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**??????     "Cougar/Bobcat" 386DX/486DX chipset [no datasheet] cNov91
***Notes:
"ETEQ  Microsystems Inc,  headquartered in  Milpitas,  California, has
developed the  Cougar II  and Bengal chip  sets to support  Intel Corp
iAPX-86 clock  speeds above 50MHz: a hardware  turbo switching feature
has been incorporated into the  Cougar and Bengal 80386 and 80486 chip
sets, and  this enables  users to mix  the type  and the order  of the
DRAMs  in the  system;  also,  they support  a  Weitek Corp  3167/4167
co-processor   without   any   external  programmable   array   logic;
engineering samples of the 50MHz  chip sets are shipping from ETEQ and
production volumes  will begin in the  first quarter of  next year; no
prices. " - 21st November 1991
http://www.cbronline.com/news/eteq_develops_the_cougar_ii_and_bengal_chip_sets/

Since the Bobcat uses some of the same parts it is assumed to be just
a different variation.
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**??????     "Bengal"  386DX/486 (WriteBack)     [no datasheet] cNov91...
**ET2000     386/486 WB Chipset                                      ?...
**ET6000     "Cheetah" 486DX/SX Non-Cache System                <Apr92
***Info:
The  CHEETAH single  chip provides  high  integration and  a low  cost
solution  for  a  16,  20,  25,  33, and  50MHz  486/AT  based  system
design.  The CHEETAH  combined  with 82C206  or compatible  peripheral
controller offers  a 100% PC/AT  compatible system using less  than 10
components  plus  memory devices.  The  CHEETAH  is  available in  the
160-pin Plastic Quad Flat-pack package. The 1.0u high speed, low power
CMOS Technology  allows for substantial stability when  running at 25,
33, and 50MHz.

The CHEETAH includes  486 CPU control, AT Bus  Control, Page Mode DRAM
Control,  Asynchronous AT  Bus Clock  Generation, data  bus conversion
logic which performs the conversion necessary between the 8 and 16-bit
data paths, and Coprocessor Interface Logic to support Intel 487SX and
Weitek 4167.

The Cheetah  ET6000 is  a highly integrated  single chip  AT optimized
specifically for486 CPUs.  The emphasis of this chip  is to reduce the
cost   requirements   of   486  applications,   without   compromising
performance. Fast bursting can be achieved with 80ns DRAMs.

The  system  cost  is also  minimized  by  allowing  the use  of  slow
DRAMs. The  Burst Mode DRAM  control is implemented to  enhance system
performance.

The Cheetah is designed to be 100% compatible with the IBM PC/AT. With
its optimized Burst and DRAM design, enhanced features like Shadow RAM
BIOS, and  Concurrent Refresh; a high performance/low  cost 486/AT can
be implemented.

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**ET9000     "Jaguar" 486 Write Back Cache AT Single Chip       <Jun92...
**ET9800/391 "Firefox" 386SX Write Back chipset [no datasheet]       ?...
**82C390SX   "Panda" S.C. 386SX Direct Mapped Cache [no d.sheet]cFeb92...
**66x8       VIA clones [no datasheet]                               ?...
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**82395SX     Smart Cache                                     12/17/90
***Notes:...
**82396SX     Smart Cache                                     12/17/90...
**82485       Turbo Cache (and 485Turbocache)                      c90...
**82489DX       Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller    10/12/92...
**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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