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News Release from: Advantech (UK) | Subject: SOM-A27xx series
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial Team on 20 May 2004

Advantech Unveils New XScale Board-Level
SOM

Advantech Unveils New XScale Board-Level SOM Reference Design at Intel Developer Forum

Advantech has released the System On Module SOM-A27xx Series based on the Intel XScale PXA 27x processor and 2700G multimedia accelerator with higher performance and support for better graphics Working with Intel to develop the SOM reference design, the SOM-A27xx Series debuted at Intel Developer Forum in Taiwan on April 12-13, 2004

Advantech's SOM-A27xx is a board-level computing engine offering flexible design capability and a faster time-to-market solution for customer solution board development in industrial mobile computers and wireless human web interface device applications.

Advantech SOM Design-in Kits are scheduled for release in Q4 2004.

PXA 27x Series and 2700G Multimedia Accelerator Designed for Mobility and 3D Multimedia Applications.

Designed from the ground up for wireless clients and incorporating the latest advances in mobile technology from Intel, the PXA 27x processor family redefines what a wireless handheld can do by incorporating innovative new features while borrowing and enhancing others from the world of the PC.

The Intel PXA 27x processors with Intel Wireless MMXTM technology enable high-performance multimedia acceleration with an industry proven instruction set.

Another innovative feature is the Intel Quick Capture technology which provides one of the industry's most flexible and powerful camera interfaces for capturing digital images and video.

And while performance abounds in the Intel PXA 27x processor, power consumption has been optimized as well.

Advantech SOM-A27xx Series Delivers Comprehensive and Fast Time to Market Solutions.

Advantech's SOM-A27xx System On Module (SOM) integrates Intel's PXA27x processor, 2700G multimedia accelerator and Advantech's EVA-C210 companion chip.

The 2700G Multimedia accelerator provides high-performance 2D, 3D, MPEG2, MPEG4 and Windows Media Video (WMV) acceleration as well as dual-display capabilities.

EVA-C210 is an ARM/XScale based companion chip with multi-I/O interfaces and ARM-PCI bridge, providing support for USB, MAC, PS/2, I2C, UART and PCI interfaces.

XScale Platforms Driving Today's Applications.

OS-ready ARM/XScale SOM solutions are ready-to-run, SBC-level computing engines that speed customer development time.

SOM solutions add value in the development cycle by lowering costs and the engineering effort required, getting cutting edge applications to market fast.

For more information about ADAM series, please visit http://www.advantech-uk.com/eplatform/risc/ or contact an Advantech sales representative. Request a free brochure from Advantech (UK) ...

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