Via intros Eden ESP 7000 chip

The processor includes an architecture called Coolstream which also uses a data encryption engine.

The chip runs at 733MHz, includes advanced branch prediction, sixteen pipelines, SSE support, a flotating point unit, and 64K L2 cache. It can be coupled to the CLE 266 chipset which includes MPEG-2 decoding, DDR 266 support, Vinyl audio, USB 2.0 ports, and 10/100 Ethernet.

The chip, said Via, will be used for set top boxes, thin clients, POS devices and industrial PCs, as well as finding its place in the living room.

It claims to have design wins for the chip already, with machines from Kontron and multimedia desktops from Nimble. µ