Carrier Board suits wireless tablet computing.
Press Release Summary:
TabletCARD(TM) carrier board provides board-level interfaces and expansions for secure, wireless tablet-computing. Board features 8 x 7.2 x 1 in. footprint, compatible with 10.4 in. LCD panel form factors. Wireless interface expansions include: 802.11 a/b/g over mini-PCI and PC CardBus, Bluetooth over USB, and GPS over serial link. Board is suited for OEM applications in industrial, healthcare, transportation, and security industries.
Original Press Release:
PFU Systems(TM) Expands its Rapid Time-to-Market System-on-Module Approach to Wireless Tablet Computing for Embedded Applications
PFU Systems(TM) Expands its Rapid Time-to-Market System-on-Module Approach to Wireless Tablet Computing for Embedded Applications
PFU Systems' Plug-N-Run(TM) G3 System-on-Modules and its new TabletCARD(TM) carrier board provide OEMs with a rapid time-to-market building block approach for wireless tablet computing with Intel® Pentium® M processors.
CTIA 2004 Atlanta, Georgia, March 22, 2004 - PFU Systems, Inc., manufacturer of System-on-Modules (Computer-on-Modules) for embedded solutions, announced today a new Plug-N-Run(TM) G3 carrier board for wireless tablet-computing applications -- the TabletCARD(TM). With the TabletCARD, the Company expands the time-to-market benefits of the System-on-Module (SOM) approach to wireless tablet-computing applications in industrial, healthcare, transportation, security and other vertical embedded industries.
"The combination of the TabletCARD and the Plug-N-Run G3 is a compelling platform for OEMs to rapidly introduce feature-rich, scalable, wireless, embedded tablet-computing products based on Intel® Pentium® M processors." said Kishan Jainandunsing, vice president marketing of PFU Systems, Inc. "The Plug-N-Run G3 modules are the only modules in the industry that package complete Intel® Pentium® M processor motherboard functionality in a pre-tested off-the-shelf component with fully scalable processor performance. The TabletCARD provides all board-level interfaces and expansions for secure, wireless tablet-computing. OEMs can use the TabletCARD as an off-the-shelf item in their products, or for prototyping and as a reference design in a custom approach. In either scenario, OEMs significantly reduce development cost, risk and time-to-market of Intel® Pentium® M embedded tablet-computing products with Intel® Pentium® M processors."
TabletCARD Key Features
The TabletCARD has a 203.2mm x 182.8mm x 25.4mm (8" x 7.2" x 1") footprint, compatible with 10.4" LCD panel form factors. Wireless interface expansions include:
802.11a/b/g over mini-PCI and PC CardBus
Bluetooth over USB
GPS over serial link
Other interfaces included are:
Touch panel
LVDS panel (dual)
Finger print sensor for secure computing
FireWire (dual)
VGA
USB 2.0 (four)
Serial and parallel
Audio line-in, speaker-out and microphone
Keyboard and mouse
ATA100 IDE
CompactFlash
Plug-N-Run G3 Key Features
The Plug-N-Run G3 integrates the following features in a 160mm x 100mm x 13.5mm (6.3" x 3.9" x 0.5") footprint:
Intel® Pentium® M processor 1.1GHz or 1.6GHz, with 1MB L2 cache and 400MHz FSB, or Intel® Celeron® M processor 1.3GHz with 512KB L2 cache and 400MHz FSB
Intel 855GME chipset and Intel® ICH4 I/O controller hub
Expansion up to 1GB of PC2700 DDR SDRAM memory
Gaming-like 3D graphics performance
Dual, independent display pipes and multi-display panel support
Phoenix(TM) Technologies FirstBIOS(TM)
Compatibility with Linux®, Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP and XP Embedded
PFU Systems' Signature(TM) Technology for OEM software intellectual property protection and secure computing
Products, Availability and Services
TabletCARD evaluation samples will be available beginning of April, 2004. Production shipments are expected to start in June, 2004. OEM pricing starts at $574 in moderate volumes. Custom, semi-custom and turnkey solutions are available through PFU Systems' ProDeSSM product design services.
About PFU Systems, Inc.
PFU Systems, Inc. is a leading supplier of System-on-Module components in the embedded industry. The company is privately held and a wholly-owned subsidiary of PFU Ltd Japan, a US$840 million joint venture of Fujitsu Ltd. and Matsushita (Panasonic). PFU Systems, Inc. is dedicated to high standards of product quality, customer service and business practices. PFU Systems' global channels for products and services include direct sales, independent distributors and sales representatives. PFU Systems, Inc. is an Affiliate Member of the Intel® Communications Alliance (http://intel.com/go/ica).
For further information, contact Jon Barnard, Marketing Communications Manager, jon.barnard@PFUsystems.com, tel. +1 (408) 236-3034.
About the Intel® Communications Alliance
The Intel® Communications Alliance is a membership-based alliance program comprised of communications and embedded developers and solution providers. Members are committed to providing a strategic supply line of standards-based solutions to the communications and embedded market segments. For more information, please visit: www.intel.com.
PFU Systems, Plug-N-Run, TabletCARD and Signature technology are trademarks of PFU Systems, Inc. Intel, Pentium and Celeron are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation or it subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
