VIA Technologies today announced the VIA VN800, the first chipset solution for the VIA C7-M processor with DDR2 memory support and hardware MPEG-2 decoding for DVD playback. The VIA VN800 features the S3 Graphics UniChrome Pro Integrated Graphics Processor; a 128-bit 2D/3D engine and shared DDR memory support, hardware-based MPEG-2 decoding, and Video Deblocking. Furthermore, the VIA VN800 includes support for an external AGP 8X port allowing optional graphics processor upgrades. Utilizing the unique VIA Flexi-Bus Technology, the VIA VN800 enables support for the highly efficient VIA V4 bus interface for the new VIA C7-M processor, as well as support for the Intel Pentium-M processor, giving notebook manufacturers maximum design flexibility. The VIA VN800 also supports power efficient DDR2 533/400MHz memory modules for high speed memory access with ultra-efficient, low power consumption, helping to further extend notebook battery life.