Speeds up the development of compact designs with Intel® Atom™ series processors

Eching, Germany, July 1st, 2009 - The Kontron microETXexpress® evaluation kit offers developers a fast introduction into the compact class of COM Express™ compatible Computer-on-Modules. At the heart of Kontron's new Starterkit are the Kontron microETXexpress®-SP or -DC Computer-on-Modules (95 x 95 mm) based on the Intel® Atom™ series processors and the Kontron ETXexpress® ...

As a next step, a PICMG® specification for smaller Computer-on-Modules is required to achieve a universal Computer-on-Modules standard

Eching, Germany, June 2, 2009 - Kontron welcomes the publication of the COM Express™ carrierboard design guide 1.0 by the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG®). As a next step, a PICMG® specification for smaller Computer-on-Modules is essential, as demands in the market for smaller Computer-on-Modules are increasing. "For COM Express™, it's an important milestone that the COM Express™ carrier design ...

For compact mini devices with an extensive feature set and powerful graphic performance

Eching/Deutschland, 26 May 2009 - Kontron's new microETXexpress®-DC Computer-on-Module offers a host of features coupled with superior graphic performance for the development of mini devices. The energy efficient Kontron microETXexpress®-DC is equipped with the Intel® Atom™ processor N270 (1.6GHz) with Hyperthreading, Intel® 945GSE and Intel® ICH7M chipset as well as Kontron's new S5 Eco State.

With its great 3-D graphic power and dual independent display support via SVDO, LVDS, VGA and TV-out, the new Computer-on-Module is - especially with regards to its low power consumption - ideal for a wide range of embedded applications, extending from embedded netbooks, to in-vehicle and solar-operated devices right up to classic ...

Small COM Express™ type 1 form factor gains strong momentum

Eching/Nuremberg, Germany, March 03, 2009 - The small Computer-on-Modules form factor nanoETXexpress (84 mm x 55 mm), originally initiated by Kontron, is gaining momentum and acceptance in the market. The embedded Computer-on-Modules vendors Aaeon, Adlink and Advantech together with Kontron have jointly released revision 1.0 of the nanoETXexpress specification, which now includes SDVO support. They will present the nanoETXexpress form factor to the PICMG® consortium for incorporation into one of the next COM Express™ releases under the proposed neutral name “Ultra” ...

Market share of nanoETXexpress Computer-on-Modules rises sharply

Eching, Germany, March 03, 2009 - According to latest reports from the renowned market research company, VDC, COM Express™ Computer-on-Modules with the COM Express™ Type 1 connector will attain an annual growth of 70 percent and secure a market share of 21 percent in 2010. This confirms the high market acceptance of the nanoETXexpress credit card sized small form factor that was initiated by Kontron and is the most prominent representative of this connector type ...

COM Express™ Type 2 connector offers highest security for small form factor designs

Eching, Germany, February 26, 2009 – The new Kontron microETXexpress®-PC brings high-end 45nm Intel® Core™2 Duo processor performance with optimized power consumption and a full feature set to the smallest COM Express™ Pinout Type 2 compatible Computer-on-Module. According to VDC, small form factor Computer-on-Modules are becoming increasingly important and COM Express™ Type 2 is expected to gain a market share of 72 percent, making it the de facto standard within the COM Express™ specification. The Kontron microETXexpress®-PC ...

QNX and Kontron collaborate on first BIOS-less instant-on platform for Intel® Atom™ processors

Eching, Germany, November 28, 2008 – QNX Software Systems and Kontron have announced that the Kontron nanoETXexpress-SP Computer-on-Module is the first commercial embedded platform to support QNX’s innovative fastboot technology for Intel® Atom™ processors. Designed to enable boot times that are measured in milliseconds, QNX fastboot technology is an advanced feature of the QNX Neutrino ...

Kontron initiated open-standard form factor nanoETXexpress gains momentum

Eching, Germany, November 13, 2008 – Developed by Kontron, the credit card sized open-standard nanoETXexpress Computer-on-Module form factor (84 mm x 55 mm) for developing ultra-mobile mini-computer devices based on x86 processors with 45nm technology now has its first second source partner: AAEON. In response to the increasing demand for ever smaller Computer-on-Modules with ever better ...

