Mobile-ITX
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Mobile-ITX is the smallest (by 2009) x86 compliant motherboard
form factor presented by VIA Technologies
in December, 2009. The motherboard size (CPU module) is 60mm × 60mm. There are no computer ports
on the CPU module and it is necessary to use an I/O carrier board. The design is intended for medical, transportation and military embedded markets. The first commercial Mobile-ITX CPU module is expected in Q1 of 2010.
at Computex in June, 2007. The motherboard size of first prototypes was 75mm by 45mm. The design was intended for ultra-mobile computing such as a smartphone
or UMPC.
The prototype boards shown to date include a x86 compliant 1 GHz VIA C7
-M processor, 256 or 512 megabytes of RAM, a modified version of the VIA CX700 chipset (called the CX700S), an interface for a cellular
radio module (demonstration boards contain a CDMA radio), a DC-DC electrical converter, and various connecting interfaces.
At the announcement, an Ultra-Mobile PC
reference design was shown running Windows XP Embedded.
Motherboard
In personal computers, a motherboard is the central printed circuit board in many modern computers and holds many of the crucial components of the system, providing connectors for other peripherals. The motherboard is sometimes alternatively known as the mainboard, system board, or, on Apple...
form factor presented by VIA Technologies
VIA Technologies
VIA Technologies is a Taiwanese manufacturer of integrated circuits, mainly motherboard chipsets, CPUs, and memory, and is part of the Formosa Plastics Group. It is the world's largest independent manufacturer of motherboard chipsets...
in December, 2009. The motherboard size (CPU module) is 60mm × 60mm. There are no computer ports
Computer port (hardware)
In computer hardware, a port serves as an interface between the computer and other computers or peripheral devices. Physically, a port is a specialized outlet on a piece of equipment to which a plug or cable connects...
on the CPU module and it is necessary to use an I/O carrier board. The design is intended for medical, transportation and military embedded markets. The first commercial Mobile-ITX CPU module is expected in Q1 of 2010.
History
The Mobile-ITX form factor was announced by VIA TechnologiesVIA Technologies
VIA Technologies is a Taiwanese manufacturer of integrated circuits, mainly motherboard chipsets, CPUs, and memory, and is part of the Formosa Plastics Group. It is the world's largest independent manufacturer of motherboard chipsets...
at Computex in June, 2007. The motherboard size of first prototypes was 75mm by 45mm. The design was intended for ultra-mobile computing such as a smartphone
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
or UMPC.
The prototype boards shown to date include a x86 compliant 1 GHz VIA C7
VIA C7
The VIA C7 is an x86 central processing unit designed by Centaur Technology and sold by VIA Technologies.- Product history :The C7 delivers a number of improvements to the older VIA C3 cores but is nearly identical to the latest VIA C3 Nehemiah core. The C7 was officially launched in May 2005,...
-M processor, 256 or 512 megabytes of RAM, a modified version of the VIA CX700 chipset (called the CX700S), an interface for a cellular
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
radio module (demonstration boards contain a CDMA radio), a DC-DC electrical converter, and various connecting interfaces.
At the announcement, an Ultra-Mobile PC
Ultra-Mobile PC
An ultra-mobile PC is a small form factor version of a pen computer, a class of laptop whose specifications were launched by Microsoft and Intel in spring 2006. Sony had already made a first attempt in this direction in 2004 with its Vaio U series, which was however only sold in Asia...
reference design was shown running Windows XP Embedded.