 (David) Pentium PCI A.G.P. Chipset <01/09/98
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***Configurations:...
***Features:
o Support Intel/AMD/Cyrix Pentium CPU and Other Compatible CPU
Host Bus at 60/66 MHz and 3.3V Bus Interface
− Support the Pipelined Address of Pentium compatible CPU
− Support the Linear Address Mode of Cyrix CPU
o Support the Pipelined Address Mode of Pentium CPU
o Fully Compliant to A.G.P. Revision 1.0 Specification
o Meet PC97 Requirements
o Supports PCI Revision 2.1 Specification
o Integrated Second Level (L2) Cache Controller
- Write Back Cache Mode
- Support L2 Cache Flushing for entire L2 cache or specific
4K page
- 8 bits or 7 bits Tag with Direct Mapped Cache Organization
- Integrated 32K bits Dirty SRAM
- Integrated 32K bits Invalid SRAM
- Support Pipelined Burst SRAM
- Support 256K/512K/1MBytes Cache Sizes
- Cache Hit Read/Write Cycle of 3-1-1-1
- Cache Back-to-Back Read/Write Cycle of 3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
- Support Single Read Allocation for L2 Cache
- Support Concurrency of CPU to L2 cache and A.G.P. master to
DRAM accesses
o Integrated DRAM Controller
- Support 6 RAS Lines for FPM/EDO/SDRAM DIMMs/SIMMs
- Support 2Mbytes to 768Mbytes of main memory
- Support Cacheable DRAM Sizes up to 256 MBytes.
- Support 256K/512K/1M/2M/4M/8M/16Mx N FPM/EDO/SDRAM DRAM
- Support 64 Mb DRAM Technology
- Support Parity Checker or ECC Function
- Support 3.3V or 5V DRAM
- Supports Symmetrical and Asymmetrical DRAM
- Support Concurrent Write Back
- Support CAS before RAS Refresh, Self Refresh
- Support Relocation of System Management Memory
- Programmable CAS#, RAS#, RAMWE# and MA Driving Current
- Fully Configurable for the Characteristic of Shadow RAM (640
KBytes to 1 MBytes)
- Support FPM DRAM 5/6-3-3-3(-3-3-3-3) Burst Read Cycles
- Support EDO DRAM 5/6-2-2-2(-2-2-2-2) Burst Read Cycles
- Support SDRAM 5/6/7-1-1-1(-2/3-1-1-1) Burst Read Cycles
- Support X-1-1-1/X-2-2-2/X-3-3-3 Burst Write Cycles
- Two Programmable Non-cacheable Regions
- Option to Disable Local Memory in Non-cacheable Regions
- Shadow RAM in Increments of 16 Kbytes
- Pseudo Directory/Page Scheme for Mapping Graphical Texture
Access to Physical Memory Address
- Built-in 8 Way Associative/16 Entries GART cache to Minimize the
Number of Memory Bus Cycles Required for Accessing Graphical
Texture Memory
- Programmable Counters to Ensure Guaranteed Minimum Access Time
for A.G.P., CPU, and PCI accesses
o Provides High Performance PCI Arbiter.
- Support up to 5 PCI Masters
- Support Rotating Priority Mechanism
- Hidden Arbitration Scheme Minimizes Arbitration Overhead.
- Support Concurrency between CPU to Memory and PCI to PCI
- Support Concurrency between CPU to 33Mhz PCI Access and 33Mhz
PCI to A.G.P. Access
- Support Concurrency between CPU to 66Mhz PCI Access and A.G.P.
to 33Mhz PCI Access
- Programmable Timers Ensure Guaranteed Minimum Access Time for
PCI Bus Masters, and CPU
o Integrated Host-to-PCI Bridge
- Support Asynchronous and Synchronous PCI Clock
- Translates the CPU Cycles into the PCI Bus Cycles
- Zero Wait State Burst Cycles
- Support IDE Posted Write
- Support Pipelined Process in CPU-to-PCI Access
- Support Advance Snooping for PCI Master Bursting
- Maximum PCI Burst Transfer from 256 Bytes to 4 Kbytes
- Support Memory Remapping Function for PCI master accessing
Graphical Window
o Integrated A.G.P. Compliant Target/66Mhz Host-to-PCI Bridge
- Support Asynchronous and Synchronous A.G.P. Clock
- Support 1X, and 2X Mode for A.G.P. 66/133 MHz 3.3V device
- Support Graphic Window Size from 4Mbytes to 256Mbytes
- Different arbitration policy for A.G.P. devices and 66Mhz PCI
devices.
