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Friday 14 September 2012
Phoenix Technologies announces collaboration with Lenovo on the upcoming Intel Atom processor-based mobile platform
Phoenix Technologies Ltd., the global leader in UEFI firmware technology, products and tools, is pleased to announce its collaboration with Lenovo on its new ThinkPad Tablet 2. Powered by Windows 8 and Phoenix SecureCore Technology BIOS, the ThinkPad Tablet 2 is based on the new Intel Atom processor-based mobile platform. The ThinkPad Tablet 2 is a versatile mobile device that combines notebook functionality and tablet mobility, making it ideal for use in the office, home or when traveling.Phoenix SecureCore Technology BIOS boasts a feature set that is robust enough to optimize Lenovo's ThinkPad Tablet 2 design, supporting mobility and connectivity features that include USB and I2C touch, a virtual keyboard, touch hotzone, Connected Standby, fTPM/TPM 2.0 and Windows UEFI Firmware Update (WUFU).Tablets are primarily mobility and connectivity devices, yet, it is extremely important to make sure they are highly secure and manageable. "We chose Phoenix SecureCore Technology because it supports Intel Platform Trust Technology, providing compatibility with Windows 8 security features and offering comprehensive flash updates," said Thomas Butler, Director, Worldwide ThinkPad Product Marketing, Lenovo.Phoenix at the Intel Developer Forum 2012 San FranciscoPhoenix will demonstrate the new tablet specific UEFI features on the upcoming Intel Atom processor-based platform. Visit Phoenix Technologies at IDF San Francisco from September 11 to 13 at booth number 611.
Friday 14 September 2012
AZZURRO offers easy migration to GaN-on-Si LEDs with 150 mm templates
The easy migration of LED manufacturing to GaN-on-Si is described in a White Paper released by AZZURRO today. Utilizing the company's 150 mm templates the advantages of GaN-on-Si can be gained after very short design-in times.The White Paper outlines technical hurdles to be overcome when migrating to GaN-on-Si, covers key achievements possible when using the right technology, details the advantages for the move to GaN-on-Si obtainable with templates and shows development solutions to the LED epitaxy engineer. In detail data of GaN-on-Si products is revealed regarding very high crystalline qualities (EPD of 2x108cm-2), excellent homogeneities (< 4 nm wavelength distribution) and very low bow values (< 20 μm). Enabled by AZZURRO's thick GaN-buffer as well as its patented and proprietary strain-engineering technology these achievements permit the full utilization of GaN-on-Si advantages. These include reduced binning due to superior homogeneities. Furthermore the large wafer diameter and low bow values allow the use of standard silicon processing lines which are offering cost breakthroughs for wafer processing and back-end manufacturing. In addition the advantages of using templates for the move to GaN-on-Si are covered as contributors for cost reductions, including better utilization of epitaxy reactors. Commenting on the huge cost saving opportunities, Dr. Markus Sickmoeller, VP Operations at AZZURRO Semiconductors said: "Our plug-and-play approach, supported by our application note and engineering support assures a smooth migration from the legacy materials towards GaN-on-Si with easy to process, larger wafer sizes in standard silicon processing lines at much lower costs."As part of easing the move to GaN-on-Si AZZURRO is delivering standard migration packages to customers which include dedicated engineering support from its team of experts. The White Paper is to support the LED industry's move to GaN-on-Si and will be presented at the DTF 52 Taiwan held in Taipei on 13th September. Starting today the White Paper will also be available for download on AZZURRO's website (http://www.azzurro-semiconductors.com/).
