Taipei, Sep. 22, 2003 – Recently released SiS755, a discrete chipset that supports AMD64-Bit platform, has caught immediate attention from both domestic and international leading manufacturers. By following the success of SiS740 and SiS746FX, SiS755 that supports the latest model of AMD processor has not only received favorable attention of numerous desktop makers, but also has become a promising option in the eyes of many notebook producers.

SiS755 has successfully entered the mass production stage. The major motherboard makers, such as Aopen, Asrock, Asustek, ECS, Gigabyte and Jetway, are ready to introduce products that carry SiS755 chipsets. SiS also proudly announces with Uniwill the worldwide first solution that supports AMD64 notebook with SiS755. Besides Uniwill, other manufactures like Acer, Clevo, FIC, Quanta and Wistron also see great promises in SiS755 and have cooperated with SiS in the product development.

SiS740 and SiS746FX, widely adopted by major Japanese and European notebook producers including Epson and NEC, have been introduced into the notebook market more than one year and still are very highly demanded in the market today. Due to the positive market feedback on SiS740 and SiS746FX chipsets, numerous manufacturers have shown high interest in SiS755 that supports AMD64.

"We are very positive about the market potential of SiS755," said Michael Chen, SiS president and CEO. "To carry on the success of AMD K7 Platform, we once again work closely with both motherboard and notebook manufacturers in the development of SiS755 products. These products not only are highly recognized by our client, but also demonstrate our technology leadership and determination in the AMD64 market."

Uniwill GM, Mr. Sheng-Tai Wun added, "We are glad to be the first to announce the world No. 1 notebook that supports the AMD 64 platform with SiS755. The new architecture has made the perfect match for the AMD64 platform."

"Asustek's SiS755 motherboards support the latest processor specifications and provide the market with the ultra-efficient alternative with great value," said Jerry Shen, Vice President of ASUS. "To provide the leading product to the market is our company's chief goal."

SiS755 supports both AMD Athlon™ 64 and Opteron™ processors. It also supports HyperTransport™ technology with 8/16-bit links, which enables the FSB transmission speed up to 6.4GB bandwidth. In addition, SiS755 integrates AGP 8X Interface and SiS HyperStreaming™ Engine. The combination of SiS755 HyperStreaming™ Engine and AMD HyperTransport™ greatly enhances the speed of I/O data transmission, and improves network data transmission capacity and system response time.