Inspiring the Evolution of Embedded Design

October 26, 2021

Embedded Boards

Tiger Lake Thin Mini-ITX SBC and COM Express Module Roll

DFI announced a “TGU” line of embedded boards and systems built around Intel’s 11th Gen Tiger Lake UP3 processors with 15-28W TDPs, starting with a Thin Mini-ITX board (shown) and COM Express Compact Type 6 and Mini Type 10 modules. The Mini-ITX form-factor TGU171/TGU173, Compact Type 6 TGU968 and Mini Type 10 TGU9A2 boards support Linux and Win 10 IoT.

Core U Processor 3.5” SBC Targets AI

Kontron has introduced a new generation of 3.5″ SBCs based on the latest 11th generation Intel Core U processor series and Celeron 6000 series. The new 3.5″ SBC-TGL serves the needs of graphics-intensive or AI-enabled, low-latency embedded systems used in smart retail, industrial automation, smart city, medical and other IoT/IIoT applications, says Kontron.

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Q & A: The Future of Embedded Computing

Q&A with congatec's Dan Demers.

Dan answers questions about COM-HPC, edge/server solutions, PCIe Gen 4 and other technologies for next-gen embedded designs.

First 3.5” Ryzen V2000 SBC Breaks Cover

Ibase announced what appears to be the first 3.5-inch SBC built around AMD’s 7nm fabricated Ryzen Embedded V2000. The IB952, which follows Ibase’s 3.5-inch, Ryzen V1000 powered IB918, appears to be only the second V2000-based board smaller than Mini-ITX boards such as Ibase’s MI989.

Datasheet: Open-Spec SBCs

Open-spec SBCs provide a quality, low-cost solution for embedded computing. Developed by community-backed groups like the Raspberry Pi Foundation and private manufacturers, these boards offer rich computing and connectivity features at affordable prices. This Datasheet article updates readers on this technology trend and provides a product album of representative open-spec SBCs.

SBC with 8GB RAM Rides Octa-Core Amlogic A311D2

Shenzhen Wesion’s Khadas project has announced an upgrade of its open-spec Khadas Vim3 SBC with Amlogic’s new octa-core A311D2 in place of the Vim3’s hexa-core A311D. The Khadas Vim4 has the same footprint and much the same layout and feature set, but it boosts the RAM support to 8GB and adds Wi-Fi 6 and several new media interfaces.