Thursday 13 September 2012
InnoDisk releases CF-SATA with 50pin SATA interface replace solution for CF cards
InnoDisk, a worldwide leading manufacturer of industrial data storage solutions, announced the release of their Compact Flash Serial ATA (CF-SATA) module with high reliability and excellent data transfer speeds. An effective replace solution for CF cards, InnoDisk's CF-SATA, has the same mechanical design with Compact Flash card and complies with Serial ATA by extracting unusual pins from CF50 pin. Hence, Compact Flash card and CF-ATA can share with one CF50pin socket.Due to its high reliability, Compact Flash has been hugely successful as a memory card format for industrial applications. In recent years, The CompactFlash Association has come out with similar form factor designs based on Serial ATA (SATA) instead of Parallel ATA (PATA) in order to raise the efficiency of Compact Flash. Unfortunately, system integrators have had to design layouts for new form factors, which require new motherboard designs of 7+17 pins and increases the cost of parts. In addition, CF cards with PATA interface are set to be phased out sooner than those with SATA interface. Naturally, the industry has found it a big headache transforming CF-PATA to CFast.InnoDisk has stepped up to the challenge and delivered a product that not only fulfills the industry's needs, but goes beyond. Its CF-SATA has been able to leverage the SATAII interface and with 4 channels boasts read/write speeds of up to 120MB/Sec and 95MB/Sec respectively - 3 times faster than CF cards.InnoDisk's CF-SATA provides several high-end product features such as a built-in LED light which notifies users on the health of the CF-SATA. InnoDisk's CF-SATA also comes with a Write Protect Switch for data read-only setting.Other features that make InnoDisk's CF-SATA ideal for industrial applications include support for industrial grade up to 64GB; a Thermal Sensor for monitoring the temperature of the operating environment; InnoDisk's Wear-Leveling algorithm for data loss prevention; and iSMART command for monitoring the overall health and life cycle of the drive.The unique design and outstanding performance of CF-SATA has been adopted by several famous company, such as ASUS, AAEON, Adlink, Avalue, Axiomtek, PerfecTron, Lanner, Portwell. For more information on InnoDisk's product line, technologies and applications, please visit http://www.innodisk.com/.InnoDisk CF-SATA
Thursday 13 September 2012
PoE is a Powerful Tool for Industrial Applications
Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a technology that allows devices to accept and transmit power through standard Ethernet cables. This a l lows t he costs of investment and operation to be substantially reduced. Advantech's Industrial Automation Group provides industrial-grade PoE switches which have been adopted around the world.There are a couple application examples that can be highlighted. The first is for a WiMA X telecom company in Japan who selected Advantech's PoE solution to be the switches for their WiMA X base stations. The second is video surveillance system for an intelligent community in Vancouver, BC Canada, who chose Advantech's industrial-grade PoE switches to save implementation costs.The biggest WiMA X telecommunication company in Japan, Hitachi Kokusai Denki, provides WiMAX service in seven major cities, and plans to extend its network coverage to 90% of the territory across Japan within the next few years. The most efficient way to establish transfer facilities for public wireless LAN is to establish them on rooftops of existing buildings. In the past this project would take a very long time and require a very large budget because it's difficult to build such an expansive network system with standard power lines. Furthermore, because this system will be installed outdoors, all products must be able to withstand extreme environmental conditions. Therefore, Hitachi Kokusai Denki chose Advantech's new Power over Ethernet (PoE) switches as the solution for this project.WiMAX Base StationsAdvantech's EKI-2525P PoE switches feature a compact size and support 4 PoE ports at 15.4W of power per port. These switches greatly enhance the convenience of network installation and decrease the costs of establishment. EKI-2525P also feature a compact metal housing with IP30 protection, 3,000 V DC surge ( EFT) protection, 4,000 V DC ESD protection, and wide operating temperatures (-10 ~ 60 degrees C). These remarkable characteristics make EKI-2525P an excellent product for wireless LAN installations.Excellent Solution for Remote Video SurveillanceThe video surveillance intercom system in Vancouver, Canada, uses Advantech's industrial-grade PoE switches to connect the various intercom devices in their intelligent community. These sw itches connect to the local area network and link to the intelligent community management center in order to build a reliable intercom communication system. As the community's intercom system is installed outdoors, Advantech's rugged EKI-2526PI PoE switches were the best choice.Through Advantech's EK I -2526PI PoE switches, a secure, intelligent community can be accomplished. The switches simplify network establishment and allow the integration of audio, video and network services without having to install additional power lines. Public services in the community can link up effectively; moreover the individual houses and community management centers can connect very quickly.Can Be Deployed in a Variety of ApplicationsProduct Manager of Advantech's Industrial Automation Group, Jeffrey Wang, said that industrial PoE switches are gaining rapid growth because of their ruggedness and the rising popularity of network applications. Advantech's PoE solutions are not only IEEE802.3af compliant, but also meet the IEEE802.3at standard; providing up to 25W of power per port. Advantech's PoE-enabled switches can be adopted in a variety of harsh environments and are the best choice for network deployment applications anywhere.Advantech's EKI-2525P PoE switches feature a compact size and support 4 PoE ports at 15.4W of power per port.Finding more case study articles