Web portal editors honor Computer-on-Module product as one of the most interesting and innovative product developments

Eching, Germany/Poway, USA, August 28, 2008 – Kontron today announced that its Kontron microETXexpress-SP has been selected for the "Editor’s Tech Choice" award from eg3.com, a leading technology website for embedded systems. eg3.com editors singled out the Kontron microETXexpress-SP, Computer-on-Module built around the Intel® Atom® Z500 series processor and US15 System Controller Hub, as a ...

High-end Computer-on-Modules are now even better

Eching, Germany, August 26, 2008 – Equipped with space- and energy-saving 45nm high-end processors, the new Kontron ETXexpress®-PC COM Express™ Computer-on-Module sets new performance-per-watt standards for embedded applications with high demands on data processing and/or multi-media conversion and output. Based around the also recently introduced high performance and low-power 45nm Intel® ...

Extremely fast COM Express™ graphics engine ready for design-in

Eching, Germany, August 12, 2008 - The newest and fastest Kontron COM Express™ module graphics engine built around high-end embedded chipset - the Kontron ETXexpress®-690 Computer-on-Module - is now available for evaluation so that developers can immediately begin platform and application testing as well as implementation into application- specific custom carrier board designs ...

nanoETXexpress adopted to develop several industry first innovations: nanoETXexpress COM Express™ compatible, custom designed carrier boards and customized nano size platforms

Eching, Germany, July 16, 2008 Kontron’s certified design partners Diamond Point International, b-plus, ACCES I/O and Microteam today shared the multiple industry breakthroughs enabled by the extremely small nanoETXexpress Computer-on-Module form factor. For OEM customers, the COM Express™ COM.0 Type 1 pin-out compatible Kontron nanoETXexpress-SP Computer-on-Module provides ...

Latest specification and design guidelines for COM Express™ compatible modules for ultra mobile computer devices ready for download

Eching, Germany, June 30, 2008 – The credit card sized nanoETXexpress Computer-on-Module form factor (84 mm x 55 mm) for developing ultra mobile mini-devices based on x86 processors in 45nm technology now has its own dedicated website. The specification and carrier board design guidelines can be downloaded at www.nanoETXexpress.com. The new dedicated website for the nanoETXexpress ...

Power and space-saving design for next generation ultra-mobile applications

Eching, Germany, April 15, 2008 – Today, Kontron unveiled the first extremely small (55mm x 84 mm) nanoETXexpress Computer-on-Module based on the low power Intel® Atom™ processor. The “nano” form factor is designed as an extension to the COM Express™ specification. The credit card size, COM Express COM.0 Type 1 compatible Kontron nanoETXexpress-SP Computer-on-Module with the Intel® Atom™ ...

Specification looks set to incorporate credit card sized modules

Eching, Germany, April 15, 2008 – Kontron has published the complete specification and design guidelines for the “nano” Computer-on-Module format. This format is designed as an extension to the COM Express™ (COM.0) specification published by the PICMG to include credit card sized modules. The “nano” module format (84 mm x 55 mm), for which Kontron already offers products under the name “nanoETXexpress”, is designed ...

SDVO graphics performance for energy saving mini devices

Eching, Germany, April 15, 2008 – Today, Kontron unveiled the new Kontron microETXexpress-SP Computer-on-Module that is based on the Intel® Atom™ processor and offers full COM Express™ Pinout Type 2 compliance including SDVO graphics. The Kontron microETXexpress-SP Computer-on-Module is designed to extend the COM Express™ specification to include a small module format (95 x 95 mm) with the commonly used COM Express™ Type 2 connector. This will ...

ETXexpress®-690 Impresses with High-Performance and Energy-Efficient

Eching/Nuremberg, Germany, February 26, 2008 - Today, at the Embedded World in Nuremberg, Germany (Hall 12 / Stand 404), Kontron introduced the high-performance, low power and long life COM Express™ compliant Kontron ETXexpress®-690 computer-on-module based on the latest AMD M690T + SB600 embedded chipset and AMD Sempron™ single core and AMD Turion™ ...

