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In addition
to Internet appliances and high-performance desktop workstations and PCs, Tyan's latest
server products feature design enhancements specifically developed for enterprise computer
room and data center environments. These highly stable, space-efficient products are very
attractive to OEMs and System Integrators designing cutting-edge rackmount server
solutions for e-centric applications.
With design and engineering centered in the Silicon Valley, Tyan holds a distinct
advantage over the competition. Tyan's engineers are well-positioned to assist key
customers with the development of tailored solutions that meet their requirements.
Tyan enables its customers to be technology leaders by providing reliable and innovative
platforms for the Internet economy. Tyan's time-to-market strategies and cutting-edge
engineering processes distinguish them from the competition. Many Tyan customers have had
their Tyan-based products recognized within their industries, garnering a multitude of
distinguished awards.
Operations
North America:
- North American Sales/Marketing - Fremont, CA
- Engineering Headquarters - Fremont, CA
- Advanced Technology Center - Irvine, CA
Europe
- European Sales/Marketing - Munich, Germany
Asia Pacific
- Worldwide Headquarters - Taipei, Taiwan
- Apac Sales/Marketing - Taipei, Taiwan & Beijing, China
- Engineering - Taipei, Taiwan & Shanghai, China
- Manufacturing - Taiwan & China
Executive Team
Tyan's seasoned executive staff brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from various
sectors of the technology industry.
Dr. T. Symon Chang, PhD
President, Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Dr. James Sytwu, PhD
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Mr. Don Clegg
Vice President, Strategic Programs
Mr. Eric Cho
Vice President, Operation, Mainland China
Mr. Danny Hsu
Senior Director, Sales and Marketing
The motherboard contains the connectors for attaching additional boards. Typically, the
motherboard contains the CPU, BIOS, memory, mass storage interfaces, serial and parallel
ports, expansion slots, and all the controllers required to control standard peripheral
devices, such as the display screen, keyboard, and disk drive. Collectively, all these
chips that reside on the motherboard are known as the motherboard's chipset. On most PCs,
it is possible to add memory chips directly to the motherboard. You may also be able to
upgrade to a faster PC by replacing the CPU chip. To add additional core features, you may
need to replace the motherboard entirely.
A board that plugs into a personal computer to give it display capabilities. The display
capabilities of a computer, however, depend on both the logical circuitry (provided in the
video adapter) and the display monitor. A monochrome monitor, for example, cannot display
colors no matter how powerful the video adapter. Many different types of video adapters
are available for PCs. Most conform to one of the video standards defined
by IBM or VESA. Each adapter offers several different video modes. The two basic
categories of video modes are text and graphics. In text mode, a monitor can display only
ASCII characters. In graphics mode, a monitor can display any bit-mapped image. Within the
text and graphics modes, some monitors also offer a choice of resolutions. At lower
resolutions a monitor can display more colors. Modern video adapters contain memory, so
that the computer's RAM is not used for storing displays. In addition, most adapters have
their own graphics coprocessor for performing graphics calculations. These adapters are
often called graphics accelerators. A type of video adapter that contains its own
processor to boost performance levels. These processors are specialized for computing
graphical transformations, so they achieve better results than the general-purpose CPU
used by the computer. In addition, they free up the computer's CPU to execute other
commands while the graphics accelerator is handling graphics computations. The popularity
of graphical applications, and especially multimedia applications, has made graphics
accelerators not only a common enhancement, but a necessity. Most computer manufacturers
now bundle a graphics accelerator with their mid-range and high-end systems. Aside from
the graphics processor used, the other characteristics that differentiate graphics
accelerators are: memory : Graphics accelerators have their own memory, which is reserved
for storing graphical representations. The amount of memory determines how much resolution
and how many colors can be displayed. Some accelerators use conventional DRAM, but others
use a special type of video RAM (VRAM), which enables both the video circuitry and the
processor to simultaneously access the memory. bus : Each graphics accelerator is designed
for a particular type of video bus. As of 1995, most are designed for the PCI bus.
register width: The wider the register, the more data the processor can manipulate with
each instruction. 64-bit accelerators are already becoming common, and we can expect
128-bit accelerators in the near future. |
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