Thursday 13 September 2012
Apple introduces iPhone 5
Apple has announced iPhone 5, the thinnest and lightest iPhone currently, completely redesigned to feature a 4-inch Retina display, an Apple-designed A6 chip, and ultrafast wireless technology. iPhone 5 comes with iOS 6, a mobile operating system with over 200 new features including the all new Maps app with Apple-designed cartography and turn-by-turn navigation; Facebook integration; Passbook organization; and more Siri features and languages, according to the vendor.iPhone 5 comes with an all-new 7.6mm anodized aluminum body that is 18% thinner and 20% lighter than iPhone 4S. iPhone 5 combines an anodized aluminum body with diamond cut chamfered edges and glass inlays.The 4-inch Retina display on iPhone 5 delivers more pixels than iPhone 4S. By making the screen taller, not wider, iPhone 5 is as easy to use with one hand so users can tap, type and scroll, while enjoying more of their content including apps optimized for the larger Retina display, and widescreen HD video, Apple said.iPhone 5 supports ultrafast wireless standards including LTE and DC-HSDPA. To support the latest LTE technology, Apple has pioneered a single-radio LTE solution that provides fast speeds while fitting into the thin design. iPhone 5 features dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi support for a wireless experience up to 150 Mbps.The all-new A6 chip was designed by Apple to maximize performance and power efficiency to support all the new features in iPhone 5, including the new 4-inch Retina display.The 8-megapixel iSight camera is completely redesigned, and is 25% smaller than the camera in iPhone 4S. The new iSight camera in iPhone 5 features a sapphire crystal lens cover that is thinner and more durable than standard glass, according to Apple. The new panorama feature lets users capture images of up to 28-megapixels by simply moving the camera across a scene in one smooth motion. New video features include improved stabilization, video face detection for up to 10 faces and the ability to take still photos during recording. A new FaceTime HD front facing camera makes FaceTime calls clear and can also be used for self portraits and recording 720p HD video. iPhone 5 also allows users to share photos with friends and family using iCloud's Shared Photo Streams.iPhone 5 features the new Lightning connector that is smaller, smarter and more durable than the previous connector, the vendor said. The all-digital Lightning connector features an adaptive interface that uses only the signals that each accessory requires, and it's reversible so users can instantly connect to your accessories. The Lightning-to-30-pin Adapter is also available to connect iPhone 5 to legacy 30-pin accessories.iPhone 5 introduces new enhanced audio features including a new beam-forming, directional microphone system for higher quality sound, while background noise fades away with new noise canceling technology. iPhone 5 now includes support for cellular wideband audio for crisper word clarity and more natural sounding speech. Wideband audio will be supported by over 20 carriers worldwide at launch. iPhone 5 comes with the new Apple EarPods featuring a design for a more natural fit and increased durability, according to Apple.iPhone 5 comes in either white and silver or black and slate, and will be available in the US for a suggested retail price of US$199 for the 16GB model and US$299 for the 32GB model and US$399 for the 64GB model. iPhone 5 will be available in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the UK on Friday, September 21, and customers can pre-order their iPhone 5 beginning Friday, September 14. iPhone 4S will also be available for just US$99 and iPhone 4 will be available for free with a two-year contract.iPhone 5 will roll out worldwide to 22 more countries on September 28, including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.Apple iPhone 5 Photo: Company
Thursday 13 September 2012
Sony announces NEX-6 camera; claims DSLR experience in pocket-sized package
With a brand new, sleek design and enhanced control capabilities, the new Sony NEX-6 camera packs all the imaging power, shooting responsiveness, handling and operability of a DSLR into a pocket-sized mirrorless camera, according to the company.The newest addition to Sony's E-mount camera lineup includes Fast Hybrid AF, Wi-Fi capabilities and the Play Memories Camera Apps platform recently introduced on Sony's new NEX-5R model, as well as the same high-resolution XGA OLED Tru-Finder viewfinder found on the flagship NEX-7 model. Additionally, the NEX-6 adds a standard DSLR-style mode dial for fast, simple navigation between settings.The camera's large Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor offers 16.1 effective megapixels. It is teamed with a Bionz image processor that ensures flawless, low-noise images at extended sensitivity settings up to ISO 25600, Sony claimed.The Fast Hybrid AF system combines phase- and contrast-detect AF methods. It uses 99 phase-detection AF points arrayed on the image sensor to detect a subject's distance and direction to quickly lock focus on it, and then utilizes contrast-detection AF to confirm extremely fine focus detail. In Speed Priority Continuous shooting mode, the camera automatically switches to phase detection tracking AF to track fast-moving action