Feb. 16, 2001

Iwill Corp. announced that it would soon launch Taiwan's first double data rate (DDR)-memory motherboard supporting dual Pentium III (P-III) processors.

Iwill, a leading manufacturer of SCSI motherboards and input/output (I/O) adapters, is scheduled to begin delivering the new motherboard, dubbed the DVD266-R, next month.

Iwill said that the DVD266-R adopts VIA's Apollo Pro 266 chipsets and supports P-III processors in the 500 MHz to 1GHz-plus range, positioning them for the server and family network markets.

DDR memory has emerged as a serious competitor to the Rambus dynamic random access memory (RDRAM) specification promoted by the U.S. chipmaker Intel, a senior official at Iwill said.

The official noted that Iwill beat other motherboard makers in getting its dual-processor board on the market. Most rival firms here have demonstrated DDR boards, though only with single-processor specifications, he said.

Motherboards and interface cards account for 90% and 10% if Iwill's revenue, respectively, which was the equivalent of US$ 34.1 million in 2000. Revenue forecast for this year is US$46.4 million, translating into an increase of 36%.