SBS Technologies Announces Next Generation of 1553 Conduction Cooled ASF Interface Boards.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

Military and Aerospace Electronics East 2004 Show

BALTIMORE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2004

New Boards Deliver MIL-STD-1553 Interface to

PMC, PCI, and CompactPCI-based Systems

-- 1-4 dual redundant 1553 channels

-- FPGA-based processing

-- Conduction cooled -40 degrees C to +85 degrees C

-- Integrated Avionics Library with source code

-- Linux, VxWorks(R) and Microsoft(R) Windows(R) support

Today at the Military and Aerospace Electronics East 2004 Show, SBS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBSE), a leading provider of embedded computing technology, introduces the third generation of 1553 conduction cooled FPGA-based ASF Interface boards. This new release consists of three ASF 1553 boards: The ASF-PMC-4T module, the ASF-PCI-4T for lab and testing use and the 3U ASF-cPCI3-3T designed for flexible data testing. An ABI version of the 3U cPCI3-3T is also available.

Designed to bring 1553 functionality to PCI, PMC, and CompactPCI (cPCI)-based systems, these boards offer a complete 1553 interface including 1553A/1553B selections, pointer-driven transmit and receive buffers, extensive programmable event interrupts and triggers. All functions include multiple DMAs per message, built-in monitoring and 48-bit, 1 microsecond resolution time stamps.

"These ASF interface boards continue to expand our FPGA-based product lines for the military and government markets with this third generation of 1553 boards. We offer our customers an entire portfolio of products that meet the performance requirements of the end use application and operate in severe temperature, shock, and vibration environments," said David Wessing, General Manager of Military I/O and Military Systems for SBS Technologies.

The ASF interface boards are based on an FPGA processor and dual port RAM which add more data channels, aiding applications that rely heavily on data throughput performance. The host processor, through the 1 MB of parity RAM per channel, has easy access to the 1553 interface data structure set-up, and can readily monitor and change any data parameters.

Bus Controller simulation structures consist of linked lists of 1553 command messages: Bus Controller to Remote Terminals, Remote Terminals to Bus Controller, Remote Terminals to Remote Terminals, mode code, and broadcast and time delay block transmissions. Bus activity can be monitored in Map and Sequential modes providing user-defined linked lists of data buffers and sequential 1553 activity.

These boards include host processor device drivers and APIs. Also included is the Integrated Avionics Library with source code and low level drivers. The ASF-PMC-4T and ASF-cPCI-3T support Linux and VxWorks(R) operating systems and the ASF-PCI-4T supports Linux and Microsoft(R) Windows(R) operating systems.

Pricing & Availability

The 1553 ASF Interface Boards are available now and pricing is based on configuration:

ASF-PMC-4T - Conduction Cooled, Single Channel is $6,200 each.

ASF-PMC-4T - Conduction Cooled, Quad Channel is $11,900 each.

ASF-PCI-4T - Single Channel is $4,900 each.

ASF-PCI-4T - Quad Channel is $9,400 each.

ASF-cPCI-3T - Single Channel is $6,200 each.

ASF-cPCI-3T - Triple Channel is $10,200 each.

ABOUT SBS TECHNOLOGIES

SBS Technologies, Inc., (Nasdaq: SBSE) founded in 1986, designs and builds a wide range of standard and customized embedded computer products. Our products include processor boards, input/output modules, networking devices, and complete computer systems. Our products are used in many industries, including telecommunications, medical electronics, industrial automation and defense. Headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, SBS maintains eight primary operating locations, has regional sales offices throughout the United States and has international sales offices in five countries. More information on SBS is available at www.sbs.com.

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This new product announcement contains forward-looking statements concerning SBS Technologies, Inc.'s product strategy, technology capability, competitive leadership and product capabilities. These statements reflect the perspectives and expectations of SBS management as of the date of this release. Actual results may differ materially from those projected or implied in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of risk factors, including sales and product strategy within SBS; the impact of rapid technological and market change; and other risk factors listed from time to time in the SBS SEC reports, including those listed under "Risk Factors" in the SBS Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports.