Kontron’s ETX® 3.0 conforming ETX®-CN8 Computer-on-Modules with the VIA C7® (1.5 GHz) or VIA Eden™ processors (500 MHz) are now available with the Windows Vista®-ready VIA CN896 chipset.

The new Kontron ETX® 3.0 Computer-on-Module impresses with its low-power consumption design without compromising on excellent 3D graphics performance in addition to planned long-term availability. This makes the Kontron ETX®-CN8 Computer-on-Module ideal for large volume applications that require an optimal price/performance ratio for energy efficient 3D dual graphics with support for DirectX®9 and Windows Vista®. The Kontron ETX®-CN8 Computer-on-Module supports up to 2 GB of fast DDR2 RAM, two quick RAID-capable SATA II industrial interfaces (300 MB/s), USB 2.0 and all the other standard ETX® 3.0 interfaces. With a power consumption of only 10.5 W at full load (with the VIA Eden™ processor), the ETX-CN will match the needs of applications such as those in the areas of infotainment, gaming, medical technology and HMI / thin clients for automation.

The new Kontron ETX®-CN8 is currently the only ETX® 3.0 Computer-on-Module on the market based on the new VIA CN896 northbridge with integrated VIA Chrome9™ HC graphics processor. The new processor module offers flowing DirectX® 9 3D graphics with multitexturing and trilinear filtering for impressive 3D graphics quality on Windows Vista®. With up to 128 Mbytes of integrated graphics professional memory the new Kontron ETX®-CN8 module supports dual screen operation with resolutions up to WUXGA (1920 x 1440) via VGA and UXGA (1600 x 1200) via DVI/LVDS with 18/24 bit including TV-out up to HDTV and hardware accelerated MPEG-2 video decoding.