accurately in each frame at up to 10 frames per second, the company highlighted.As with the flagship NEX-7 camera, the NEX-6 model features an XGA OLED Tru-Finder EVF for precision framing and focusing. This 2.36 million dot electronic viewfinder gives a bright, detail-packed, high contrast view of still images and video, with 100% frame coverage and a wide field of view. On-screen grid lines and a digital level gauge can be displayed to assist with accurate framing.The OLED Tru-Finder EVF is complemented by a 3.0-inch Xtra Fine LCD display that can be angled up to 90-degrees up or 45-degrees down for easy viewing in virtually any shooting position, Sony said. The LCD screen ensures detail and contrast with significantly reduced on-screen reflections, aiding composition when shooting outdoors or in direct light.Shared with the NEX-5R model, integrated Wi-Fi on the NEX-6 camera allows photos to be transferred wirelessly to a smartphone or tablet running Sony's free PlayMemories Mobile app, available on both Android and Apple iOS platforms. Additionally, content can be directly uploaded from the camera to Facebook using a Wi-Fi connection and the new Direct Upload application, part of Sony's new PlayMemories Camera Apps platform.The service can be accessed over Wi-Fi or when the camera is connected directly to a PC via USB.Sony has also introduced three new lenses for its E-mount line of interchangeable lens cameras, adding to the system's flexibility.The new SELP1650 lens is an extremely light, compact 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 powered zoom model that measures only 29.9mm thick (when fully retracted) and contains built-in Optical SteadyShot image stabilization for clearer handheld images.Additionally, it features a dual-function ring that controls both power zoom and manual focus, depending on the camera's focus mode. With the camera set to AF the control ring adjusts smooth, high-speed zoom with small hand movements. With the camera in MF mode, the ring controls manual focus. A smooth power zoom dial makes the lens particularly useful for shooting video.The new SEL35F18 lens is a wide aperture 35mm focal length model with a bright maximum aperture of f/1.8 and built-in Optical SteadyShot image stabilization. It offers excellent optical sharpness, clarity, and background defocus in both still images and HD video, and is exceptionally light and easy to carry.The new SEL1018 lens is a super-wide angle zoom with a maximum aperture of f/4.0 across its range of 10-18mm and built-in Optical SteadyShot image stabilization. Adopting the super Extra-low Dispersion (ED) glass which reduces color aberration, the lens is capable of producing dramatic perspective effects and is ideal for shooting landscapes and interiors.The NEX-6 compact system camera will be available November 2012 in a kit with the SELP1650 power zoom lens for about US$1,000. It will also be offered as body-only for about US$850.The SELP1650 power zoom lens will be sold separately in January 2013 for about US$350, and the SEL35F18 prime and SEL1018 wide angle lenses will be available November 2012 for about US$450 and US$850, respectively.Sony NEX-6 cameraPhoto: Company
Wednesday 12 September 2012
Technology Highlights: Tunnel Monitoring System
In late 1990, Taiwan's Freeway Bureau began planning the construction of National Highway No. 3 to open up better transportation links and create more balanced regional development. The highway construction would have to go through steep terrain and mountains which made the project even more difficult, not to mention the difficulty of follow-up maintenance. Lantan Tunnel is well known among engineering associations and government agencies because it overcame numerous natural barriers and introduced many leading engineering methods.An invisible guardian of tunnel safety"Because the Tunnel is located in the mountain area, its maintenance is a demanding challenge. Thanks to Advantech's help, their stable system gave us a big hand," said Mr. Chen, Senior Engineer of Southern RegionEngineering Office, Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau.Advantech's SCA DA system provided easy management and control of the tunnel monitoring system which is comprised of front-end sensors (including a luminance meter, smoke and dust detector), APAX controller, and back-end PAC with WebAccess software to provide safe surveillance."Illumination is one of the most important aspects of driving safety. Due to tunnel's 1.2 km length, the lighting system not only had to provide basic lighting but also had to have adjustable illumination to help avoid accidents because brightness differences can cause motorist's eyes discomfort and problems," Mr. Chen said.A user friendly graphical interface enabled engineers to easily locate the luminance settings, and the webbased design, hyperlinking, and remote communications, helped external engineering staff easily communicate with central management when out on site.Building a traffic safety control system in the cloudThree years ago, when the Freeway Bureau planned to replace the old system, a system with easy maintenance and a simple graphical user interface were the top priorities, Mr. Chen said. "Previous maintenance work used to waste a lot of time on account of using products from different suppliers, which meant problems became very difficult to resolve. We once called several vendors to come in, only to find out it was just a fuse problem! That's why, Advantech really impressed us—with Advantech things got much simpler."Mr. Chen explained that contact was made with Advantech four years ago to help with an unknown fault. It was only a few thousand NT dollars of work but Advantech quickly sent maintenance staff to resolve it. In