TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan's Via Technologies Inc. today announced a reference design kit that enables OEMs to develop a tablet PC product line.
Weighing less than today's laptops, the VIA Tablet PC reference design kit is based on the company's C3 EBGA processor line. It also features Via's ProSavage PN133 integrated mobile chip set.
The VIA Tablet PC prototype has a 10.4-inch, electro-magnetic digitizer screen in portrait mode, wireless connectivity, and communications capabilities, based on IEEE 1394 and USB technologies.
The reference design is powered by Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows XP Tablet PC Edition software. "The VIA Tablet PC reference design bridges the gap between PC and notepad," said Richard Brown, director of marketing at Via, based in Taipei.