ADLINK Technology Debuts 6U CompactPCI Processor Blade with Intel Core i7 and QM57 Chipset

ADLINK Technology Inc. announces the release of the cPCI-6510 Series of 6U CompactPCI blades featuring a 32nm Intel Core i7 processor with 2.53GHz clock speed and up to 3.2GHz maximum turbo frequency. The Core i7 processor incorporates dual-core computing power, integrated graphics and memory controllers. The cPCI-6510 supports dual-channel DDR3-1066 SDRAM soldered onboard memory with ECC up to a maximum of 8GB and utilizes the latest Mobile Intel QM57 Platform Controller Hub.

Through careful component selection, the cPCI-6510 optionally supports an extended operating temperature range of -40°C to +80°C. To meet the specific needs of mission critical applications in harsh environments, ADLINK also offers the CT-61, a rugged conduction-cooled version of the cPCI-6510 with identical electronic design that will be ready in Q3 of 2010.

The cPCI-6510 provides four-thread computing capability, integrated graphics and extensive I/O support. The Intel Core i7 processor gives an improvement in computing performance of 90% over the 45nm Intel Core2 Duo T9400 processor and 25% compared to a quad-core Xeon L5408 processor. For improved graphics capabilities, the Intel Core i7 integrates the GPU into the processor. In addition, the cPCI-6510 supports Intel Hyper-Threading Technology for multi-threading performance and Intel Turbo Boost Technology that allows processor cores to run faster than the base operating frequency when conditions permit.

"With the cPCI-6510, ADLINK is among the first to market with a CompactPCI® blade leveraging the Intel® Core™ i7 processor and QM57 chipset. The cPCI-6510 provides intelligent performance with power efficiency and is ideally suited for applications in mission critical environments requiring data-intensive performance, high reliability and low power consumption.” said Eric Kao, Senior Manager of ADLINK's Modular Computing Product Center.

The cPCI-6510 provides two PMC sites at PCI-X 64bit/133MHz and one PCI Express x8 XMC site that shares the same space as the inner PMC site. The cPCI-6510 Series is validated for use with Windows XP, Windows 7, Linux and VxWorks.