Not to be left behind, yesterday VIA announced their VT6420 Serial ATA RAID controller which VIA claim to be the first controller to feature SATA, RAID and a Parallel ATA-133 interfaces in a single chip package. Look forward to seeing this controller chip added to many of your favorite KT400A motherboards in the near future.

Taipei, Taiwan, 6 March 2003 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced the VIA VT6420 Serial ATA RAID Controller, the first controller to feature, SATA, RAID and a Parallel ATA-133 interface in a single chip package. Providing platform providers and system builders with the flexibility to reach multiple market segments and price points, the VIA VT6420 incorporates the very latest in IDE technology and is compatible with hard drives and IDE devices from all leading vendors.