- Translates Sequential CPU-to-A.G.P. Memory Write Cycles into
A.G.P. Bus (PCI66) Burst Cycles
- Zero Wait State Burst Cycles
- Support Pipelined Process in CPU-to-A.G.P. Access
- Support Advance Snooping for A.G.P. Master initiate system
memory access with PCI Cycles
- Support 8 Way, 16 Entries Page Table Cache to enhance A.G.P.
Read/Write Performance
- Support Both 1-Level and 2-Level GART (Graphic Address Re-
Mapping Table)
- Maximum PCI Burst Transfer from 256 Bytes to 4 Kbytes
- Programmable Counters to Ensure Guaranteed Minimum Access Time
for Low Priority Request, CPU to A.G.P./and A.G.P. Master
Transaction
- Support PCI-to-PCI bridge function for memory write from 33Mhz
PCI bus to A.G.P. bus
o Integrated Posted Write Buffers and Read Prefetch Buffers to
Increase System Performance
- CPU-to-Memory Posted Write Buffer (CTMFF) with 8 QW Deep, Always
Sustains 0 Wait Performance on CPU-to-Memory
- CPU-to-Memory Read Buffer with 4 QW Deep
- CPU-to-PCI Posted Write Buffer(CTPFF) with 8 DW Deep
- PCI-to-Memory Posted Write Buffer(PTHFF) with 8 QW Deep, Always
Streams 0 Wait Performance on PCI-to/from-Memory Access
- PCI-to-Memory Read Prefetch Buffer(CTPFF) with 8 QW Deep
- CPU-to-PCI66 Posted Write Buffer(CTAFF) with 8 DW Deep
- PCI66-to-Memory Posted Write Buffer(ATHFF) with 8 QW Deep
- A.G.P. Request Queue With the Depth of 32
- A.G.P. High Priority Write Queue with 64 QW Deep
- A.G.P. Low Priority Write Queue with 64 QW Deep
- A.G.P. High Priority Read Return Queue with 64 QW Deep
- A.G.P. Low Priority Read Return Queue with 64 QW Deep
o Fast PCI IDE Master/Slave Controller
- Bus Master Programming Interface for ATA Windows 95 Compliant
Controller
- Plug and Play Compatible
- Support Scatter and Gather
- Support Dual Mode Operation - Native Mode and Compatibility
Mode
- Support IDE PIO Timing Mode 0, 1, 2 ,3 and 4
- Support Multiword DMA Mode 0, 1, 2
- Support Ultra DMA/33
- Two Separate IDE Bus
- Two 16 DW FIFO for PCI Burst Transfers.
o Support NAND Tree for Ball Connectivity Testing
o 553-Balls BGA Package
o 0.35μm 3.3V CMOS Technology
**5596/5513 (Genesis) Pentium PCI Chipset <03/26/96...
**5597/5598 (Jedi) Pentium PCI/ISA Chipset <04/15/97...
**530/5595 (Sinbad) Host, PCI, 3D Graphics & Mem. Ctrl.<11/10/98...
**540 (Spartan) Super7 2D/3D Ultra-AGP Single C.S.<11/30/99...
**55x SoC (System-on-chip) <03/14/02...
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**VT8501 Apollo MVP4,Single-Chip 66-100MHz & AGP <11/04/98