addition, with the benefit of a web-based monitoring system, Advantech could offer the integration of a transmission and SCADA system to enhance overall maintenance performance. Thereafter, Advantech began to participate in the improvement of the tunnel monitoring system as a strategic partner.Currently, there are 43 of Advanetch's APAX controllers distributed in the Lantan Tunnel connected to backend PACs with WebAccess software to control the whole tunnel. All of those devices were provided by Advantech which significantly improved the system. Mr. Chen added, "Advantech's PACs, which integrate control, data processing, images, video, and internet communications, are ideal products for maintenance engineering to safely monitor the tunnel."With increased maintenance and monitoring, the new system has attracted many engineering departments and agencies who visit the tunnel to take a look. And now, the Pingtung Zhongliao Tunnel team is also planning to replicate this project and use Advantech's products.According to the contractor's manager, "Advantech's IPC products prov ided t he best stabi l it y a nd i nteg rat ion. Second ly, Adva ntech offered completetechnical training and support services, plus quality products at competitive prices, which is why Advantech has become the first choice of contractors."Advantech's SCA DA system provided easy management and control of the tunnel monitoring system which is comprised of front-end sensorsFinding more case study articles
Wednesday 12 September 2012
Altera first in industry to achieve production rollout of all 28-nm FPGA families
Altera Corporation recently announced it is shipping in production all three of its 28-nm FPGA families, including Stratix V, Arria V and Cyclone V devices. Altera achieves this industry milestone with the latest shipment of the largest Cyclone V FPGA in its low-cost, low-power product family. With this announcement, Altera maintains its technology leadership at 28-nm by being first to deliver production-qualified, optimized solutions across its entire portfolio of high-end, midrange, and low-cost FPGAs, designed to meet the diverse product design and differentiation requirements of customers."Customers today are looking to get their solutions to volume production as quickly as possible to accelerate adoption and revenue," said Patrick Dorsey, senior director of component product marketing at Altera. "Altera's focus on enabling production support across all 28-nm families with tailored process technologies, architecture and transceiver technology enables our customers to move rapidly to production with optimized cost, performance and low power."Cyclone V FPGAsDeveloped on TSMC's 28-nm Low Power (28LP) process, the Cyclone V family provides customers the lowest power and lowest cost at optimal performance levels needed for today's high-volume, cost-sensitive applications. The family also includes variants with an integrated dual-core ARM-based hard processor system (HPS) that deliver 40 percent lower total power versus the previous generation. Other features of Cyclone V include: *the industry's absolute lowest-power serial transceivers, with 88-mW power consumption per channel; *800-Mbps DDR3 with integrated hard memory controllers; *PCI Express (PCIe) Gen2 hard intellectual property (IP) blocks with multifunction supportThe Cyclone V family also offers the widest density range of 28-nm FPGAs effective for industrial, wireless, wireline, military and automotive applications.Arria V FPGAsArria V 28-nm FPGAs consume 40 percent less power than the prior generation, and enable the industry's lowest power transceivers in midrange FPGAs, which use less than 105 mW per channel at 6 Gbps and less than 165 mW per channel at 10 Gbps. Arria V FPGAs use the lowest total power while providing optimized performance for midrange applications, such as remote radio units, Long-Term Evolution (LTE) wireless communication equipment, in studio mixers, and 10G/40G line cards.Stratix V FPGAsEarlier this year, Altera shipped multiple members of its Stratix V 28-nm FPGA family, and today all variants are shipping in production. Stratix V FPGAs are the only FPGAs optimized on TSMC's 28-nm High Performance (28HP) high-K metal gate (HKMG) process with more than a one speed-grade advantage over competing devices. Stratix V FPGAs are the industry's only production monolithic devices with 28-Gbps integrated transceivers. Other Stratix V features include:*the highest memory interface capability with 2,133-Mbps DDR3 support; *2.5 TMACs of digital signal processing (DSP) performance; *PCIe Gen3 x8 supportCombined with the added benefits of increased flexibility of partial reconfiguration and Configuration via Protocol (CvP) using the existing PCIe link, Stratix V FPGAs allow designers to increase their system performance and bandwidth while reducing power. These improvements meet the demands of high-performance applications, including Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) line cards, military radar, optical transport network (OTN), and studio server applications.Altera's 28-nm PortfolioAltera's 28-nm FPGA portfolio provides customers clearly differentiated solutions across the Cyclone V, Arria V, and Stratix V FPGA families and the HardCopy V ASIC family. For more information on Altera's 28-nm product portfolio, visit www.altera.com/28nmportfolio.AvailabilityAltera's Cyclone V 5CGTD9 devices are available now, as well as several members of the Arria V and Stratix V FPGA families. The entire portfolio is supported in the Quartus II v12.0 software. For additional information about 28-nm Cyclone V, Arria V, or Stratix V production devices or to purchase development kits, visit www.altera.com/devices or contact a local Altera sales representative.
