AMD Opterons Drive VMEbus Blades

The TOP64D is the first of the company's new family of 6U VMEbus computer boards based on the AMD Opteron processor. Both single- and dual-slot versions are available. The single-socket configuration accommodates both 2.2 GHz single-core and 1.8 GHz dual-core AMD Opteron processors. The board occupies a single VME slot and includes three Gigabit Ethernet ports, a single XMC/PMC slot and on-board graphics. Memory is expandable to 4 GB DDR memory. The board's XMC/PMC slot can be used for local I/O or high performance graphics expansion. The dual-socket configuration also accommodates single- and dual-core Opterons. The computer occupies two VME slots and includes six GbE ports, two Ultra320 SCSI ports, and two XMC/PMC slots. Memory is expandable to 8 GB DDR memory. The TOP64D is designed for a wide range of embedded applications and supports all of the most popular operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and the Sun Solaris 10 operating environments. The boards are available now. For more information contact THEMIS COMPUTER, Fremont, CA. (510) 252-0870.