nForce3 Pro Now In Volume Production

NVIDIA nForce3 Professional Now in Volume Production
ASUS SK8N Motherboard Featuring NVIDIA Platform Workstation Solution for 64-bit AMD Opteron Processor Now Shipping

SANTA CLARA, CA—JUNE 30, 2003—NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in visual processing solutions, today announced that the NVIDIA nForce™3 Professional, the Company’s first single-chip, core-logic solution for professional computing environments, is now in volume production.

ASUSTeK Computer Inc, a world leader in motherboard engineering and design, has commenced shipping its new SK8N motherboard, featuring the NVIDIA nForce3 Pro 150 platform processor, to distribution channels and system integrators worldwide.

“In targeting the professional workstation market, NVIDIA has once again created a brand new opportunity for the industry,” said Joe Hsieh, director of ASUS motherboard business division at ASUSTeK. “With its advanced features, latency-reduced architecture, and awesome performance, our new SK8N motherboard, featuring the new NVIDIA nForce3 Pro, is attractive to professional workstation users who are looking for a powerful and future-proofed solution.”

Optimized for the new 64-bit AMD Opteron™ processor, NVIDIA nForce3 Professional platform processors provide a compatible, stable, and reliable computing platform for professional workstation users who wish to exploit the benefits of both 32-bit and 64-bit computing environments. The NVIDIA nForce3 Professional platform processors incorporate advanced technology solutions, including enterprise-class networking, fault tolerant storage designs, and optimizations for NVIDIA Quadro® workstation graphics solutions—which are currently supported by an industry-leading selection of certified software applications. All NVIDIA nForce3 Professional-based systems and motherboards also utilize the NVIDIA® Unified Driver Architecture (UDA), a single stable system image for simplified deployment and upgrades in the enterprise environment. The NVIDIA commitment to product longevity further ensures IT investment protection.

The ASUS SK8N motherboard will be available in early July. Full workstation solutions from a variety of leading workstation system integrators will be available in late July.