Wednesday 12 September 2012
I-PEX wins patent infringement lawsuit against Starconn
The Intellectual Property Court of Taiwan on August 17, 2012, ruling on a case where DAI-ICHI SEIKO Co., LTD. (I-PEX) accused CHIEF LAND Electronic Co., LTD. (Starconn) of infringing I-PEX's patent, handed down the verdict at the first-instance court, stating that Starconn's infringement actions are proven true and therefore the company is required to pay I-PEX compensation for damages.The court also ruled that the defendant Starconn is no longer allowed to produce, conduct offering for sale over, sell, use or import (for any of the purposes above) products that infringe I-PEX's patents by itself or by outsourcing or authorizing to others, while Starconn is also required to destroy products that have infringed I-PEX's patents, as well as material and equipment that helped Starconn in conducting patent infringement actions.The coverage of the patent applies to a connector used in LED backlight panels of notebook PCs. The connector from I-PEX has already been officially appointed a standard connector for LED backlight panels by VESA's 16:9 Wide Notebook Panel Standard.By pursuing the lawsuit, I-PEX aimed to demonstrate its aggressiveness in protecting intellectual property, as well as its determination in exercising its intellectual property rights.CABLINE-VS
Tuesday 11 September 2012
AMD launches micro servers with AMD Opteron and Intel Xeon processors
AMD has announced the availability of three products for the fabric computing, micro servers and data center technology segments. The first is a new chassis, AMD's SeaMicro SM15000 server, which extends fabric-based computing across racks and aisles of the data center to connect to massive disk arrays supporting over 5PB of storage capacity. In addition, AMD announced a new generation of compute cards for its micro servers based on AMD Opteron and Intel Xeon Ivy Bridge-based processors. These products continue the AMD tradition of providing industry-leading density, power efficiency and bandwidth for tomorrow's data center, the company said.The SeaMicro SM15000 micro server, with its patented Freedom Fabric, enables the disaggregation of data center infrastructure. In combination with the newest generation of processors from AMD and Intel, it provides the highest performance-per-watt, the highest compute density and highest storage density, as well as the most bandwidth-per-unit compute of any micro server, AMD claimed.With the new AMD Opteron processor, AMD's SeaMicro SM15000 provides 512 cores in a ten rack unit system with more than 4TB DRAM and supports up to 5PB of Freedom Fabric Storage. Since AMD's SeaMicro SM15000 server is ten rack units tall, a one-rack, four-system cluster provides 2,024 cores, 16TB of DRAM, and is capable of supporting 20PB of storage. The new and previously unannounced AMD Opteron processor is a custom designed octal-core 2.3GHz part based on the new "Piledriver" core, and supports up to 64GB of DRAM per CPU.AMD's SeaMicro SM15000 server is the first micro server to support the latest generation of Intel Xeon processors based on the Ivy Bridge microarchitecture. The Intel Xeon Processor E3-1265Lv2 is a 2.5/3.1GHz quad-core processor that supports 32GB of DRAM. A SeaMicro SM15000 server configured with 64 Intel Xeon Processor E3-1265Lv2 CPUs provides 256 cores and 2TB of DRAM.AMD SeaMicro SM15000 serverPhoto: Company