Computer-on-Modules suit commercial and rugged applications.

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Leveraging bandwidth of PCI Express(TM) x16, COM 830 offers choice of 1.2 GHz Core(TM) Duo U2500 or 1.07 GHz Celeron® M 423, while rugged COM 840 module offers choice of 2.2 GHz Core 2 Duo T7500 or 1.6 GHz Core 2 Duo L7500. Both feature 4 MB of on-chip L2 cache and 800 MHz FSB. They measure 3.7 x 4.5 in. and contain all PC-compatible subsystems short of I/O connectors; I/O and bus signals are passed through high-density SMT connectors to carrier board according to COM.0 Type 2 pinout.


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Ampro Unveils Comprehensive COM Express(TM) Module Family

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 2 -- Ampro Computers, Inc., a leading supplier of standards-based computer systems, single board computers (SBCs), and computer-on-modules (COMs), unveils at the Embedded Systems Conference a complete family of COM Express(TM) modules that uniquely addresses a broad range of commercial and truly rugged applications. Ampro's COM 830 product offers a choice of Intel® Core(TM) Duo U2500 at 1.2 GHz (dual core CPU) or Celeron® M 423 at 1.07 GHz (single core CPU) processors. Ampro's rugged COM 840 module is supporting Intel's next generation Centrino(TM) Duo / Core(TM) 2 Duo platform (code named Santa Rosa) in the first half of 2007, with a choice of Core 2 Duo T7500 CPU at 2.2 GHz or Core 2 Duo L7500 CPU at 1.6 GHz, along with 4 MB of on-chip L2 cache and powerful 800 MHz FSB (front side bus). Together, these advanced technology pluggable modules enable a brand new class of battery-powered military and industrial portable computers with ACPI power management as well as next-generation imaging, gaming, signage, and streaming media applications that leverage the bandwidth of the PCI Express(TM) x16 ("by 16") interface to the baseboard. "Ampro is fully committed to the PICMG COM Express(TM) COM.0 form factor for high-end applications," said Joanne Mumola Williams, president and CEO of Ampro. "Now that the market has consolidated around the Type 2 pinout and the smaller Basic size, COM.0 now joins ETX® and XTX(TM) as the third mainstream form factor standard for interchangeable mezzanine-based embedded computing. Ampro is pleased to bring its leading-edge technology and thermal design expertise to these popular form factors." At a mere 95mm x 125mm (3.7" x 4.5"), the COM 830 and rugged COM 840 contain all of the PC-compatible subsystems short of I/O connectors themselves. The I/O and bus signals are passed through high-density surface- mount connectors to a custom carrier board, according to the COM.0 Type 2 pinout. I/O includes (2) Serial ATA (SATA) ports, (8) USB 2.0 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, (1) legacy IDE channel, and AC'97 audio. Southbridge PCI Express(TM) x1 ("by one") lanes and the Northbridge x16 lane are brought to the baseboard for additional I/O and external graphics controller expansion, respectively. In addition, the x16 lanes can be configured as (2) SDVO channels for dual displays. High performance DDR2 667 RAM is supported with (2) SODIMM sockets, providing up to 4 GB total RAM. Ampro uses AMI BIOS with ACPI 2.0 support, including S3 suspend-to-RAM for fastest resume time with long battery life. Both products are fully RoHS compliant. For product information, please visit the COM 830 (http://www.ampro.com/products/ETX-XTX/COM_Express_830/index.htm) product page on Ampro's Web site. QuickStart Kits for these products include a reference design COM Express baseboard with baseboard schematics and bills of material, heatspreader and 1GB DDR RAM installed, plus device drivers and Board Support Packages (BSPs) for Windows® XP, Windows XP Embedded, Windows CE, and a full Linux® 2.6 distribution. The COM.0 Specification is managed by PICMG (http://www.pc104.org/) Pricing and Availability COM 830 samples will be available within 45 days. Prices start in the $500s in production quantities. About Ampro Computers, Inc. Ampro Computers, Inc. is a leading global provider of modular embedded computing solutions for OEM applications. Ampro's mission is to provide time saving solutions for embedded systems designers that accelerate the product deployment process. Ampro pioneered the embedded PC industry creating the popular PC/104 and EBX standards, and recently co-invented the new EPIC and EPIC Express standards. Ampro offers the ReadySystem, ReadyPanel, and MightySystem Computers as complete turnkey industrial computer solutions, ETX and XTX Computer-on-Modules, PC/104-compatible CoreModule CPUs and MiniModule I/O expansion products, EBX form factor LittleBoard single-board computers (SBCs), EPIC form factor ReadyBoard SBCs, and Mini-ITX form factor MightyBoard SBCs. For more information about Ampro Computers, please visit www.ampro.com/ Source: Ampro Computers, Inc. CONTACT: Victoria Kostka,+1-408-360-4324,vkostka@ampro.com Web site: www.ampro.com/

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