Computer-On-Modules enter a new performance class

conga-X945: the first XTX module with dual core technology

Deggendorf/Nürnberg, February 14, 2006 – congatec AG exhibits the first XTX Module with an Intel™ Core® Duo processor at the Embedded World trade show. conga-X945 can compute at nearly twice the speed of ETX and XTX modules that are currently available. The ETX® compatible conga-X945 replaces the aging ISA bus with fast serial interfaces such as PCI Express and Serial ATA, which improve the complete system performance many times over.

The conga-X945 is equipped with Intel's latest 65 nm Core™ Duo processors up to L2500 LV 1.83 GHz with 2 MByte cache and 667 MHz frontside bus. It's based on the Intel® 82945GM chipset and ICH7-M southbridge. This combination provides all the features specified by the XTX standard. Four PCI Express lanes, six USB 2.0 ports, two Serial ATA interfaces and signals for two ExpressCards allow for fast system extension. Fan control, LPC bus for slow speed extensions and HDA, a high performance digital audio interface, complete this full feature set.
conga-X945 is XTX compliant and therefore ETX® compatible. The mechanics, cooling concept and connectors are identical to ETX. The only difference is that the X2 connector, which formerly carried the old ISA bus signals, now provides new fast serial interfaces. All ETX applications that currently don't utilize the ISA bus are able to use XTX modules without any changes to the baseboard and can benefit immediately from the fast dual core technology of the conga-X945.

Intel's Graphics Media Accelerator 950, which is a chipset integrated graphics controller, allows for more than 10 GB/s bandwidth to a maximum of 192 MByte video memory allocation. Both independent graphic pipelines can use either 2x24 Bit LVDS, SDVO, TV-Out or analog VGA. The conga-X945 implements the new EPI (Embedded Panel Interface) standard allowing for automatic recognition of the attached flat panel display.

Despite the highest performance capabilities of the conga-X945, it's still very suitable for all mobile and fanless applications. Battery support and ACPI 2.0 complient enhanced power management features enable the conga-X945 to meet the needs of the ever demanding mobile computing market.

congatec is a young, innovative, and experienced manufacturer of embedded computer boards. The highly skilled employees have more than 200-manpower years of experience in the fast growing embedded computer industry. Based in Deggendorf Germany, the company’s objective is to engineer and market industrial computer modules based on standard form factors. congatec's products are available for all business segments and industries. Customers can be found in industrial control, medical, automotive supplies, aircraft and transportation fields. Typical applications are machine control, vending machines and visualization terminals. congatec's main know-how includes the support of our embedded BIOS features, excellent driver support as well as full-featured board support packages. Customers receive complete product lifecycle support starting early during the design-in stage. congatec products are manufactured by specialized contract manufacturers who fulfill the latest quality standards.

congatec AG
Auwiesenstr. 5
94469 Deggendorf, Germany
Tel. 49(991)2700-0
Fax. 49(991)2700-111
www.congatec.com
info@congatec.com

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