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SBC Controls Large Area, High-Resolution LCD Displays Large area, high-resolution TFT LCDs are used in a growing number and variety of military applications to display data accurately. To design the subsystems that control these displays, defense engineers need the right combination of features, with companies and products this section. which are providedGet by aConnected new EBX form-factor SBC from Apollofeatured Displayin Technologies. www.cotsjournalonline.com/getconnected The Galaxy SBC features either the 400 MHz or 650 MHz Intel ULV Celeron processor and up to 512 Mbytes of SO-DIMM in a compact, 8-in. x 5.75-in. form-factor. The fanless design minimizes power loss and heat buildup. Four versions are available: a Best Performance version with an Intel 815 chipset for simple 2D, two High Performance versions with M6 or M7 ATI graphics and 16 Mbytes of graphics memory, and a High-End Performance version with M9 ATI graphics and 64 Mbytes of graphics memory for high-end 3D. This version includes driver support for dual display mode, with separate content per display, and supports portrait/landscape display modes. The Galaxy supports popular operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, Win CE and Linux. Delivery is typically 6-8 weeks. Pricing for the Best Performance version is $232.07 in production quantities of 10K units.
Apollo Display Technologies, Ronkonkoma, NY. (631) 580-4360. [www.apollodisplays.com].
High-Speed CMOS UV PROMs Sport Hermetic Packages
Graphics-Class System Host Board Provides 20 PCI Express Lanes
A family of CMOS UV PROMs that feature low power consumption and speeds down to 15 ns are complete redesigns of widely used Cypress Semiconductor parts. The pin-for-pin replacements from QP Semiconductor are available in hermetic packages for military and aerospace applications. The family of 8-bit-wide memories covers the full military temperature range and offers proven high programming yield. The PROMs are available either as one-time-programmable (OTP) devices or in windowed packages and feature TTL-compatible I/Os. Memory cells utilize proven CMOS PROM floating-gate technology. The PROMs are available in sizes ranging from 4K to 512K. The devices are available in either industrial-grade hermetic packages or fully mil-qualified QML hermetic packages. Windowed and windowless package types include standard 300- and 600-mil DIPs, flatpacks and leadless chip carriers. Pricing in quantities of 100 pieces begin at $12.50 each depending on package type and screening requirements.
PCI Express may not have been the first switched fabric to be adopted by military system designers, but it will be the most widely used. A new system host board (SHB) from One Stop Systems is a graphics-class, PICMG 1.3-compatible board that offers 20 lanes of PCI Express (PCIe). The MaxExpress Pentium D system host board supports x16, x4 and x1 PCIe links, as well as a 32-bit/33 MHz PCI interface. It easily accommodates a wide range of system option cards, from the latest x16 PCIe video cards to legacy 32-bit/33 MHz PCI cards. Socket-LGA775 processor options support 32bit and 64-bit applications and have larger L2 cache memories. The Intel 945G MCH and ICH7R ICH chipset delivers advanced dual-core SHB capabilities to easily handle the most demanding applications. The board’s dual-core design supports dual 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet interfaces, while primary and secondary SATA/300 ports support up to four independent SATA storage devices. The SATA controller can be configured as a RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 implementations. The SHB lists for $2,861 without DRAM.
QP Semiconductor, Santa Clara, CA. (408) 737-0992. [www.qpsemi.com].
One Stop Systems, Escondido, CA. (760) 745-9883. [www.onestopsystems.com].
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