Micro Industries Announces Two New Pentium Single Board Computers for OEMs; Boards Can Extend OEM Product Life More Than 7-Fold.WESTERVILLE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 1998--Micro Industries Corporation today announced two new high performance single board computers for original equipment manufacturer (OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and ) applications. Micro Industries is a full-service company that provides electronic engineering and manufacturing resources to OEMs. Both new products are passive backplane CPU cards. Two sizes are being offered -- the 586PCI/64P3C, a full-size PICMG An industry consortium that develops specifications for backplanes and interconnects for electronic equipment in the industrial and telecom fields. It was founded in 1994 as the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group, hence the acronym. board; and the 586PCI/64P4C P4C Philosophy for Children (educational movement) P4C Page Four Color , a half-size form factor board. The products are powered by the Pentium processor and can be configured for 100, 133, 166, 200, or 233 MHz operations. Both products support enhanced Pentium MMX technology. These boards offer more performance, higher levels of integration, and a product life that exceeds typical PC-compatible products. "We designed these products so that they can be manufactured over a much longer time span than any other boards currently on the market," stated Michael Curran, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Micro Industries. "By selecting components that are listed by vendors in their long-term product road maps, we are able to offer OEMs two boards that have assured longevity. In addition, we can do this at a very competitive price." Because OEMs find their competitive environment intensifying, the ability to acquire passive backplane products which integrate functions that previously had to be developed in-house can be a huge competitive advantage. This is especially true of OEMs who develop products for medical electronics, imaging, computer telephony, and industrial automation. PC-compatible products' typical product life cycles are about 9 to 12 months. The product life of the new products from Micro Industries should approach 5 to 7 years, up to a 7-fold increase. More and more OEMs are demanding long-term product availability to protect themselves against the obsolescence ob·so·les·cent adj. 1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete. 2. Biology Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed. that is so common in the desktop PC market. 586PCI/64P3C: A highly integrated PICMG CPU card which offers a high performance PC-compatible environment on a single plug in card. Features and benefits include: - An Intel MMX (MultiMedia EXtensions) A set of 57 additional instructions built into the Pentium MMX chip for improved multimedia and modem performance by performing mathematical operations on multiple sets of data at the same time (see SIMD). Pentium processor with Intel HX chipset, which provides high performance and the option to upgrade with the Socket 7 technology. - A Symbios SCSI/Ethernet controller, which provides ultra wide SCSI support and 10/100 mbps Ethernet for greater speed and peripheral integration. - A Chips & Technologies 65554 graphics accelerator, which enables the support of both CRT (1) (C RunTime) See runtime library. (2) (Cathode Ray Tube) A vacuum tube used as a display screen in a computer monitor or TV. The viewing end of the tube is coated with phosphors, which emit light when struck by electrons. and flat panel display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time applications. - A PCI/ISA bus interface with two bus architectures, which allow for maximum system configuration when they are installed in a passive backplane. - SanDisk Flash IDE capabilities, which enable support for embedded applications that require boot capabilities without the need for a hard drive. 586PCI/64P4C: A highly integrated half-size CPU card that can be implemented in an embedded OEM application as a single PC-compatible card. Features and benefits include: - An Intel MMX Pentium processor with Intel HX chipset, which provides high performance and the option to upgrade with the Socket 7 technology. - A half-size CPU card, which makes it easy to embed in a variety of applications where size is important. - A Chips & Technologies 65554 graphics accelerator, which enables the support of both CRT and flat panel display applications. - Both PC/104 and PC/104+ expansion sites, which allow the consumer to customize the CPU card with add-on expansion cards. - SanDisk Flash IDE capabilities, which enable support for embedded applications that require boot capabilities with moving parts. Availability and Price The new products are available immediately in the United States and Europe. Volume OEM pricing for 586PCI/64P3C is $670 (U.S.) and for 586PCI/64P4C is $550 (U.S.). Unit quantities are available at higher prices. Prices are subject to change without notice. Products can be ordered by calling Micro Industries' Customer Service Department at 800-722-1842. A complete listing of product features is included in the attached table. About Micro Industries Micro Industries Corporation, founded in 1978, is a full service company that provides electronic engineering and manufacturing resources to OEMs. Micro Industries helps customers translate their product requirements into low-cost standard, custom, and semi-custom product solutions for embedded and integrated computer systems. The 52,000-square-foot facility in Westerville, Ohio, serves as corporate headquarters, and houses an EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. Zero Discharge manufacturing facility that meets both ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001-94 and ISO 14001 standards. The manufacturing facility has fully automated conventional and surface mount assembly lines for both prototype and production requirements. In addition, Micro Industries employees a dedicated staff of engineers focused on product design. For more information visit www.microindustries.com. NOTE: Micro Industries is a registered trademark of Micro Industries Corporation. All other legal marks are properties of their respective owners. Micro Industries Corporation Complete Listing of Product Features 586PCI/64P3C; -- 100-233MHz Pentium and Pentium MMX processors, Intel & AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. -- Up to 256M bytes of DRAM -- Up to 512K bytes of cache -- PCI/ISA Bus interface (PICMG compliant) -- Enhanced IDE interface -- Up to 16 MB SanDisk Flash Memory -- PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). - Ultra SCSI controller -- PCI - Fast Ethernet controller -- PCI - SVGA (Super VGA) A screen resolution of 800x600 pixels. Third-party vendors extended IBM's VGA display standard and were the first to use the term. SVGA has also referred to 1,024x768 resolutions. See PC display modes. graphics controller -- Universal Serial Bus See USB. (hardware, standard) Universal Serial Bus - (USB) An external peripheral interface standard for communication between a computer and external peripherals over an inexpensive cable using biserial transmission. (USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. ) interface -- Two 16550 compatible serial I/O ports -- Bi-directional parallel printer port -- Floppy disk interface -- PS/2 compatible keyboard and mouse interface 586PCI/64P4C; -- 100-233MHz Pentium and Pentium MMX processors, Intel & AMD -- Up to 128M bytes of DRAM -- Up to 16MB SanDisk Flash Memory -- PCI - SVGA graphics controller -- Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface -- Enhanced IDE controller with PIO Mode 4 and DMA (1) (Digital Media Adapter) See digital media hub. (2) (Document Management Alliance) A specification that provides a common interface for accessing and searching document databases. Mode 2 support -- Two 16550 compatible serial I/O ports -- Bi-directional parallel printer port -- Two USB ports -- Floppy disk interface -- Keyboard and mouse interface -- PC/104 and PC/104+ expansion interfaces CONTACT: Armstrong Kendall, Inc. Jean Armstrong, 503/293-5384 jeana@acg.com OR Micro Industries Corp. Michael Curran, 740/548-7878 info@microind.com |
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