VIA Unveils COM Express Module Based on Nano E

VIA technologies released the Nano E Series of high-performance processors not so long ago and, now, the company has announced what it calls the world's first COM Express type product to use this chip. The product in question is called VIA COME8X80 and seeks to enable a higher performance and longevity than others of its type. As such, it integrated not just the aforementioned chips, but also the VIA VX800 media system processor, whose more noteworthy asset is the Chrome9 integrated graphics.

The VIA COME8X80 can be powered by either an 800MHz VIA Nano E chip or one with 1.3 GHz or more. Al of them have native support for 64bit and virtualization and boast a high-performance superscalar architecture inside a fairly “low thermal envelope.” The integrated Chrome9 also provides support for VGA and dual-channel LVDS displays, as well as video acceleration for various video formats, such as MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV9 and VC1. What's more, a HD video processor capable of VMR is present. The COME8X8 even features three PCI slots, up to six USB 2.0 ports and one or two SATA ports, as well as one IDE.

"The VIA COME8X80 module harnesses the power of VIA Nano platform to offer a uniquely integrated and performance-optimized COM Express product," said Daniel Wu, Vice President, VIA Embedded Platform Division, VIA Technologies, Inc. "The VIA COME8X80 also demonstrates our long-term commitment to bringing our leading processor technologies to the COM Express form factor."

The Com Express module is intended for IPC and larger OEM customers that want to set up embedded systems suited for such things as healthcare, gaming and industrial automation, among other things. They can also evaluate the specially-developed multi-I/O baseboard. Those interested need only follow the following link if they desire to acquire full information on the product, or go here to see the official press release.