Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) announced the launch of its newest south bridge, the SiS965, supporting PCI Express. Recently introduced, the new PCI Express standard is expected to phase out the standard PCI slots that have been the basis of the PC hardware I/O system for the past decade. The new SiS965 offers integrated Gigabit Ethernet, support for eight USB 2.0 ports, AC’97 7.1 channel sound as well as support for up to four SATA and four PATA devices.

More information is available on the SiS website .