What's VIA up to these days?

[manveruppd]

According to their website they're still making x86-based CPUs, but it's been years since I've actually seen a commercially-available computer running one ofthem! What do they get used for? Embedded systems like TVs and stuff? How come they haven't jumped on the ARM bandwagon yet?

 

[scrlk]

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2010/08/10/what-happened-to-via/1

Nearly a year old, but I guess it's still the same.

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

They have launched a quad core recently:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4332/vias-quadcore-nano-gets-bigger

 

[LeJosh]

Which is for super small platforms apparently, looks really good.

 

[d_brennen]

They are big in Asian markets and embedded stuff you never hear about, but probably see/use unknowingly apparently. There was talk of a new netbook/ultra thin platform but I think stuff from Intel and particularly AMD nipped that one in the bud. Hopefully they aren't making woeful laptop chipsets anymore...