For embedded, William Wong selected Kontron’s nanoETXexpress as the best small form factor board in the computers-on-modules category ...

nanoETXexpress-VX8 Impresses with Low-Power Mobile Computing Performance

SAN DIEGO/Nuremberg, Germany, November 28, 2007 - Today, at the SPS/IPC/Drives in Nuremberg, Germany (Hall 7 / Booth 7-306), Kontron introduced the first nanoETXexpress computer-on-module to pack low power processing performance and high-end graphics capabilities as well as PCI Express and Serial ATA interfaces on a credit card footprint of merely 55 mm x 84 mm. The Kontron nanoETXexpress-VX8 is ...

Subcommittee to Create New COM Express™ Base Board Design Guide for Optimal Interchangeability of Computer-On-Modules

Eching, Germany, October 17, 2007 - Kontron announces that an impressive line up of companies have come together to create the COM Express™ Base Board Design Guide. This is a joint effort to ensure the optimal interchangeability of COM Express™ based Computer-On-Modules. Along with Kontron, Aaeon, Adlink, Advantech, Congatec, Continuous Computing, ...

COM-IG's COM Express Extension Gains Momentum

Eching, Germany, September 19, 2007 - Kontron and Advantech announced today that six more global Computer-on-Module manufacturers are committed to supporting the COM Industrial Group's (COM-IG) COM Express™ Extension. The COM Express™ Extension was published on June 5, 2007 as a joint effort between Kontron and Advantech. This document ...

nanoETXexpress extends the definition of COM Express™ to deliver versatile, space-saving modules for future applications

Eching, Germany, July 26, 2007 - Three years after the 2004 launch of the ETXexpress® specification, which has become the PICMG COM Express™ (COM.0) standard, Kontron defines a new footprint variant of the Computer-On-Modules (COMs) standard: nanoETXexpress. The nanoETXexpress specification is targeted to deliver extremely power-saving COMs with mid to high performance x86 technology on a footprint ...

COM Express Extension™ ensure 100 Percent Compatibility - a Must for all COM Express™ Designs

Eching, Germany & Taipei, Taiwan, June 5, 2007 - Today, Advantech and Kontron, the founders of the ETX® Industrial Group, unveiled the "COM Express™ Extension", a document that offers optimized pin-outs for graphics and other core features for COM Express™ designs based on the PICMG COM.0 COM Express™ specification. In parallel with the launch of the ...

Advantech and Kontron unite to transform ETX®-IG into the COM-IG and unveil the COM Express Extension ...

The Most Robust and Power-Efficient Computer-On-Module Currently Available

Eching, Germany & San Diego, May 9, 2007 - Today, Kontron announced its latest addition to the family of ETXexpress® Computer-On-Modules - the Kontron ETXexpress®-MC. Built around the Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor (up to 2.2GHz) and Intel's latest 965 GM Express chipset that is part of the fourth generation of Intel's Centrino notebook platform, the new Kontron ...

Advantech, releases its newest System On Module (SOM)—SOM-5782, an embedded PCI Express SOM board powered by the latest Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processors ...

Kontron ETXexpress®-CD Now an Improved Fit for Energy-Efficient Embedded Applications

Eching/Nuremberg, Germany, February 13, 2007 - Kontron announced at Embedded World 2007 the update of the Kontron ETXexpress®-CD Computer-On-Module to now support the new Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor. Built around the energy-efficient Intel® processor, the COM Express™ compliant Kontron ETXexpress®-CD is an improved fit for the multitude of small ...

Especially small Computer-On-Module intended for mobile applications

Eching, Germany, 22 March, 2006 - Kontron introduces the 95 mm x 95 mm microETXexpress-PM, the first COM (Computer-On-Module) based on the new microETXexpress form factor introduced in the fall. microETXexpress is 100 % compliant to the ETXexpress® form factor, which is COM Express™ (PICMG) conform, because the plug design and pinout are identical, only the size has been reduced. The RoHS ...

ADLINK teams up with Kontron on the new microETXexpress form factor

Germany/Taiwan February 10th, 2006 - Kontron, a global leader in Embedded Computer Technology, today announced that ADLINK Technology, will join Kontron in supporting and promoting Kontron?s latest Computer on Module form factor initiative, called microETXexpress. Kontron introduced the microETXexpress, a Computer-on-Module (COM) form factor, for the first time in November last year. The new ...