| Application | Industrial |
| Technology | 2000 |
| Manufacturer | VLSI Tech |
| Type | Semester Thesis |
| Package | DIP40 |
| Dimensions | 3200μm x 3200μm |
| Gates | 1200 |
| Voltage | 5 V |
| Clock | 8 MHz |
DAKOS is short for "DAtenKOmpressions Support" (Data compression support in German). It implements a dynamic frequency table that can be then used for an adaptive data compression type. It can process one ASCII character every microseond, enabling a data throughpiut of 1 MByte/sec.