Kontron Introduces COM Express

By DE Editors

Equipped with space- and energy-saving 45nm high-end processors, the new Kontron (Eching, Germany) ETXexpress-PC COM Express Computer-on-Module sets new performance-per-watt standards for embedded applications with high demands on data processing and/or multi-media conversion and output, says the company.

Based around the high performance and low-power 45nm Intel Core 2 Duo processor SP9300 and Intel GS45 chipset, this very robust COM Express module excels over the previous 65nm dual core processor offerings by enabling faster core speeds.

For high-end data and media-processing applications that require maximum performance, the 2.26GHz (1066MHz FSB) version of the ETXexpress-PC module offers processing power with a CPU TDP of just 25W. For intensive data-processing applications, the Kontron ETXexpress-PC is Kontron's first COM Express pin-out type 2 Computer-on-Module to support up to 8GB of dual-channel memory via two DDR3 SO DIMM sockets for even faster bus speeds and higher peak throughput. The low voltage version of the Kontron ETXexpress-PC with the 1.3GHz Intel ULV Core 2 Duo processor (800MHz FSB) requires a TDP of only 10W. A 1.86GHz processor version rounds off the selection.

I/O flexibility for the Kontron COM Express ETXexpress-PC Computer-on-Modules is provided by 5x PCI Express x1 lanes, 4x SerialATA ports, 1x IDE and 8x USB 2.0 ports along with Gigabit Ethernet. All the Kontron COM Express Computer-on-Modules provide PCI Express, PCI 32, USB 2.0 and SerialATA available on the PICMG Type 2 connector.

The new Kontron COM Express ETXexpress-PC modules support Windows XP, 2000, XPe, CE and Linux. With full DirectX 10 capability, Vista is also supported.

For further information, please contact Kontron.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.