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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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**Datasheets:...
*_IBM...
*ACC Micro...
*ALD...
*ALi...
*AMD . . . . . . . [no datasheets, some info]...
*Chips & Technologies...
*Contaq . . . . . [no datasheets, some info]...
*Efar Microsystems [no datasheets, some info]...
*ETEQ...
*Faraday...
*Forex . . . . . . [List only, no datasheets found]...
*Intel...
**82430LX PCIset (Pentium) LX (Mercury) (82433LX/82434LX) 03/22/93
***Notes:...
***Info:...
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***Features:...
**82430NX PCIset (Pentium) NX (Neptune) (82433NX/82434NX) Mar94...
**82430FX PCIset (Pentium) FX (Triton I) (82437FX/82438FX)01/31/95...
**82430MX PCIset (Pentium) MX (Mobile Triton)(82437/438MX)11/01/95...
**82430HX PCIset (Pentium) HX (Triton II) (82439HX) 02/12/96...
**82430VX PCIset (Pentium) VX (Triton II) (82437VX/82438) 02/12/96...
**82430TX PCIset (Pentium) TX (Triton II) (82439TX) 02/17/97...
**82450KX/GX PCIset (Pentium Pro) KX/GX (Mars/Orion) 11/01/95...
**
**Support Chips:
**82091AA Advanced Interface Peripheral (AIP) c93...
**8289 Bus Arbiter (808x) c79...
**82289 Bus Arbiter for iAPX 286 Processor Family c83...
**82258 Advanced Direct Memory Access Coprocessor(ADMA) 01/01/84...
**82335 High-Integration Interface Device For 386SX c:Nov88...
**82360SL I/O Subsystem 10/05/90...
**82370 Integrated System Peripheral (for 82376) c:Oct88...
**82371FB/SB PCI ISA IDE Xcelerator 82371FB/82371SB (PIIX/3) 01/31/95...
**82371MX Mobile PCI I/O IDE Xcelerator (MPIIX) 11/01/95...
**82371AB PCI-TO-ISA / IDE Xcelerator 82371AB (PIIX4) 02/17/97...
**82374/82375 PCI-EISA Bridge (82374EB/82375EB, 374SB/375SB) c:Mar93...
**82378 System I/O (SIO) (82378IB and 82378ZB) c:Mar93...
**82379AB System I/O-APIC (SIO.A) <Dec94...
**82380 32-bit DMA Controller w/ Integrated Peripherals 02/01/87...
**82380FB/AB PCIset: 82380FB Mobile PCI-to-PCI Bridge(MPCI2) 02/17/97...
**82384 Clock Generator and Reset Interface c86...
**82385 32-bit Cache Controller for 80386 09/29/87...
**82385SX 32-bit Cache Controller for 80386SX 01/25/89...
**82395DX High Performance Smart Cache 06/18/90...
**82395SX Smart Cache 12/17/90
***Notes:
date source: TimelineDateSort7_05.pdf.
Also states: 82395SX (8-kilobyte); 82396SX (16-Kbyte); Extension of
386(TM) Smart cache architecture with two new versions of cache memory
controllers. Designed for 20-megahertz Intel386 SX microprocessor-
based systems
Could not find datasheet, see 82396SX, YMMV.
**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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**Later chipsets (basic spec):
**440 series:...
**450NX (?) 06/29/98:...
**????? (Profusion) c:99...
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**5571 (Trinity) Pentium PCI/ISA Chipset (75MHz) <12/09/96
***Info:...
***Configurations:...
***Features:
o Supports Intel Pentium CPU and other compatible CPU at
75/66/60/50MHz (external clock speed)
o Supports the Pipelined Address Mode of Pentium CPU
o Supports the Full 64-bit Pentium Processor data Bus
o Supports 32-bit PCI Interface
o Integrated Second Level (L2) Cache Controller
- Write Through and Write Back Cache Modes
- 8 bits or 7 bits Tag with Direct Mapped Cache Organization
- Integrated 16K bits Dirty Ram
- Supports Pipelined Burst SRAM
- Supports 256 KBytes to 512 MBytes Cache Sizes
- Cache Read/Write Cycle of 3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 at 66 MHz
o Integrated DRAM Controller
- Supports 3 Banks of FP/EDO SIMMs, or 2 Banks of SDRAM DIMMs
- Supports 2Mbytes to 384Mbytes of main memory
- Supports 256K/512K/1M/2M/4M/16M x N FP/EDO/SDRAM DRAM
- Supports 3V or 5V DRAM.
- Supports Symmetrical and Asymmetrical DRAM.
