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News Release from: Kontron UK | Subject: MicroTCA validation systems
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 28 February 2007
Validation systems for MicroTCA standard
Processor-card developer and backplane specialist team up to produce validation systems for the emerging MicroTCA PICMG standard.
Kontron and Schroff have come together to offer proven, ready-to-run validation systems for the emerging MicroTCA PICMG standard MicroTCA is a spin-off technology of the latest PICMG industry standard and is gathering significant attention for smaller scale communications systems as well as in non-communications applications such as industrial and medical
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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MicroTCA uses standard Advanced Mezzanine Cards (AdvancedMCs) from the AdvancedTCA world in a 'direct-to-backplane' configuration.
The first release of the PICMG standard for MicroTCA was achieved in July 2006.
In 2007, it is expected that this technology moves from design to actual products.
The validation systems from Kontron and Schroff are available for two kinds of applications: redundant designs with carrier-grade availability in telecom applications, or non-telecom applications without redundancy, but high demand of processing performance with low latency.
Kontron brings its leading position in AdvancedMCs into this partnership including leading edge single- and dual-core based processor AdvancedMCs, Gigabit Ethernet AdvancedMCs or storage AdvancedMCs.
The systems include a validated leading-edge MicroTCA controller hub (MCH).
In order to explore the full benefits of MicroTCA, relevant systems need to be able to adapt to a wide range of housing and backplane topologies.
This is the domain of Schroff, a pioneer of AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA technologies and a specialist supplier of chassis, fans, power and backplanes.
Kontron and Schroff are looking back on a record of co-operation and joint validation of MicroTCA.
"Now is the time to move ahead", says Tom Meyer, Director Kontron Communication.
"We are providing a stable environment to validate and qualify this new technology".
"Together with our proven partners, we are offering a solid base for MicroTCA validation".
"Schroff has already developed a full range of uTCA chassis solutions with mechanics, backplanes and managed cooling units".
"Therefore we are looking forward to validating our components together with the Kontron AdvancedMC modules".
"We are sure, together to create a complete platform for a large variety of MicroTCA applications", says Volker Haag, Director of Engineering at Schroff.
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