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chipset
A group of chips designed to work as a unit to perform a function. For example, a modem chipset contains all the primary circuits for transmitting and receiving. A PC chipset provides the electronic interfaces between all subsystems (see PC chipset for illustration).
chipset
1. a highly integrated circuit on the motherboard of a computer that controls many of its data transfer functions
2. Computing the main processing circuitry on many video cards

chipset [′chip‚set]
(computer science)
A number of integrated circuits, packaged as one unit, which perform one or more related functions.


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Nvidia has delayed the development of chipsets that work with Intel's microprocessors, citing "unfair business tactics" employed by Intel, the company said.
The earlier chipsets mostly unloaded HD video decoding from the CPU to the graphics controller, while the new chipset does some of the post-processing to enhance video quality, Barry said.
com ThinkFree Inc, a developer of office productivity software, announced on 28 October that it is developing new office software called ThinkFree Mobile optimised for Qualcomm's Snapdragon chipsets.
 
 
 
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