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Titel: Pentium M 745 Family of ETX-Modules by MSC Date: 27.06.2005
MSC extends its Family of ETX Embedded PC Modules with high Performance and low Power Dissipation Products

June 24th, 2005 - MSC Vertriebs GmbH (Stutensee, Germany) announced the availability of two new speed versions of its “ET(e)” family of ETX-compatible Embedded PC modules. The highest-performance module is based on the Intel® Pentium® M clocked at 1.8GHz, while the low-power module features the Celeron® M at 1GHz.

Both modules are based on the same design built around the 855GME chipset featuring the Intel Extreme Graphics 2 technology. With this high-performance graphics capability, the modules can be used to drive up to 2 independent LCD screens. The frame buffer resides in the module’s general memory which can be as large as 1Gbyte (DDR333 SO-DIMM PC2700). Along with quad USB 2.0 interfaces, the module features all typical Embedded PC interfaces typical for Embedded PC applications including the ISA bus.

The module based on the Pentium M processor 745 offers computing performance comparable to a Pentium 4 system clocked at app. 3 GHz and more. Despite this abundance of sheer computing and graphics performance, the power consumption remains reasonable at around 25W or less (depending on the software being executed).
The new low-power module featuring the Celeron M processor 373 clocked at 1GHz will only consume 8W or less, again depending on the software being executed. This processor from the Ultra-Low-Voltage (ULV) series is the first Celeron M CPU made in the latest 90nm technology.
Both modules will be available long-term just as all other members of the ET(e) product family. In addition to that, the ETX standard ensures that users will always have several compatible options for Embedded PC computing modules.
With the new addition to its existing ET(e) line, MSC is offering one of the broadest portfolios of Standard ETX modules in the market. The family of products based on the Pentium M and Celeron M is the high end of the range, while modules built around the Pentium III and Celeron processors form the mid-range. ETX modules with the VIA Eden System Processor (ESP) offer wide performance and power consumption choices, while the modules based on the Intel XScale® processor form the low end of the performance range. However, this module features a very low power consumption of 2.7W or less while offering on-board (soldered) DRAM and Flash memory as well as two CompactFlash sockets.

Background
The utilization rate of Embedded PCs in the industry is growing steadily. Application areas are very widespread and reach from industrial controls to vending machines and medical instruments. Every day there are more application areas.

The growing complexity of Embedded PCs has reached a point where customers can no longer justify the long and complicated design cycle for such circuits. Instead, the development of products with Embedded PC functionality in recent years has shifted the “make-versus-buy” decision strongly in the “buy-in” direction: the customer realizes his application-specific hardware himself, while the Embedded PC is an OEM card or module readily available on the market.
The ETX module standard was created in the year 2000; it defines the interface connectors which connect the module to the motherboard. This carrier board will hold the application-specific part of the system. Because of the standardization, it is possible to mix and match ETX modules from different manufacturers in order to determine the optimum Embedded PC for each application.

Today ETX is the most popular standard for Embedded PC modules in Europe and widely used in Asia.

Further Informationen:
Email: ete-module@msc-ge.com

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ETX-compatible Embedded PC module from MSC with Pentium M or Celeron M CPU:
The MSC ET(e)-PM855 is available with up to 1.8GHz CPU clock, while the MSC ET(e)-CM855 clocked at 1GHz only consumes 8W of power


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