NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release DATE: CONTACT:
May 7, 2008 Marketing Jim Renehan, Trenton Technology Inc. (770) 287-3100
[email protected] Sales Dwight Justice, Trenton Technology Inc. (770) 287-3100
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TRENTON Technology Introduces New PCI Express™ Backplane Trenton BPX6806 Backplane Supports Eighteen PCI Express Cards Atlanta, GA – Trenton is pleased to announce the availability of the BPX6806 PICMG® 1.3 backplane. This server-class PICMG 1.3 (SHB Express™) backplane is designed to support up to eighteen (18) PCI Express® option cards. The BPX6806 backplane also supports the latest multi-core, multi-processor PICMG 1.3 system host boards such as the Trenton MCXseries of SHBs. Supporting up to eighteen PCI Express edge cards is a key attribute in today's demanding call center, telecommunication, data storage, unmanned aircraft, instrumentation and many other industrial computing applications. "Many different types of PCI Express option cards (i.e. edge cards) are now readily available. This industry conversion trend to PCI Express will continue and many of our customers are taking full advantage of the high-speed, high-bandwidth, scalable PCI Express serial interface by migrating their diverse and demanding computing applications over to PCI Express," explained Jim Renehan, Director of Marketing and Business Development at Trenton Technology. "Trenton's BPX6806 backplane uses the latest in PCI Express switch technology to provide the PCI Express backplane slot count needed by our customers while providing the highest speed, lowest latency and most reliable PCI Express interfaces possible." "The two IDT 89HPES48T12 48-lane, 12-port PCI Express switches used on the Trenton BPX6806 backplane provide a very efficient method of connecting PCI Express cards to a PICMG 1.3 system host board and offer line-rate performance with minimal data latency," said Kam Eshghi, Director of Marketing at IDT. "Trenton has leveraged the IDT overall switch capacity, throughput performance and industry leading switch port density and scalability to meet their demanding backplane switching needs."
BPX6806 – Server-Class PCI Express Backplane Specifications The slot configurations and other specifications for the Trenton BPX6806 backplane are as follows: 20-slot form factor backplane [16.4” (w) x 11.9” (d)] One PICMG 1.3 (SHB Express) server-class system host board slot Eighteen x16 PCI Express mechanical card slots o Four card slots are driven with x8 PCIe electrical links o Fourteen card slots are driven with x4 PCIe electrical links Four USB 2.0 I/O connections Two 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet ports ATX/EPS, terminal block and right-angle/high-current input power connector configurations
Pricing and Availability The Trenton BPX6806 backplane is available now with a list price of $1,788. Contact Trenton for the latest information on pricing discounts as well as volume and OEM purchase programs.
About IDT With the goal of continuously improving the digital media experience, IDT integrates its fundamental semiconductor heritage with essential innovation, developing and delivering mixed signal solutions that solve customer problems. IDT provides the broadest range of low power switching solutions targeting system interconnect and system I/O connectivity requirements. In addition, IDT is the leading PCI Express timing solutions provider. IDT is an active member of the PCI Express special interest group (SIG), and has strategic product plans based upon the standard. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., IDT has design, manufacturing and sales facilities throughout the world. IDT stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Stock Market® under the symbol "IDTI." Additional information about IDT is accessible at www.IDT.com.
About Trenton Technology Trenton is a specialized designer and manufacturer of system host boards, single board computers and backplanes for critical embedded computing applications such as telephony, imaging, instrumentation, control and others that require performance, precision and reliability. ® As an Associate Member of the Intel Embedded and Communications Alliance, a community of communications and embedded developers and solution providers, Trenton has the development expertise to provide faster time-to-market designs for the applied computing ® marketplace. For more information about the Intel Embedded and Communications Alliance, please visit www.intel.com/go/ica. ®
Trenton offers PCI Express, PCI-X/PCI/ISA and CompactPCI products manufactured in the USA to ISO 9001:2000, CE and UL standards, satisfying the industry’s increasing demands for features and performance. All Trenton Technology PICMG 1.3 products are backed by a full five-year warranty and Trenton’s engineer oriented technical support. For more information about our BPX6806 backplane, or any other Trenton product, call (800) 875-6031 or (770) 287-3100. You can also visit our website at www.TrentonTechnology.com or e-mail us at
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PCI Express is a trademark of the PCI-SIG. SHB Express and PICMG are trademarks or registered trademarks of the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group. All other product names are trademarks of their respective owners.
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