northbridge

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

northbridge

   <architecture> The single {integrated circuit} in a {core
   logic} {chip set} that connects the {CPU} to the {system
   memory} and the {AGP} and {PCI} busses.  Other functions are
   provided by the {southbridge} chip.

   (http://maximumpc.com/terminator/terminator_n.html).

   (2000-01-15)

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Northbridge, MA
  Zip code(s): 01534