PICMG 1.3 SHB Flaunts Twin Nehalem/Westmere Processors

The MB-80100, a PICMG 1.3-style system host board (SHB), supports Intel’s twin multi-core Nehalem and Westmere processors as well as a 5520 chipset. The board provides up to 20 lanes of full 64-bit PCI-Express support. Other features include an MXM-II interface, six non-ECC or ECC Registered DDR3 240-pin slots for triple-channel memory to each processor, individual power planes for CPU and memory, dual 1-GbE LANs, and FireWire support via a custom card. Evaluation units will be available by mid-August of 2010. WIN ENTERPRISES INC., N. Andover, MA. (978) 688-2000.