Looking to break into the end-user market for add-in graphics boards, Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. (SIS) plans to release an upgraded version of its Xabre graphics chip in July, according to a company executive.
Called Xabre 2, the updated chip is expected to make its first public appearance at the Computex exhibition to be held in Taipei during June, said Larry Lee, channel sales director for corporate sales at SIS.
SIS, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, has seen some success with its line of Xabre graphics chips, but the company has only generated limited interest among end users looking to buy add-in graphics cards, Lee said. With Xabre 2, SIS hopes to change all that and generate more end-user interest, he said.
Engineering samples of the chip will be distributed to board makers starting from June and mass production of the chip should begin in July, with boards appearing for sale shortly thereafter, Lee said. Pricing information was not available.
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