The most powerful single width AdvancedMC™ processor board for the most demanding MicroTCA™ and AdvancedTCA® applications.

Kontron releases powerful single-width AdvancedMC™ processor module, designed with the new Intel® Mobile Core™ i7 processor: the Kontron AM4020. With up to 2 x 2.53 GHz, the new Kontron AMC module offers the ultimate in computing power and integrated graphics when utilized in MicroTCA™ and AdvancedTCA® integrated platforms.

The single-width Kontron AM4020 AdvancedMC™ processor board integrates for the first time the memory controller, PCI Express, and the graphics processor within the multi-core processor. Equipped with the highly-integrated Intel® QM 57 Platform Controller Hub, it offers high power density and performance on an extremely compact footprint. With its outstanding overall performance it is ideal for MicroTCA™ and AdvancedTCA® telecommunications applications such as IPTV, media servers and media gateways, conference systems, and in test systems for wireline networks. The Kontron AM4020 is also an ideal fit for the medical , automation, aerospace, military, and security markets which require fast data processing. With MicroTCA.1 support for a robust system design and an optional temperature range of -40to +70 °C, it withstands the toughest mechanical and thermal environmental conditions.

Kontron's latest AdvancedMC™ CPU board features the new IntIntel® Core™ i7 processors with 2.0 GHz (Core™ i7-620LE - 25 W TDP) or 2.53 GHz (Core™ i7-610E - 35 W TDP) and 4 MB L3 cache. The integrated memory controller enables direct access to up to 8 GB of dual channel DDR ECC RAM at 1066 MHz. Compared to the previously available AdvancedMC™ CPU boards with Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processors, customers will experience up to 100% higher overall performance.

Moreover, the AMC.1/.2/.3-compliant Kontron AM4020 CPU board offers eight PCI Express lanes to the backplane, configurable as 2 x PCIe x 4 or 8 x PCIe x 1. There are also four GbE ports; two on the front and two on the backplane (AMC.2) as well as 4 x SATA. For systems without separate hard drives, up to 32 GB of flash memory can be implemented via a SATA Flash module, which is securely screwed to the PCB. The Kontron AM4020 features a DisplayPort output on the front panel making additional graphics modules unnecessary alternatively a COM port for external management access is available. A USB 2.0 port with mini USB jack on the front panel rounds out the feature set.

The Kontron AM4020 has full hot-swap capabilities for monitoring, controlling and replacing the module. The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) enhances the board's availability while reducing the overall operating costs and mean-time-to-repair. For board management and basic IPMI commands, it features a dedicated Module Management Controller (MMC).

The highly-integrated Kontron AM4020 AdvancedMC™ processor board is now available in both mid- and full-size formats. It supports Windows XP, Windows 7, as well as VxWorks 6.8.and various Linux distributions such as RedHat 5.3, SUSE 11.2, Wind River Linux PNE 3.X.