IBASE Announces MI956F Mini-ITX Motherboard with the Latest Intel® QM67 Express Chipset

Jan. 10, 2011 - PRLog -- Taipei, Taiwan, January 6, 2011 - IBASE Technology Inc. (TASDAQ: 8050), a leading manufacturer of industrial motherboards and embedded systems, has developed the MI956F Mini-ITX motherboard based on the latest Intel® QM67 Express chipset. The platform supports the 2nd generation Intel® Coreä processor family with rPGA988B packing and features an integrated dual-channel DDR3 memory controller as well as a graphics core.

“The latest Intel® processors provide advanced performance in both computing and graphics quality. This meets the requirement of our customers in the gaming, POS, digital signage and server market segment," said James Wu, sales director of IBASE Technology Inc.
"With the new micro architecture of the 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processors, we are able to fully integrate the CPU, processor graphics and memory controller which increased performance and improved energy efficiency.” said Matt Langman, director of product marketing, Intel Embedded Computing Division. “These innovations enable the 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processor to deliver better performance in small footprints, such as the IBASE MI956F Mini-ITX board.”

Measuring 170mm x 170mm, the MI956F offers fast 6Gbps SATA support (2 ports), USB 3.0 (2 ports) functionality and interfaces for DVI-D, DVI-I, LVDS and HDMI displays. Another board model, MI956AF, features Intel Active Management Technology 7.0.



MI956F FEATURES:

• Supports 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 processors
• Two DDR3 SoDIMM, 1066/1333MHz, Max. 8GB memory
• Dual Intel® PCI-Express Gigabit LAN
• Integrated Graphics for DVI-I, DVI-D/HDMI/LVDS displays
• 4x SATA 2.0, 2x SATA 3.0, 2x USB 3.0, 8x USB 2.0, 4x COM
• 1x PCI-E (x16), 1x Mini PCI-E
• EuP / ErP, Watchdog timer support
• Optional AMT (MI956AF only)

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About IBASE Technology Inc.
Founded in 2000, IBASE Technology (TASDAQ: 8050) is an ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 certified company that specializes in the design and manufacturing of industrial PC products. IBASE's R&D team is composed of talented hardware and software engineers - 50% with over 10 years and 45% with 5 to 10 years of experience in their respective fields. Current product offerings from IBASE include various single board computers, Mini-ITX boards, industrial motherboards, Disk-Size SBC, ETX CPU modules, embedded systems, network appliance and digital surveillance systems for different applications in the gaming, entertainment, automation, medical, military, network and security markets. IBASE also provides OEM/ODM services tailoring products to customers' requirements. For more information, please visit www.ibase-usa.com