- Supports 32 bits/64 bits mixed mode configuration
- Supports Concurrent Write Back for FP/EDO DRAM
- Supports Mixed DRAM (FP/EDO/SDRAM) Technology
- Supports CAS before RAS Refresh
- Supports Relocation of System Management Memory
- Programmable CAS# ,RAS#, RAMW# and MA Driving Current
- Fully Configurable for the Characteristic of Shadow RAM (640
KBytes to 1 MBytes)
- Supports FP DRAM 5-3-3-3(-3-3-3-3) Burst Read Cycles
- Supports EDO DRAM 4/5-2-2-2(-2-2-2-2) Burst Read Cycles
- Supports SDRAM 6/7-1-1-1(-2-1-1-1) Burst Read Cycles
- Supports X-1-1-1/X-2-2-2/X-3-3-3 Burst Write Cycles
- Supports 8 Qword Deep Buffer for Read/Write Reordering, Dword
Merging and 3/2-1-1-1 Post write Cycles
- Two Programmable Non-Cacheable Regions
- Option to Disable Local Memory in Non-Cacheable Regions
- Shadow RAM in Increments of 16 KBytes
o Integrated PMU Controller
- Supports SMM Mode of CPU
- Supports CPU Stop Clock
- Supports Break Switch
- Supports Modem Ring Wakeup
- Supports Automatic Power Supply Control
o Provides High Performance PCI Arbiter.
- Supports 3 internal masters and 5 external PCI Masters
- Supports Rotating Priority Mechanism
- Hidden Arbitration Scheme Minimizes Arbitration Overhead.
- Supports Concurrency between CPU to Memory and PCI to PCI.
o Integrated Host-to-PCI Bridge
- Supports Asynchronous/Synchronous PCI Clock
- Translates the CPU Cycles into the PCI Bus Cycles
- Provides CPU-to-PCI Read Assembly and Write Disassembly
Mechanism
- Translates Sequential CPU-to-PCI Memory Write Cycles into PCI
Burst Cycles
- Zero Wait State Burst Cycles
- Supports 8 DW Deep Buffer for CPU-to-PCI Posted Write Cycles
- Supports Pipelined Process in CPU-to-PCI Access
- Supports Advance Snooping for PCI Master Bursting
- Maximum PCI Burst Transfer from 256 Bytes to 4 Kbytes
- Fast back-to-back
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-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
o Built-in one 32-bit General Purpose Register
o Integrated PCI-to-ISA Bridge
- Translates PCI Bus Cycles into ISA Bus Cycles
- Translates ISA Master or DMA Cycles into PCI Bus Cycles
- Provides a Dword Post Buffer for PCI to ISA Memory cycles
- Two 32 bit Prefetch/Post Buffers Enhance the DMA and ISA Master
Performance
- Fully Compliant to PCI 2.1
o Enhanced DMA Functions
- 8-, 16- bit DMA Data Transfer
- ISA compatible, and Fast Type F DMA Cycles
- Two 8237A Compatible DMA Controllers with Seven Independent
Programmable Channels
- Provides the Readability of the two 8237 Associated Registers
o Built-in Two 8259A Interrupt Controllers
- 14 Independently Programmable Channels for Level- or Edge-
triggered Interrupts
- Provides the Readability of the two 8259A Associated Registers
o Three Programmable 16-bit Counters compatible with 8254
- System Timer Interrupt
- Generates Refresh Request
- Speaker Tone Output
- Provides the Readability of the 8254 Associated Registers
o Built-in Keyboard Controller
- Hardwired Logic Provides Instant Response
- Supports PS/2 Mouse
- Support Hot Key "Sleep" Function
o Built-in Real Time Clock(RTC) with 256B CMOS SRAM
o Fast PCI IDE Master/Slave Controller
- Fully Compatible with PCI Local Bus Specification V2.1
- Supports PCI Bus Mastering
- Plug and Play Compatible
- Supports Scatter and Gather
- Supports Dual Mode Operation - Native Mode and
Compatibility Mode
- Supports IDE PIO Timing Mode 0, 1, 2 of ANSI ATA Specification
- Supports Mode 3 and Mode 4 Timing Proposal on Enhanced IDE
Specification
- Supports Multiword DMA Mode 0, 1, 2
- Separate IDE Bus
- Two 8x32-bit FIFO for PCI Burst Read/Write Transfers.
o Universal Serial Bus Controller
- Host/Hub Controller
- Two USB ports
o On-Board Plug and Play Support
- One Steerable DMA Channel
- One Steerable Interrupt
- One Programmable Chip Select
o Supports the Reroutibility of the four PCI Interrupts
o Supports Flash ROM
o 480-Pin BGA Package
o 0.5 μm CMOS Technology
**5581/5582 (Jessie) Pentium PCI/ISA Chipset (75MHz) <04/15/97...
**5591/5592/5595 (David) Pentium PCI A.G.P. Chipset <01/09/98...
**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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**Support chips:
**85C206 Integrated Peripheral Controller [no datasheet] ?...
**5595 Pentium PCI System I/O <12/24/97...
**950 LPC I/O <07/16/99...
**Other:...
**PII/III/Pro...
**Athlon etc...
*Symphony...
*TI (Texas Instruments)...
*UMC...
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*Winbond...
*ZyMOS...
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