Compact COM Express Packs Core 2 Punch

Kontron’s ETXexpress-PC comes in a compact COM Express format. It houses a 2.26-GHz, 45-nm Intel Core 2 processor in a fanless design and supports up to 8 Gbytes of DDR3 SDRAM (see the figure). The low-voltage 1.86-GHz version uses less than 10 W.

Peripheral interfaces include five PCI Express x1 lanes, four SATA ports, an IDE port, eight USB 2.0 ports, and Gigabit Ethernet. Video outputs include DisplayPort, SDVO, VGA, and DVI plus SDTV and HDTV outputs and a TV tuner input.

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