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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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*Efar Microsystems [no datasheets, some info]...
*ETEQ...
*Faraday...
*Forex . . . . . . [List only, no datasheets found]...
*Intel...
**82497/492 Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium) <Nov94
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**82498/493 Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium) <Nov94...
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**Later chipsets (basic spec):
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**450NX (?) 06/29/98:...
**????? (Profusion) c:99...
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**VL82C315A SCAMP II, Low-Power Notebook Chipset ?
***Info:
The VL82C315A SCAMP II System Controller and the VL82C322A SCAMP Power
Management Unit (PMU) provide a high-performance, low-chip count,
low-power 16-bit notebook solution. These devices support fully-static
AMB Am386 and Cyrix Cx486SLC microprocessors with System Management
interrupt and 3.3 volt, 5.0 volt or mixed-mode operation.
The VL82C315A and the VL82C322A provide an excellent chip set solution
for 386SX-based notebook systems operating up to 33 MHz.
The VL82C315A supports 387SX-compatible numeric coprocessors
including versions that support slow and stop clock operation.
With VLSI's VL82C315A SCAMP I Controller, a system designer is assured
a high-integration single chip that simplifies system design and
lowers overall system cost, while the VL82C322A PMU reduces overall
system power consumption.
The VL82C315A SCAMP II Controller is the next generation of SCAMP II
System Controllers intended primarily for low-power applications, such
as notebook computers, that require a high degree of integration.
The SCAMP II Controller is a 208-lead device that replaces the
following peripheral logic on the motherboard:
o Two 82C37A DMA controllers
o 74LS612 memory mapper
o Two 82C59A interrupt controllers
o 82C54 timer
o 82284 clock generator and ready interface
o 82288 bus controller
o 8242 keyboard controller
o 146818A real-time clock
The VL82C315A also includes the logic for System Management Interrupt
(SMI) control, address/data bus control, memory control, shut
down,standard and suspend mode, refresh generation, refresh/DMA
arbitration, and advanced power management features.
***Configurations:...
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**VL82C322A SCAMP II, Power Management Unit (PMU) ?...
**VL82C316 SCAMP II, PC/AT-Compatible System Controller ?...
**VL82C323 SCAMP II, 5 Volt Power Management Unit (PMU) ?...
**VL82C380 Single chip 386DX PC/AT Controller +on-chip cache ?...
**VL82C325 VL82C386SX System Cache controller ?...
**VL82C335 VL82C386DX System Cache ctrl. [no d.sheet] ?...
**VL82C315A/322A/3216 Kodiak 32-Bit Low-Voltage Chip Set ?...
**VL82C420/144/146 SCAMP IV [no datasheet, some info] c93...
**VL82C480 System/Cache/ISA bus Controller ?...
**VL82C481 System/Cache/ISA bus Controller c92...
**VL82C486 Single-Chip 486, SC486, Controller ?...
**VL82C425 486 Cache controller ?...
**???????? Cheetah 486, PCI [no datasheet] ?...
**VL82C3216 Bus Expanding Controller Cache with write buffer ?...
**VL82C521/522 Lynx/M ?...
**VL82C530 Eagle Ð c95...
**VL82C541/543 Lynx c95...
**VL82C591/593 SuperCore 590 c94...
**VL82C594/596/597 Wildcat c95...
**I/O Chips:
**VL82C106 Combination I/O chip ?...
**VL82C107 SCAMP Combination I/O chip ?...
**VL82C108 TOPCAT Combination I/O chip ?...
**VL82C110 Combination I/O chip ?...
**VL82C113 SCAMP Combination I/O chip ?...
**VL82C114 Combination I/O chip ?...
**Video: ...
**Disk:
VL1772-02 5-1/4-inch Floppy Disk Controller/Formatter
VL2793 Single Sided Floppy Disk Formatter/Controller
VL2797 Double Sided Floppy Disk Formatter/Controller
VL53C80 Async SCSI Interface (CMOS) 1.5M bps
VL6765 Double-Density 4 Floppy Disk Controller.
VL83C11 SCSI Buffer (CMOS)
VY06612A2 Drive controller
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**Not sure if they actually exist...
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