***Notes:...
***info:
The Apollo MVP4 is a PC Socket-7 system logic North Bridge with
integrated 2D / 3D Graphics accelerator. The core logic portion of
the chip is based on the popular 100MHz VIA Apollo MVP3 chipset with
enhanced features and graphics accelerator based on the Cyber9398DVD
from Trident Microsystems, Inc. The combination of the two leading
edge technologies provides a stable, cost-effective, and high
performance solution for personal computers, embedded systems, set-top
boxes and others. As shown in Figure 1 [see datasheet] below, the
Apollo MVP4 will interface to:
o Socket 7 CPU (66 – 100 MHz)
o L2 Cache RAM & Tag
o SDRAM Memory Interface
o PCI Bus (30 - 33 MHz)
o Analog RGB Monitor with DDC
o DFP / Digital Monitor Interface (TMDS)
o Video Capture / Playback CODECs
Apollo MVP4 Core Logic Overview
The Apollo MVP4 – System Media Accelerated North Bridge (SMA) is a
high performance, cost-effective and energy efficient solution for the
implementation of Integrated 2D/3D Graphics - PCI - ISA personal
computer systems from 66 MHz to 100 MHz based on 64-bit Socket-7
(Intel Pentium and Pentium MMX; AMD K6 and K6-2; Cyrix / National 6x86
/ 6x86MX, IDT / Centaur C6/WinChip), and Rise MP6 processors.
The Apollo MVP4 controller provides superior performance between the
integrated 2D/3D Graphics Engine, CPU, optional synchronous cache,
DRAM, and PCI bus with pipelined, burst, and concurrent operation.
For L2-Cache solutions using pipelined burst synchronous SRAMs,
3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 timing can be achieved for both read and write
transactions at 100 MHz. Tag timing is specially optimized internally
(less than 4 nsec setup time) to allow implementation of L2 cache
using an external tag for t he most flexible cache organization (0K /
256K / 512K / 1M / 2M). 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 Apollo MVP4 supports six banks of DRAMs up to 768MB. The DRAM
controller supports standard Fast Page Mode (FP) DRAM, EDO-DRAM,
Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), and Virtual Channel Synchronous DRAM in a
flexible mix / match manner. The Synchronous DRAM interface allows
zero wait state bursting between the DRAM and the data buffers at 100
MHz. 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 DRAM Controller can run at either the host CPU bus
frequency (66 / 100 MHz) or at the PC100 memory frequency (100 MHz)
with built-in deskew PLL timing control. With the advanced DRAM
controller, the Apollo MVP4 allows implementation of the most
flexible, reliable, and high-performance DRAM interface.
The Apollo MVP4 also supports full AGP v2.0 capability with the
internal 2D/3D Graphics Engine for maximum software compatibility. 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. Both
Windows-95 VXD and Windows-98 / NT5 miniport drivers are supported.
The Apollo MVP4 supports one 32-bit 3.3 / 5V system bus (PCI) that is
synchronous / pseudo-synchronous to the CPU bus. The chip also
contains a built-in AGP bus -to- PCI bus bridge to allow simultaneous
concurrent operations on each bus. Five levels (doublewords) of
posted write buffers are included to allow for concurrent CPU and PCI
operation. For PCI master operation, forty-eight levels (doublewords)
of posted write buffers and sixteen levels (doublewords) of prefetch
buffers are included for concurrent PCI bus and DRAM/cache accesses.
The chip 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, advanced features
are supported 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.
Delayed transaction and read caching mechanisms are also implemented
for further improvement of overall system performance.
The Apollo MVP4 provides independent clock stop control for the CPU /
SDRAM, PCI, and AGP buses and Dynamic CKE control for powering down of
the SDRAM. A separate suspend-well plane is implemented for the SDRAM
control signals for Suspend-to-DRAM operation. Coupled with the
324-pin Ball Grid Array VIA VT82C596B south bridge chip, a complete PC
main board can be implemented with no external TTLs.
The Apollo MVP4 controller coupled with VIA’s highly integrated south
bridge, the VT82C686A, is ideal for high performance, energy
efficient, and highly integrated computer systems. The VT82C686A
supports a PCI-to-ISA bus controller, four USB ports, dual bus-master
IDE with UltraDMA33/66, AC97 basic digital audio, system hardware
monitoring, and integrated "Super-I/O" functionality.
***Configurations:...
***Features:...
**VT82C680 Apollo P6, Pentium-Pro Chip Set <08/30/96...
**Support chips:
**VT82C505 Pentium/486 VL to PCI Bridge <05/30/94...
**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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