Kontron ETX-CD: Dual-Core Now on ETX® 3.0

Kontron ETX-CD: Dual-Core Now on ETX® 3.0

New High-end ETX Signals Continued Expansion of Defacto COM Standard

Eching, Germany, October 17, 2006 – With the launch of the Kontron ETX-CD based on the Intel® CoreTM Duo processor at the upcoming autumn European trade fairs, Electronica and SPS/IPC/Drives, Kontron underscores the long-term availability of the worldwide top-selling Computer-On-Module (COM) standard ETX®. This and other planned additions to the ETX product line represent Kontron’s commitment to offering extensive investment assurance and upgrade possibilities on existing ETX-based designs. The Kontron ETX standard established in 2000, recently received a “refresh” and upgrade to version 3.0 enhancing the supported interfaces while still keeping the design 100 percent backward compatible with previous module revisions. The ETX Industrial Group thus ensures long-term support of ETX and OEM customers do not have to make even the smallest change in wiring on existing baseboard designs. Built around the Intel® Core™ Duo processor, the RoHS-compliant Kontron ETX-CD is the high-end COM for embedded designs requiring PCI, ISA, SATA and USB 2.0 as well as all standard ETX interfaces.

The Kontron ETX-CD Computer-On-Module integrates the new Intel Core Duo processors, the mobile Intel® 945GM Express chipset and up to 2 GB DDR2 S0DIMM main storage and offers maximum computing and graphics performance with comparatively low power input. Additional extensive add-ons that go beyond the standard facilitate customized baseboard designs. The standardized display adaptation with EDID 1.3 exemplifies this. Board support packages for the most current operating systems such as Windows XP Embedded and Linux are available for download. In the near future, additional modules for high-performance processors from Intel®, AMD® and VIA® will further expand the array of offerings of Kontron ETX 3.0 modules.

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