Microsoft selects SIS for Xbox chipset
C|Net | at | by Mike
Taiwanese chipmaker Silicon Integrated Systems will help create input/output chips for the Xbox, another significant step in the makeover of Microsoft's gaming box. SIS is one of the leading manufacturers of PC chipsets, which shuttle data between the processor and the rest of the computer. Although the announcement was slightly vague, the two companies said in their release that SIS would develop "advanced media input/output technologies for use in future Xbox products and services."
With the SIS deal, Microsoft seems to be on track to completely overhaul the significant silicon inside its gaming console. The first version of the Xbox came with a modified Pentium III processor from Intel, a graphics chip from Nvidia and an input/output chip from Nvidia.