VIA Slims Down the Form Factor with the Low Profile
VIA EPIA TC Mainboard - The Most Highly Integrated Mini-ITX
Yet!
New VIA EPIA TC Mini-ITX mainboard features highest
levels of integration, low profile design and support
for various solid state storage enabling ultra reliable
and versatile slim networked devices
Taipei, Taiwan, 06 November 2003 - VIA Technologies,
Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip
technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced
the launch of the VIA EPIA TC Mini-ITX Mainboard featuring
unprecedented levels of integration, reducing the number
of internal components required by the system and making
it highly suited to Thin Clients, LCD PCs, and other
space and energy efficient designs.
"With the VIA EPIA TC, VIA has integrated more
components onto the board than ever before, offering
unprecedented application versatility while helping
to further slim down Mini-ITX system designs,"
said Tim Handley, Marketing Manager Processor Platforms,
VIA Technologies, Inc. "VIA provides a one-stop-shop
for system builders, alleviating the need to source
additional components from third parties and speeding
up the development process and time to market through
reduced system validation time."
Helping to achieve slimmer, fanless designs, the VIA
EPIA TC mainboard features a built-in 12V DC-DC power
converter, eliminating the need for bulky power supplies
that need a noisy cooling fan, and providing 60W of
power on the 17cm x 17cm board. A horizontal SODIMM
slot on the underside of the mainboard and the optional
CardBus (PCMCIA) and CompactFlash slots help to achieve
the VIA EPIA TC's unique low profile design by providing
expandability without using the vertical PCI slot.
A wide range of storage options is supported, including
DOM support, two IDE ports allowing for hard drive and
DVD-ROM connections, and an optional CompactFlash slot.
This makes the VIA EPIA TC configurable for a diverse
range of embedded or client designs, including those
with no moving parts, backup storage through a local
hard drive, connectivity to an array of modern-day peripheral
devices, or wireless connectivity through an optional
CardBus Type II (PCMCIA) slot.
The VIA EPIA TC incorporates the fanless VIA Eden™
ESP processor, essential for ultra reliable and noiseless
systems. The mainboard is also available with the VIA
C3® processor that caters for more performance
intensive applications such as digital media management.
The VIA EPIA TC comes with the VIA CLE266 chipset featuring
integrated VIA UniChrome™ 2D/3D graphics and an
embedded MPEG-2 decoder that provides flawless DVD playback.
Other features on the board include support for DDR266
RAM, USB2.0 and onboard LAN.
About the New VIA EPIA TC-Series Mini-ITX Mainboard
The VIA EPIA TC Mini-ITX mainboard targets slim system
designs in the corporate, education, and home sectors.
Measuring 17cm by 17cm, the VIA EPIA TC is a native
x86 platform and is fully compatible with a complete
range of MicrosoftÒ WindowsÒ operating
systems as well as all leading versions of Linux. The
mainboard is available in two SKUs: the fanless VIA
EPIA TC6000 that uses the 600MHz VIA Eden™ ESP6000
processor or the VIA EPIA TC10000 that uses the 1GHz
VIA C3® processor based on the Nehemiah core.
The VIA EPIA TC of Mini-ITX mainboard features the
VIA CLE266 chipset with an embedded hardware MPEG-2
decoder and integrated VIA UniChrome 2D/3D graphics
core for enhanced digital media performance. Performance
is further boosted with support for the higher memory
bandwidth DDR266 SDRAM and the high data transfer speeds
of ATA-133.
The VIA EPIA TC Mini-ITX mainboard has an onboard 12V
DC to DC power converter that provides 60W of power
to unique space saving designs. An optional CardBus
type II provides extra expandability for a wide range
of peripheral devices and networking capabilities. In
addition, optional support for a CompactFlash slot and
DOM provides numerous storage and memory configurations,
including instant boot up of embedded operating systems.
The VIA EPIA TC also offers direct support for a number
of LVDS embedded LCD panels, has a PCI slot for additional
expandability, and is compatible with a full range of
Mini-ITX chassis as well as FlexATX and MicroATX enclosures.
VIA EPIA TC-Series Pricing and Availability
The VIA EPIA TC-Series Mini-ITX mainboard is available
now through VPSD global distribution partners. Please
contact your local VIA sales office or send an email
to mkt@via.com.tw
for more information. More information can be found
at: http://www.viavpsd.com.
For further information on the VIA EPIA TC Mini-ITX
mainboard, please visit the VIA website at: www.viaembedded.com/product/epia_tc_spec.jsp?motherboardId=201.
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