
VIA Eden is a variant of
VIA
Via or VIA may refer to the following:
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's
C3/
C7 x86
processors
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Computing Hardware
* Processor (computing)
** Central processing unit (CPU), the hardware within a computer that executes a program
*** Microprocessor, a central processing unit contained on a single integrated circuit ( ...
, designed to be used in embedded devices. They have smaller package sizes, lower power consumption, and somewhat lower computing performance than their C equivalents, due to reduced clock rates. They are often used in
EPIA
VIA EPIA (''VIA Technologies, VIA Embedded Platform Innovative Architecture'') is a series of mini-ITX, em-ITX, nano-ITX, pico-ITX and pico-ITXe motherboards with integrated VIA Microprocessor, processors. They are small and consume less power t ...
mini-ITX
Mini-ITX is a motherboard form factor developed by VIA Technologies in 2001. Mini-ITX motherboards have been traditionally used in small-configured computer systems. Originally, Mini-ITX was a niche standard designed for fanless cooling with a ...
,
nano-ITX
Nano-ITX is a computer motherboard form factor first proposed by VIA Technologies at CeBIT in March 2003, and implemented in late 2005. Nano-ITX boards measure , and are fully integrated, very low power consumption motherboards with many uses, but ...
, and
Pico-ITX In computer design, Pico-ITX is a PC motherboard form factor announced by VIA Technologies in January 2007 and demonstrated later the same year at CeBIT. The formfactor was transferred over to SFF-SIG in 2008. The Pico-ITX form factor specificatio ...
motherboard
A motherboard, also called a mainboard, a system board, a logic board, and informally a mobo (see #Nomenclature, "Nomenclature" section), is the main printed circuit board (PCB) in general-purpose computers and other expandable systems. It ho ...
s. In addition to x86 instruction decoding, the processors have a second undocumented
Alternate Instruction Set
The Alternate Instruction Set (AIS) is a second 32-bit instruction set architecture found in some x86 CPUs made by VIA Technologies. On these VIA C3 processors, the second hidden processor mode is accessed by executing the x86 instruction JMPAI ( ...
.
The Eden is available in four main versions:
The Eden ULV 500 MHz was the first variant to achieve a
TDP of 1W .
[http://www.viatech.com/en/2007/08/via-announces-1-watt-processor-the-worlds-most-power-efficient-x86-cpu/ VIA Eden ULV 500MHz press release]
See also
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List of VIA Eden microprocessors
The Eden microprocessors from VIA Technologies are fifth- and sixth-generation CPUs targeted at the embedded market.
Embedded processors
Eden ESP
"Samuel 2" (150 nm)
* All models support: '' MMX, 3DNow!''
"Nehemiah" (130 nm)
* All mod ...
References
External links
VIA Eden Processors - Low Power Fanless Processing
Eden
Computer-related introductions in 2007
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