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Processor blade chops AdvancedTCA schedules

By Warren Webb -- EDN, 5/12/2005

Adlink Technology recently unveiled the ATCA-6890 AdvancedTCA processor blade for telecommunications and network-communication applications. Featuring Intel’s low-voltage Xeon processors, the ATCA-6890 is available in a dual-2.8-GHz- and single-3.2-GHz-processor configurations (Picture). The blade also features the Intel E7520 chip set and supports as much as 16 Gbytes of DDR2-400 memory.

Peripherals include six Gigabit Ethernet ports, one 10/100/1000-Mbit Ethernet-maintenance port, four USB 2.0 ports, two PMC sites, analog and flat-panel video, four ATA ports, and two serial ports. The ATCA-6890 is priced at $4000.

Adlink Technology, www.adlinktech.com.