XGI to start mass production of PCI Express graphics chips in early 2005

XGI expects to start mass production of its first native PCI Express graphics chips for the entry to middle-level desktop market early next year. First samples of this chip, the XG47, will be available somewhere in November.

A PCI Express graphics chip for notebooks, called XP10, will be available at the same time as the XG47.

In addition, XGI plans to start sampling a native PCI Express graphics chip, the XG45, for the middle to high-end desktop VGA market, in December, with volume production scheduled for the first quarter of next year, Shyi stated.

XGI has just completed a capital expansion project, with the goal of ramping its PCI Express graphics chips in 2005 for an enhanced capability that will allow XGI to compete head-to-head with its market rivals, Shyi asserted.

Specifications for these three chips are not yet available.

Source: DigiTimes