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VJ · 8 November 2002, 03:18

Any particular reason to post this ?
(we always could trust VigilAnt's comments)

Jörg

**gordo-uk** · 8 November 2002, 03:57

Originally posted by VJ
Any particular reason to post this ?
(we always could trust VigilAnt's comments)

Jörg

exactly the same reason people like vigilant post about none existing products.

**ZokesPro** · 8 November 2002, 04:49

Originally posted by Rimfaxe
3Dchipset is at it again!

http://www.3dchipset.com/index.php#843

Pitou = Matrox Parhelia 2 - 7-11-2002 - Solomon

VigilAnt who has been relentlessly been posting stuff on Matrox over at Matrox Users for awhile has posted a teaser of information pertaining to what Pitou means to Matrox. The question remains is if Matrox will release it soon considering VigilAnt says it's already taped out:

Pitou is the codename for Parhelia 2. Not the revised Parhelia (Parhelia 8X). Parhelia 8X can be launched at the God's Of Matrox's discretion any time but I would not be wagering on it because they are sitting on a large inventory of Parhelia already. Parhelia 2 does not have a completion date set in stone, but it is taped out and it does not look like the G450 in the line of Parhelia generation of chips. It is looking like it exceeds what the G400 did for the G series of chips.

**Cobos** · 8 November 2002, 04:58

If the Parhelia 2 is vapourware I don't see the point you could make that means NV30 isn't also vapourware ? And I beleive we can both agree on that it is not. We might not know it's exact releasedate but it will arrive. The same thing goes for Parhelia 2. Though the fact that it's supposed to be launched on 0.09 micron doesn't lend itself to beleive it will be here anytime soon though...

Cobos

**Maggi** · 8 November 2002, 05:43

AmigaBlitter = VaporMan ...

**GNEP** · 8 November 2002, 05:52

Why this assumption of .09? IIRC, this came from comments from the fab that matrox uses going straight to .09 - not matrox itself. P2 could be at .18 micron for all we know (although probably not

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edit: spelling

**Nappe1** · 8 November 2002, 07:11

UMC isn't skipping 0.13...

Trident XP4 chips are coming from UMC and it is manufactured at 0.13µm.

so it's up to Matrox if they have been skipping to 0.09µm (would mean no Parhelia 2 before late next summer on earliest) or going with 0.13µm which should be pretty much running on full speed pretty soon.

But afaik, VigilAnt's info about new revision of Parhelia-512 is correct.

**Sasq** · 8 November 2002, 08:07

I personally have great respect for Vigilant's information.
That is all.

**Admiral** · 8 November 2002, 08:23

Originally posted by Sasq
I personally have great respect for Vigilant's information.
That is all.

**ZokesPro** · 8 November 2002, 08:29

Originally posted by Sasq
I personally have great respect for Vigilant's information.
That is all.

Originally posted by Admiral

**thop** · 8 November 2002, 08:31

**Hein** · 8 November 2002, 08:55

**MetalCartman** · 8 November 2002, 09:09

**GNEP** · 8 November 2002, 09:10

You all trying to hitch a ride or something?

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Pitoo = vaporware

Pitoo = vaporware

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