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ESS Technology, Inc.
DESCRIPTION
The ES1938 PCI AudioDrive® solution implements a single-chip PCI audio solution, providing high-quality audio processing while maintaining full legacy DOS game compatibility. With a dynamic range over 80 dB, the ES1938 complies with the Microsoft® PC 98 / PC 99 specifications and meets WHQL audio requirements. The ES1938 forms a complete audio subsystem on a single chip for motherboard platforms. The ES1938 incorporates a microcontroller, ESFMTM music synthesizer, 16-bit stereo wave ADC and DAC, 16-bit stereo music DAC, MPU-401 UART mode serial port, dual game port, hardware master volume control, a serial port interface to external wavetable music synthesizer, DMA control logic with FIFO, and PCI bus interface logic.