14 DAY TRIAL // It looks like Intel's Ivy Bridge central processing units are not wasting any time showing up in new computers, even the type that aren't all that often spoken of.
One of the third-generation CPUs, which we have covered here, has become the driving force behind the VPX3-1257 single-board computer (SBC).
This is the first SBC to use the latest generation of processors and, thus, Curtiss-Wright doesn't hold back on the praise.
As a full-featured 3U OpenVPX SBC, the single-board system has on-board x8 PCI Express generation 2 fabric, XMC mezzanine module expansion, the VPX3-491 GPU Application Accelerator (240 NVIDIA Fermi CUDA cores), 8/16 GB of DDR3 memory (1,333 MHz), dual Gigabit Ethernet, a bunch of USB 2.0 ports, SATA storage devices, DVI, an XMC site (8 lanes of PCI Express), etc.
"The 3rd generation Intel Core i7 processor family, supporting a reduced power footprint, quad core options, and ECC are ideally suited for ruggedized applications in the aerospace and defense single board computer (SBC) market segment," said Matt Langman, director of product marketing, Intel Intelligent Systems Group.
"By announcing longer term availability of this high-performing, integrated processor family, Intel is giving our customers options for development of innovative and dependable long-term solutions."
The VPX3-1257 is fully compatible with SBCs based on previous-generation CPUs (Sandy Bridge) and is meant to be used in military, aerospace and government applications.
That means aerial and ground vehicles, tactical aircraft, armored vehicles, naval systems, etc.
"CWCDS is proud to have built one of our industry's leading Intel Core i7 processor-based product families. This 3rd generation Intel Core processor allows us to extend that family of products by creating a 3U OpenVPX SBC with a thermal footprint never before obtained with earlier generation processors," said Lynn Bamford, senior vice president and general manager of Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions.
"With Intel's commitment to long life-cycle supply, this advanced low-power processing engine will drive a new generation of higher performance and power efficient compute intensive applications."