Compact COM Express Module Courts Core i7

March 25, 2010

conga-BM57 Type 2 COM Express module from Congatec AG sports a 2.66-GHz dual-core Intel Core i7-620M processor with a 35-W TDP.

William G. Wong

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conga-BM57 Type 2 COM Express module

The conga-BM57 Type 2 COM Express module from Congatec AG sports a 2.66-GHz dual-core Intel Core i7-620M processor with a 35-W TDP. The chip has a 4-Mbyte L2 cache and a dual-channel DDR3 memory controller with access to 8 Gbytes of memory. The processor is paired with the Mobile Intel QM57 Express Chipset, which includes an integrated graphics controller that supports Intel’s Flexible Display Interface. It can drive a pair of independent video channels on VGA, LVDS, HDMI, DisplayPort, or SDVO interfaces. The module has five PCI Express lanes, eight USB 2.0 ports, three SATA, an EIDE, and a Gigabit Ethernet interface. It also offers an LPC bus and support for Intel’s High Definition Audio feature set.

Congatec AG

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