VIA Technologies has announced launch of world's first environment friendly 'carbon free' Personal computer systems based around its new low-drain C7-D processor.
In todays world, most of the hosueholds release tonnes of carbon dioxide carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into the atmosphere each year. By launching 'Carbon free' PC's, VIA Technologies on its part has tried to do its bit to help cut down on energy usage.
"By doing this we reduce what is called our carbon footprint; this is basically a measure of the impact human activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide" said Richard Brown, President, International Marketing, VIA Technologies.
"One way is to reduce the amount of energy we use to power our myriad gadgets and gizmos. Because this will lower CO2 emissions, low-energy gadgets have given rise to the term 'carbon-free' or 'carbon neutral' becoming the latest buzzwords for manufacturers" he added.
A PC using VIA 's processor does consume less energy than the norm. The 1.8GHz chip consumes 20W, which is fairly low and further power savings are made through the use of smaller power supplies and cooling fans; a side benefit of this is a quieter computing experience for the user. VIA also gone one step further in its bid to earn its green credentials; as part of its Carbon Free computing initiative it plans to plant enough trees around the world, to offset the CO2 produced by the processor.
With Launch of 'Green Computers' VIA Technologies is positioning itself to be the leading supplier of a new generation of energy-efficient IT kit, including servers, thin clients and mobile devices, such as PC phones. The firm also plans to extend its green computing initiative to entire carbon-neutral computer systems.
Recently a UK firm Ainkaboot has unveiled server cluster hardware based on low-power VIA mainboards. Designed to cut the cost of high performance computing (HPC), the Linux-based Octimod line-up fits eight nodes into a 4U rack enclosure, all of which meet a power budget of 220W.
VIA also predicts that more frugal x86 PC chips will figure prominently in the mobile market in the near future. Some UMPC devices, such as OQO's Model 02 and Samsung's Q1B, already use VIA chips.
VIA was keen to stress that the Carbon Free logo, which will also go on the C7-D, will be good for the image of companies using it. Marketing manager Keith Kowal said be believed the C7-D will eventually account for 40 percent of Via's processor sales.
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