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News Release from: Advantech (UK) | Subject: SOM-ETXplus Series
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 November 2004
System brings PCI Express capability
The SOM-ETXplus Series from Advantech brings PCI Express capability to the Advantech System On Module family, plus expanded support for ETX solutions.
Advantech, the ePlatform service provider, unveils its newest System On Module (SOM) series at Electronica 2004, Munich, Germany, Nov 9 -12
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 16 Sep 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The SOM-ETXplus Series brings PCI Express capability to the Advantech System On Module (SOM) family, plus expanded support for ETX solutions that include PCI-X (64-bit architecture) and P 4X/8X support.
Product samples of the new SOM-5780, a SOM-ETXexpress (PCI Express) SOM due out in early Q2 2005, will be shown at Electronica 2004.
The SOM-ETXexpress form factor adheres to ETXexpress (a subset of COM EXPRESS) specifications, an open PICMG standard developed in collaboration with Kontron (and Intel for PCI Express specifications).
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The SOM-PCI64 (OEM only) ETX solution brings PCI-X (64-bit, high I/O bandwidth) support to server and workstation developers and is backwards compatible with existing PCI based systems.
"The SOM-ETXplus Series meets customers' high bandwidth computing needs, plus offers a range of solutions not based on just one standard, but on application needs," said Jeff Chen, Chief Technology Officer of Advantech.
"It shows Advantech's ambition to lead the SOM standard and commitment to supply a full range of off-the-shelf products and integrated software services, semi and fully customized design and manufacturing services to drive the most dynamic applications across various industries at the forefront of PC architecture." Powerful SOM-ETXplus Series with ETXexpress, P, PCI64 Solutions The SOM-ETXplus Series expands upon Advantech's existing SOM-144 and SOM-ETX solutions by giving customers innovation for their current and future embedded applications.
Advantech's SOM-ETXplus Series development centered on customer feedback and their application needs.
Customers not only want the newest technology like PCI Express, but need their current applications supported equally as well.
Following the continued broad adoption of PCI Express in the consumer desktop market, the modular concept, high bandwidth, low pin count and software compatibility with existing PCI-based systems, is a natural for embedded applications requiring higher bandwidth like communications and applications with broadcast/multicast support.
The SOM-P SOM-5580 is a good example of Advantech meeting application needs.
Targeting graphic intensive medical and multimedia embedded applications, the SOM-5580 allows developers to use a less power hungry/lower heat dissipating CPU in their solution.
Embedded developers can continue to leverage existing off-the-shelf P graphics cards that improve and change nearly as fast as the CPU market.
These developers are looking for strong and dependable performance, longevity and good pricing.
SOM-PCI64 is another example of Advantech matching customer needs.
Since more embedded and enterprise solutions use the ETX form factor in their applications, the SOM-PCI64, with its 64-bit PCI-X architecture, targets blade server and clustered server applications that drive enterprises today.
Advantech continues to support development and growth in these vertical application markets.
System On Module Experience and Support Advantech was one of the first companies to make ETX form factor System On Modules, now there areover twenty competitors.
Experience gained with SOM-144 and SOM-ETX solutions allow Advantech to more effectively help customers with the newest System On Module platform development.
The SOM-ETXplus Series are backward compatible for many PCI hardware and software systems, are scalable for upgraded technology or changing application needs and feature long life support so important to embedded developers.
Advantech's Design To Order Service (DTOS), in-house software development team and global logistics and support, all focus on customer needs.
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