Advantech’s Networks and Communications Group today announced the expansion of its Processor AMC product line with the addition of the latest 45nm Intel® Core™2 Duo processor SL9380 (1.8 GHz) coupled with the Intel® 3100 chipset, an integrated memory and I/O controller.

The full-size MIC-5602Rev2 PrAMC supports the latest 45nm embedded SKU with just 17W thermal design power (TDP), and doubles onboard memory options to 4 GB with ECC. When coupled with an ATCA form factor carrier or integrated within a MicroTCA chassis, the new modules are ideally suited for applications requiring scalable, multi-processor clustering or intelligent co-processor engines for protocol offload, host media processing, encryption/decryption, content and packet processing.

With this latest processor addition, customers can now optimize their software investment by redeploying across a wider range of processors on a common core PrAMC design, ensuring full I/O compatibility across the whole family. Advantech’s Processor AMC series now ranges from an entry-level cost-effective Intel® Celeron® M design to Low Voltage Intel® Pentium® M, and on to 65nm and 45nm Intel® Core™2 Duo processors.

The Intel® Core™2 Duo SL9380 processor SKU is backed by Intel’s 7+ Year Manufacturing Availability Program, a key benefit for long-term deployment of the MIC-5602 within industrial and telecommunications infrastructures.

The key features of the board are:

•One GbE port (RJ-45), one USB 2.0 port, and one console port (mini-USB) to the front panel

•AMC connector routes two GbE SerDes transceivers and two SATA ports

•USB (x2), dual PCIe x4, or single PCIe x8

•Boot from network, CompactFlash, SATA, USB or onboard flash disk

•Supports IPMI v1.5 and Serial-over-LAN function

•AMC.0, AMC.1, AMC.2 and AMC.3 compliant

For more information, please visit us at www.advantech.com/NCG or E-mail to NCG@advantech.com.