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**Who made the first chip set?
By the criteria of (2.) in 'Definition of a chip set' many sources
state this to be the Chips and Technologies NEAT chip set. I don't
know why this is stated as it is most definitely incorrect. The CS8221
NEW Enhanced AT (NEAT) chip set consisting of the chips;
82C211/82C212/82C215/82C206 was as far as I can establish, first
released sometime in 1986.
C&T itself have an earlier chip set called the CS8220 PC/AT compatible
Chip Set, and consists of the following chips; 82C201/82C202/
82A203/82A204/82A205. It was first available in OCT-85. (see:C&T>
CS8220>Notes for further info.)
That is, AFAIK, the first motherboard chip set from C&T and AFAIK the
worlds first chip set that meets the criteria of (2.). However C&T did
already have on the market their popular EGA chip set, but that isn't
a motherboard chip set.
By the criteria of (1.), IBM, or Intel, see IBM>PC/XT chip set.
Another pre-'86 chipset is the Faraday FE2010. The datasheet includes
a schematic on the very last page dated 11/22/85. This only indicates
the chip set was on paper at that date. An acutal release date has not
been found.
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**82489DX Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller 10/12/92
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**82495DX/490DX DX CPU-Cache Chip Set <Sep91...
**82495XP/490XP Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for i860) 06/05/91...
**82496/491 Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P5 Pentium) 03/22/93...
**82497/492 Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium) <Nov94...
**82498/493 Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium) <Nov94...
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**????? (Profusion) c:99...
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**FE2010/A XT CPU controller integrated Circuit >11/22/85
***Notes:...
***Info:
The Faraday XT CPU controller integrated Circuit (FE2010) is a highly
integrated chip that allows designers to easily build a IBM compatible
PC or XT single board computer.
The FE2010 has been designed for OEMs who would like to reduce cost,
lower power requirements, increase reliability, and reduce board size
over that of a functionally equivalent IBM PC or XT motherboard. The
FE2010 replaces a total of 71 components, while reducing the size of a
typical PC/XT motherboard by 77% (Appendix A).
The FE2010 replaces functionally five Intel peripheral controller IC's
in a motherboard (8284 Clock Generator, 8288 Bus Controller, 8259A
Interrupt controller, 8237A DMA controller & 8253 Timer). In add-
ition, it supports both 64K and 256K memory types and has an internal
configuration register to replace external switches in the board
design.
The FE2010 is a 2 micron CMOS gate-array packaged in an 84 Pin J- type
Leaded Surface Mount Plastic Chip Carrier (mating socket Burndy part
number Q1LE84P10).
***Versions:...
***Features:...
**FE2011 CPU Core Logic for PS/2 Model 30 Compatible c:87...
**FE3400/B 80286-Based AT Compatible CPU Core Logic (12 MHz) c:86...
**FE3500/B 80286-Based AT Compatible CPU Core Logic (12 MHz) c:87...
**FE3600/A/B/C 16/20MHz AT Chip set c:88...
**FE5300 CPU Core Logic for PS/2 Model 50/60 Compatibles c:87...
**FE5400 CPU Core Logic for PS/2 Model 50/60 Compatibles c:87...
**FE6500 CPU Core Logic for PS/2 Model 70/80 Compatibles c:88...
**WD6400SX/LP CPU Core Logic for PS/2 386SX Compatibles <90...
**WD6500 CPU Core Logic for PS/2 386DX/486 Compatible <90...
**WD7600A/LP/LV System Chip Set for 80286 or 80386SX <11/25/91...
**WD7700/LP System Chip Set for 80286 or 80386SX (Cache) <11/25/91...
**WD7855 System controller for 80386SX <09/25/92...
**WD7900/LP/LV System Chip Set for 80286 or 80386SX (Cache) <11/25/91...
**WD8110 System controller for 80386DX/486 <11/30/93...
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**Support Chips:
**WD76C20x Floppy, RTC, IDE and Support Logic Device <11/25/91...
**WD76C30x Perip. Ctrl, Interrupt Multiplex, and Clock Gen <11/18/91...
**WD7615 Desktop Buffer Manager <04/15/92...
**WD7625 Desktop Buffer Manager <10/01/92...
**WD8120LV Super I/O [no datasheet] ?
**Other Chips:
SYSTEMS LOGIC/PERIPHERAL DEVICES
WD16C451, WD16C551 - Enhanced Asynchronous Communications Element (ACE) with Parallel Port
WD16C452, WD16C552 - Dual Enhanced Asynchronous Communications Element (ACE)
WD16C550 Enhanced Asynchronous Communications Element (ACE) with FIFOs
WD76C10AlLP/LV ISA-Based System Controller for 80386SX and 80286 Desktop and Portable Compatibles
WD76C20/LV Floppy Disk Controller, Real Time Clock, IDE Interface, and Support Logic Device
WD76C30/LV Peripheral Controller, Interrupt Multiplexer, and Clock Generator Device
WD7710/LP ISA-Based System Controller with Cache for 80386SX and 80286 Desktop and Portable Compatibles
WD7910/LP ISA-Based System Controller with Cache for 80386SX and 80286 Desktop and Portable Compatibles
IMAGING DEVICES
ICS90C61A Dual Video/Memory Clock Generator
ICS90C63 Dual Video/Memory Clock Generator
ICS90C64 Dual Video/Memory Clock Generator
WD90C00 VGA Controller (8514/A clone, max 1MB, 1024x768x16, 800x600x256)
WD90C01 8514/A for laptops
WD90C10 VGA, 256KB
WD90C11, WD90C11A Enhanced VGA Controller (max 512KB, 1024x768x16, 800x600x256)
WD90C20, WD90C20A VGA Flat Panel Display Controller (800x600x16, 640x460x256, 32 shades gray)
WD90C22 VGA Flat Panel Display Controller (800x600x16, 640x460x256, 64 shades gray)
WD90C24/A/A2 SVGA, max 1MB, 1280x1024x16, 1024x768x16, LCD, VESA-LB, 3.3 or 5V
WD90C26 VGA Flat Panel Display Controller
WD90C30 High Performance Video Controller (max 1MB, 1024x768x256, 1024x768x16)
WD90C31 Accelerator Video Controller (max 1MB, 1024x768x256, 1280x1024x16)
WD90C33 Same as WD90C31 but with, max 2MB, VESA-LB, 1280x1024x256, 1280x1024x16)
WD90C55 VGA LCD Interface
WD90C56 VLBI (Video Local Bus Interface), for WD90C30/31, VESA not mentioned.
WD9710 Pipelined, 32bit core, 64bit RAM, 24bit RAMDAC, PCI/VLB
WD9712 similar to WD9710
STORAGE DEVICES
WD10C01A Winchester Disk Controller
WD10C27 Data Separator
WD33C92A Enhanced SCSI Bus Interface Controller
WD33C93B Enhanced SCSI Bus Interface Controller
WD33C95A, WD33C96A Enhanced Single-ended and Differential SCSI Bus Interface Controller
WD37C65C Floppy Disk Subsystem Controller Device
WD42C22C Winchester Disk Subsystem Controller Device
WD60C318 Optical Disk Drive Encoder/Decoder
WD60C40A Peripheral Cache Manager Device
WD60C80 Error Detection and Correction Chip (EDAC)
WD61C23A High Performance Hard Disk Controller
WD61C40A Peripheral Cache Manager Device
WD7000 ESDI Controller (16-bit ISA)
WD7193 Fast SCSI-II PCI adapter, 33C296A-ZX chip
WD7197 Fast Wide version of WD7193
WD7296A Fast Wide SCSI-II (PCI?), possibly WD34C296 chip
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