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1.3.2 K8N800 North Bridge

The “K8N800”chipset is a high performance, cost-effective and energy efficient solution for the implementation of mobile personal computer systems with 8 / 16-bit 800 / 600 / 400 / 200 MHz HyperTransport. CPU host interface based on AMD K8 / Claw Hammer processors.

￿ Defines Highly Integrated Solutions for Performance PC Desktop Designs

 

 

 

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￿ High performance North Bridge with HyperTransport. in erface to AMD K8 CPU plus AGP 8x external bus

 

 

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to external Graphics Controller plus high-speed V-Link interface to South Bridge.

￿ Combines with VIA VT8235CD V-Link South Bridge for integrated LAN, Audio, ATA133 IDE, and 6

USB 2.0 ports

 

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￿ 587 Ball Grid Array package w th 35 x 35 mm body size, 1.27mm ball pitch

 

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￿ 1.5V core, 0.15 u process

 

 

￿ High Performance HyperTransport CPU Interface

￿ Chipset support for AMD. K8 / ClawHammer. Processor ￿ Processor interface via HyperTransport. Bus

￿ Separate “transmit” and “receive” buses for no lost “bus turnaround” cycles

￿ All transmit and receive signals use 2 pin low-voltage-swing differential signalling for high-reliability and high speed

￿ 8 or 16-bit control / address / data transfer both directions

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